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vapour_n so_o he_o who_o breath_n if_o he_o will_v have_v form_v it_o into_o a_o doom_n of_o condemnation_n may_v have_v be_v deadly_a to_o many_o have_v his_o breath_n stop_v his_o life_n take_v from_o he_o by_o the_o vapour_n or_o send_v of_o a_o new_a white-limed_a chamber_n it_o be_v 40._o be_v hier._n epist_n tom._n 1._o pag._n 40._o jovianus_n the_o emperor_n and_o the_o 638._o the_o bucholz_n ind._n chronol_n jud._n chronol_n ad_fw-la an._n 1574._o p._n 638._o cardinal_n of_o lorraine_n be_v light_v to_o his_o lodging_n and_o to_o his_o long-home_o both_o at_o once_o by_o a_o poison_a torch_n and_o a_o less_o thing_n than_o a_o torch_n a_o candle_n less_o than_o a_o candle_n the_o send_v of_o the_o snuff_n of_o it_o may_v put_v a_o woman_n into_o 7._o into_o plin._n nat_n hist_o lib_n 7._o cap._n 7._o a_o untimely_a travail_n and_o put_v she_o to_o pang_n of_o childbirth_n and_o of_o death_n both_o together_o the_o second_o general_a cause_n of_o man_n short_a and_o uncertain_a life_n be_v bloody_a hostility_n for_o there_o be_v many_o man_n of_o blood_n and_o belial_n and_o some_o be_v so_o mad_a upon_o desperate_a adventure_n that_o as_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v they_o lay_v wait_v for_o their_o own_o blood_n they_o lurk_v privy_o for_o their_o own_o life_n prov._n 1.18_o but_o more_o for_o the_o blood_n and_o life_n of_o other_o who_o say_v unto_o their_o associate_n come_v with_o we_o let_v we_o lay_v wait_v for_o blood_n let_v we_o lurk_v privy_o for_o the_o innocent_a without_o cause_n ver_fw-la 11._o we_o shall_v find_v all_o precious_a substance_n we_o shall_v fill_v our_o house_n with_o spoil_n v._o 12._o who_o out_o of_o greediness_n of_o gain_n take_v the_o life_n of_o the_o owner_n thereof_o v._o 19_o and_o as_o out_o of_o greediness_n of_o gain_n
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shall_fw-mi 11_o 12._o but_o the_o devil_n that_o red_a dragon_n as_o he_o be_v call_v rev._n 12.3_o delight_v in_o the_o effusion_n of_o man_n blood_n drive_v on_o the_o delusion_n of_o his_o fancy_n through_o his_o conscience_n affection_n and_o will_n to_o the_o execution_n of_o his_o hand_n all_o this_o while_n i_o have_v say_v nothing_o of_o the_o mortality_n of_o the_o sword_n in_o the_o prodigal_a effusion_n of_o blood_n by_o war_n which_o to_o that_o of_o single_a slaughter_n be_v like_o the_o flow_n of_o the_o sea_n to_o the_o run_v of_o the_o channel_n whereof_o heretofore_o we_o have_v take_v notice_n only_o by_o hearsay_n or_o read_n and_o i_o wish_v i_o be_v put_v to_o it_o to_o make_v you_o apprehensive_a of_o it_o only_o by_o memorandum_n out_o of_o ancient_a and_o foreign_a war_n as_o of_o the_o carthaginian_n and_o roman_n or_o the_o turk_n and_o scythian_n or_o of_o the_o frenchman_n and_o spaniard_n the_o spaniard_n and_o hollander_n the_o swede_n and_o imperialist_n or_o if_o we_o must_v have_v our_o part_n in_o that_o more_o than_o brutish_a malignity_n for_o the_o rage_n of_o beast_n never_o bestrew_v either_o land_n or_o sea_n with_o so_o many_o dead_a carcase_n as_o humane_a hostility_n have_v do_v nor_o be_v it_o ever_o so_o permanent_a in_o time_n as_o either_o to_o muse_v much_o upon_o mischief_n before_o they_o do_v it_o or_o to_o retain_v a_o long_a remembrance_n of_o it_o after_o it_o be_v do_v that_o it_o be_v betwixt_o english_a and_o irish_a protestant_n and_o papist_n but_o we_o have_v live_v to_o be_v so_o unhappy_a as_o to_o see_v death_n ride_v furious_o upon_o his_o red_a horse_n with_o his_o great_a sword_n in_o his_o hand_n as_o he_o be_v describe_v in_o the_o rovel_v 6.4_o and_o under_o his_o colour_n who_o be_v the_o most_o catholic_a general_n sway_v in_o all_o army_n in_o the_o world_n english_a against_o english_a protestant_n against_o protestant_n kill_v one_o another_o first_o in_o a_o set_a battle_n 561._o battle_n kinton_n where_o the_o battle_n be_v be_v in_o the_o veil_n of_o the_o red-horse_n of_o the_o shape_n of_o a_o red-horse_n cut_v out_o of_o a_o red_a hill_n by_o the_o country_n people_n cambd_v of_o warwickeshire_n in_o his_o britain_n p._n 561._o in_o the_o vale_n of_o the_o red-horse_n and_o since_o in_o several_a place_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o yet_o like_o unconvert_v saul_n we_o breathe_v out_o threaten_n and_o slaughter_n against_o one_o another_o at_o home_n as_o if_o we_o have_v no_o enemy_n abroad_o and_o that_o with_o such_o deadly_a bate_n and_o spite_n and_o in_o such_o sort_n that_o if_o the_o god_n of_o peace_n be_v not_o please_v to_o take_v up_o the_o quarrel_n the_o issue_n of_o english_a and_o protestant_a blood_n may_v swell_v up_o to_o the_o horse_n bridle_n for_o 1600._o furlong_n as_o the_o measure_n be_v observe_v revel_v 14.20_o come_v to_o pass_v which_o can_v be_v without_o many_o instance_n pertinent_a to_o my_o text_n for_o how_o soon_o do_v many_o man_n 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