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quam_fw-la verbo_fw-la divino_fw-la afflati_fw-la agantur_fw-la vos_fw-la quoque_fw-la ipsos_fw-la dicturos_fw-la reor_fw-la dial._n cum_fw-la triph._n jud._n p._n 8._o justin_n martyr_n speak_v of_o the_o inspiration_n of_o the_o prophet_n as_o of_o a_o truth_n common_a to_o the_o jew_n and_o christian_n 32._o descendens_fw-la in_o eos_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sanctus_n religionem_fw-la veram_fw-la discere_fw-la volentes_fw-la per_fw-la illos_fw-la docendos_fw-la esse_fw-la statuit_fw-la id._n ad_fw-la graec._n cohort_n p._n 32._o and_o in_o another_o place_n he_o say_v that_o the_o holy_a spirit_n descend_v upon_o the_o prophet_n to_o the_o end_n they_o may_v teach_v all_o those_o that_o desire_v to_o be_v instruct_v in_o the_o true_a religion_n 87._o religion_n caeterum_fw-la dei_fw-la homines_fw-la pleni_fw-la spiriu_fw-la sancto_fw-la &_o à _fw-la deo_fw-la inspirati_fw-la institutique_fw-la prophetae_fw-la ordinati_fw-la sunt_fw-la proinde_fw-la fuere_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la 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