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to_o hell_n and_o deliver_v unto_o chain_n of_o darkness_n 4_o 2_o pet._n 2_o 4_o the_o reason_n be_v render_v in_o the_o 6._o of_o jude_n because_o when_o he_o have_v possibility_n to_o stand_v or_o fall_v he_o keep_v not_o his_o first_o estate_n non_fw-la perstitit_fw-la 8_o 1._o joh._n 3_o 8_o in_o veritate_fw-la john_n the_o 8.44_o he_o abide_v not_o in_o the_o truth_n so_o then_o to_o descend_v again_o the_o devil_n he_o be_v primitiws_fw-la peccator_fw-la he_o be_v the_o first_o offender_n for_o he_o sin_v from_o the_o beginning_n from_o the_o devil_n sin_n be_v derive_v unto_o adam_n from_o adam_n to_o all_o his_o posterity_n bear_v of_o unclean_a seed_n from_o the_o corruption_n of_o unclean_a birth_n it_o be_v secret_o convey_v to_o our_o inclination_n to_o concupiscence_n thus_o from_o the_o devil_n sin_n first_o boil_v up_o as_o out_o of_o the_o main_a sea_n from_o he_o when_o it_o come_v to_o adam_n it_o arise_v as_o out_o of_o a_o spring_n from_o this_o spring_n it_o be_v reserve_v in_o nature_n as_o in_o a_o conduit_n from_o nature_n convey_v to_o concupiscence_n as_o by_o a_o pipe_n &_o from_o thence_o do_v issue_v a_o stream_n of_o wickedness_n to_o the_o sea_n again_o now_o although_o it_o be_v thus_o manifest_a that_o sin_n do_v proceed_v from_o the_o suggestion_n of_o satan_n work_v with_o our_o own_o concupiscence_n yet_o evil_a and_o godless_a man_n they_o think_v they_o be_v tempt_v of_o god_n and_o when_o they_o sin_n they_o do_v not_o stick_v to_o say_v god_n have_v so_o decree_v it_o let_v he_o therefore_o work_v his_o will_n for_o who_o have_v ever_o resist_v his_o will_n homer_n that_o notable_a heathen_a poet_n he_o answer_v such_o man_n very_o fit_o in_o the_o person_n of_o jupiter_n speak_v in_o this_o sort_n 1._o hom._n odd_a 2_o pag_n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d o_o you_o foolish_a mortal_a man_n ever_o and_o
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finger_n he_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o sound_n but_o if_o the_o instrument_n be_v bad_a or_o the_o string_n not_o well_o choose_v he_o be_v not_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o ill_a sound_n the_o iron_n rust_v thou_o will_v not_o wite_v it_o upon_o the_o smith_n wine_n sour_v the_o fault_n be_v not_o in_o the_o vintner_n in_o the_o heaven_n there_o be_v a_o double_a motion_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d tibiarum_fw-la aristoxenus_n in_o lib_n de_fw-la foram_fw-la ni_fw-fr bus_fw-la tibiarum_fw-la the_o fix_a star_n and_o the_o whole_a globe_n of_o all_o be_v carry_v about_o with_o one_o sphere_n and_o with_o one_o motion_n yet_o the_o planet_n in_o themselves_o have_v a_o wander_a and_o uncertain_a course_n the_o like_a we_o may_v usual_o behold_v in_o every_o clock_n the_o great_a and_o high_a wheel_n move_v and_o carry_v about_o all_o the_o rest_n yet_o in_o this_o motion_n some_o wheel_n turn_v to_o the_o right_a hand_n other_o to_z the_o leave_v and_o that_o by_o a_o contrary_a 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