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labour_v to_o make_v himself_o equal_a unto_o god_n and_o to_o imitate_v he_o in_o his_o sacrifice_n religion_n and_o sacrament_n chap._n 11._o before_o we_o come_v to_o this_o point_n we_o ought_v to_o consider_v one_o thing_n which_o be_v worthy_a of_o special_a regard_n the_o which_o be_v how_o the_o devil_n by_o his_o pride_n have_v oppose_v himself_o to_o god_n and_o that_o which_o god_n by_o his_o wisdom_n have_v decree_v for_o his_o honour_n and_o service_n and_o for_o the_o good_a and_o health_n of_o man_n the_o devil_n stâ—ives_v to_o imitate_v and_o to_o pervert_v to_o be_v honour_v and_o to_o cause_n man_n to_o be_v dam_v for_o as_o we_o see_v the_o great_a god_n have_v sacrifice_n priest_n sacrament_n religious_a prophet_n and_o minister_n dedicate_v to_o his_o divine_a service_n and_o holy_a ceremony_n so_o the_o devil_n have_v his_o sacrifice_n priest_n his_o kind_n of_o sacrament_n his_o minister_n appoint_v his_o seclude_v and_o feign_a holiness_n with_o a_o thousand_o 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the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o inguas_fw-la among_o the_o which_o there_o have_v be_v two_o famous_a and_o notable_a the_o one_o which_o they_o call_v pachamana_n be_v four_o league_n from_o lima_n whereat_o this_o day_n they_o see_v the_o ruin_n of_o a_o most_o ancient_a and_o great_a building_n out_o of_o the_o which_o francis_n pizarre_o and_o his_o people_n draw_v infinite_a treasure_n of_o vessel_n and_o pot_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n which_o they_o bring_v when_o they_o take_v the_o ingua_n aâ—taguâ—lâ—â—_n there_o be_v certain_a memory_n and_o discourse_n which_o say_v that_o in_o this_o temple_n the_o devil_n do_v speak_v visiblâ—_n and_o gruman_n â—ivers_v by_o his_o oracle_n and_o that_o sometime_o they_o do_v seea_o spot_a snake_n and_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n very_o come_v â—n_n and_o approve_a at_o the_o indies_n that_o the_o devil_n speak_v and_o answer_v in_o these_o fall_n se_fw-mi sanctuary_n deceive_v this_o miserable_a people_n but_o where_o the_o gospel_n be_v enter_v 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