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it_o when_o they_o have_v it_o and_o make_v account_n of_o it_o as_o it_o deserve_v i_o will_v let_v they_o know_v that_o there_o be_v other_o precious_a romish_a jewel_n in_o this_o cabinet_n there_o be_v a_o prayer_n bear_v this_o title_n 18.10_o ibid._n fol._n 101._o ista_fw-la nomina_fw-la regum_fw-la videlicet_fw-la jasper_n melchior_n balthasar_n &_o 12._o apostoli_fw-la quorum_fw-la nomina_fw-la sunt_fw-la haec_fw-la petrus_n paulus_n etc._n etc._n mihi_fw-la assistant_n in_fw-la omnibus_fw-la necessitatibus_fw-la meis_fw-la ac_fw-la i_o defendant_z &_o liberent_fw-la ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la periculis_fw-la tentationibus_fw-la &_o angustijs_fw-la corporis_fw-la &_o animae_fw-la &_o ab_fw-la universis_fw-la malis_fw-la praesentibus_fw-la praeteritis_fw-la &_o futuris_fw-la i_o custodiant_fw-la nunc_fw-la &_o in_fw-la aeternum_fw-la amen_n ibid._n foe_o 101._o prou._n 18.10_o a_o devout_a invocation_n and_o prayer_n of_o all_o the_o bless_a name_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n 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shall_v die_v but_o the_o fiend_n will_v not_o show_v they_o to_o he_o who_o then_o say_v i_o shall_v say_v daily_a the_o whole_a psalter_n and_o so_o i_o shall_v be_v sure_a to_o say_v those_o verse_n but_o rather_o than_o he_o shall_v do_v so_o the_o fiend_n show_v he_o those_o verse_n and_o so_o follow_v 12._o verse_n of_o the_o psalm_n take_v for_o the_o most_o part_n our_o of_o the_o 119._o psalm_n and_o there_o be_v a_o title_n over_o they_o in_o these_o word_n 96._o precor_fw-la te_fw-la 〈◊〉_d princeps_fw-la egregiâ—_n gabriel_n fortissimè_fw-la agonista_fw-la certantium_fw-la exurge_n mihi_fw-la in_o adiutoriuâ—_n adversus_fw-la malignantes_fw-la esto_fw-la mecum_fw-la contra_fw-la adversarios_fw-la meos_fw-la &_o omnes_fw-la operantes_fw-la iniquitatem_fw-la delegâ—_n versuros_fw-la busy_v &_o â—â—â—na_fw-la violentes_fw-la &_o omnes_fw-la adversantes_fw-la mihi_fw-la