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happy_a in_o it_o if_o both_o in_o the_o one_o and_o in_o the_o other_o in_o his_o zeal_n for_o the_o true_a word_n of_o god_n as_o it_o be_v read_v daily_o in_o the_o church_n and_o in_o his_o diligence_n to_o preach_v the_o same_o which_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o intention_n or_o institution_n of_o preach_v may_v be_v call_v the_o word_n of_o god_n also_o he_o may_v have_v many_o follower_n god_n grant_v it_o and_o here_o i_o end_n finis_fw-la plat._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 121._o greg._n mag._n epist_n lib._n 4._o 44._o ad_fw-la rom._n fil._n varia_fw-la de_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la authorit_fw-la c._n 15._o p._n 349._o cyr._n hieros_n catach_n mist_n 5._o p._n 534._o ignat._n epist_n ad_fw-la smyrn_n ed._n 4._o p._n 117_o hieron_n cont_n lucif_n 10._o 1._o p._n 199._o dion_n areop_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ambros_n ubis_fw-la p._n 355._o sen._n ep_n 53._o p._n 240._o ball_n ad_fw-la cens_fw-la 2._o syn._n const_n &_o can._n 19_o syn._n trull_n pag._n 439._o opt._n l._n 3._o contra_fw-la don._n fran._n bern._n fer._n l._n 11._o c._n 1_o turr._n p._n 40._o bovi_fw-la ed._n p._n 44._o hieron_n to_o iv._o vellx_n ed._n plant._n p._n 55._o etc._n etc._n cic._n in_o ora._n cic._n ibid._n aberat_fw-la tertia_fw-la illa_fw-la laus_fw-la neque_fw-la erat_fw-la ulla_fw-la vis_fw-la atque_fw-la contentio_fw-la sive_fw-la consilio_fw-la quod_fw-la eos_fw-la quorum_fw-la altior_fw-la oratio_fw-la actioque_fw-la esset_fw-la ardentior_fw-la furere_fw-la &_o bacchari_fw-la arbitraretur_fw-la sive_fw-la etc._n etc._n purit_fw-la angl._n sive_fw-la praecipua_fw-la etc._n etc._n francof_o 1610._o auctore_fw-la gulielmo_n amesio_n august_n de_fw-fr doct._n chri._n c._n xii_o
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presbyterorum_fw-la fuisse_fw-la that_o it_o belong_v unto_o bishop_n