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guard_n set_v to_o keep_v they_o off_o if_o they_o shall_v attempt_v it_o and_o dispersi_fw-la palabundi_fw-la coeli_fw-la &_o soli_fw-la svi_fw-la extorres_fw-la vagantur_fw-la per_fw-la orbem_fw-la sine_fw-la nomine_fw-la sine_fw-la deo_fw-la rege_fw-la quibus_fw-la nec_fw-la advenarum_fw-la jure_fw-la terram_fw-la patriam_fw-la saltem_fw-la vestigio_fw-la salutare_fw-la conceditur_fw-la tert._n apol._n c._n 21._o tertullian_n and_o dispersi_fw-la &_o palabundi_fw-la vagantur_fw-la soli_fw-la &_o coeli_fw-la svi_fw-la profugi_fw-la per_fw-la hospitia_fw-la aliena_fw-la jactantur_fw-la d._n cypr._n the_o idololat_a s._n cyprian_n testify_v for_o their_o time_n that_o they_o be_v disperse_v and_o wander_v about_o banish_v from_o their_o native_a air_n and_o soil_n and_o seek_v entertainment_n among_o other_o nation_n be_v without_o a_o name_n and_o without_o god_n for_o their_o king_n and_o not_o permit_v to_o set_v a_o foot_n upon_o their_o own_o land_n a_o privilege_n that_o no_o 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appoint_v point_v for_o this_o sort_n of_o worship_n be_v inaccessible_a to_o they_o and_o it_o be_v visible_a to_o this_o day_n that_o they_o still_o remain_v as_o he_o speak_v of_o they_o in_o another_o place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n d._n chrysost_o in_o ps_n 8._o to._n 1._o p._n 577._o vagabond_n and_o fugitive_n and_o night-wanderer_n traveller_n both_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n without_o any_o fix_a and_o certain_a habitation_n deprive_v of_o their_o freedom_n country_n and_o priesthood_n and_o all_o that_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o value_v themselves_o upon_o scatter_v amonost_o barbarous_a and_o innumerable_a people_n hate_v of_o all_o man_n abominate_v and_o apt_a to_o be_v hardly_o deal_v with_o by_o all_o what_o nation_n be_v there_o under_o heaven_n that_o bear_v not_o testimony_n to_o this_o truth_n where_o be_v it_o that_o some_o of_o they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v meet_v with_o and_o yet_o what_o place_n be_v there_o that_o have_v any_o considerable_a 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our_o distraction_n 2._o if_o we_o look_v upon_o ourselves_o as_o member_n of_o a_o late_o flourish_a kingdom_n we_o have_v great_a reason_n to_o be_v thankful_a also_o upon_o this_o account_n we_o have_v be_v very_o ready_a to_o complain_v of_o our_o abundance_n as_o a_o burden_n such_o plenty_n of_o worldly_a blessing_n have_v be_v vouchsafe_v we_o and_o what_o plot_n and_o contrivance_n have_v be_v on_o foot_n for_o our_o overthrow_n have_v general_o prove_v abortive_a and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n have_v fall_v upon_o the_o author_n own_o head_n it_o be_v true_a we_o be_v suffer_v not_o very_o long_o since_o to_o prevail_v against_o ourselves_o till_o we_o have_v make_v a_o unhappy_a interruption_n of_o our_o peace_n and_o settlement_n for_o divers_a year_n together_o yet_o behold_v the_o goodness_n of_o our_o god_n he_o then_o hear_v at_o length_n the_o cry_n of_o his_o distress_a servant_n and_o restore_v quiet_a to_o our_o land_n together_o with_o all_o those_o outward_a 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