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i_o have_v no_o skill_n say_v he_o in_o the_o wicked_a man_n almanac_n god_n will_v be_v do_v it_o be_v his_o cause_n whatsoever_o shall_v happen_v and_o his_o name_n be_v bless_v for_o ever_o for_o what_o he_o have_v do_v but_o so_o vaunt_v the_o heathen_a against_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n 26._o ad_fw-la certum_fw-la tempus_fw-la sunt_fw-la christiani_n postea_fw-la peribunt_fw-la &_o redibunt_fw-la idola_fw-la redibit_fw-la quod_fw-la erat_fw-la autea_fw-la verum_fw-la tu_fw-la cum_fw-la expectas_fw-la miser_n infidelis_fw-la ut_fw-la transeant_fw-la christiani_n transis_fw-la ipse_fw-la sine_fw-la christianis_fw-la august_n in_o psal_n 70._o see_v apâ—l_n pag._n 26._o these_o christian_n be_v but_o for_o a_o