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will_v bring_v he_o to_o a_o untimely_a end_n in_o despite_n of_o all_o his_o friend_n and_o indeed_o none_o must_v or_o can_v hinder_v it_o ☞_o annotation_n upon_o this_o miraculous_a support_n to_o the_o emperor_n from_o above_o the_o poet_n claudiam_fw-la write_v those_o verse_n though_o no_o christian_a o_o nimium_fw-la dilecte_fw-la deo_fw-la cvi_fw-la militat_fw-la aether_n et_fw-la conjourati_fw-la veniunt_fw-la ad_fw-la clasfica_fw-la venti_fw-la english_v thus_o o_o god_n belove_v who_o power_n aereal_n and_o wind_n come_v arm_v to_o help_v when_o thou_o do_v call_v sure_o thou_o be_v much_o belove_v of_o god_n to_o who_o the_o air_n and_o wind_n bring_v aid_n against_o thy_o enemy_n or_o come_v in_o with_o aid_n etc._n etc._n these_o verse_n be_v various_o cite_v by_o several_a author_n see_v august_n de_fw-fr civet_n dei_fw-la l._n 5._o c._n 26._o with_o l._n vives_fw-la comment_fw-fr alsted_n theol._n cat._n pag._n 732._o simp_n hist._n cent._n 4._o p._n 67._o ap._n in_o 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