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ep._n 164._o ad_fw-la emeritum_fw-la donatist_n tom._n 7._o contra_fw-la epist_n parmen_fw-la lib._n 3._o tom_n 7._o cont_n crescon_n grammat_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n 37.38_o lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr civet_n dei_fw-la ca._n 35._o &_o passim_fw-la alibi_fw-la praecipuè_fw-la tom_fw-mi 7._o can._n 2.2_o augustine_n against_o the_o donatist_n and_o pelagian_o to_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v a_o poor_a pretence_n to_o make_v a_o schism_n in_o the_o church_n in_o regard_n of_o some_o dislike_n which_o may_v and_o shall_v be_v amend_v for_o at_o what_o time_n be_v it_o ever_o so_o free_a that_o no_o exception_n can_v be_v take_v as_o a_o lily_n among_o thorn_n so_o be_v my_o love_n among_o the_o daughter_n non_fw-la dictum_fw-la est_fw-la say_v saint_n 99_o saint_n in_o psal_n 99_o augustine_n in_o medio_fw-la alienarum_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o medio_fw-la filiarum_fw-la it_o be_v not_o say_v among_o stranger_n but_o among_o the_o daughter_n the_o son_n of_o her_o mother_n against_o she_o 9.21_o she_o 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jerusalem_n will_v have_v tell_v they_o of_o open_v of_o other_o grave_n beside_o this_o for_o company_n 27.52_o mat._n 27.52_o and_o that_o of_o know_v and_o holy_a saint_n long_o before_o that_o time_n bury_v and_o their_o bodily_a appear_v unto_o divers_a to_o show_v there_o be_v somewhat_o more_o than_o the_o theft_n of_o a_o few_o poor_a fisherman_n which_o be_v accompany_v with_o the_o strangeness_n of_o so_o great_a a_o miracle_n all_o which_o circumstance_n notwithstanding_o may_v be_v spare_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o proof_n that_o follow_v which_o doubtless_o be_v so_o distinct_o register_v by_o the_o penman_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n not_o to_o be_v take_v in_o gross_a but_o particular_o consider_v for_o the_o stir_v up_o of_o our_o faith_n and_o devotion_n 6._o some_o late_a divine_n for_o order_n and_o memory_n rank_n they_o into_o apparition_n and_o testimony_n his_o appearance_n afore_o his_o resurrection_n be_v either_o the_o same_o day_n it_o be_v do_v or_o in_o the_o 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