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  • Easdem potius si necesse fuerit augmentantes quam diminuentes, ipsorum peticiones auribus benevolis admittentes, ac ipsos contra suos invasores et emuios pia defensione protegentes.

    The Abbot 2008

  • Parisiensis pro sacrarum Electionum et juris communis defensione, adversus Concordata Bononiensia, _apud_

    The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) Henry Martyn Baird

  • To take an illustration, our Second Collect at Mattins is translated from the following Gelasian Collect: _Deus auctor pacis et amator, Quem nosse vivere, Cui servire regnare est, protege ab omnibus impugnationibus supplices tuos; ut qui defensione tuâ fidimus, nullius hostilitatis arma timeamus: Per & c_.

    The Prayer Book Explained Percival Jackson

  • "Pro ecclesiasticæ unitatis defensione", in answer to questions propounded to him in the king's behalf by Cromwell, Tunstall,

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913

  • If the opinion be in favour of the nullity or of the non-consummation of the marriage, then the record, together with the opinion of the consultor, is sent on to a second consultor (pro vinculi defensione), whose duty it is to set forth the grounds, more or less conclusive, that can be adduced in favour of the validity, or consummation, of the marriage, and therefore of its indissolubility.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913

  • Videre autem uideor nefarias sceleratorum officinas gaudio laetitiaque fluitantes, perditissimum quemque nouis delationum fraudibus imminentem, iacere bonos nostri discriminis terrore prostratos, flagitiosum quemque ad audendum quidem facinus impunitate, ad efficiendum uero praemiis incitari, insontes autem non modo securitate, uerum ipsa etiam defensione priuatos.

    The Theological Tractates and The Consolation of Philosophy Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius 1908

  • Opilionem uero atque Gaudentium cum ob innumeras multiplicesque fraudes ire in exilium regia censura decreuisset cumque illi parere nolentes sacrarum sese aedium defensione tuerentur compertumque id regi foret, edixit: uti ni intra praescriptum diem Rauenna urbe decederent, notas insigniti frontibus pellerentur.

    The Theological Tractates and The Consolation of Philosophy Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius 1908

  • * Moveantur, et, si necesse fuerit, compellantur potestates saeculares, cujuscunque sint officii, ut pro defensione fidei publice juramentum praestent: [295] 1

    Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions. Vol. III. 1634-1716 1823

  • Magistratui autem, _ saith Tilen, (66) _et ecclesioe proepositis, non nisi usque ad aras obtemperandum, neque ullum certamen aut periculum pro libertatis per Christum nobis partæ defensione defugiendum, siquidem mortem ipsius irritam fieri, Paulus asserit, si spiritualis servitutis jugo, nos implicari patiamur.

    The Works of Mr. George Gillespie (Vol. 1 of 2) George Gillespie 1630

  • Hic ego cohibere me no {n} potui, quin aliq {ui} d homini loquacissimo, in defensione {m} bonaru {m} literaru {m}, respo {n} dere {m}.

    Early English Meals and Manners Frederick James Furnivall 1867

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