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nothing_o who_o more_o ready_a to_o shake_v and_o dissolve_v a_o state_n than_o he_o that_o have_v waste_v his_o own_o with_o riotous_a live_n who_o will_v soon_o be_v a_o traitor_n then_o a_o bankrupt_a i_o may_v here_o urge_v and_o press_v this_o duty_n which_o confine_v every_o man_n to_o his_o own_o business_n 1_o à _fw-la decoro_fw-la from_o the_o grace_n and_o beseemingnesse_n of_o it_o for_o what_o garment_n can_v fit_v we_o better_o than_o our_o own_o what_o business_n more_o natural_a to_o we_o then_o our_o own_o what_o motion_n more_o graceful_a then_o in_o our_o own_o our_o own_o place_n best_o become_v we_o and_o we_o be_v riculous_a and_o monstrous_a in_o any_o other_o apelles_n with_o a_o all_n in_o his_o hand_n or_o the_o cobbler_n with_o his_o pencil_n midas_n with_o ass_n ear_n or_o a_o ass_n in_o purple_a nero_n with_o his_o fiddle_n or_o a_o fiddler_n with_o a_o crown_n lampridius_n commodus_n in_o his_o artifex_fw-la quae_fw-la stationis_fw-la imperatoriae_fw-la non_fw-la erant_fw-la etc._n etc._n ael_n lampridius_n comodus_n make_v of_o glass_n a_o good_a dancer_n and_o a_o sword-plaier_n or_o a_o glasseman_n and_o a_o dancer_n give_v law_n a_o tradesman_n in_o the_o pulpit_n or_o a_o divine_a with_o the_o meteyard_n in_o his_o hand_n the_o lord_n in_o his_o servant_n frock_n and_o the_o servant_n on_o his_o foot-cloth_n be_v object_n of_o that_o nature_n that_o they_o command_v our_o finger_n and_o our_o smile_n and_o the_o first_o and_o easy_a censure_n we_o pass_v on_o they_o be_v our_o laughter_n and_o it_o be_v happy_a for_o commonwealth_n if_o they_o deserve_v no_o worse_o but_o they_o be_v not_o only_o ridiculous_a but_o ominous_a and_o prodigious_a and_o appear_v like_o comet_n threaten_v and_o usher_v in_o some_o plague_n or_o war_n some_o strange_a alteration_n in_o church_n or_o commonwealth_n whereas_o our_o own_o place_n be_v it_o what_o it_o will_v do_v not_o only_o conserve_v but_o become_v and_o adorn_v we_o and_o our_o regular_a motion_n in_o it_o be_v a_o fair_a pprophecy_n of_o peace_n to_o ourselves_o and_o all_o that_o be_v about_o we_o and_o though_o it_o be_v the_o low_a we_o may_v be_v honourable_a in_o it_o as_o themistocles_n once_o say_v be_v choose_v into_o a_o mean_a office_n that_o he_o will_v so_o manage_v it_o as_o to_o make_v it_o of_o as_o great_a repute_n in_o athens_n as_o the_o high_a 2_o lie_n ab_fw-la utili_fw-la from_o the_o advantage_n it_o bring_v quod_fw-la enim_fw-la decet_fw-la ferè_fw-la prodest_fw-la say_v quintilian_n for_o that_o which_o become_v we_o 1._o quint._n instit_fw-la l._n x._o 1._o common_o do_v also_o further_o and_o promote_v we_o we_o usual_o say_v our_o plough_n go_v forward_o and_o when_o the_o plough_n go_v and_o be_v we_o
commend_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d archytas_n his_o rattle_n as_o a_o profitable_a invention_n for_o be_v put_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o child_n 6._o aristot_n l._n 8._o polit._n c._n 6._o it_o keep_v they_o from_o break_v vessel_n of_o use_n and_o so_o this_o restless_a humour_n be_v make_v less_o hurtful_a by_o diversion_n and_o such_o a_o course_n god_n and_o nature_n may_v seem_v to_o have_v take_v with_o we_o not_o to_o dull_v this_o activity_n in_o we_o but_o to_o limit_v and_o confine_v it_o and_o as_o he_o have_v distribute_v to_o every_o man_n a_o gift_n so_o he_o have_v allot_v to_o every_o man_n a_o call_v answerable_a to_o that_o gift_n that_o every_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o one_o may_v have_v the_o less_o scope_n and_o liberty_n to_o rove_v and_o make_v a_o incursion_n upon_o another_o man_n calling_n this_o be_v a_o primordiall_a law_n of_o as_o great_a antiquity_n as_o the_o first_o man_n adam_n that_o we_o must_v work_v with_o our_o hand_n for_o god_n will_v not_o every_o day_n work_v miracle_n for_o we_o and_o send_v we_o as_o he_o do_v the_o israelite_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o basil_n speak_v food_n without_o the_o labour_n of_o plough_v and_o sow_v every_o dew_n will_v not_o bring_v we_o manna_n nor_o every_o rock_n yield_v we_o water_n no_o in_o sudore_fw-la vultûs_fw-la tui_fw-la in_o the_o sweat_n of_o thy_o brow_n thou_o shall_v eat_v thy_o bread_n be_v a_o command_n as_o well_o as_o a_o curse_n and_o god_n have_v so_o ordain_v it_o that_o by_o fulfil_v the_o command_n we_o may_v turn_v the_o curse_n into_o a_o blessing_n we_o be_v not_o now_o in_o paradise_n but_o as_o our_o first_o father_n after_o he_o have_v forfeit_v it_o mundo_fw-la dati_fw-la quasi_fw-la metallo_fw-la as_o tertull._n pallio_fw-la l._n de_fw-fr pallio_fw-la speak_v condemn_v to_o the_o world_n as_o to_o the_o mine_n to_o labour_v and_o dig_v and_o so_o find_v that_o treasure_n we_o seek_v for_o as_o heaven_n so_o the_o earth_n be_v the_o lord_n and_o he_o have_v give_v they_o both_o to_o the_o son_n of_o man_n the_o food_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o the_o food_n of_o our_o body_n be_v his_o gift_n and_o he_o give_v they_o when_o he_o reveal_v and_o prescribe_v the_o mean_n how_o we_o shall_v procure_v they_o for_o the_o one_o he_o have_v give_v we_o faculty_n and_o will_n for_o the_o other_o strength_n and_o appetite_n neither_o will_v the_o heaven_n how_o themselves_o down_o to_o take_v we_o in_o nor_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n fall_v into_o our_o bosom_n when_o we_o sit_v still_o and_o lay_v no_o more_o out_o for_o they_o then_o a_o wish_n 81.10_o ps_n 81.10_o open_v thy_o mouth_n wide_a and_o i_o will_v fill_v it_o and_o the_o open_n of_o our_o mouth_n be_v our_o prayer_n our_o endeavour_n our_o work_n with_o our_o hand_n and_o then_o his_o blessing_n fall_v down_o and_o fill_v it_o labour_n and_o industry_n be_v a_o thing_n so_o please_v to_o god_n that_o he_o have_v even_o bind_v a_o blessing_n to_o it_o which_o never_o leave_v it_o but_o be_v carry_v along_o with_o it_o wheresoever_o it_o be_v even_o in_o the_o mere_a natural_a and_o heathen_a man_n be_v the_o man_n what_o he_o will_v it_o be_v almost_o impossible_a that_o diligence_n shall_v not_o thrive_v for_o a_o blessing_n go_v along_o with_o it_o as_o the_o light_n do_v with_o the_o sun_n which_o may_v be_v shadow_v or_o eclip'sd_v by_o the_o cloudinesse_n of_o the_o time_n or_o by_o some_o cross_a accident_n but_o can_v never_o be_v quite_o put_v out_o in_o a_o word_n labour_n be_v the_o price_n of_o his_o gift_n and_o when_o we_o pay_v it_o down_o by_o a_o kind_n of_o commutative_a justice_n he_o bring_v they_o in_o and_o put_v they_o into_o our_o hand_n ut_fw-la operemini_fw-la manibus_fw-la that_o you_o work_v with_o your_o hand_n which_o word_n take_v in_o all_o manual_a trade_n and_o handycraft_n which_o be_v for_o use_n and_o necessity_n all_o lawful_a trade_n for_o even_o thief_n and_o robber_n and_o juggler_n 5._o tertull._n the_o idololat_a c._n 5._o and_o cheater_n and_o forger_n of_o writing_n do_v work_v not_o with_o their_o foot_n say_v tertullian_n but_o with_o their_o hand_n and_o he_o bring_v in_o his_o exception_n against_o painter_n and_o statuary_n and_o engraver_n but_o no_o further_a than_o he_o do_v against_o schoolmaster_n and_o merchant_n who_o bring_v in_o frankincense_n in_o that_o respect_n only_o as_o they_o sacrifice_v their_o sweat_n and_o their_o labour_n and_o be_v subservient_fw-fr and_o ministerial_a either_o to_o lust_n or_o idolatry_n idololat_a diligentia_fw-la tua_fw-la numen_fw-la illorum_fw-la est_fw-la idem_fw-la c._n 6._o the_o idololat_a for_o the_o diligence_n say_v he_o of_o the_o statuary_n be_v the_o divinity_n of_o the_o idol_n and_o we_o may_v say_v those_o many_o unnecessary_a art_n and_o trade_n which_o be_v now_o hold_v up_o with_o credit_n and_o repute_v in_o the_o world_n because_o it_o will_v still_o be_v world_n be_v at_o first_o the_o daughter_n and_o be_v now_o become_v the_o nurse_n of_o our_o luxury_n and_o lust_n luxury_n beget_v they_o and_o they_o send_v our_o luxury_n in_o triumph_n through_o the_o street_n be_v tertullian_n who_o zeal_n wax_v so_o hot_a even_o against_o a_o purpleseller_n to_o pass_v now_o through_o our_o great_a city_n with_o power_n and_o authority_n 6.8_o tot_o sunt_fw-la artium_fw-la venae_fw-la quot_fw-la hominum_fw-la concuprscentiae_fw-la tertull._n de_fw-fr idol_n c._n 8._o 1_o tim._n 6.8_o how_o many_o shop_n will_v be_v shut_v up_o or_o rather_o how_v many_o will_v there_o be_v leave_v open_a for_o it_o be_v not_o easy_a to_o number_v those_o art_n and_o craft_n which_o have_v they_o never_o be_v profess_v we_o may_v have_v have_v food_n and_o raiment_n with_o which_o we_o christian_n above_o all_o the_o generation_n of_o man_n shall_v be_v content_a but_o it_o be_v not_o for_o i_o to_o determine_v which_o be_v necessary_a and_o which_o be_v not_o but_o to_o leave_v it_o to_o the_o magistrate_n there_o be_v art_n and_o trade_n enough_o beside_o these_o lycurgi_n vide_fw-la plutarch_n vit_fw-mi lycurgi_n to_o exercise_v our_o wit_n our_o strength_n our_o hand_n and_o such_o as_o lycurgus_n may_v have_v admit_v into_o his_o commonwealth_n who_o prudence_n and_o care_n it_o be_v to_o shut_v out_o all_o that_o be_v unnecessary_a the_o first_o that_o require_v the_o labour_n of_o the_o hand_n be_v tillage_n and_o husbandry_n for_o antiquis_fw-la temporibus_fw-la nemo_fw-la rusticari_fw-la nescivit_fw-la faith_n ischomachus_n in_o columel_n 1._o columel_n l._n 11._o c._n 1._o in_o the_o first_o age_n no_o man_n be_v ignorant_a of_o this_o art_n and_o the_o learned_a have_v observe_v that_o the_o original_n of_o humane_a law_n which_o be_v the_o preserver_n of_o peace_n the_o boundary_n to_o keep_v every_o man_n in_o his_o own_o place_n be_v from_o tillage_n and_o the_o first_o division_n of_o ground_n whence_o ceres_n who_o be_v first_o say_v to_o have_v devise_v and_o teach_v the_o sow_v of_o corn_n as_o she_o be_v call_v frugifera_fw-la the_o goddess_n of_o plenty_n so_o be_v she_o term_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o maker_n of_o law_n and_o in_o honour_n of_o she_o the_o athenian_n celebrate_v those_o feast_n which_o they_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mactant_fw-la lectas_fw-la de_fw-fr more_fw-it bidentes_fw-la legiferae_fw-la cereri_fw-la virgil_n virgil_n they_o do_v sacrifice_n to_o ceres_n the_o lawmaker_n these_o man_n never_o hear_v of_o the_o curse_n in_o paradise_n yet_o by_o the_o very_a light_n of_o nature_n they_o see_v the_o necessity_n of_o labour_n the_o necessity_n do_v i_o say_v nay_o the_o dignity_n and_o honour_n of_o it_o for_o man_n be_v make_v and_o build_v up_o to_o this_o end_n say_v aristotle_n ad_fw-la intelligendum_fw-la &_o agendum_fw-la to_o understand_v and_o to_o work_v and_o what_o more_o unworthy_a a_o man_n who_o be_v make_v a_o active_a creature_n then_o to_o bury_v himself_o alive_a in_o sloth_n and_o idleness_n to_o be_v like_o saint_n paul_n wanton_a widow_n dead_a while_o he_o live_v to_o be_v a_o more_o unprofitable_a lump_n than_o the_o earth_n to_o live_v and_o show_v so_o little_a sign_n of_o life_n whereas_o the_o ground_n receive_v rain_n &_o send_v back_o its_o leaf_n and_o grass_n what_o can_v be_v more_o unbeseeming_a then_o to_o have_v foot_n and_o not_o to_o go_v to_o to_o have_v hand_n and_o not_o to_o use_v they_o and_o therefore_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n let_v not_o he_o that_o labour_v not_o eat_z be_v not_o only_o true_a because_o saint_n paul_n speak_v it_o but_o saint_n paul_n speak_v it_o because_o it_o be_v true_a a_o dictate_v not_o only_o of_o the_o spirit_n but_o of_o nature_n itself_o man_n be_v bear_v unto_o labour_n say_v job_n it_o be_v natural_a to_o he_o as_o natural_a as_o for_o the_o
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greatness_n of_o god_n for_o he_o be_v therefore_o say_v to_o be_v the_o lord_n because_o he_o be_v omnipotent_a and_o can_v do_v all_o thing_n that_o he_o will_n he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v nazianzen_n a_o vast_a and_o boundless_a ocean_n of_o essence_n and_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o boundless_a and_o infinite_a sea_n of_o power_n take_v the_o high_a pitch_n of_o dominion_n and_o lordship_n that_o our_o imagination_n can_v reach_v yet_o it_o fall_v short_a of_o his_o who_o be_v lord_n of_o lord_n to_o who_o all_o earthly_a majesty_n must_v veil_v and_o at_o who_o foot_n all_o prince_n lay_v down_o their_o crown_n
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the_o poor_a by_o oppression_n then_o to_o sit_v down_o content_a with_o thy_o own_o night_n and_o day_n to_o study_v the_o world_n or_o to_o embrace_v frugality_n to_o oppress_v every_o man_n or_o to_o relieve_v the_o oppress_a to_o be_v busy_a in_o the_o market_n or_o to_o be_v quiet_a at_o home_n to_o take_v other_o man_n good_n or_o to_o give_v my_o own_o to_o be_v full_a of_o business_n for_o other_o or_o to_o have_v no_o business_n but_o for_o my_o soul_n to_o be_v solicitous_a for_o that_o which_o can_v be_v do_v or_o to_o have_v no_o other_o care_n but_o to_o do_v what_o god_n require_v to_o do_v this_o will_v cost_v we_o no_o sweat_n nor_o labour_n we_o need_v not_o go_v a_o pilgrimage_n or_o take_v any_o long_a journey_n it_o will_v not_o cost_v we_o money_n nor_o enage_n we_o to_o our_o friend_n we_o need_v not_o sail_v for_o it_o nor_o plough_n for_o it_o nor_o fight_v for_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n say_v chrysostome_n if_o thou_o be_v willing_a ira_fw-la chrysost_n orat_fw-la de_fw-fr ira_fw-la obedience_n have_v its_o work_n and_o consummation_n if_o thou_o will_v 3._o arist_n l._n 4_o eth._n c._n 3._o thou_o be_v just_o merciful_a and_o humble_a as_o aristotle_n speak_v of_o his_o magnanimous_a man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o to_o a_o resolve_a christian_n nothing_o be_v great_a ult_n liber_n &_o rectus_fw-la animus_n omtia_fw-la subjiciens_fw-la sin_n se_fw-la nuili_fw-la sen._n cp_n ult_n nothing_o be_v difficult_a it_o be_v not_o to_o dig_v in_o the_o mineral_n or_o labour_n in_o chain_n it_o be_v not_o to_o cleave_v wood_n or_o draw_v water_n with_o the_o gibeonite_n but_o thy_o line_n be_v fall_v unto_o thou_o in_o a_o fair_a place_n it_o be_v but_o to_o do_v just_o love_v mercy_n etc._n etc._n last_o it_o be_v not_o only_o easy_a but_o sweet_a and_o pleasant_a to_o do_v what_o god_n require_v for_o obedience_n be_v the_o only_a spring_n from_o whence_o these_o water_n of_o comfort_n flow_v it_o be_v a_o 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fourscore_o year_n his_o body_n must_v return_v to_o the_o dust_n and_o his_o soul_n be_v return_v to_o god_n that_o give_v it_o and_o be_v dead_a he_o yet_o speak_v speak_v by_o his_o charity_n to_o the_o poor_a speak_v by_o his_o fair_a example_n to_o his_o brethren_n of_o the_o city_n to_o honour_n and_o reverence_v their_o conscience_n more_o than_o their_o purse_n vitamque_fw-la impendere_fw-la vero_fw-la and_o to_o be_v ready_a to_o resign_v all_o even_o life_n itself_o for_o the_o truth_n he_o speak_v to_o his_o friend_n and_o he_o speak_v to_o his_o relict_n his_o virtuous_a and_o reverend_a lady_n once_o partner_n of_o his_o care_n and_o joy_n his_o fellow-travellour_a and_o to_o his_o child_n who_o be_v now_o on_o their_o way_n and_o follow_v a_o pace_n after_o he_o weep_v not_o for_o i_o why_o shall_v you_o weep_v i_o have_v lay_v by_o my_o staff_n my_o scrip_n my_o provision_n and_o be_o at_o my_o journey_n end_n at_o rest_n i_o have_v leave_v you_o in_o a_o valley_n in_o a_o busy_a tumultuous_a world_n but_o the_o same_o hand_n the_o same_o provision_n the_o same_o obedience_n to_o god_n command_n will_v guide_v you_o also_o and_o promote_v you_o to_o the_o same_o place_n where_o we_o shall_v rest_v and_o rejoice_v together_o for_o evermore_o there_o let_v we_o leave_v he_o in_o his_o eternal_a rest_n with_o abraham_n and_o isaac_n and_o jacob_n with_o all_o the_o patriarch_n and_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n all_o his_o fellow-pilgrim_n and_o stranger_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n finis_fw-la by_o the_o force_a absence_n of_o the_o author_n from_o the_o press_n beside_o many_o point_n mistake_v these_o errata_fw-la have_v escape_v which_o the_o reader_n be_v desire_v to_o amend_v as_o he_o find_v they_o pag._n 4._o l._n 12._o r._n transact_v p._n 12._o l._n 23._o r._n riddle_n p._n 25._o l._n 7.5_o these_o will_v bring_v in_o p._n 26._o l._n 39_o r._n not_o because_o he_o can_v but_o because_o he_o will_v not_o p._n 27._o l._n 13._o r._n buy_v mortal_a pag._n 33._o mark_fw-mi eulalia_n p._n 39_o l._n 10._o not_o p._n 65._o l._n 14._o cast_v himself_o into_o hell_n p._n 83._o ult_n this_o noise_n when_o pag._n 10._o l._n 5._o for_o that_o have_v p._n 13._o l._n 14._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n l._n 19_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 14._o l._n r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n mark_fw-mi tit._n for_o tim._n ibid._n l._n 7._o in_o they_o p._n 16._o c._n 6._o enter_v p._n 17._o l._n 21._o sublunary_a p._n 23._o l._n 39_o be_v the_o cause_n p._n 24._o l._n 25._o found_v on_o p._n 35._o l._n 40._o beautify_v p._n 45._o l._n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 54._o l._n 30._o for_o and_z be_v p._n 58._o l._n 27._o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 63._o l._n 19_o affectual_a p._n 75._o l._n 9_o about_o p._n 78._o mark_fw-mi for_o deus_fw-la dvos_fw-la p._n 89._o l._n 30._o breath_n of_o fool_n p._n 89._o l._n 32._o abfuerunt_fw-la p._n 99_o l._n 8._o of_o the_o object_n p._n 100_o l._n 27._o for_o innocence_n justice_n p._n 104._o l._n 27._o start_v back_o ibid._n l._n 30._o intention_n ibid._n l._n 33._o shunk_o p._n 108._o l._n 40._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 118._o l._n 27._o victo_fw-la viâ_fw-la for_o victoriâ_fw-la p._n 121._o l._n 4._o wear_v out_o with_o p._n 122._o l._n 7._o steam_n p._n 125._o l._n 32._o maintain_v some_o error_n p._n 126._o l._n 35._o that_o which_o be_v p._n 136._o l._n 31._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n l._n 42._o measure_v out_o p._n 137._o l._n 25._o add_v that_o which_o be_v do_v often_o with_o that_o which_o be_v do_v always_o p._n 161._o l._n 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 192._o l._n 18._o aegris_fw-la p._n 168._o l._n 33._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 178._o l._n 13._o add_v many_o time_n make_v we_o speak_v what_o otherwise_o we_o will_v not_o p._n 207._o l._n 15._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 208._o l._n 25._o r._n shine_v p._n 228._o l._n 29._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 230._o l._n 16._o r._n the_o memory_n p._n 241._o l._n 5._o r._n lift_v we_o p._n 242._o l._n 37._o r._n over_o that_o p._n 244._o l._n 5._o r._n non_fw-la exercere_fw-la p._n 240._o l._n 25._o r._n not_o his_o mercy_n p._n 250._o l._n 13._o r._n to_o file_n and_o hammer_v they_o p._n 251._o l._n 39_o r._n of_o their_o faith_n ibid._n l._n 43._o r._n and_o now_o this_o heartless_a p._n 252._o l._n 25._o r._n but_o then_o p._n 253._o l._n 6._o r._n god_n will_v do_v p._n 260._o l._n 9_o r._n revile_v p._n 264._o l._n 1._o r._n usurp_v p._n 266._o l._n 18._o r._n disarm_v death_n p._n 283._o l._n 23._o r._n salviguardium_n ibid._n l._n 34._o deal_v the_o three_o inference_n p._n 300._o l._n 33._o r._n petrus_n damiani_n p._n 304._o l._n 44._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 306._o l._n 15._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 307._o l._n 41._o r._n faceremus_fw-la p._n 325._o l._n 30._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 331._o l._n 24._o r._n waste_v ourselves_o p._n 337._o l._n 46._o r._n for_o want_v of_o this_o p._n 338._o mark_fw-mi for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 343._o l._n 9_o r._n the_o love_n of_o that_o p._n 344._o l._n 3._o r._n sound_n p._n 345._o l._n 3._o r._n as_o the_o occasion_n of_o sin_n p._n 350._o l._n 10._o r._n define_v they_o p._n 351._o l._n 30._o r._n see_v in_o they_o p._n 353._o l._n 37._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 354._o l._n 14._o r._n if_o he_o be_v p._n 359._o l._n 20._o r._n and_o last_o of_o all_o p._n 362._o l._n r._n r._n make_v we_o feel_v p._n 363._o l._n 3._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 364._o l._n 14._o add_v which_o when_o we_o can_v fill_v up_o etc._n etc._n ibid._n l._n 41._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 368._o l._n 34._o r._n tune_n p._n 370._o l._n 41._o r._n stick_v it_o in_o they_o p._n 373._o mark_fw-mi r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 374._o l._n ult_n r._n cynic_n p._n 403._o l._n 3._o r._n be_v this_o faith_n p._n 427._o l._n 37._o r._n kick_v p._n 447._o l._n 13._o r._n â—_o p._n 478_o l._n 3._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 521._o l._n 11._o r._n now_o bow_v p._n 537._o l._n 3._o r._n they_o leave_v a_o soul_n p._n 574._o l._n 33._o r._n see_v in_o our_o city_n p._n 619._o l._n 22._o r._n to_o be_v remove_v
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