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veteres_fw-la liquet_fw-la servatorem_fw-la nostrum_fw-la etiam_fw-la in_o legislatione_fw-la &_o ante_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mediatorem_fw-la fuisse_fw-la proinde_fw-la non_fw-la humanae_fw-la tantum_fw-la naturae_fw-la utpote_fw-la quam_fw-la nondum_fw-la assumpserat_fw-la respectu_fw-la mediatorem_fw-la esse_fw-la quod_fw-la tamen_fw-la isti_fw-la acriter_fw-la contenderunt_fw-la it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o the_o animadverter_n who_o head_n be_v so_o full_a of_o a_o decretum_fw-la oxoniense_n and_o cantabrigiense_n in_o his_o favour_n who_o expect_v a_o compliment_n from_o the_o gentleman_n at_o lipsick_a who_o write_v the_o transaction_n if_o not_o the_o pope_n and_o cardinal_n to_o declare_v in_o favour_n of_o his_o animadversion_n as_o soon_o as_o they_o can_v cross_v the_o alps_o by_o his_o learned_a pen_n to_o have_v the_o orthodox_n enough_o in_o these_o point_n and_o otherwise_o unquestionable_o learned_a return_v to_o himself_o from_o the_o vatican_n i_o say_v 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