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13._o lib._n 2._o ca._n 83_o lib._n 2._o cont_n 2._o epist_n gaud._n ca._n 11._o lib._n 1._o dâ—_n vit_fw-mi const_n lib._n 2._o de_fw-fr vit_fw-fr const_n the_o princess_n supremacy_n in_o repayringe_n religion_n decay_v 1._o tim._n 2._o cyril_n epi._n 17._o to_o 4._o fuseb_n li._n 2._o de_fw-fr vi_fw-la const_n euseb_n li._n 3._o de_fw-fr vi_fw-la const_n euseb_n li._n 3._o de_fw-fr vi_fw-la const_n lib._n 1._o ca._n 19_o lib._n 4._o de_fw-fr vit_fw-fr const_n socrat._v lib._n 1._o cap._n 7._o sozom._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 16._o euseb_n li._n 3._o de_fw-fr vit_fw-fr const_n aug._n epist_n 50._o euseb_n lib._n 10._o cap._n 5._o august_n epist_n 48._o eus_n lib._n 10._o cap._n 5._o august_n epist_n 166._o august_n epist_n 162._o epist_n 166._o socr._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 34._o theod._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 28._o athanas_n apol_n 2._o in_o proaem_n lib._n 5._o lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr vit_fw-fr const_n lib._n 1._o ca._n 17._o lib._n 1._o ca._n 7._o lib._n 3._o de_fw-fr vit_fw-fr const_n lib._n 8._o ca._n 14_o theod._n li._n 1._o cap._n 9_o sozom._n li._n 1_o cap._n 17._o lib._n 1._o ca._n 8._o sozom._n li._n 1._o cap._n 17._o theod._n li._n 1_o cap._n 7._o euseb_n li._n 3._o de_fw-fr vi_fw-la const_n socr._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 8._o theod._n li._n 1_o cap._n 7._o euseb_n li._n 3._o de_fw-fr vi_fw-la const_n socr._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 8._o soc._n li._n 1._o c._n 9_o theod._n li._n 1._o cap._n 13._o sozom._n li._n 1_o cap._n 25._o theod._n li._n 1_o cap._n 14._o socr._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 28._o theod._n li._n 1._o cap._n 27._o soc._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 34._o lib._n 3._o ca._n 17_o theod._n li._n 2_o cap._n 1._o sabell_n platin._n socr._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 36._o 37._o theod._n li._n