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rowland_n tailor_n if_o he_o do_v not_o know_v he_o etc._n etc._n he_o answer_v yea_o i_o know_v you_o and_o all_o your_o greatness_n yet_o you_o be_v but_o a_o mortal_a man_n and_o if_o i_o shall_v be_v afraid_a of_o your_o lordly_a look_n why_o fear_v you_o not_o god_n the_o lord_n of_o we_o all_o the_o executioner_n kindle_v the_o fire_n behind_o jerome_n of_o prague_n he_o bid_v he_o kindle_v it_o before_o his_o face_n for_o say_v he_o if_o i_o have_v be_v afraid_a of_o it_o i_o have_v not_o come_v to_o this_o place_n have_v have_v so_o many_o opportunity_n offer_v i_o to_o escape_v it_o and_o at_o the_o give_v up_o of_o the_o ghost_n he_o say_v this_o soul_n of_o i_o in_o flame_n of_o fire_n o_o christ_n i_o offer_v thou_o the_o german_a knight_n in_o his_o apologetical_a letter_n for_o luther_n against_o the_o pontifical_a clergy_n say_v i_o will_v go_v through_o what_o i_o have_v undertake_v against_o you_o and_o will_v stir_v up_o man_n to_o seek_v their_o freedom_n i_o 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tavit_fw-la â—lorileg_n rabbinâ—cum_fw-la that_o moses_n be_v a_o child_n have_v pharaoh_n crown_v give_v he_o to_o play_v withal_o and_o he_o make_v no_o better_a than_o a_o football_n of_o it_o and_o cast_v it_o down_o to_o the_o ground_n and_o kick_v it_o about_o as_o if_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n of_o his_o future_a vilify_n and_o contemn_v of_o temporal_a thing_n i_o shall_v not_o much_o trouble_v my_o head_n about_o what_o moses_n do_v when_o he_o be_v a_o child_n but_o of_o this_o i_o be_o sure_a have_v the_o word_n of_o a_o god_n for_o it_o 11.24_o heb._n 11.24_o that_o when_o he_o be_v come_v to_o year_n or_o as_o the_o greek_a have_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v grow_v big_a 7.23_o some_o conclude_v
and_o deride_v he_o and_o think_v the_o poor_a old_a man_n dote_v and_o dream_v not_o as_o we_o say_v of_o a_o dry_a summer_n but_o of_o a_o wet_a winter_n but_o yet_o noah_n propriety_n and_o interest_n in_o god_n be_v clear_a noah_n begin_v his_o work_n and_o go_v on_o his_o work_n and_o never_o cease_v till_o he_o have_v finish_v that_o work_n that_o god_n have_v set_v he_o about_o alciat_fw-la observe_v in_o one_o of_o his_o emblem_n that_o a_o dog_n then_o bark_v most_o when_o the_o moon_n be_v at_o full_a but_o whether_o it_o be_v by_o some_o special_a influence_n that_o it_o then_o work_v in_o the_o dog_n or_o whether_o it_o be_v occasion_v by_o the_o spot_n in_o the_o moon_n represent_v unto_o he_o in_o the_o form_n and_o shape_n of_o another_o dog_n i_o shall_v not_o conclude_v but_o yet_o let_v the_o dog_n bark_n never_o so_o much_o the_o moon_n will_v run_v her_o course_n she_o will_v walk_v her_o station_n secure_o through_o the_o heaven_n though_o all_o the_o dog_n in_o 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blood_n of_o the_o son_n 33.14_o isa_n 33.14_o there_o be_v none_o that_o can_v stand_v between_o everlasting_a burn_n and_o we_o but_o christ_n you_o shall_v not_o see_v my_o face_n except_o you_o bring_v your_o brother_n benjamin_n with_o you_o say_v joseph_n to_o his_o brethren_n so_o say_v god_n sinner_n sinner_n you_o shall_v not_o see_v my_o face_n 6._o gen._n 43.3_o 6._o except_o you_o bring_v jesus_n with_o you_o except_o you_o bring_v christ_n in_o your_o arm_n you_o shall_v never_o see_v my_o face_n with_o joy_n you_o shall_v never_o see_v my_o face_n and_o live_v there_o be_v a_o writ_n of_o vengeance_n that_o be_v issue_v out_o of_o the_o court_n of_o heaven_n against_o poor_a sinner_n and_o except_o christ_n stop_v in_o they_o will_v certain_o fall_v under_o a_o eternal_a arrest_n and_o be_v throw_v into_o everlasting_a perdition_n and_o destruction_n but_o sixthly_a if_o you_o will_v have_v god_n for_o your_o portion_n than_o you_o must_v break_v your_o league_n with_o 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