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as_o a_o marâyer_n âse_v the_o liberty_n of_o ãâã_d for_o your_o fellow_n ârvant_n although_o you_o haâe_v âeâs_v the_o world_n ãâã_d you_o knâw_v thâ_n disposition_n interest_n use_v ãâã_d of_o ãâã_d nature_n beg_v ãâã_d that_o these_o public_a assembly_n âay_v not_o give_v over_o ãâã_d the_o âurious_a wiââed_v and_o âorbârous_a ãâã_d woâed_v âaise_v against_o we_o and_o assail_v our_o churchââ_n and_o altar_n but_o if_o it_o be_v requisite_a ââ_o have_v more_o assistance_n and_o prayer_n gather_v your_o consort_n the_o martyr_n and_o pray_v along_o with_o they_o for_o the_o prayer_n oâ_n many_o righteous_a do_v wash_v away_o the_o ãâã_d of_o many_o admonish_v peter_n move_z paul_n and_o john_n thât_v belove_v disciple_n thaâ_n they_o may_v take_v care_n of_o those_o church_n for_o who_o sake_n they_o endure_v chain_n suffer_v danger_n and_o death_n s._n hierome_n who_o live_v the_o year_n 390_o in_o his_o oration_n on_o paula_n say_v thus_o âearwel_o o_o paula_n and_o help_n with_o 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