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a_o manifestation_n of_o the_o great_a folly_n and_o bad_a spirit_n of_o certain_a in_o england_n call_v themselves_o secular_a priest_n who_o set_v forth_o daily_o most_o infamous_a and_o contumelious_a libel_n against_o worthy_a man_n of_o their_o own_o religion_n and_o diverse_a of_o they_o their_o lawful_a superior_n of_o which_o libel_n sundry_a be_v here_o examine_v and_o refute_v by_o priest_n lyve_v in_o obedience_n 2._o tim._n 3._o their_o folly_n shall_v be_v manifest_a to_o all_o man_n luc_n â—â—_o the_o unclean_a spirit_n go_v forth_o and_o take_v seven_o other_o spirit_n more_o wicked_a than_o himself_o and_o all_o enter_v dwell_v there_o and_o the_o end_n of_o those_o man_n be_v worse_a than_o the_o beginning_n superiorum_fw-la permissu_fw-la 1602._o ¶_o of_o the_o contradiction_n of_o fond_a man_n proficit_fw-la semper_fw-la contradictio_fw-la stultorum_fw-la ad_fw-la stultitiae_fw-la demonstrationem_fw-la quia_fw-la quae_fw-la ingenio_fw-la insipientis_fw-la aut_fw-la 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that_o when_o any_o man_n be_v infect_v with_o this_o venom_n i_o may_v almost_o say_v that_o he_o be_v irremediable_a see_v this_o infection_n be_v that_o whereof_o god_n speak_v of_o by_o hieromie_n the_o prophet_n figurative_o behold_v i_o will_v send_v upon_o you_o deadly_a serpent_n against_o who_o no_o enchantment_n shall_v prevail_v &_o they_o shall_v bite_v you_o etc._n etc._n thus_o begin_v he_o his_o treatese_fw-it of_o this_o matter_n wherein_o for_o that_o diverse_a thing_n be_v most_o excellent_o speak_v by_o he_o fit_a to_o our_o purpose_n and_o easy_a to_o be_v apply_v to_o the_o present_a state_n of_o our_o affayer_n we_o think_v it_o not_o amiss_o to_o recyte_v some_o part_n thereof_o more_o at_o large_a hear_v then_o his_o discourse_n right_o say_v he_o be_v the_o bite_a of_o envy_n compare_v by_o the_o prophet_n to_o the_o venomous_a sting_a of_o a_o deadly_a basilisk_n serpent_n whereby_o the_o first_o poison_a serpent_n of_o all_o other_o yea_o the_o author_n and_o 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