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of_o idolatry_n and_o superstition_n special_o in_o image_n pardon_n and_o relic_n of_o saint_n will_v yet_o persevere_v to_o think_v that_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o doctrine_n and_o trumpery_n be_v holy_a and_o good_a final_o many_o maintain_v and_o cry_v out_o for_o the_o execution_n of_o witch_n that_o particular_o believe_v never_o a_o whit_n of_o that_o which_o be_v impute_v unto_o they_o if_o they_o be_v therein_o private_o deal_v withal_o and_o substantial_o oppose_v and_o try_v in_o argument_n chap._n viii_o cause_n that_o move_v as_o well_o witch_n themselves_o as_o other_o to_o think_v that_o they_o can_v work_v impossibility_n with_o answer_n to_o certain_a objection_n where_o also_o their_o punishment_n by_o law_n be_v touch_v cardanus_n write_v 80._o that_o the_o cause_n of_o such_o credulity_n consist_v in_o three_o point_n to_o wit_n in_o the_o imagination_n of_o the_o melancholic_a in_o the_o constancy_n of_o they_o that_o be_v corrupt_a therewith_o and_o in_o the_o deceit_n of_o the_o judge_n who_o be_v inquisitor_n themselves_o against_o heretic_n and_o witch_n do_v both_o accuse_v and_o condemn_v they_o have_v for_o their_o labour_n the_o spoil_n of_o their_o good_n so_o as_o these_o inquisitor_n add_v many_o fable_n hereunto_o lest_o they_o shall_v seem_v to_o have_v do_v injury_n to_o the_o poor_a wretch_n in_o condemn_v and_o execute_v they_o for_o none_o offence_n but_o since_o say_v he_o the_o spring_a up_o of_o luther_n sect_n these_o priest_n have_v tend_v more_o diligent_o upon_o the_o execution_n of_o they_o because_o more_o wealth_n be_v to_o be_v catch_v from_o they_o insomuch_o as_o now_o they_o deal_v so_o loose_o with_o witch_n through_o distrust_n of_o gain_n that_o all_o be_v see_v to_o be_v malice_n folly_n or_o avarice_n that_o have_v be_v practise_v against_o they_o and_o whosoever_o shall_v search_v into_o this_o cause_n or_o read_v the_o chief_a writer_n hereupon_o shall_v find_v his_o word_n true_a it_o will_v be_v object_v answer_v that_o we_o here_o in_o england_n be_v not_o now_o direct_v by_o the_o pope_n law_n and_o so_o by_o consequence_n our_o witch_n not_o trouble_v or_o convent_v by_o the_o inquisitor_n haereticae_fw-la pravitatis_fw-la i_o answer_v that_o in_o time_n pass_v here_o in_o england_n as_o in_o other_o nation_n this_o order_n of_o discipline_n have_v be_v in_o force_n and_o use_v although_o now_o some_o part_n of_o the_o old_a rigour_n be_v qualify_v by_o two_o several_a statute_n make_v in_o the_o first_o of_o elizabeth_n and_o 33_o of_o henry_n the_o eight_o nevertheless_o the_o estimation_n of_o the_o omnipotency_n of_o their_o word_n or_o charm_n seem_v in_o those_o statute_n to_o be_v somewhat_o maintain_v as_o a_o matter_n hitherto_o general_o receive_v and_o not_o yet_o so_o look_v into_o as_o that_o it_o be_v refute_v and_o decide_v but_o how_o wise_o soever_o the_o parliamenthouse_n have_v deal_v therein_o or_o how_o merciful_o soever_o the_o prince_n behold_v the_o cause_n if_o a_o poor_a old_a woman_n suppose_v to_o be_v a_o witch_n be_v by_o the_o civil_a or_o canon_n law_n convent_v i_o doubt_v some_o canon_n will_v be_v find_v in_o force_n not_o only_o to_o give_v scope_n to_o the_o tormentor_n but_o also_o to_o the_o hangman_n to_o exercise_v their_o office_n upon_o she_o and_o most_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o in_o what_o point_n soever_o any_o of_o these_o extremity_n which_o i_o shall_v rehearse_v unto_o you_o be_v mitigate_v it_o be_v through_o the_o goodness_n of_o the_o queen_n majesty_n and_o her_o excellent_a magistrate_n place_v among_o we_o for_o as_o touch_v the_o opinion_n of_o our_o writer_n therein_o in_o our_o age_n yea_o in_o our_o country_n you_o shall_v see_v it_o do_v not_o only_o agree_v with_o foreign_a cruelty_n but_o surmount_v it_o far_o if_o you_o read_v a_o foolish_a pamphlet_n dedicate_v to_o the_o lord_n darcy_n by_o w.w._n
stroke_n we_o strike_v be_v if_o hard_o at_o hand_n and_o near_o in_o place_n then_o ruddy_a colour_n fill_v the_o face_n thus_o much_o may_v seem_v sufficient_a touch_v this_o matter_n of_o natural_a magic_n whereunto_o though_o much_o more_o may_v be_v annex_v yet_o for_o the_o avoid_n of_o tediousness_n and_o for_o speedy_a passage_n to_o that_o which_o remain_v i_o will_v break_v off_o this_o present_a treatise_n and_o now_o somewhat_o shall_v be_v say_v concern_v devil_n and_o spirit_n in_o the_o discourse_n follow_v the_o content_n of_o the_o chapter_n in_o the_o sixteen_o foregoing_a book_n book_n i._n chap._n i._n a_o impeachment_n of_o witch_n power_n in_o meteor_n and_o elementary_a body_n tend_v to_o the_o rebuke_n of_o such_o as_o attribute_v too_o much_o unto_o they_o page_n 1_o chap._n ii_o the_o inconvenience_n grow_v by_o man_n credulity_n herein_o with_o a_o reproof_n of_o some_o churchman_n which_o be_v incline_v to_o the_o common_a conceive_a opinion_n of_o witch_n omnipotency_n and_o a_o familiar_a example_n thereof_o page_n 3_o chap._n iii_o who_o they_o be_v that_o be_v call_v witch_n with_o a_o manifest_a declaration_n of_o the_o cause_n that_o move_v man_n so_o common_o to_o think_v and_o witch_n themselves_o to_o believe_v that_o they_o can_v hurt_v child_n cattle_n etc._n etc._n with_o word_n and_o imaginnation_n and_o of_o cozen_a witch_n page_n 4._o chap._n iu._n what_o miraculous_a action_n be_v impute_v to_o witch_n by_o witchmonger_n papist_n and_o poet_n page_n 5_o chap._n v._n a_o confutation_n of_o the_o common_a conceive_a opinion_n of_o witch_n and_o witchcraft_n and_o how_o detestable_a a_o sin_n it_o be_v to_o repair_v to_o they_o for_o counsel_n or_o help_v in_o time_n of_o affliction_n page_n 7_o chap._n vi_o a_o further_a confutation_n of_o witch_n miraculous_a and_o omnipotent_a power_n by_o invincible_a reason_n and_o authority_n with_o dissuasion_n from_o such_o fond_a credulity_n ibid._n chap._n vii_o by_o what_o mean_v the_o name_n of_o witch_n become_v so_o famous_a and_o how_o diverss_o people_n be_v opinion_v concern_v they_o and_o their_o action_n page_n 8_o chap._n viii_o cause_n that_o move_v as_o well_o witch_n themselves_o as_o other_o to_o think_v that_o they_o can_v work_v impossibility_n with_o answer_n to_o certain_a objection_n where_o also_o their_o punishment_n by_o law_n be_v touch_v page_n 9_o chap._n ix_o a_o conclusion_n of_o the_o first_o book_n wherein_o be_v foreshow_v the_o tyrannical_a cruelty_n of_o witchmonger_n and_o inquisitor_n with_o a_o request_n to_o the_o reader_n to_o peruse_v the_o same_o page_n 10_o book_n ii_o chap._n i._n what_o testimony_n and_o witness_n be_v allow_v to_o give_v evidence_n against_o repute_a witch_n by_o the_o report_n and_o allowance_n of_o the_o inquisitor_n themselves_o and_o such_o as_o be_v special_a writer_n herein_o page_n 11_o chap._n ii_o the_o order_n of_o examination_n of_o witch_n by_o the_o inquisitor_n ibid._n chap._n iii_o matter_n of_o evidence_n against_o witch_n page_n 13_o chap._n iu_o confession_n of_o witch_n whereby_o they_o be_v condemn_v page_n 14_o chap._n v._n presumption_n whereby_o witch_n be_v condemn_v ibid._n chap._n vi_o particular_a interrogatory_n use_v by_o the_o inquisitor_n against_o witch_n page_n 15_o chap._n vii_o the_o inquisitor_n trial_n of_o weep_v by_o conjuration_n page_n 16_o chap._n viii_o certain_a caution_n against_o witch_n and_o of_o their_o torture_n to_o procure_v confession_n ibid._n chap._n ix_o the_o fifteen_o crime_n lay_v to_o the_o charge_n of_o witch_n by_o witchmonger_n special_o by_o bodin_n in_o demonomania_n page_n 18_o chap._n x._o a_o confutation_n of_o the_o former_a surmise_a crime_n patch_v together_o by_o bodin_n and_o the_o only_a way_n to_o escape_v the_o inquisitor_n hand_n page_n 19_o chap._n xi_o the_o opinion_n of_o cornelius_n agrippa_n concern_v witch_n of_o his_o plead_n for_o a_o poor_a woman_n accuse_v of_o witchcraft_n and_o how_o he_o convince_v the_o inquisitor_n page_n 20_o chap._n xii_o what_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n and_o feel_n of_o torment_n may_v force_v one_o to_o do_v and_o that_o it_o be_v no_o marvel_n though_o witch_n condemn_v themselves_o by_o their_o own_o confession_n so_o tyrannical_o extort_a page_n 21_o book_n iii_o chap._n i._n the_o witch_n bargain_n with_o the_o devil_n according_a to_o m._n mal._n bodin_n nider_n daneus_n psellus_n erastus_n hemingius_n cumanus_n aquinas_n bartholomeus_n spineus_n &c._n &c._n page_n 22_o chap._n ii_o the_o order_n of_o the_o witch_n homage_n do_v as_o it_o be_v write_v by_o lewd_a inquisitor_n and_o peevish_a witchmonger_n to_o the_o devil_n in_o person_n of_o their_o song_n and_o dance_n and_o namely_o of_o lavolta_n and_o of_o other_o ceremony_n also_o of_o their_o excourse_n page_n 23_o chap._n iii_o how_o witch_n be_v summon_v to_o appear_v before_o the_o devil_n of_o their_o ride_n in_o the_o air_n of_o their_o account_n of_o their_o conference_n with_o the_o devil_n of_o his_o supply_n and_o their_o conference_n of_o their_o farewell_n and_o sacrifice_n according_a to_o daneus_n psellus_n etc._n etc._n page_n 24_o chap._n iu_o that_o there_o can_v no_o real_a league_n be_v make_v with_o the_o devil_n the_o first_o author_n of_o the_o league_n and_o the_o weak_a proof_n of_o the_o adversary_n for_o the_o same_o ibid._n chap._n v._n of_o the_o private_a league_n a_o notable_a table_n of_o bodin_n concern_v a_o french_a lady_n with_o a_o confutation_n page_n 25_o chap._n vi_o a_o disproof_n of_o their_o assembly_n and_o of_o their_o bargain_n page_n 26_o chap._n vii_o a_o confutation_n of_o the_o objection_n concern_v witch_n confession_n page_n 27_o chap._n viii_o what_o folly_n it_o be_v for_o witch_n to_o enter_v into_o such_o desperate_a peril_n and_o to_o endure_v such_o intolerable_a torment_n for_o no_o gain_n or_o commodity_n and_o how_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o witch_n be_v overthrow_v by_o their_o confession_n page_n 28_o chap._n ix_o how_o melancholy_a abuse_v old_a woman_n and_o of_o the_o effect_n thereof_o by_o sundry_a example_n page_n 29_o chap._n x._o that_o voluntary_a confession_n may_v be_v untrue_o make_v to_o the_o undo_n of_o the_o confessor_n and_o of_o the_o strange_a operation_n of_o melancholy_a prove_v by_o a_o familiar_a and_o late_a example_n page_n 30_o chap._n xi_o the_o strange_a and_o divers_a effect_n of_o melancholy_a and_o how_o the_o same_o humour_n abound_v in_o witch_n or_o rather_o old_a woman_n fill_v they_o full_a of_o marvellous_a imagination_n and_o that_o their_o confession_n be_v not_o to_o be_v credit_v page_n 31_o chap._n xii_o a_o confutation_n of_o witch_n confession_n especial_o concern_v the_o league_n page_n 32_o chap._n xiii_o a_o confutation_n of_o witch_n confession_n concern_v make_v of_o tempest_n and_o rain_n of_o the_o natural_a cause_n of_o rain_n and_o that_o witch_n or_o devil_n have_v no_o power_n to_o do_v such_o thing_n page_n 33_o chap._n fourteen_o what_o will_v ensue_v if_o witch_n confession_n or_o witchmonger_n opinion_n be_v true_a concern_v the_o effect_n of_o witchcraft_n enchantment_n etc._n etc._n page_n 34_o chap._n xv._n example_n of_o foreign_a nation_n who_o in_o their_o war_n use_v the_o assistance_n of_o witch_n of_o eybit_v witch_n in_o ireland_n of_o two_o archer_n that_o shoot_v with_o familiar_n page_n 35_o chap._n xvi_o author_n condemn_v the_o fantastical_a confession_n of_o witch_n and_o how_o a_o popish_a doctor_n take_v upon_o he_o to_o disprove_v the_o same_o page_n 36_o chap._n xvii_o witchmongers_n reason_n to_o prove_v that_o witch_n can_v work_v wonder_n bodin_n tale_n of_o a_o friesland_n priest_n transport_v that_o imagination_n proceed_v of_o melancholy_a do_v cause_n illusion_n page_n 37_o chap._n xviii_o that_o the_o confession_n of_o witch_n be_v insufficient_a in_o civil_a and_o common_a law_n to_o take_v away_o life_n what_o the_o sound_a divine_n and_o decree_n of_o counsel_n determine_v in_o this_o case_n ibid._n chap._n xix_o of_o four_o capital_a crime_n object_v against_o witch_n all_o full_o a_o swered_a and_o confute_v as_o frivolous_a page_n 39_o chap._n xx._n a_o request_n to_o such_o reader_n as_o loath_a to_o hear_v or_o read_v filthy_a and_o bawdy_a matter_n which_o of_o necessity_n be_v here_o to_o be_v insert_v to_o pass_v over_o eight_o chapter_n page_n 40_o book_n iu._n chap._n i._n of_o witchmongers_n opinion_n concern_v evil_a spirit_n how_o they_o frame_v themselves_o in_o more_o excellent_a sort_n than_o god_n make_v we_o page_n 41_o chap._n ii_o of_o bawdy_a incubus_n and_o succubus_n and_o whether_o the_o action_n of_o venery_n may_v be_v perform_v between_o witch_n and_o devil_n and_o when_o witch_n first_o yield_v to_o incubus_n ibid._n chap._n iii_o of_o the_o devil_n visible_a and_o invisible_a deal_n with_o witch_n in_o the_o way_n of_o lechery_n page_n 42_o chap._n iu_o that_o the_o power_n of_o generation_n be_v both_o outward_o
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michael_n andraeas_n musculus_fw-la nauclerus_fw-la nicephorus_n nicolaus_n 5._o papa_n nider_n olaus_n gothus_n origenes_n ovid_n panormitanus_fw-la paulus_n aegineta_n paulus_n marsus_n persius_n petrus_n de_fw-fr appona_n petrus_n lombardus_fw-la petrur_n martyr_n peucer_n philarohus_n philastrius_n brixiensis_n philodorus_fw-la philo_z judaeus_n pirkmairus_n platina_n plato_n plinius_n plotinus_n plutarch_n polydorus_n virgilius_n pomoerium_fw-la sermonum_fw-la quadragesimalium_fw-la pompanatius_n pontificale_fw-la ponzivibius_n popphyrius_n prochus_n propertius_n psellus_n ptolomeus_n pythagoras_n quintilianus_n rabbi_n abraham_n rabbi_n ben_n ezra_n rabbi_n david_n kimhi_n rabbi_n josuah_n ben_n levi._n rabbi_n isaac_n natar_n rabbi_n levi._n rabbi_n moses_n rabbi_n sedaja_v hajas_n robertus_fw-la carocullus_fw-la rupertus_n sabinus_n sadoletus_n savanorola_fw-it scotus_n seneca_n septuaginta_fw-la interpretes_n serapio_n socrates_n solinus_n speculum_fw-la exemplorum_fw-la 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elementary_a body_n tend_v to_o the_o rebuke_n of_o such_o a_o attribute_n too_o much_o unto_o they_o the_o fable_n of_o witchcraft_n have_v take_v so_o fast_o hold_v and_o deep_a root_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n that_o few_o or_o none_o can_v now_o adays_o with_o patience_n endure_v the_o hand_n and_o correction_n of_o god_n for_o if_o any_o adversity_n grief_n sickness_n loss_n of_o child_n corn_n cattle_n or_o liberty_n happen_v unto_o they_o by_o and_o by_o they_o exclaim_v upon_o witch_n 5._o as_o though_o there_o be_v no_o god_n in_o israel_n that_o order_v all_o thing_n according_a to_o his_o will_n punish_v both_o just_a and_o unjust_a with_o grief_n plague_n and_o affliction_n in_o manner_n and_o form_n as_o he_o think_v good_a but_o that_o certain_a old_a woman_n here_o on_o earth_n call_v witch_n must_v needs_o be_v the_o contriver_n of_o all_o man_n calamity_n and_o as_o though_o they_o themselves_o be_v innocent_n and_o have_v deserve_v no_o such_o punishment_n 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blast_n of_o wind_n the_o more_o or_o the_o less_o for_o they_o 13._o for_o the_o lord_n have_v bind_v the_o water_n in_o the_o cloud_n and_o have_v set_v bound_n about_o the_o water_n until_o the_o day_n and_o night_n come_v to_o a_o end_n yea_o it_o be_v god_n that_o raise_v the_o wind_n and_o still_v they_o and_o he_o say_v to_o the_o rain_n and_o snow_n be_v upon_o the_o earth_n and_o it_o fall_v the_o wind_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o not_o the_o wind_n of_o witch_n shall_v destroy_v the_o treasure_n of_o their_o pleasant_a vessel_n and_o dry_v up_o the_o fountain_n say_v oseas_n let_v we_o also_o learn_v and_o confess_v with_o the_o prophet_n david_n etc._n that_o we_o ourselves_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o our_o affliction_n and_o not_o exclaim_v upon_o witch_n when_o we_o shall_v call_v upon_o god_n for_o mercy_n wierum_fw-la the_o imperial_a law_n say_v brentius_n condemn_v they_o to_o death_n that_o trouble_n and_o infect_v the_o air_n but_o i_o affirm_v say_v he_o that_o it_o be_v neither_o in_o the_o power_n of_o witch_n nor_o devil_n so_o to_o do_v but_o in_o god_n only_o though_o beside_o bodin_n and_o all_o the_o popish_a writer_n in_o general_n it_o please_v danaeus_n hyperius_n hemingius_n erastus_n etc._n
etc._n to_o conclude_v otherwise_o the_o cloud_n be_v call_v the_o pillar_n of_o god_n tent_n god_n chariot_n 4.41_o and_o his_o pavilion_n and_o if_o it_o be_v so_o what_o witch_n or_o devil_n can_v make_v mastery_n thereof_o s._n augustine_n say_v non_fw-la est_fw-la putandum_fw-la istis_fw-la transgressoribus_fw-la angelis_fw-la servire_fw-la hanc_fw-la rerum_fw-la visibilium_fw-la materiem_fw-la sed_fw-la soli_fw-la deo_fw-la we_o must_v not_o think_v that_o these_o visible_a thing_n be_v at_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o angel_n that_o fall_v but_o be_v obedient_a to_o the_o only_a god_n final_o if_o witch_n can_v accomplish_v these_o thing_n what_o need_v it_o seem_v so_o strange_a to_o the_o people_n when_o christ_n by_o miracle_n command_v both_o sea_n and_o wind_n etc._n etc._n for_o it_o be_v write_v who_o be_v this_o for_o both_o wind_n and_o sea_n obey_v he_o chap._n ii_o the_o inconvenience_n grow_v by_o man_n credulity_n herein_o with_o a_o reproof_n of_o some_o churchman_n which_o be_v incline_v to_o the_o common_a conceive_a opinion_n of_o witch_n omnipotency_n and_o familiar_a example_n thereof_o but_o the_o world_n be_v now_o so_o bewitch_v and_o overrun_v with_o this_o fond_a error_n that_o even_o where_o a_o man_n shall_v seek_v comfort_n and_o counsel_n there_o shall_v he_o be_v send_v in_o case_n of_o necessity_n from_o god_n to_o the_o devil_n and_o from_o the_o physician_n to_o the_o cozen_a witch_n who_o will_v not_o stick_v to_o take_v upon_o she_o by_o word_n to_o heal_v the_o lame_a which_o be_v proper_a only_o to_o christ_n and_o to_o they_o who_o he_o assist_v with_o his_o divine_a power_n yea_o with_o her_o familiar_a and_o charm_n she_o will_v take_v upon_o she_o to_o cure_v the_o blind_a 10.21_o though_o in_o the_o ten_o of_o s._n john_n gospel_n it_o be_v write_v that_o the_o devil_n can_v open_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o blind_a and_o they_o attain_v such_o credit_n as_o i_o have_v hear_v to_o my_o grief_n some_o of_o the_o 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lest_o we_o be_v tempt_v etc._n etc._n psel_n in_o operat_fw-la daem_fw-la cap._n 14_o idem_fw-la cap._n 17._o beaslike_v devil_n but_o psellus_n see_v nothing_o himself_o probable_a and_o likely_a stuff_n fas_fw-la card._n operat_fw-la de_fw-fr daemon_n the_o plationst_n opinion_n what_o kind_n of_o sacrifice_n each_o spirit_n like_v best_a of_o socrates_n his_o private_a devil_n or_o familiar_a spirit_n diony_n in_o coel_a hierarch_n cap._n 9_o 10._o ephes_n 6._o diony_n in_o coel_a hierarch_n j._n calv._n lib_n stit_fw-la 1._o c._n 14._o edw._n deeri_n in_o lect_n upon_o the_o hebrew_n reading_z 6._o mal._n 3.1_o isa_n 14._o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o thalmudist_n laur._n anan_n lib._n the_o nature_n daem_fw-la 1._o creavit_fw-la coelum_fw-la &_o terram_fw-la laur._n anan_n lib._n the_o nature_n daem_n 1._o laur._n anan_n lib._n the_o nature_n dam._n 1._o laur._n anan_n lib._n the_o nature_n daem_fw-la 1._o instans_fw-la viz._n punctum_fw-la temp_n nempe_fw-la individuum_fw-la nunc._n euseb_n in_o eccles_n histor_n 10000000._o johannes_n cassianus_n in_o confession_n theolog_fw-la tripart_v j._n cal._n lib_n instit_n 1._o cap._n 14._o sect_n 8._o mich._n and._n thes_n 107.101_o idem_fw-la thes_n 103_o 108._o luk._n 15.7_o luk._n 16.22_o j._n cal._n lib._n instit_n 1._o cap._n 14._o 2_o reg._n 16.17_o jud._n vers_fw-la 6._o 2_o pet._n 2.4_o mal_fw-fr malef._n part_n 2._o quaest_n 1._o cap._n 2_o 3._o mal._n malef._n part_n 2._o cap._n 1._o quaest_n 1._o mich._n and._n laur._n anan_n mal._n malef._n etc._n etc._n author_n lib._n zeor_n hammor_fw-la in_o gen._n 2._o the_o gross_a dulness_n of_o many_o at_o the_o bear_v of_o a_o spirit_n name_v aug._n in_o ser_n 4._o greg._n 29._o sup_n joh._n leo_n pont_n ser_fw-mi 8._o nativit_fw-la eph._n 6.11_o 12._o 1_o pet._n 5.8_o verse_n 9_o 1_o cor._n 2.14_o judg._n 9.7_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13_o 14._o 14._o exod._n 31.1_o 31.1_o act._n 8.19_o gal._n 3._o 3._o joh._n 6.70_o matth._n 16.23_o 16.23_o 1_o cor._n 3._o gal._n 3._o 1_o cor._n 2._o 2_o cor._n 7._o 7._o luk._n 9_o 1_o cor._n 5._o philip._n 1._o 1_o thes_n 5._o 5._o 1_o john_n 4._o 4._o 1_o tim._n 4._o 4._o ephes_n 5._o 5._o esai_n 11.2_o 11.2_o zach._n 12.10_o 12.10_o rom._n 8.15_o 8.15_o 1_o cor._n 12.8_o 9_o 10_o 11._o 11._o isai_n 19.14_o 19.14_o isai_n 29.10_o 29.10_o 1_o sam._n 28._o hest_n 16._o 16._o sap._n 15.13_o 29._o 29._o judg._n 9.23_o 9.23_o numb_a 5.14_o 5.14_o luk._n 13.11_o 13.11_o mark_n 16.9_o 16.9_o leu._n 26._o prov._n 24._o luk._n 17._o 17._o mat._n 8.16_o luk._n 4.36_o luk._n 7.21_o 7.21_o joh._n 8.11_o luk._n 8.14_o levit._fw-la 14.7_o 8._o joh._n 9.1_o etc._n etc._n mat._n 4.23_o etc._n etc._n mat._n 15.28_o mat._n 12.22_o mal._n malef_fw-fr quaest_n 5._o pag._n 1._o 1._o a_o maxim_n in_o philosophy_n as_o the_o sun_n in_o aridis_fw-la &_o siccis_fw-la joseph_n de_fw-fr antiquitat_fw-la jud._n item_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la jud._n lib._n 7._o c._n 35._o numb_a 27.16_o 2_o chron._n 18.19_o 20_o 21._o mark_n 5.9_o 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