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&_o voluntas_fw-la sanata_fw-la impleat_fw-la legem_fw-la non_fw-la constituta_fw-la sub_fw-la lege_fw-la nec_fw-la indigens_fw-la lege_fw-la item_n 30._o lex_fw-la non_fw-la evacuatur_fw-la per_fw-la fidem_fw-la sed_fw-la statuitur_fw-la quia_fw-la fides_fw-la impetrat_fw-la gratiam_fw-la quà _fw-la lex_fw-la impleatur_fw-la 31._o ad_fw-la praecepta_fw-la facienda_fw-la adiwat_fw-la per_fw-la gratiam_fw-la sicut_fw-la promissa_fw-la implenda_fw-la curate_n per_fw-la veritatem_fw-la 6._o impletur_fw-la lex_fw-la cum_fw-la vel_fw-la fiunt_fw-la quae_fw-la ibi_fw-la praescripta_fw-la sunt_fw-la vel_fw-la cum_fw-la exhibentur_fw-la quae_fw-la ibi_fw-la prophetata_fw-la sunt_fw-la gratia_fw-la pertinâ—…t_fw-la ad_fw-la charitatis_fw-la plenitudinem_fw-la verit_fw-la as_o ad_fw-la prophetiarum_fw-la impletionem_fw-la &_o quia_fw-la utrumque_fw-la per_fw-la christum_fw-la ideo_fw-la non_fw-la venit_fw-la soluere_fw-la legem_fw-la aut_fw-la prophetas_fw-la sed_fw-la adimplere_fw-la this_o 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of_o zachary_n and_o elizabeth_n that_o they_o be_v both_o just_a before_o god_n walk_v in_o all_o the_o commandment_n and_o iustification_n of_o the_o lord_n without_o blame_n and_o of_o david_n that_o he_o be_v a_o man_n after_o god_n own_o hart_n do_v all_o his_o will_n and_o of_o asa_n that_o he_o do_v that_o which_o be_v right_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o david_n his_o father_n do_v and_o that_o his_o hart_n be_v perfect_a before_o the_o lord_n all_o his_o day_n as_o likewise_o it_o be_v say_v of_o jehosaphat_n ezechias_n josias_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v that_o they_o be_v so_o just_a as_o to_o be_v without_o sin_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o they_o all_o be_v recount_v in_o scripture_n zachary_n be_v incredulous_a and_o therefore_o become_v dumb_a the_o adultery_n and_o murder_n of_o david_n be_v well_o know_v 19_o jehosaphat_n be_v reprehend_v by_o the_o prophet_n for_o help_v wicked_a ahab_n 32._o ezechias_n fall_v through_o the_o pride_n of_o his_o 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