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felici_fw-la jerem_n 36._o 23_o gal._n 18._o 1._o barnat_a in_o synod_n ramensi_fw-la parali_fw-la vspergen_v pag._n 396._o barnar_n in_o concilio_fw-la ramensi_fw-la petrarch_n tho._n becket_n ad_fw-la episco_n moguntinum_n cornel._n bitontiâ—â—s_o in_o câ—ncilio_fw-la â—ridentino_fw-it luke_n 22._o 38â—e_v â—e_z maiorit_fw-la et_fw-fr oâ—ed_n unam_fw-la sancâ—am_fw-la psalm_n 8._o 6._o antoni_fw-la in_o sum_n ma._n p._n 3._o titul_n 22_o cap._n 5._o psal_n 91._o 13._o ambrosi_fw-la catharin_n council_n tri._n session_n 2._o bemb_v cardi._n in_o epist._n ad_fw-la charol_n act._n 24._o 5._o act._n 24._o 14._o joh._n 9_o 34._o joh._n 16._o 1._o apoc._n 13._o 15._o 1._o cor._n 1._o 3._o 1._o tim._n 1._o 20._o ambros_n in_o 1._o ti._n ca._n 5._o cyprian_a lib._n 3._o epist._n 19_o lib._n 4._o scent_n do_v 18._o luke_n 12._o 32._o john_n 16._o 20._o john_n 16._o 20._o ephe._n 4._o 11._o paulus_n aemilius_n io._n 8._o 33._o io._n 9_o 28._o luke_n 20._o 4._o acs._n 20._o 28._o rom._n 10._o 17._o rom._n 10._o 17._o matâ—_n â—4_o 15_o â–ª_o â—ira_fw-la in_o matth._n cap._n 16._o platin._n in_o rom._n 1â—_o adrian_n 4._o aug._n count_v donatist_n lib._n 6._o aug._n count_v donatist_n lib._n 6._o irenaeus_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 43._o cyprian_a lib._n 2._o epist._n 3._o august_n de_fw-fr doct._n christian_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 9_o paschasius_fw-la de_fw-la coena_fw-la domini_fw-la hierom._n in_o chro._n onomasticon_fw-la sozoman_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 17._o act._n 3._o 21._o platin._n in_o bonis_fw-la 3._o sabellicus_n gregor_n lib._n 4._o epist._n 36._o august_n abbas_n ursperg_fw-mi anno._n 1083._o 1215._o sentenc_n 4._o do_v si_fw-mi autem_fw-la gabriel_n biel._n in_o canon_n lect_z 40._o luke_n 16._o 22._o apo._n 14._o 13_o io._n 16._o 23._o 1._o io._n 2._o 1._o esai_n 63._o 16._o aug._n lib._n de_fw-fr cura_fw-la pro_fw-la mortuis_fw-la agenda_fw-la cap._n 14._o 1._o cor._n 14._o 8._o 1._o cor._n 14._o 19_o reinulph_n câ—â—â—_n sabellicus_n anno._n 1131_o â–ª_o sabellicus_n platina_n anno._n 1133._o anno._n 1280._o anno._n 1178._o roger_n hoveden_n laziardus_fw-la anno._n 1170._o reinerius_n coâ—cil_n constan_n platina_n â—enno_fw-la cardinalis_fw-la auentinus_n 2._o these_o 3._o 4._o 5._o apoc._n 18._o 3._o platina_n agrippa_n devanitate_fw-la scientiarum_fw-la irenaeus_n ancelm_n 2._o thess._n 2._o gregory_n in_o job._n lib._n 25._o cap._n 14._o 1._o cor._n 11._o 23._o act._n 2._o 42._o exit_fw-la primo_fw-la tom._n conciliorum_fw-la anno._n 810._o raâ—â—lphus_n cesâ—â—iens_n i_o aurentius_fw-la vallâ—_n de_fw-la donatione_fw-la constantini_n bonifacius_n athanasius_n in_o epist._n ad_fw-la solâ—tariaâ—â—_n vitam_fw-la agendam_fw-la augu._n ad_fw-la bonify_v cium_o epist._n 50._o math._n 26._o 26_o â–ª_o 1._o cor._n 10._o 21._o aug._n contra_fw-la anabaptist_n bâ—llinger_n â–ª_o contra_fw-la anabaptistas_n ephe._n 1._o 4._o aug_n ad_fw-la fortunaâ—ianum_fw-la â—pist_v 3._o gal._n 2._o 11._o platina_n in_o stephano_n &_o romano_n