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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plat._n 2._o de_fw-fr rep._n world_n of_o ornament_n and_o dum_fw-la moliuntur_fw-la dum_fw-la comuntur_fw-la annus_fw-la est_fw-la terent._n est_fw-la terent._n a_o year_n be_v spend_v in_o their_o trick_n and_o trim_v themselves_o with_o they_o yea_o scarce_o will_v a_o age_n suffice_v they_o to_o run_v all_o the_o stage_n of_o their_o still-changing_a fashion_n the_o prophet_n isaiah_n be_v himself_o conversant_a in_o the_o court_n have_v diligent_o observe_v the_o gallantry_n of_o the_o proud_a dame_n of_o those_o day_n who_o he_o do_v as_o faithful_o reprove_v open_v a_o full_a pack_n of_o their_o toy_n and_o vanity_n the_o ensign_n of_o their_o pride_n which_o they_o it_o seem_v much_o please_v themselves_o in_o as_o very_o decent_a and_o well-becoming_a ornament_n but_o he_o declare_v unto_o they_o their_o sin_n and_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n pronounce_v the_o doom_n of_o such_o proud_a self-idolizing_a vanity_n as_o the_o daughter_n of_o zion_n be_v then_o become_v through_o a_o strange_a affectation_n of_o multiplicity_n of_o ornament_n and_o singularity_n in_o carriage_n and_o behaviour_n for_o thus_o do_v he_o deliver_v his_o message_n to_o they_o from_o the_o lord_n 16-26_a lord_n isa_n 3_o 16-26_a moreover_o the_o lord_n say_v because_o the_o daughter_n of_o zion_n be_v haughty_a and_o walk_v with_o stretch_a forth_o neck_n and_o wanton_a eye_n walk_v and_o mince_v or_o trip_v it_o neat_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pagn_n 〈◊〉_d plaudendo_fw-la ar._n mont._n tripudiando_fw-la pagn_n as_o they_o go_v and_o make_v a_o tinkle_n with_o their_o foot_n as_o if_o they_o walk_v in_o fetter_n or_o have_v bell_n or_o rattle_n tie_v to_o their_o foot_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pagn_n 〈◊〉_d tinniebant_fw-la a._n m._n pedibus_fw-la
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crime_n which_o may_v bring_v the_o curse_n of_o god_n down_o upon_o a_o whole_a kingdom_n for_o say_v the_o lord_n by_o the_o prophet_n malachi_n 9_o malachi_n chap._n 3._o v._n 8_o 9_o will_v a_o man_n rob_v god_n yet_o you_o have_v rob_v i_o but_o you_o say_v wherein_o have_v we_o rob_v thou_o in_o tithe_n and_o offering_n you_o be_v curse_v with_o a_o curse_n for_o you_o have_v rob_v i_o even_o this_o whole_a nation_n fearful_a be_v the_o provocation_n of_o those_o man_n and_o dreadful_a shall_v their_o punishment_n at_o length_n be_v who_o thus_o sacri_fw-la eâ—iously_o raise_v their_o estate_n and_o heap_v up_o riches_n to_o themselves_o to_o the_o dishonour_n of_o god_n and_o demolishment_n of_o the_o church_n and_o yet_o impuden_o pretend_v the_o church_n good_a therein_o and_o god_n glory_n the_o time_n can_v but_o be_v evil_a and_o perilous_a when_o god_n glory_n be_v make_v a_o footstool_n for_o the_o pride_n avarice_n and_o ambition_n of_o man_n when_o they_o make_v use_v 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barbarous_a villainy_n and_o bloody_a outrage_n 〈◊〉_d outrage_n joseph_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o when_o they_o have_v attain_v to_o a_o predominancy_n in_o that_o miserable_o distract_a nation_n they_o continual_o commit_v upon_o that_o poor_a oppress_a people_n they_o slay_v twelve_o thousand_o of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d son_n of_o the_o noble_n in_o the_o prime_n and_o glory_n of_o their_o youth_n at_o once_o to_o cut_v they_o off_o from_o any_o possibility_n of_o a_o present_a resistance_n and_o the_o hope_n of_o a_o future_a revenge_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o posterity_n these_o be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id._n ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d zealot_n for_o so_o say_v he_o they_o call_v themselves_o as_o be_v singular_o zealous_a for_o good_a undertake_n whereas_o there_o be_v indeed_o no_o villainy_n in_o the_o world_n so_o great_a but_o their_o zeal_n will_v digest_v it_o yea_o no_o evil_a of_o so_o high_a a_o nature_n but_o they_o will_v strive_v to_o equal_v or_o exceed_v it_o be_v superlative_o wicked_a now_o this_o pestilent_a sect_n so_o far_o prevail_v and_o so_o strengthen_v their_o faction_n in_o the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o land_n jerusalem_n that_o they_o become_v the_o cause_n of_o its_o utter_a ruin_n with_o many_o thousand_o misery_n which_o hereupon_o befall_v the_o jewish_a nation_n for_o say_v josephus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o dominion_n of_o the_o zealot_n over_o the_o people_n give_v the_o first_o stroke_n to_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o city_n but_o the_o bloody_a cruelty_n of_o proud_a pretender_n and_o the_o bleed_a misery_n of_o poor_a afflict_v one_o will_v at_o length_n awake_v divine_a vengeance_n so_o far_o do_v these_o bloody_a zealot_n proceed_v in_o their_o cruel_a practice_n that_o at_o length_n they_o provoke_v the_o god_n of_o patience_n to_o scourge_v they_o with_o most_o cruel_a punishment_n their_o
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