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therefore_o etc._n etc._n the_o minor_a be_v clear_a for_o royalist_n themselves_o will_v grant_v that_o praeces_fw-la and_o lachrymae_fw-la may_v be_v oppose_v to_o tyranny_n thus_o do_v the_o ancient_a christian_n resist_v their_o tyrannical_a emperor_n with_o earnest_a cry_n and_o prayer_n to_o god_n especial_o julian_n the_o apostate_n who_o they_o ordinary_o style_v idolianus_fw-la pisaeus_n adonaeus_fw-la tauricremus_fw-la alter_fw-la hieroboam_n achab_n pharaoh_n etc._n etc._n and_o we_o be_v allow_v to_o pray_v against_o the_o enemy_n of_o christ_n kingdom_n against_o the_o turk_n the_o pope_n that_o great_a antichrist_n and_o all_o the_o little_a antichrist_n that_o make_v war_n against_o the_o lord_n and_o his_o interest_n therefore_o we_o may_v also_o resist_v a_o prince_n tyrannical_o oppress_v the_o people_n of_o god_n destroy_v the_o mountain_n of_o the_o lord_n make_v havoc_n of_o his_o church_n when_o we_o be_v in_o probable_a capacity_n for_o that_o work_n the_o 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