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cor._n 8._o 11._o rom._n 14._o 15._o 20._o bucer_n upon_o the_o 18._o of_o s._n math._n 1._o cor._n 14._o rom._n 14._o 19_o rom._n 14._o 24._o epist._n 1._o cor._n 5._o 2_o tim._n 2._o 18._o 1._o tim._n 2._o 20._o 2._o cor._n 13._o pag._n 667._o 1._o tim._n 5._o 8._o sect_n pa._n 5._o off_o his_o book_n 22._o exo._n num._n 15._o 30._o 31._o &_o 32._o 10._o heb._n 28._o 19_o deut._n chron._n 2._o 15._o â—_o esra_fw-es 26_o ver_fw-la 27._o 28_o 2._o chro._n 6_o prou._n 8._o 6._o mat._n 5._o hosius_n de_fw-fr tradit_fw-la contr._n literas_fw-la petit_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 6._o cypri_n in_o ser_n de_fw-fr bapti_fw-la chr._n de_fw-fr prescript_n advers._fw-la haeret_fw-la 2._o lib._n ad_fw-la â—â—xorem_fw-la de_fw-fr monogam_fw-la de_fw-fr coron_n militis_fw-la 65._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act._n 20._o li._n 4._o con_v don._n ca._n 23._o de_fw-fr bapt_n contr_n donatist_n 5._o lib._n 23._o ca._n epist._n 119._o lib._n the_o spirit_n sanct_a 〈…〉_o aristot_n ad_fw-la theode_n upon_o 2._o tim._n 3._o cal._n institu_fw-la 4._o i_o 20._o s_o 15._o bez._n in_o his_o book_n of_o put_v here._n to_o death_n ephes_n 2._o beza_n in_o his_o former_a book_n 1._o cor._n 9_o deu._n 25._o 4._o 1._o cor._n 9_o 1._o johnâ—_n â—_z deut._n 19_o 13._o rom._n levit._n 19_o 29._o job._n 31._o 11._o gen._n 26._o 11._o gen._n 38._o 24._o nomb._n 35_o 33._o 34._o gen._n â—_o math._n 26_o john_n 18._o 31._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o they_o c._n of_o punis_fw-la of_o forbid_a lust_n in_o his_o come_v up_o john_n har._n in_o mo._n super_fw-la iudic_fw-la 7._o mandati_fw-la har._n in_o c._n 13._o v._n 5_o deut._n rom._n 6._o rom._n 13._o prouer._n 6._o deut._n 13._o 9_o ver_fw-la deut._n 17._o 7._o ver_fw-la in_o the_o next_o treatise_n 4._o lib._n off_o the_o life_n off_o const_n 1._o lib._n 9_o cap._n julius_n firmicus_fw-la materâ—us_fw-la 1._o rom._n epist._n 11._o 14._o 20._o 83._o pag._n 130._o pag._n 133._o act._n 1._o 23._o 1._o tim._n â—_o ver_fw-la 10._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plut._n 1._o li._n epi._n 4._o 4_o li._n 3._o ca._n 3._o cap._n 15._o s_o 4._o li._n 5._o c._n 2._o s_o pag._n 133._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 135._o pa._n 25._o rom._n 1._o 12_o act._n 18._o 26._o socrat._v 1._o 8_o sozom_n 1._o 18._o 1._o cor._n â—_o 5_o upon_o the_o 1._o act._n ma._n beza_n upon_o the_o 14._o of_o the_o act_n upon_o the_o 5._o of_o s._n pa._n to_o timo._n ver_fw-la 22._o upon_o the_o first_o unto_o titus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d imperium_fw-la 6._o act._n act._n 1._o act._n 14._o answ_n to_o his_o first_o question_n 1._o act._n 13._o act._n 14._o act._n act._n 6._o 3._o &_o 5._o to_o his_o
441._o divis_fw-la 9_o pag._n 442._o 442._o council_n neocaesar_n neocaesar_n possido_n in_o vita_fw-la august_n instit_fw-la 4._o l._n ca._n 4._o 3_o se_fw-la upon_o the_o eight_o con_v â–ª_o maund_v maund_v in_o the_o praef_n to_o the_o 3._o ca._n of_o this_o tr_fw-la tr_fw-la upon_o phil._n ca._n 1._o 1._o 2._o cap._n off_o this_o troth_o divis_fw-la 15._o pag_n 445._o euse_n li._n 1._o de_fw-fr vit_fw-fr const_n const_n athana_n apol._n 2._o 2._o costerius_fw-la in_o the_o life_n off_o ambro._n ambro._n jeron_n ad_fw-la rusticum_n monach._n monach._n 1._o cor._n 10_o 10_o jer._n upon_o titus_n jer_z and_o oceanum_n oceanum_n di._n 16._o 17_o pag._n 446._o 446._o 4._o carth_z 14._o 15._o ca._n tyron_n c._n 5_o pag._n 471_o â–ª_o in_o the_o book_n entitle_v the_o discipline_n etc_n etc_n etc_n 4._o conc_fw-fr cart._n c._n 32_o sozom._n lib._n 3._o c._n 9_o athanas_n 2._o apol._n apol._n august_n epi_v _o _o possido_n invit_fw-la au._n au._n roma_fw-it cap_n â–ª_o 3._o 3._o upon_o the_o eight_o command_n command_n cal._n inst_n 4._o lib_n ca._n â—_o sect_n 17._o 17._o m._n fox_n in_o the_o book_n off_o m._n tindal_n etc_n etc_n etc_n upon_o the_o 8._o command_n command_n m._n elm._n elm._n 473._o 473._o possid_n in_o vit_fw-fr august_n august_n ad_fw-la nepotianun_n opa_fw-la 472._o â—_o pag._n 83._o pag._n 200._o pag._n 473._o pag._n 473_o conc._n tie_v run_v 3_o can_v 5._o pag._n 473._o divis_fw-la 18._o pag._n 447._o cart._n c_o 34_o jud._n 8._o v._n divis_fw-la 19_o pag._n 447._o euseb_n 7._o li._n ca._n 30._o ruffin_n 1._o lib._n ca._n 19_o athana_n apol._n 2._o divis_fw-la 20._o pag._n 448._o joh._n 20._o 1â—_o theod_n li._n 5._o cap._n 8._o socr._n li._n â—_o cap._n 6._o divis_fw-la 21._o pag_n 449._o 449._o 1._o tim._n 3_o â—_o â—_o upon_o the_o 8._o command_n jerom._n ad_fw-la nepot_n divis_fw-la 22._o pag._n 450._o divis_fw-la 23._o 24._o 25._o pag._n 451._o 1._o tim._n 6._o 6._o 8._o upon_o 4._o ephes_n divis_fw-la 26._o pag._n 452._o cap._n vi_o 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