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the_o confession_n of_o auspnrg_n 222._o auspnrg_n harm_n confess_v pag._n 222._o and_o musculus_fw-la 422._o musculus_fw-la loc._n com._n pag._n 422._o chyereus_fw-la 343._o chyereus_fw-la in_o mat._n p._n 342_o 343._o bucanus_n 332._o bucanus_n loc._n pag._n 353._o &_o 332._o b._n jewel_n 386._o jewel_n defen_n of_o apol._n p._n 386._o d._n whitaker_n 483._o whitaker_n descript_n pag._n 483._o and_o other_o 2._o god_n word_n charge_v we_o to_o avoid_v all_o appearance_n of_o evil_a and_o condemn_v all_o such_o as_o with_o their_o body_n and_o in_o outward_a show_n 24._o show_n levit._fw-la 18._o 34._o and_o 19_o 19_o exo._n 23._o 24._o give_v any_o appearance_n to_o idolater_n of_o conform_v themselves_o to_o they_o in_o their_o idolatrous_a action_n howsoever_o they_o do_v it_o not_o with_o the_o same_o mind_n and_o intent_n that_o the_o other_o do_v and_o this_o be_v affirm_v by_o bucer_n 6._o bucer_n com._n in_o mat._n c._n 18._o fol._n 143._o 6._o polanus_fw-la 16._o 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when_o it_o be_v with_o purity_n &_o holiness_n 64._o holiness_n zach._n 8_o 19_o rom._n 15._o 4_o heb._n 12._o 14._o chrysost_n hom._n 30._o in_o heb._n 12_o tom._n 3_o p._n 64._o nihil_fw-la laeden_fw-mi pietatem_fw-la according_a to_o piety_n &_o in_o the_o lord_n if_o peace_n shall_v be_v make_v as_o the_o treat_n here_o will_v have_v it_o with_o antichrist_n and_o his_o adherent_n that_o be_v to_o worship_n god_n in_o with_o and_o by_o their_o false_a church_n and_o ministry_n it_o will_v be_v like_o the_o peace_n with_o antony_n 12._o antony_n cicer._n philipp_n 12._o and_o his_o mate_n that_o be_v not_o a_o peace_n but_o a_o agreement_n of_o slavery_n to_o they_o yea_o true_o of_o great_a impiety_n wherefore_o as_o agamemnon_n in_o a_o greek_a poet_n aulid_o poet_n eurip_v iphigeneia_n in_o aulid_o do_v answer_v his_o brother_n of_o who_o he_o be_v request_v to_o show_v himself_o a_o brother_n in_o give_v his_o consent_n to_o a_o wicked_a act_n so_o do_v i_o answer_v the_o 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