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death_n of_o many_o pope_n and_o popeling_n pag._n 57_o of_o inhuman_a cruelty_n pag._n 68_o of_o temperance_n abstinence_n and_o sobriety_n pag._n 84_o of_o drunkenness_n pag._n 90_o of_o prodigality_n and_o excess_n pag._n 98_o of_o god_n judgement_n upon_o adulterer_n and_o unclean_a person_n pag._n 101_o of_o chastity_n and_o modesty_n pag._n 112_o of_o charity_n pag._n 116_o of_o liberality_n bounty_n and_o munificence_n pag._n 122_o of_o covetousness_n and_o avarice_n pag._n 125_o of_o sacrilege_n pag._n 132_o of_o pride_n arrogance_n ambition_n and_o vain-glory._n pag._n 136_o of_o humility_n and_o self-denial_n pag._n 150_o of_o anger_n wrath_n malice_n hatred_n and_o revenge_n pag._n 157_o of_o patience_n moderation_n and_o meekness_n pag._n 161_o of_o god_n judgement_n upon_o apostate_n and_o backslider_n pag._n 168_o of_o god_n judgement_n upon_o atheist_n pag._n 180_o of_o blasphemy_n and_o god_n judgement_n
upon_o blasphemer_n pag._n 187_o of_o profane_a scoffer_n pag._n 193_o of_o perjury_n and_o false_a swear_n pag._n 196_o god_n judgement_n upon_o common_a swearer_n pag._n 206_o god_n judgement_n upon_o curser_n pag._n 210_o god_n judgement_n upon_o heretic_n and_o schismatic_n pag._n 214_o god_n judgement_n upon_o false-witness_n and_o liar_n pag._n 239_o child_n obedience_n and_o love_n to_o their_o parent_n pag._n 244_o god_n judgement_n upon_o rebellious_a and_o unnatural_a child_n pag._n 246_o parent_n love_v to_o and_o care_v over_o their_o child_n pag._n 252_o of_o fond_a parent_n and_o the_o mischief_n thereof_o pag._n 255_o of_o brethren_n love_n each_z to_z other_o pag._n 258_o of_o fortitude_n valour_n and_o magnanimity_n pag._n 261_o god_n judgement_n upon_o sabbath-breaker_n pag._n 280_o god_n judgement_n upon_o murderer_n and_o bloodshedders_a pag._n 285_o of_o marriage_n and_o conjugal_a love_n pag._n 298_o of_o treachery_n and_o perfidiousness_n pag._n 307_o of_o fidelity_n pag._n 314_o of_o deceit_n craft_n guile_n and_o hypocrisy_n pag._n 317_o of_o friendship_n pag._n 320_o of_o gross_a ignorance_n and_o folly_n 323_o contempt_n of_o the_o world_n of_o riches_n honour_n etc._n etc._n 330_o honour_n show_v to_o god_n word_n and_o minister_n 336_o contemner_n of_o the_o ministry_n word_n and_o sacrament_n 340_o god_n judgement_n upon_o dicer_n and_o card-player_n 345_o of_o justice_n the_o duty_n of_o judge_n and_o magistrate_n 347_o of_o injustice_n and_o bribery_n 359_o of_o restitution_n 362_o law_n and_o lawgiver_n 364_o tyrant_n and_o tyranny_n 366_o vanity_n of_o all_o earthly_a thing_n 372_o of_o gratitude_n and_o thanksgiving_n 386_o ingratitude_n and_o unkindness_n 390_o of_o flattery_n and_o parasite_n 395_o of_o deaf_a and_o dumb_a person_n 399_o of_o constancy_n 401_o of_o inconstancy_n and_o unstablenesse_n 405_o of_o hard_a student_n 407_o enemy_n to_o learning_n 411_o of_o calling_n trade_n 412_o christ_n prefer_v before_o all_o earthly_a enjoyment_n 415_o compassion_n sympathy_n 421_o work_n of_o conscience_n guilty_a conscience_n 423_o love_n to_o one_o country_n and_o countryman_n 427_o of_o death_n 429_o detraction_n slander_v backbiting_a 434_o discord_n gontention_n and_o the_o evil_n of_o it_o 438_o strange_a accident_n 440_o strange_a providence_n 443_o of_o terrible_a famine_n 449_o god_n judgement_n upon_o witch_n conjurer_n enchanter_n and_o astrologer_n 453_o apparition_n satanical_a delusion_n 458_o of_o dissimulation_n 463_o of_o envy_n 465_o fame_n name_n renown_n 468_o incontinence_n impudence_n rape_n 471_o god_n judgement_n on_o the_o jew_n for_o crucify_a christ_n 476_o image_n idol_n 481_o of_o superstition_n 483_o long_a life_n life_n sweet_a 485_o mirth_n facetious_a speech_n pithy_a sentence_n 487_o poverty_n poor_a 493_o peace_n peacemaker_n 494_o persecution_n persecutor_n 495_o honesty_n piety_n holiness_n godliness_n 497_o prediction_n prophecy_n 500_o the_o power_n and_o prevalency_n of_o prayer_n 502_o prudence_n wisdom_n policy_n 507_o strange_a prodigy_n 510_o remuneration_n retaliation_n requital_n 520_o god_n love_v to_o his_o child_n and_o their_o love_n to_o he_o 522_o reproof_n reprehension_n 524_o repentance_n and_o reformation_n the_o way_n to_o pacific_a god_n wrath_n 526_o scripture_n prove_v to_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n not_o to_o be_v profane_v 528_o servant_n slave_n 534_o sin_n the_o forerunner_n of_o judgement_n 536_o stratagem_n 539_o education_n of_o child_n schoolmaster_n 545_o memory_n be_v of_o memory_n 547_o quality_n of_o sundry_a people_n 549_o wondrous_a work_n of_o god_n in_o nature_n 551_o the_o rare_a work_n of_o god_n in_o the_o creature_n 565_o rare_a stupendous_a and_o costly_a work_n make_v by_o man_n 585_o old_a rome_n and_o the_o rarity_n thereof_o describe_v 590_o other_o great_a city_n and_o the_o turk_n seraglio_n describe_v 596_o hyspaan_n in_o persia_n describe_v 605_o the_o temple_n of_o diana_n and_o other_o admirable_a place_n describe_v 616_o pequin_n in_o china_n and_o other_o stately_a city_n describe_v 622_o a_o alphabetical_a table_n of_o the_o common_a place_n and_o example_n contain_v in_o this_o book_n wherein_o p._n stand_v for_o page_n and_o c._n for_o example_n a_o abstinence_n p._n 85._o e._n 1_o etc._n etc._n accident_n strange_a p._n 440_o etc._n etc._n see_v providence_n adultery_n p._n 101._o e._n 1_o etc._n etc._n see_v whoredom_n alm_n out_o of_o ill-gotten_a good_n reject_v p._n 363_o e._n 2_o etc._n etc._n see_v charity_n aloe_n how_o make_v p._n 581._o e._n 66._o ambergris_n what_o it_o be_v p._n 573_o e._n 29._o ambition_n see_v pride_n angel_n comfort_n the_o martyr_n in_o their_o torment_n p._n 6_o e._n 11._o p._n 78._o e._n 37._o anger_n p._n 157_o etc._n etc._n how_o cure_v p._n 158_o e._n 1_o etc._n etc._n p._n 165._o e._n 16._o apollo_n tample_n destroy_v by_o lightning_n p._n 457._o e._n 19_o apostasy_n dangerous_a p._n 34._o e._n 28_o p._n 94_o e._n 19_o p._n 179_o e._n 41_o 42_o 43._o apostate_n p._n 169_o e._n 1_o etc._n etc._n apostasy_n repent_v of_o p._n 21._o e._n 53._o apparition_n p._n 458_o etc._n etc._n arrogance_n see_v pride_n be_v admire_v p._n 409._o e._n 11._o ass_n with_o horn_n p._n 582._o e._n 68_o astrologer_n deceive_v p._n 62._o e._n 16._o astrologer_n p._n 453_o etc._n etc._n atheism_n p._n 63._o e._n 21_o 22._o p._n 137._o e._n 3._o p._n 171._o e._n 6._o p._n 180_o etc._n etc._n avarice_n see_v covetousness_n b._n babylon_n with_o its_o rarity_n describe_v p._n 597_o etc._n etc._n backbiting_a p._n 434_o etc._n etc._n see_v slander_v backslider_n see_v apostate_n balm_n tree_n where_o it_o grow_v p._n 566._o e._n 3._o bat_n strange_a p._n 581._o e._n 65._o beast_n strange_a p._n 574._o e._n 34_o 36_o etc._n etc._n p._n 576._o e._n 42_o 43._o p._n 580._o e._n 61._o bezar_n stone_n where_o find_v p._n 583._o e._n 70_o a_o feast_n for_o the_o translation_n of_o the_o bible_n p._n 24._o e._n 14_o bird_n strange_a p._n 575._o e._n 40._o p._n 579._o e._n 55_o blasphemy_n p._n 49._o e._n 53_o 54._o p._n 50._o e._n 60._o p._n 57_o p._n 65_o e._n 28._o p._n 72._o e._n 15._o p._n 79._o e._n 39_o p_o 138._o e._n 10._o p._n 171_o e._n 7._o p._n 173._o e._n 17._o p._n 176._o e._n 31._o p._n 183._o e._n 16_o 17_o p._n 185._o e._n 21_o 22._o p._n 186._o e._n 24_o 25_o 26._o p._n 187_o etc._n etc._n blood_n shedder_n see_v murderer_n bounty_n see_v liberality_n bribery_n p._n 140._o e._n 16._o p._n 359_o etc._n etc._n hate_a p._n 331_o e._n 3._o p._n 333._o e._n 10_o 14._o p._n 352._o e._n 14._o p._n 359._o e._n 1_o etc._n etc._n brethren_n love_n each_o to_o other_o p._n 258._o e._n 1_o etc._n etc._n brother_n unnatural_a p._n 74._o e._n 22._o p._n 259._o e._n 1_o etc._n etc._n p._n 287._o e._n 11._o p._n 289._o e._n 19_o p._n 521._o e._n 3._o c._n cairo_n in_o egypt_n describe_v p._n 607._o calling_n see_v trade_n camel_n describe_v p._n 566_o e._n 5._o cantharides_n what_o p._n 584._o e._n 73._o card-player_n punish_v p._n 345_o etc._n etc._n casan_n in_o parthia_n describe_v p._n 606._o cave_n strange_a p._n 554._o e._n 16_o 17._o p._n 556._o e._n 27._o p._n 573_o e._n 30._o charity_n p._n 117._o e._n 1_o etc._n etc._n chastity_n p._n 112._o e._n 1_o etc._n etc._n a_o child_n nurse_v by_o a_o old_a woman_n p._n 16._o e._n 37._o by_o a_o man_n p._n 570._o e._n 17._o child_n not_o to_o marry_v without_o parent_n consent_n p._n 252_o e._n 1._o child_n love_n and_o obedience_n to_o parent_n p._n 244_o e._n 1_o etc._n etc._n child_n education_n see_v schoolmaster_n child_n martyrdom_n p._n 5._o e._n 10._o p._n 79._o e._n 38._o many_o child_n at_o a_o birth_n p._n 559._o e._n 41_o child_n unnatural_a p._n 73._o e._n 19_o p._n 246_o etc._n etc._n p._n 290_o e._n 23._o p._n 308._o e._n 2._o p._n 521_o e._n 1_o etc._n etc._n a_o child_n cry_v in_o the_o womb_n p._n 562_o e._n 54_o christ_n our_o mediator_n p._n 420_o e._n 1_o etc._n etc._n christ_n why_o not_o deify_v at_o rome_n p._n 341_o e._n 4_o christ_n prefer_v before_o all_o earthly_a thing_n p._n 18._o e._n 43._o p._n 29._o e._n 6_o etc._n etc._n p._n 34._o e._n 27_o 28._o p._n 415_o etc._n etc._n christian_n courage_n p._n 2._o e._n 2._o p._n 4._o e._n 7._o christian_n high_o honour_v p._n 338_o e._n 6_o church_n not_o to_o be_v profane_v p._n 498_o e._n 4_o 6._o cinnamon_n tree_n p._n 571_o e._n 20_o clove_n how_o they_o grow_v p._n 573_o e._n 26._o colossus_n of_o rhodes_n describe_v p._n 614._o comfort_n at_o death_n p._n 12_o e._n 24_o p._n 13_o e._n 26_o p._n 17_o e._n 41_o p._n 20_o e._n 50_o 51_o p._n 31_o e._n 16._o compassion_n p._n 421_o etc._n etc._n conjurer_n plague_v by_o god_n p._n 58_o e._n 4_o 5_o 6_o 7._o p._n 453_o etc._n etc._n conscience_n with_o the_o work_n of_o it_o p._n 423_o etc._n etc._n
5._o 7._o mat._n 5._o 28_o 32._o gal._n 5._o 19_o 2_o pet._n 2._o 14._o rom._n 2._o 22._o jer._n 13._o 27._o prov._n 30._o 20_o threaten_v psal._n 50._o 18_o etc._n etc._n mal._n 3._o 5._o 1_o cor._n 6._o 9_o heb._n 13._o 3._o jer._n 29._o 23._o hos._n 4._o 2_o etc._n etc._n hos._n 4._o 13_o 14._o jam._n 2._o 11._o rev._n 2._o 22._o punish_v leu._n 20._o 10._o prov._n 6._o 32._o joh._n 8._o 3_o 4._o scripturall_a example_n judah_n gen._n 38._o 16_o etc._n etc._n potiphar_n wife_n gen._n 39_o 7._o david_n 2._o sam._n 11._o 4._o the_o benjamite_n jud._n 19_o 25._o amon_n 2._o sam._n 13._o 11_o etc._n etc._n marry_o magdalen_n john_n 8._o 4._o the_o corinthian_a 1_o cor._n 5._o 1._o absalon_n 2_o sam._n 16._o 22._o reuben_n gen._n 35._o 22._o lot_z gen._n 19_o 36._o herod_n mat._n 14._o 3._o other_o example_n ninus_n king_n of_o assyria_n fall_v in_o love_n with_o semiramis_n wife_n of_o menon_n one_o of_o his_o officer_n and_o when_o he_o can_v not_o persuade_v menon_n to_o deliver_v his_o wife_n to_o he_o he_o threaten_v to_o pull_v out_o his_o eye_n whereupon_o menon_n hang_v himself_o and_o ninus_n marry_v his_o wife_n diod._n sic._n julius_n caesar_n be_v a_o great_a adulterer_n defile_v many_o of_o the_o chief_a senator_n wife_n for_o which_o among_o other_o thing_n he_o be_v murder_v in_o the_o senate-house_n sueto_fw-la augustus_n the_o emperor_n be_v a_o adulterer_n and_o be_v at_o a_o feast_n he_o take_v a_o noble_a woman_n from_o the_o table_n her_o husband_n be_v by_o and_o have_v she_o into_o a_o chamber_n and_o after_o bring_v she_o back_o her_o eye_n very_o red_a and_o her_o hair_n all_o disorder_a ibidem_fw-la the_o like_a adulterer_n be_v tiberius_n and_o most_o of_o the_o roman_a emperor_n c._n caligula_n be_v a_o most_o impudent_a and_o impure_a adulterer_n he_o take_v many_o wife_n from_o their_o husband_n and_o when_o he_o have_v satiate_v his_o lust_n with_o they_o hate_v they_o as_o much_o as_o former_o he_o have_v pretend_a love_n to_o they_o theat_v aquavitae_fw-la humh_o he_o commit_v incest_n with_o his_o own_o sister_n and_o then_o banish_v they_o messalina_n the_o wife_n of_o cladius_n the_o emperor_n be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o impudent_a adulteress_n that_o ever_o be_v in_o the_o world_n she_o have_v a_o chamber_n in_o her_o palace_n wherein_o herself_o with_o many_o of_o the_o noble_a woman_n of_o rome_n do_v common_o prostitute_v themselves_o she_o send_v for_o appius_n sylvanus_n a_o noble_a young_a man_n and_o solicit_v he_o to_o lie_v with_o she_o and_o because_o he_o refuse_v she_o accuse_v he_o to_o the_o emperor_n her_o husband_n as_o potiphar_n wife_n do_v joseph_n and_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v put_v to_o death_n she_o also_o will_v needs_o be_v marry_v to_o caius_n silus_n &_o make_v a_o great_a feast_n at_o her_o wedding_n &_o give_v he_o much_o of_o the_o emperor_n treasure_n she_o cause_v divers_a of_o the_o noble_a woman_n of_o rome_n in_o her_o palace_n to_o commit_v adultery_n their_o husband_n stand_v by_o and_o look_v on_o reward_v they_o great_o for_o the_o same_o but_o if_o any_o refuse_v to_o do_v it_o she_o hate_v they_o exceed_o and_o by_o all_o mean_v seek_v their_o destruction_n she_o eager_o dote_v upon_o a_o common_a dancer_n and_o when_o she_o can_v not_o prevail_v with_o he_o to_o lie_v with_o she_o she_o cause_v her_o husband_n to_o command_v he_o to_o obey_v she_o in_o whatsoever_o she_o shall_v require_v of_o he_o and_o thereby_o have_v her_o desire_n with_o he_o the_o like_a she_o do_v with_o many_o other_o she_o go_v often_o to_o the_o common_a stew_n to_o satiate_v her_o lust_n with_o all_o comer_n strive_v with_o the_o famous_a strumpet_n in_o all_o rome_n to_o exceed_v they_o in_o their_o devilish_a art_n &_o to_o vie_v with_o they_o in_o their_o filthy_a lust_n for_o which_o at_o the_o complaint_n of_o the_o noble_n she_o be_v put_v to_o death_n lang._n chron._n nero_n have_v make_v a_o great_a feast_n in_o a_o public_a theatre_n after_o supper_n command_v all_o his_o guest_n to_o go_v into_o some_o house_n hard_o by_o into_o which_o he_o have_v gather_v abundance_n of_o wife_n virgin_n maidservant_n and_o harlot_n and_o there_o to_o defile_v who_o they_o please_v command_v that_o none_o shall_v be_v deny_v so_o that_o the_o servant_n commit_v wickedness_n with_o his_o mistress_n his_o master_n be_v by_o and_o base_a fellow_n with_o noble_a virgin_n their_o father_n be_v by_o etc._n etc._n xiphilinus_n romulus_n ordain_v a_o law_n among_o the_o roman_n that_o a_o man_n may_v put_v away_o his_o wife_n if_o she_o be_v prove_v to_o have_v commit_v adultery_n or_o consent_v to_o the_o poison_n of_o her_o child_n but_o if_o he_o put_v she_o away_o for_o any_o other_o cause_n she_o be_v to_o have_v half_a his_o good_n and_o the_o other_o half_o go_v to_o the_o goddess_n ceres_n plut._n artaxerxes_n mnemon_n king_n of_o persia_n fall_v in_o love_n with_o his_o own_o daughter_n a_o beautiful_a virgin_n call_v atossa_n which_o his_o own_o mother_n parysatis_n perceive_v persuade_v he_o to_o marry_v she_o and_o so_o to_o make_v she_o his_o wife_n and_o though_o the_o persian_a law_n have_v former_o forbid_v such_o incestuous_a marriage_n yet_o take_v counsel_n with_o his_o wicked_a mother_n and_o his_o own_o lust_n he_o marry_v she_o after_o which_o time_n he_o never_o prosper_v in_o any_o thing_n that_o he_o take_v in_o hand_n diod._n sic._n nero_n the_o emperor_n when_o he_o ride_v abroad_o with_o his_o mother_n agrippina_n in_o his_o horselitter_n use_v ordinary_o to_o commit_v incest_n with_o she_o suet._n cleopatra_n be_v very_o young_a be_v with_o her_o brother_n ptolomaeus_n king_n of_o egypt_n besiege_v in_o alexandria_n by_o julius_n caesar_n after_o a_o while_o she_o cause_v one_o apollidorus_n to_o bind_v she_o up_o in_o clothes_n like_o a_o bed_n and_o so_o carry_v she_o into_o caesar_n tent_n where_o be_v lay_v down_o at_o caesar_n foot_n the_o man_n open_v his_o fardel_n and_o a_o venus_n come_v 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