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un-subject-like_a disposition_n for_o a_o man_n to_o put_v trick_n and_o quirk_n upon_o his_o prince_n his_o law_n then_o to_o run_v himself_o into_o a_o downright_a violation_n and_o god_n we_o know_v be_v king_n i_o be_o a_o great_a king_n say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n and_o a_o king_n in_o who_o hand_n be_v vengeance_n malach._n 1._o 14._o it_o be_v true_a sir_n we_o be_v thus_o put_v into_o a_o very_a sad_a condition_n when_o the_o only_a option_n that_o seem_v leave_v we_o now_o be_v either_o to_o choose_v sin_n or_o ruin_n but_o yet_o if_o well_o use_v it_o be_v a_o condition_n glorious_a a_o condition_n wherein_o all_o that_o noble_a army_n of_o martyr_n stand_v before_o they_o can_v come_v at_o martyrdom_n and_o if_o in_o preparation_n of_o mind_n we_o thus_o lay_v our_o life_n down_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o christ_n i_o be_o undoubted_o persuade_v it_o be_v our_o only_a way_n to_o preserve_v they_o finis_fw-la 25._o h._n 8._o c._n 19_o epist._n ans._n epist_n ans._n epist._n ans._n 2_o sam._n 7._o act._n 27._o 8._o mal._n 3._o 8._o aquin._n 2._o 2._o qu._n 39_o art_n 1._o ibid._n art_n 3._o 〈◊〉_d verum_fw-la de_fw-la furto_fw-la gel._n l._n 11._o c._n â—lt_n l._n verum_fw-la