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haeres_fw-la caiani_n a_o sort_n of_o heretic_n do_v commend_v and_o approve_v of_o the_o fact_n of_o judas_n in_o betray_v christ_n say_v augustine_n and_o of_o late_a time_n the_o murder_n of_o prince_n who_o be_v the_o lord_n anoint_v be_v privilege_v in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n by_o the_o maxim_n &_o position_n of_o jesuite_n 7._o vid._n ich._n nnar_n je_n tolet_n de_fw-fr reg_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 7._o if_o you_o shall_v read_v mariana_n the_o jesuit_n work_n you_o shall_v find_v he_o to_o be_v a_o perfect_a advocate_n for_o murder_n and_o the_o true_a patron_n of_o all_o traitorous_a and_o rebellious_a assascinate_n for_o he_o teach_v his_o disloyal_a auditor_n that_o emperor_n king_n and_o prince_n by_o sword_n or_o poison_n may_v lawful_o be_v kill_v by_o their_o subject_n if_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o divine_n and_o learned_a man_n they_o be_v tyrant_n be_v it_o not_o a_o sin_n to_o shed_v the_o blood_n of_o a_o infidel_n much_o more_o of_o a_o christian_a and_o a_o 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the_o seat_n of_o iniquity_n which_o lie_v upon_o bed_n of_o ivory_n &_o stretch_v themselves_o upon_o their_o bed_n and_o eat_v the_o lamb_n of_o the_o flock_n &_o the_o calf_n out_o of_o the_o stall_n which_o sing_v to_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o viol_n &_o invent_v to_o themselves_o instrument_n of_o music_n like_o david_n which_o drink_v wine_n in_o bowl_n &_o anoint_v themselves_o with_o the_o chief_a ointment_n but_o be_v never_o sorry_a for_o the_o affliction_n of_o joseph_n the_o wickedness_n &_o cruelty_n of_o these_o tyrant_n be_v the_o 2._o cause_n that_o the_o land_n tremble_v &_o every_o one_o mourn_v for_o so_o say_v the_o prophet_n amos_n 8.4.5.6.7.8_o amos_n amos._n 8.4.5.6.7.8_o hear_v this_o o_o you_o that_o swallow_v up_o the_o poor_a that_o you_o may_v make_v the_o needy_a of_o the_o land_n to_o fail_v say_v when_o will_v the_o new_a month_n be_v go_v that_o we_o may_v sell_v corn_n and_o the_o sabbath_n that_o we_o may_v set_v forth_o wheat_n and_o make_v the_o 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