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de_fw-fr consid_fw-la ad_fw-la eugeniâ—_n 〈◊〉_d apoll_n 〈…〉_o 〈◊〉_d ho_o apolloâ—_n ca._n 1.2.3_o in_o the_o book_n of_o hesâ—â—_n 3.0_o reg._n 1_o â—â—_o amos._n â—_o in_o apolâ—_n cap._n 37._o august_n â—tevehuâ—_n antonius_n 〈◊〉_d rosellio_n de_fw-fr maior_n &_o obedi_fw-la solite_fw-la de_fw-fr mayor_n â–ª_o &_o ob_v en_fw-fr unam_fw-la sactâ—_fw-la menâ—_n 5._o concilio_n enmensi_fw-la 〈…〉_o zacharia_n papa_n clemens_n papa_n 7._o idem_fw-la clâ—_n sâ—hellieâ—â—_n coelestin_n â—d_a papa_n hildebram_fw-la papa_n innocentiâ—_n papa_n 3._o chrysost._n â—_o cap._n â—â—_o romanâ—_n gregoriâ—_n papae_fw-la â–ª_o say_v in_o epist_n tertull._n in_o apol._n 〈…〉_o tertull_n in_o apologer_n ca._n 〈…〉_o tertull._n 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o augustinâ—s_n in_o epist_n 41_o ad_fw-la vincent_fw-la joban_n 8._o 〈◊〉_d council_n â—â—teranâ—se_a 〈◊〉_d julio_n 2._o 3._o regumâ—â—â—_n esai_n 1._o math._n â—â—_o 〈…〉_o cap._n â—â—_o â—_o tess._n 2._o 2._o tim._n 4._o â—_o peâ—ri_fw-la 2._o daniel_n 8._o â—ath_n 24._o conâ—â—â—_n aurâ—â—â—_n 〈◊〉_d in_o registro_fw-la â—b_fw-la 4._o epist_n ad_fw-la maâ—ri_fw-la 〈◊〉_d libello_fw-la de_fw-fr 〈…〉_o bernarde_n ad_fw-la eugnium_n august_n de_fw-fr unitate_fw-la eâ—_n cap._n 3._o i_o they_fw-mi câ—_n 4._o â—lberius_fw-la â—bius_fw-la jiâ—raâ—_n hosius_n 〈◊〉_d expresso_fw-la verbo_fw-la dâ—_n ensebius_n chrysost._n â—_o opere_fw-la 〈◊〉_d â—inâ—t_fw-la 27._o â—daem_n august_n â—_o bono_fw-mi vide_fw-la cap._n 10.27_o nuptiarâ—â—_n bonum_fw-la libre_fw-la hodâ—_n extat_fw-la &_o circumferâ—â—ur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d â—rigen_n in_o â—it_n â—a_n 16._o â—â—â—sost_n in_o â—tha_n 〈…〉_o 〈◊〉_d epist_n 〈◊〉_d 1._o 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o â—â—stolicas_fw-la â—si_fw-la 6â—_n hieronym_n ad_fw-la demet_n they_fw-mi ad_fw-la januarium_fw-la 〈…〉_o de_fw-fr 〈…〉_o â—_o rom._n â—_o 〈…〉_o 8._o in_o none_o condition_n &_o 146._o â—eil_fw-fr cart._n â—_o cap._n 47._o â—â—os_fw-la do_v 〈…〉_o â—â—_o maior_n &_o â—obâ—_n dientia_fw-la 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o ateraâ—â—â—se_n â—ub_fw-la julio_n 2._o distinct_a 9_o 〈…〉_o de_fw-fr mayor_n et_fw-fr obediens_fw-la solite_fw-la extrâ—_n joan_n 22._o cum_fw-la inter_fw-la in_o glosa_fw-la in_o edâ—tione_fw-la imperssa_fw-la parisy_n et_fw-la lugâ—um_fw-la antonine_n de_fw-fr roselliâ—_n 〈◊〉_d augelâ—â—â—_n 〈…〉_o papa_n thèodor_n de_fw-fr schil_n plutarch_n 〈◊〉_d 14_o plutâ—â—â—_n chus_fw-la dâ—_n elect_a &_o elect_a potesflaâ—e_n signifâ—eâ—_n 〈…〉_o â—ostism_n cap._n quanto_fw-la â—bas_fw-la pano_n â—_o elect._n ea_fw-la â—enerabilâ—_n cornelius_n eposcopus_n â—_o condil_v tridetino_n durandus_fw-la hosius_n con_fw-mi brentium_n lib._n 2._o â—pa_fw-la tita_fw-la â—_o lib._n 10_o â—â—_o â—ib_n 1._o exod._n â—â—_o â–ª_o josua_n 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o 2._o parâ—l_n â—â—_o 3._o regum_fw-la â—â—_o 2._o parcl_n 2d_o 4._o regum_fw-la â–ª_o â—_o parall_a 17._o regum_fw-la 23._o regum_fw-la 12._o regum_fw-la â–ª_o 10._o â—_o pius_fw-la 4._o â—â—lla_fw-la sva_fw-la imperat._n â—dinandun_v â—ist_v â—â—cli_fw-la â—â—b_fw-la 1_o cap._n 5._o socrat._v lâ—â—_n cap._n 5_o socrat._v 〈◊〉_d cap._n 10._o 〈◊〉_d 2._o hieron_n i_o naum._n cap._n 3._o 1._o regâ—â—_n