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mouth_n etc._n etc._n god_n be_v in_o heaven_n and_o thou_o be_v in_o earth_n in_o this_o kind_n of_o rash_a prayer_n the_o pharisie_n offend_v luk._n 18._o who_o not_o have_v first_o true_o humble_v himself_o press_v vainglorious_o into_o god_n presence_n whereas_o the_o publican_n stand_v a_o far_o off_o knock_v upon_o his_o breast_n &_o call_v for_o mercy_n 2._o observ._n that_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n shall_v not_o make_v we_o more_o slack_a to_o pray_v v_o 2._o i_o daniel_n understand_v by_o book_n the_o number_n of_o the_o year_n etc._n etc._n though_o daniel_n be_v assure_v by_o the_o prophecy_n of_o jeremie_n that_o the_o captivity_n shall_v be_v dissolve_v after_o 70._o year_n yet_o he_o be_v not_o therefore_o secure_a and_o careless_a but_o he_o be_v thereby_o more_o stir_v up_o to_o prayer_n so_o the_o child_n of_o god_n which_o do_v ground_n themselves_o upon_o god_n promise_n be_v thereby_o encourage_v the_o more_o earnest_o to_o pray_v imagis_fw-la stimulantur_fw-la 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judaeos_fw-la lib._n 8_o de_fw-la paâ—ia_fw-la cyri._fw-la lib._n 33._o c._n 3._o isa._n 45._o 3._o lib._n 12._o sub_fw-la initio_fw-la prosper_n in_o lib._n de_fw-fr promiâ—â—_n 〈◊〉_d 2._o c._n 33._o lib._n 6._o c._n 16._o alexander_n virtue_n lib._n 10._o antiquit_n cap._n 11._o isaiah_n 9_o 7._o luk._n c._n 32._o 33._o rom._n 13._o dialog_n cum_fw-la tryphon_n iâ—stinian_n constitut_o noâ—_n il_fw-fr 123._o 〈…〉_z 33._o p._n 258._o rom._n 13._o 1._o 18._o hom_n in_o 2._o ad_fw-la corinth_n in_o hunc_fw-la locum_fw-la lib._n 5_o advers._n haereses_fw-la hierome_n note_v of_o great_a oblivion_n and_o forgetfulness_n in_o psal._n 28._o 4._o homil_n ad_fw-la popul_n antioch_n lib._n 3._o dialog_n cap._n 18._o lib._n 3_o dialog_n cap._n 18._o lib._n 10._o c._n 3._o histor_n natural_a lib._n 7._o cap._n 2._o lib._n 11._o cap._n 37._o lib._n 5._o de_fw-la histo_fw-la animali_fw-la cap._n 19_o jamblic_a de_fw-fr myster_n egypt_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 2._o lib._n 2._o de_fw-la genera_fw-la 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2._o the_o rect_a in_o deum_fw-la side_n cap._n 7._o lib._n 1._o de_fw-la regim_fw-la princip_n c._n ult._n 〈◊〉_d 6_o the_o victor_n verb._n dei_fw-la c._n 14._o herod_n lib._n 1._o lib._n 6._o c._n 26._o lib._n 2._o c._n 4._o lib._n 16._o 〈…〉_z 2._o lib_n 1._o lib_n 3_o c._n â—_o lib._n 5._o strabo_n lib._n 16._o lib._n 9_o de_fw-la praepar_fw-la euang._n cap._n vit_fw-mi lib._n 10._o cap._n 11._o lib._n 3._o advers._n julian._n q._n 16._o in_o lib._n judic._n hexap_n in_o gen._n cap._n 10._o que_fw-la 14._o lib_n 10._o antiq_n 〈◊〉_d lib_n 1._o contra_fw-la appâ—on_n lib._n 8._o cap._n 22._o lib._n 18._o de_fw-la civita_fw-la dei_fw-la cap._n 18._o lib._n de_fw-fr 〈…〉_z de_fw-fr gratia_fw-la c._n 15._o 1._o tim._n 2._o 1._o 1._o cor._n 19_o 10._o in_o 〈…〉_z c._n 75_o 76._o lib._n 10._o antiqui_fw-la c._n 13._o lib._n 9_o de_fw-la praepar_fw-la c_o 3_o herâ—dot_n lib._n 1._o cod._n lib._n 5._o tiâ—_n 5._o leg_n 17._o c._n 9_o in_o daniel_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-la divinat_fw-la lib._n 10._o anno_fw-la cap._n 12._o 〈…〉_z in_o prooem_n bibliothec._n apocal._n 6._o 16._o act._n 24._o 20._o rom._n 5._o 1._o philip_n 24._o 1._o cor._n 64._o genes_n 4._o apocal._n 6._o 16._o act._n 24._o 20._o rom._n 5._o 1._o philip_n 24._o 1._o cor._n 64._o genes_n 4._o lib_n 10_o 〈◊〉_d câ—_n p._n 12._o like_o to_o this_o law_n be_v that_o prohibition_n of_o henry_n the_o 3._o in_o france_n that_o be_v shall_v not_o be_v lawful_a for_o householder_n to_o pray_v with_o their_o family_n polan_n p._n 452._o 〈…〉_z lib._n 8._o c._n 16._o gellius_n lib._n 5_o c._n 14._o lib._n 2._o de_fw-la miâ—abi_fw-la scrip_n c._n 32._o lib._n dâ—_n clem_v cap._n 8._o lib._n â—_o de_fw-fr bon_fw-fr opeâ—_n in_o particul_fw-la c._n 1st_a lib._n 8._o c._n 3._o homil._n 25._o in_o matth._n plutarch_n in_o vitâ—_n marcell_n pro._n 15._o 15._o 2._o king_n 24._o 2._o 2._o chron._n 34._o 3._o in_o obit_n theod._n s._n hebreweâ—_n r._n saadiah_n r._n levi._n r._n ezra_n r._n solomon_n r._n moses_n greek_n 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ca._n lib._n 2_o the_o civet_n dei_fw-la c._n 14._o see_v appendix_n in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o book_n exercise_v 1._o argu_n 8._o answ_n 3._o &_o argu_n 11._o answ_n 1._o rupert_n lib._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d in_o daniel_n c._n 12._o 〈…〉_z the_o thousand_o year_n expound_v apoc._n â—0_n 2._o during_o which_o time_n satan_n shall_v be_v bind_v 〈◊〉_d 9_o 7._o 〈…〉_z lib._n 3._o â—_o rom._n pontif._n c._n 16._o 16._o 1._o macch._n 4._o 52._o 1._o maccha_fw-la 1._o 57_o râ—_n conell_o lib._n super_fw-la philon_n qui_fw-la inseribitur_fw-la breviarium_fw-la temporum_fw-la 2._o macchab._n 9_o 8._o lib._n 12._o antique_a cap._n 3._o bellar._n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr verb._n dei_fw-la c._n 1â—_n in_o tractat_fw-la de_fw-fr distinct_a verar._n vision_n à _fw-la falsis_fw-la rupert_n in_o dan._n c._n 16._o justin_n in_o exposit_n fideâ—_n p_o 29â—_n edit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d lib._n 〈…〉_z august_n 〈◊〉_d â—â—â—chirid_a c._n 45._o hagg._n 2._o 7._o 8._o tract_n 29_o in_o matth._n in_o his_o persian_a monarchy_n pag._n 125._o persian_a monarchy_n p._n 75._o 〈…〉_z in_o 9_o daniel_n addit_fw-la 3._o that_o above_o a_o 130._o veare_v can_v not_o be_v allow_v to_o the_o persian_a monarchy_n lib._n 6._o the_o eâ—â—end_n 〈…〉_z whether_o daniel_n week_n must_v end_v the_o destruction_n of_o jeâ—â—â—â—lem_n burgen_n addit_fw-la 3._o in_o 9_o cap._n daniel_n in_o apparat_fw-la lib._n daniel_n whether_o darius_n and_o artashasht_v mention_v ezr._n 6._o 14._o be_v all_o one_o king_n l._n plâ—ss_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o truenes_n of_o christian_a religion_n c._n 29._o 30._o in_o the_o table_n before_o the_o great_a english_a bâ—â—le_n hâ—xap_n in_o gâ—â—_n c._n 11._o qu._n 19_o see_v more_o for_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o 70._o year_n captivity_n qu._n 5._o upon_o this_o chap._n at_o what_o time_n the_o star_n begin_v to_o appear_v to_o the_o wiseman_n that_o come_v from_o the_o east_n matth._n 2._o iren._n lib._n 3._o adner_n haeres_fw-la c._n 25._o tertul._n lib._n advers._n judaeos_fw-la haeres_fw-la 51._o 51._o nehem._n 12._o 24._o synops._n contr_n 13._o qu._n 4._o 4._o chap._n 22._o â—_o â—_o joh._n 18._o 28._o 7._o benefit_n which_o the_o jew_n have_v be_v deprive_v of_o since_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n epistol_n 129._o ad_fw-la dardanum_n of_o the_o manifold_a and_o 〈◊〉_d testimony_n of_o christ._n christ._n see_v more_o hereof_o in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o 88_o quest_n following_z lib._n 5._o advers._fw-la haeres_fw-la bellar._n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr sanctor_n beatitud_n c._n 19_o justin._n in_o paraene_n ad_fw-la grac._n synopâ—_n centur._n 4._o err_v 56._o thom._n in_o 4._o c._n epist_n ad_fw-la roman_n a_o notable_a confession_n of_o a_o learned_a jew_n that_o the_o messiah_n be_v come_v long_o since_o lib._n 11._o moral_a cap._n 12._o lib._n 12._o de_fw-fr gen._n ad_fw-la litter_n c._n 9_o hexapl._n in_o gen._n 2._o quest_n 13_o 14._o 16._o lib._n 4._o mor._n c._n 30._o 1._o p._n qu._n 109._o art_n â—_o lib._n 9_o the_o victor_n verb._n c._n 8._o synops._n pap_n centur._n 4._o cr_n 96._o 97._o 〈…〉_z see_v more_o appendix_n exercis_o 7._o argum_fw-la 3._o see_v more_o in_o the_o appendix_n exer_n 6._o argum_fw-la 1._o respon_n 8._o seâ—_n a_o singular_a opinion_n of_o 〈◊〉_d concern_v these_o lybian_o and_o 〈◊〉_d appendix_n exercis_o 8._o argum_fw-la 2._o whether_o saâ—l_v be_v call_v cush_n in_o the_o title_n of_o the_o 7._o psalm_n antichrist_n not_o a_o devil_n incarnate_a antichrist_n whether_o actual_o possess_v of_o the_o devil_n whether_o antichrist_n shall_v be_v bear_v in_o babylon_n whâ—ther_o antichrist_n shall_v be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o 〈◊〉_d synops._n centur._n 1._o err_v 63._o synops._n centur._n 1._o err_v 57_o synops._n centur._n 1._o err_v 6â—_n 1._o note_n of_o the_o rise_n of_o thâ—â—_n 1._o shop_n of_o rome_n by_o craft_n and_o flattery_n 2._o â—ore_n his_o prosper_a &_o prevail_a 3._o his_o rapacitie_n and_o covetousness_n 4._o his_o dissimulation_n 5._o the_o general_a apostasy_n and_o fall_v away_o from_o the_o faith_n lib._n 14._o in_o praefat_fw-la 6._o note_n the_o abuse_v of_o the_o secular_a power_n to_o be_v minister_n of_o their_o cruelty_n and_o butchery_n 2._o 〈…〉_z most_o unspeakable_a and_o 〈◊〉_d hear_v of_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d papist_n 7._o note_n the_o set_v up_o of_o 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o church_n and_o abrogate_a the_o rigâ—â—_n use_v of_o the_o eucharist_n 8._o note_n the_o pope_n use_v the_o pen_n and_o tongue_n of_o false_a teacher_n emperor_n persecute_v by_o the_o pope_n king_n hardly_o use_v by_o the_o pope_n prince_n &_o noble_n 〈…〉_z by_o the_o pope_n learned_a 〈◊〉_d and_o confessor_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d against_o the_o â—ope_n whole_a church_n persecute_v by_o the_o pope_n 10._o note_n the_o pope_n exalt_v himself_o above_o all_o that_o be_v call_v god_n 11._o note_n antichrist_n shall_v exalt_v himself_o against_o the_o true_a god_n 12._o note_n antichrist_n blasphemous_a against_o god_n 13._o note_n of_o the_o prosperous_a success_n of_o antichrist_n for_o a_o time_n lib._n 4._o de_fw-fr eccl._n c._n 18._o the_o reason_n which_o move_v the_o low_a country_n to_o defend_v themselves_o by_o war_n against_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n 〈…〉_z 14_o note_n the_o 〈…〉_z 〈…〉_z 16_o note_n atheism_n prophanne_n not_o care_v in_o effect_n for_o any_o god_n 〈…〉_z 18._o note_n antichrist_n new_a theatrical_a service_n of_o his_o new_a idol_n 19_o note_n antichrist_n distribute_v dignity_n and_o possession_n to_o his_o flatterer_n but_o for_o money_n 20._o note_n antichrist_n ambition_n 21._o note_n cruelty_n towards_o the_o church_n of_o christ._n 22._o note_n the_o covetousness_n of_o antichrist_n 23._o note_n antichrist_n 〈◊〉_d against_o the_o faithful_a 24._o note_n the_o palace_n of_o antichrist_n situate_v between_o two_o sea_n 25._o note_n the_o miserable_a end_n of_o diverse_a pope_n see_v in_o the_o appendix_n 〈◊〉_d 1._o argum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d answ_n 2._o thom._n 1._o part_n qu._n 24._o be_v 3._o hexapl._n in_o exo._n c._n 32._o cue_n 78._o 82._o part_n 3_o summ._n qu._n 48._o artic_a penult_n matth._n 13._o 43._o the_o form_n of_o oath_n which_o the_o popish_a bishop_n make_v at_o their_o consecration_n to_o the_o pope_n â—_o hundred_o thousand_o in_o 30._o year_n space_n slay_v by_o the_o popish_a spanish_a faction_n ex_fw-la caelâ—i_fw-la augustin_n curion_n histor_n saracâ—a_fw-la 2._o lib._n 3._o