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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 343._o aug._n ser_n dom_n in_o monte_fw-fr fol._n 343._o of_o his_o victory_n obtain_v in_o thessaly_n in_o which_o respect_n also_o he_o call_v his_o own_o daughter_n thessalonica_n as_o suidas_n say_v but_o they_o be_v all_o christian_n and_o therefore_o brethren_n and_o therefore_o the_o dear_a one_o to_o another_o because_o christian_a brethren_n quia_fw-la maior_fw-la est_fw-la fraternitas_fw-la spiritus_fw-la quam_fw-la sanguinis_fw-la because_o the_o fraternity_n or_o brotherhood_n of_o christian_n which_o be_v in_o respect_n of_o the_o spirit_n that_o beget_v we_o with_o the_o same_o immortal_a seed_n in_o the_o womb_n of_o the_o same_o mother_n the_o church_n to_o be_v bring_v forth_o and_o bring_v up_o as_o child_n to_o the_o same_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n be_v a_o great_a deal_n more_o excellent_a than_o the_o brotherhood_n of_o flesh_n and_o blood_n nam_fw-la
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therefore_o how_o can_v it_o be_v but_o the_o son_n be_v incarnate_a the_o father_n shall_v be_v incarnate_a also_o sol._n sol._n to_o this_o we_o answer_v brief_o that_o although_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o son_n be_v the_o very_a same_o yet_o aliter_fw-la est_fw-la in_o patre_fw-la &_o aliter_fw-la est_fw-la in_o filio_fw-la this_o very_a selfsame_o essence_n be_v otherwise_o or_o after_o another_o manner_n in_o the_o father_n flesh_n the_o divine_a nature_n limit_v in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o son_n be_v make_v flesh_n and_o after_o another_o manner_n in_o the_o son_n and_o therefore_o we_o say_v that_o the_o divine_a nature_n simple_o consider_v can_v be_v say_v to_o be_v incarnate_a sed_fw-la natura_fw-la divina_fw-la determinata_fw-la &_o limitata_fw-la in_o persona_fw-la silij_fw-la but_o the_o divine_a nature_n limit_v and_o determine_v in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o son_n and_o this_o saint_n augustine_n do_v most_o excellent_o 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