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flexis_fw-la genibus_fw-la p._n 235._o l._n 13._o d._n much_o p._n 236_o l._n ult_n r._n lingua_fw-la p._n 251_o l_o 3_o r._n ground_n repentance_n p._n 257_o l._n 16_o d._n to_o p._n 258_o l_o 14_o r_o worm_n p_o 259_o in_o mark_fw-mi d_o 5_o p_o 268_o l_o 25_o r_o strike_v we_o p_o 271_o in_o mark_fw-mi post_n luke_n 7_o d_o 5_o p._n 272_o l_o 1_o r_o here_o 1_o p_o 274_o l._n 24._o r_o self_n i_o do_v p._n 275_o l_o 2_o d._n will_n p_o 279_o l_o 21_o r_o they_o p_o 288_o l_o 1_o r_o christiane_n p_o 289_o l_o 14_o r._n be_v not_o p_o 291_o l_o 1_o r_o work_n p._n 296_o l_o 13_o r_o only_o p._n 299._o l._n 17._o d._n because_o p._n 301._o l._n 4._o r._n her_o p_o 317_o l_o 13_o r_o weep_v
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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o not_o inward_a only_o but_o all_o outward_a gift_n and_o stick_v to_o a_o repine_n at_o god_n liberality_n in_o other_o the_o slothful_a man_n and_o woman_n turn_v from_o god_n who_o providence_n be_v in_o continual_a action_n &_o exercise_n and_o give_v flesh_n bone_n head_n heart_n and_o all_o to_o the_o pillow_n judas_n have_v thirty_o penny_n for_o christ_n but_o we_o have_v little_a or_o nought_o for_o he_o all_o the_o good_a gift_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v strike_v to_o the_o heart_n by_o sin_n s._n john_n behold_v in_o his_o revelation_n a_o great_a red_a dragon_n have_v seven_o head_n and_o seven_o 3._o rev._n 12._o 3._o crown_n upon_o his_o head_n and_o again_o a_o woman_n 3._o rev._n 17._o 3._o sit_v upon_o a_o scarlet-coloured_n beast_n have_v seven_o head_n the_o seven_o head_n be_v the_o seven_o deadly_a sin_n which_o the_o great_a red_a dragon_n the_o devil_n beget_v upon_o the_o woman_n the_o sinful_a soul_n wherewith_o he_o resist_v and_o put_v 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