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A40785 Quakerism no Christianity Clearly and abundantly proved, out of the writings of their chief leaders. With a key, for the understanding their sense of their many usurped, and unintelligible words and phrases, to most readers. In three parts. By John Faldo. Faldo, John, 1633-1690. 1673 (1673) Wing F302; ESTC R214630 219,760 403

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§._o 2._o §._o 3._o §._o 4_o §._o 4._o §._o 5._o ●_o 6._o §._o 8._o §._o 9_o §._o 1._o §._o 1._o §._o 2._o §._o 3._o morning_n watch_n ●●_o 41._o heb._n 1._o 1._o §._o 4._o morning_n watch._n p._n 5_o §._o 1._o §._o 2._o sword_n of_o the_o lord_n draw_v p._n 5_o fox_n the_o young_a gen._n epist_n p_o 4_o fox_n §._o 3._o the_o great_a mystery_n of_o the_o great_a whore_n p._n 3_o §._o 1._o §_o 2._o §._o 1._o §._o 2._o §._o 3._o §._o 4._o §._o 5._o mystery_n of_o the_o great_a whore_n epist_n 1659._o §._o 6_o jo._n white_a head_n small_a treat_n p_o 4._o §._o 5._o ibid._n §._o 8._o §._o 9_o isaac_n penington_n concern_v unity_n p_o 1_o §._o 10._o §._o 11._o §._o 1._o it_o be_v satan_n masterpiece_n 10_o bettray_v with_o a_o ●●iss_n §._o 2._o §_o 3._o to_o all_o that_o will_v know_v p_o 4._o naylor_n answer_v to_o the_o ●…s_n p._n 25_o cuff_n ro●uds_n lace_n and_o such_o other_o like_o thing_n invent_v by_o the_o devil_n f._n howgill_n one_o ●f_n anchrist_n etc._n etc._n p._n 2._o §._o 4._o §._o 5._o §._o 6._o §._o 7._o §._o 1._o §._o 2._o §._o 3._o §._o 4._o fr._n howg●l_a one_o of_o antichrist_n volunteer_n defeat_v p._n 26._o naylor_n love_n to_o the_o lose_v p._n 17._o §._o 5._o it_o be_v too_o frequent_a with_o they_o to_o call_v th●_n holy_a scripture_n a_o dead_a letter_n and_o a_o letter_n be_v somewhat_o i●s_a then_o a_o word_n §._o 6._o no_o morring_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non_fw-la ei_fw-la aurora_fw-la mor●●nus_n §._o 1._o §._o 2._o §._o 3._o §._o 4._o §._o 5._o §_o 6._o §._o 7_o §._o 9_o §._o 1._o §_o 2._o §._o 3._o §._o 4._o §._o 5._o §._o 6._o §._o 7._o §._o 8._o §._o 7._o §._o 10._o exod._n 9_o 19_o 20_o §._o 11._o §._o 12._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d beza_n render_v it_o gladium_fw-la spiritualem_fw-la the_o spiritual_a sword_n §._o 13._o ja_fw-la naylor_n saul_n errnd_v 10_o damascus_n p._n 33._o thou_o have_v print_v m●_n word_n ●●●●r_n §._o 1._o morning-watch_n 52._o §._o 2._o §._o 3._o a_o true_a testimony_n of_o what_o the_o saint_n be_v make_v witness_n of_o smith_n prim._n p._n 10._o §._o 5._o morning-watch_n fanwo●th_v light_a out_o darkness_n §._o 1._o §._o 2._o §._o 3._o §._o 4._o §._o 5._o §._o 1._o naylor_n love_n to_o the_o lose_v pref_n w._n d._n print_v in_o the_o year_n 16●3_n penington_n ●u_n p_o 12._o parnel_n c●●ist_v exalt_v p._n 3._o §_o 2._o g._n fox_n great_a mist_n &c_n &c_n p._n 12._o §._o 2._o f_o h_n one_o of_o antichrist_n volunteer_n ●●feated_v p._n 18._o jo._n story_n more_o d●…y_a in_o answ_n to_o christian_a query_n §._o 3._o life_n of_o ed._n burrough_n g_o b._n 〈◊〉_d faith_n of_o the_o gospel_n of_o peace_n p_o ●_o s●ith_o ●…m_n ●_o 14._o §._o 4._o g_o fox_n jun_v p_o 53_o p._n 54_o p._n 55._o §._o 1._o §._o 1._o §._o 2._o luk._n 4._o 17_o §._o 3._o §._o 4._o §._o 5._o §._o 8._o panel_n shield_n of_o the_o truth_n p._n 33._o h●mphrey_n smith_n th●…_n true_a and_o everlasting_a ol●_n ●c_z p._n 29_o p._n 2_o §._o 9_o mystery_n of_o 〈…〉_z great_a whore_n p._n 3●6_n §._o 10_o fishe●_n velata_fw-la quaedam_fw-la revelata_fw-la §._o 1._o §._o 2._o §._o 3_o penington_n concern_v unity_n p._n ●_o §._o 4._o §._o 5._o §._o 6._o §._o 1._o §._o 2._o pighius_fw-la controversia_fw-la tertia_fw-la §._o 3._o penington_n concern_v unity_n p._n 13._o in_o disputation_n r●t_a s●…_n §._o 4._o fox_n great_a my●…_n c._n 34_o p_o 5._o §._o 1._o p._n 210._o luc_n wadding_n p_o 211_o 212_o 218_o bellar_n d●_n purg._n p_o 219_o riel_n in_o canon_n bell_n de_fw-fr po_n §_o 2._o 227._o bellar._n de_fw-fr po●●_n rom._n ●_o 3._o c._n 18._o p_o 23●_n ●●●…n_fw-la rita_fw-la fran._n ●_o 2._o §._o 3._o 224_o §._o 4._o a._n ●●_o 〈…〉_z ●●●anct_v s●…ia_n §._o 5._o 8_o sanct_n 〈…〉_z ●●9_n t●…_n approbation_n 1_o §._o 7._o t●●●_n ●_o s●ct_n ●●_o c._n 1._o 27●_n 215_o parnel_n shield_n of_o the_o truth_n p._n 10._o smith_n prim_fw-la p._n 10._o naylors_n light_n of_o christ_n etc._n etc._n 1._o 19_o §._o 3._o argumentum_fw-la jaoobi_fw-la gerrani_fw-la item_n gretferi_n jesuitae_n in_o colloquio_fw-la ratisbon_n §._o 4._o §._o 4._o §._o 5._o joh._n 20._o 9_o §._o 6._o deut._n 5._o 32._o ●os_v 12._o 8._o §._o 7._o §._o 8._o 2_o tim._n 3._o 16_o 17._o §._o 9_o act_n 24._o 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d isa_n 8_o 20._o psal_n 147._o 19_o 20._o §._o 2._o deut._n 4._o 6_o 7_o 8._o eph._n 2._o 12._o §._o 3._o job_n 26._o 13_o 14._o psal_n 76._o 1._o §._o 4._o §._o 5._o psal_n 94._o 19_o §._o 6._o isa_n 59_o 10._o deut._n 28._o 29._o §._o 7._o §._o 2._o §._o 3._o morning_n watch_v epist_n epist_n 4._o parnel_n shield_n of_o the_o truth_n p._n 10._o luke_n 24._o 5._o §._o 5._o john_n story_n short_a discovery_n etc._n etc._n p._n 2._o §._o 2._o §._o 3._o velataquaedam_fw-la revelata_fw-la p._n 4._o §._o 2._o parnel_n shield_n of_o the_o truth_n p._n 11._o §._o 3._o §._o 4._o §._o 5._o §._o 6._o §._o 7._o §._o 8._o §._o 9_o lip_n of_o truth_n open_v p._n 7._o gal._n 2._o 6._o psal_n 43._o 3._o prov._n 6._o 23._o §._o 2._o prov._n 30._o 9_o §._o 3._o smith_n prim_fw-la p._n 10._o §._o 6._o naylors_n love_n to_o the_o lose_a p._n 16._o §._o 7._o burrough_n answer_n to_o choice_a experience_n p._n 6_o 7._o john_n story_n short_a discovery_n p._n 1._o §._o 8._o james_n naylor_n p._n 16._o §._o 9_o pag._n 31._o pag._n 40._o §._o 2._o §._o 2._o morning_n watch._n §._o 4._o §._o 5._o §._o 3._o 3_o ep._n of_o jo._n 11._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 21._o heb._n 13._o 7._o 2_o thes_n 3._o 7._o and_o 9_o 1_o pet._n 3_o 5._o 3_o phil._n ●●_o 1_o sam._n 8._o 3._o §._o 6._o sol._n song_n 1._o 8._o §._o 7._o §._o 2._o §._o 3._o §._o 4._o §._o 2._o §._o 3._o smith_n prim_fw-la p._n 24._o §._o 4._o §._o 5._o §._o 6._o §._o 7._o smith_n catech._n p._n 2._o morning_n watch_n p_o 6._o §_o 8._o paper_n send_v out_o into_o the_o world_n p_o 2._o §._o 9_o john_n higgins_n warning_n etc._n etc._n p._n 7._o §._o 10._o scorn_v quaker_n account_n p._n 20._o josh_n 4._o 24._o §._o 2._o deut_n 17._o 18_o 19_o §._o 3._o §._o 4._o 1_o john_n 5._o 13._o rom._n 7._o 1_o jam._n 23._o 24._o §._o 1._o §._o 2._o §._o 3._o §._o 4._o §._o 5._o §._o 6._o §._o 7._o §._o 2._o martin_n mason_n love_v invitation_n p._n 4._o §._o 3._o pag._n 11._o pag._n 11._o §._o 2._o pennington_n quest_n etc._n etc._n p._n 12._o §._o 3._o naylors_n love_n to_o the_o lose_a p._n 53._o §._o 2._o w._n pen_n spirit_n of_o truth_n etc._n etc._n p._n 23._o §._o 3._o §._o 4._o §._o 5._o rom._n 13._o 12._o heb._n 4_o 12._o eph_n 6._o 16_o 17._o mat_n 4._o §._o 2._o smith_n prim_fw-la p._n 29._o 30._o fisher_n velata_fw-la quaedam_fw-la revelata_fw-la p._n 7._o §._o 3._o john_n 5._o 39_o 40._o §._o 4._o §._o 2._o §._o 3._o naylor_n love_n to_o lose_v p._n 8._o morning_n watch._n p._n 22_o 23._o ib._n 22_o 23._o §._o 4._o naylors_n love_n to_o the_o lose_a p._n 30._o 1_o king_n 8._o 53._o 2_o sam._n 23._o 2._o rom._n 16._o 26._o love_n to_o lose_v etc._n etc._n p._n 52._o §._o 5._o w._n p._n 1_o cor._n 3._o 6._o open_v §._o 2._o ver._n 7._o ver._n 9_o §._o 3._o heb._n 12._o 21._o exod._n 20._o 19_o §._o 4._o rome_n 4._o 15._o rom._n 7._o 11_o 12._o §._o 5._o §._o 6._o 2_o king_n 18._o 4._o §._o 2._o w._n d._n discovery_n of_o man_n return_n p._n 21._o §._o 3._o jer._n 7._o 31._o §._o 4._o §._o 5._o morning_n watch._n ●_o ●●_o §._o 6._o §._o 7._o morning_n watch_n p._n 45._o exod._n 20._o 4._o §._o 2._o §._o 3._o §._o 4._o §._o 5._o isa_n 64._o 5._o deus_fw-la non_fw-la superstitione_n coli_fw-la vult_fw-la sed_fw-la pielate_fw-la god_n will_v not_o take_v superstition_n but_o piety_n for_o his_o worship_n cicero_n §_o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o way_n which_o please_v his_o own_o mind_n socrat._v in_o plato_n viz._n god_n will_v be_v worship_v quicunque_fw-la deum_fw-la aut_fw-la numen_fw-la non_fw-la agno_fw-la scit_fw-la non_fw-la tantum_fw-la ratione_fw-la caret_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la sensu_fw-la avicenna_n §._o 3._o who_o acknowledge_v not_o god_n be_v void_a not_o only_o of_o reason_n but_o sense_n also_o §._o 4._o gal_n 4_o 9_o heb._n 9_o 10._o §._o 2._o george_n fox_n great_a mystery_n etc._n etc._n p._n 16._o 2_o col_n 14_o open_v §_o 3._o §._o 4._o james_n naylor_n love_n to_o lose_v p._n 52._o §._o 5._o §._o 6._o isaac_n pennington_n concern_v unity_n p_o 1._o §._o 7._o p._n 28._o i_o deny_v that_o god_n do_v ever_o or_o will_v ever_o reveal_v himself_o by_o any_o of_o those_o thing_n thou_o
call_v the_o mean_n of_o grace_n ●_o atkinson_n par●el_o shield_n etc._n etc._n p._n 16_o §._o 2._o fox_n mystery_n etc._n etc._n p._n 45._o §._o 3._o farnworth_n against_o stalham_n p._n 22._o §._o 4._o §._o 5._o §._o 6._o tit._n 1._o 5._o act_n 14._o 23._o fox_n mystery_n etc._n etc._n p._n 44._o w._n d._n p._n 30._o parnel_n shield_n of_o the_o truth_n p._n 17._o §._o 2._o §._o 3._o fox_n mystery_n etc._n etc._n p._n 72._o §._o 4._o fruit_n of_o a_o fast._n p._n 21._o §._o 5._o 10_o luke_n 7._o 2_o cor._n 11._o 8._o 1_o cor._n 9_o 14._o §._o 6._o §_o 7._o 2_o tim._n 2._o 15._o fox_n great_a mystery_n p._n 5_o p._n 62._o velata_fw-la quaedam_fw-la revelata_fw-la p._n 7._o jer._n 5._o 2._o §._o 2._o gal._n 3._o 1._o gal._n 3._o 1._o isa_n 44._o 20._o naylor_n love_n to_o the_o lose_a p._n 17._o act_n 14._o 23._o 1_o cor._n 4._o 17._o 1_o cor._n 12_o 28._o 1_o pet._n 5._o 2._o §._o 2._o fox_n great_a mystery_n p._n 32._o §._o 3._o §._o 4._o §._o 5._o §._o 6._o §._o 7._o parnel_n shield_n of_o the_o truth_n p._n 34._o §._o 8._o isaac_n penningtons_n question_n p._n 49._o §._o 9_o morning_n watch._n eph._n 2._o 21._o col._n 2._o 5_o 19_o §._o 10._o rom._n 10._o 15_o 18._o §._o 2._o §._o 3._o smith_n prim._n p._n ●_o smith_n cat._n p._n 2_o §._o 4._o parnel_n shield_n of_o the_o truth_n p._n 42._o parnel_n shield_n of_o the_o truth_n epistle_n p_o 42._o fox_n great_a mystery_n etc._n etc._n p._n 15._o 1_o pet._n 3._o 19_o open_v fox_n great_a mystery_n p._n 64._o pennington_n quest_n p._n 26._o parnel_n shield_n of_o the_o truth_n p._n 3._o §._o 2._o mat._n 6._o 9_o luke_n 11._o 2._o §._o 3._o john_n 6._o 11._o mark_v 6._o 41._o act_n 27._o 35._o §._o 4._o 1_o tim._n 4._o 4_o 5._o naylor_n love_n to_o the_o lose_a p._n 57_o §._o 5._o smith_n cat._n p._n ●●7_n isa_n 56._o 4._o naylor_n love_n to_o the_o lose_v p._n 13._o smith_n cat._n p._n 100_o job_n 23._o 4._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d psal_n 5._o 1_o cor._n 1._o 15._o smith_n cat._n p._n ●12_n naylor_n love_n to_o the_o lose_a p._n 16._o §._o 5._o w._n p._n spirit_n of_o truth_n great_a mystery_n p._n 32._o §._o 2._o william_n d●usbury_n return_v p._n 7._o §._o 2._o §._o 3._o 2_o gen._n 17._o §._o 4._o 1_o cor._n 1●_n 30._o §._o 5._o parnel_n shield_n of_o the_o truth_n p._n 11._o p._n 12._o farnsworth_n against_o stalham_n §._o 2._o smith_n prim_fw-la p._n 39_o §._o 3._o it_o be_v that_o which_o by_o the_o pope_n and_o popish_a affect_a priest_n be_v ordain_v and_o by_o such_o it_o be_v uphold_v to_o this_o day_n higgins_n warn_v p_o 5._o §._o 4._o parnel_n shield_n of_o the_o truth_n p._n 11._o §._o 5._o naylor_n love_n to_o the_o lose_v p._n 1_o cor._n ●_o 17._o §._o 6._o §._o 7._o love_n to_o lose_v p._n 41_o warn_v etc._n etc._n p._n 5._o ●reat_a mystery_n of_o great_a whore_n p._n 65._o §._o 8._o §._o 9_o 2_o cor._n 4._o 18._o 1_o cor._n 11_o 23._o parnel_n shield_n of_o the_o truth_n p._n 13._o smith_n prim_fw-la p._n 39_o §._o 2._o 1_o cor._n 10_o 16._o naylor_n love_n to_o 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mystery_n of_o the_o kingdom_n p._n 17._o §._o 3._o §._o 4._o naylor_n love_n to_o the_o lose_v p._n 64._o eph._n 2._o 10._o §_o 6._o §._o 7._o mystery_n of_o great_a whore_n p._n 49._o pennington_n question_n smith_n cat._n p._n 98_o §._o 8._o fox_n great_a mystery_n p._n 49._o §._o 9_o §._o 10._o rom._n 4._o 25._o gal_n 2._o 16_o heb._n 11._o 1_o joh._n 1._o 12_o §._o 11._o smith_n cat._n p._n 64_o §._o 12._o heb._n 10._o 12_o 13_o 14_o penningtons_n question_n p._n ●3_n §._o 2._o p._n 20._o §._o 3._o §._o 4._o §._o 5._o §._o 6._o luke_n 2d_o 26._o act_n 2._o 30_o 31._o verse_n 32_o verse_n 36_o act_n 5._o 30_o 31._o act._n 1._o 11_o act_n 17._o 3_o act_n 4._o 10_o 11_o 12_o act_n 13_o 28_o 29_o 30._o verse_n 38_o 1_o tim._n 2_o 5._o rev._n 1._o 18._o §._o 7._o isa_n 3._o 9_o §._o 8._o pennington_n quest._n p._n 25._o fox_n 1_o tim_n 3._o 16._o fox_n mystery_n etc._n etc._n p._n 71._o §._o 9_o heb._n 4._o 14_o 15._o §._o 10._o smith_n ●rim_a p._n 9_o sword_n of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n p._n 24_o shield_n of_o the_o truth_n p._n 30._o §._o 2._o §._o 3._o fox_n great_a mystery_n etc._n etc._n p._n 286._o §._o 4._o penningtons_n question_n to_o the_o professor_n of_o christianity_n p._n 29._o p._n 20._o §._o 2._o f●●_v great_a mystery_n etc._n etc._n p._n 8._o smith_n cat._n etc._n etc._n p._n 64._o p._n 71._o §._o 3._o fox_n the_o young_a p_o 49_o 50._o p._n 54._o martin_n mason_n love_a invitation_n p._n 5._o joh._n 1._o 9_o §._o 2._o 2_o tim._n ●_o 10._o 2_o cor._n 4._o 6._o joh._n 1._o 4._o §._o 3._o joh_n 4._o 23._o §._o 4._o heb._n 1._o 3._o §._o 5._o act._n 8._o 34_o §._o 7._o spirit_n of_o truth_n etc._n etc._n p._n 53_o etc._n etc._n §._o 8._o 1_o sam._n 14._o 27_o 2d_o §_o 9_o psal_n 94._o 4._o §._o 10._o §._o 11._o §._o 12._o col._n 1._o 2d_o ●_o cor._n 4._o 2._o psal._n 145_o 14._o §._o 13._o §._o 15._o §._o 16._o ●sa_fw-la 49._o 6._o isa_n 42._o 6_o luk._n 2._o 30_o 31_o 32_o 1_o tim._n 3._o 16._o rom._n 10._o 8._o open_v §._o 2._o deut._n 30._o 14_o open_v §._o 3._o rom._n 10._o 9_o §._o 4._o 2_o sam._n 18._o 25._o §._o 5._o §._o 6._o rom._n 10._o 17._o §._o 7._o §._o 2._o §._o 3._o gal._n 2._o 7._o §._o 4._o col._n 1._o 27_o open_v 1_o cor._n 1._o 23._o §._o 5._o jer._n 23._o 24._o eph_n 3._o 17._o §._o 2._o §._o 3._o naylor_n love_n to_o the_o lose_v p._n 3._o naylor_n love_n &c_n &c_n preface_n §_o 4._o 1_o tim._n 2_o 5._o g●l_n 3._o 20_o §._o 5._o heb._n 11._o 39_o isa_n 42._o 1._o heb_n 10._o 5._o verse_n 7._o §._o 6._o morning_n watch._n p._n 4._o luke_n 2._o 42._o p._n 5._o §._o 8._o john_n 4._o 22._o open_v §._o 9_o 2_o cor._n 5._o 16._o §._o 10._o §._o 11._o §._o 12._o §._o 1._o 3._o 1._o arg._n 2_o arg._n §._o 6._o parnel_n shield_n of_o the_o truth_n p_o 42._o §._o 7._o arg._n 3._o 4._o arg._n §._o 9_o 5._o arg._n morning_n watch_n p._n 5_o 6_o 7._o be_v whole_o take_v up_o with_o it_o fox_n the_o young_a p._n 53._o lip_n of_o truth_n etc._n etc._n p._n 45._o rom._n 3._o ●_o 2_o cor._n 7._o 1._o arg._n 2._o arg._n 3._o f._n b._n true_a faith_n etc._n etc._n f._n h._n testimony_n etc._n etc._n for_o great_a mystery_n &c_n &c_n p._n 16._o p._n 16._o fisher_n velata_fw-la quaedam_fw-la revelata_fw-la p._n 17._o pennington_n quest._n 27._o declaration_n against_o popery_n query_n 27._o parnel_n shield_n etc._n etc._n p._n 37._o fisher_n velata_fw-la quaedam_fw-la revelata_fw-la p._n 13._o shield_n of_o the_o truth_n p._n 25._o john_n bolton_n senior_a pennington_n question_n etc._n etc._n p._n 24_o fox_n great_a mystery_n p._n 55._o smith_n prim._n p._n 9_o 2._o jer._n 11_o 12._o §_o 12._o smith_n cat_n p._n 31._o p._n 29._o velata_fw-la quaedam_fw-la revelata_fw-la naylor_n love_n to_o the_o lose_v p_o 3_o §_o 4._o §._o 5._o isaac_n penington_n some_o principle_n of_o the_o elect_a call_v quaker_n p._n 34._o naylor_n love_n to_o the_o lose_v p._n 78._o §._o 2._o §_o 3._o §_o 4._o §._o 5._o §._o 6._o §_o 1._o §_o 2._o §_o 3._o §_o 2._o §_o 3._o §_o 4._o §_o 3._o §_o 1._o §_o 2._o §_o 3._o 2_o pet._n 2._o ●_o §_o 4._o §_o 2._o §_o 1._o job_n 32._o 3._o §_o 2._o §_o 3._o §_o 4._o psal_n 139._o 7._o §_o 2._o §_o 3._o §_o 4._o §_o 1._o §_o 2._o §_o 3._o §_o 5._o §_o 6._o 2_o chron._n 6._o 2._o 2_o ki._n 19_o 15._o §_o 7._o §_o 8._o page_n 33._o §_o 2._o page_n 32._o §_o ●_o page_n 31._o §_o 4_o §_o 5._o §_o 6._o §_o 7._o §_o 1._o page_n 37._o §_o 2_o §_o 3._o page_n 38._o §_o 4._o §_o 5._o 6._o ps_n 25._o 14._o page_n 84_o §_o 7._o §._o 8._o pro._n 22._o 2d_o vitia_n nostra_fw-la quae_fw-la amamus_fw-la defendimus_fw-la &_o malumus_fw-la ea_fw-la excusare_fw-la quam_fw-la excatere_fw-la sen._n ep._n 117._o §_o 9_o psa_fw-la 73._o 20._o §_o 1._o page_n 7._o pag._n 111._o §_o 2._o page_z 4_o page_n 1._o page_n 10._o page_z 1_o page_n 2._o page_n 13._o audacter_fw-la calumniare_fw-la all_o quid_fw-la adhaerebit_fw-la §_o 3._o §_o 4._o p._n 77._o 78._o eccles_n 7._o 5._o §._o 3._o §._o 2._o §._o 2._o §._o 3._o §._o 2._o §._o 2._o §._o 5._o §._o 7._o §._o 8._o prov_n 14_o 15_o §._o 9_o 1_o 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