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ariolate_v his_o persian_a victory_n such_o like_a anthropomanticke_a sacrifice_n be_v use_v by_o mithridates_n heliogabalus_n etc._n etc._n by_o the_o druid_n among_o the_o french_a by_o the_o goth_n to_o their_o god_n odhen_o and_o by_o the_o sclavonian_n to_o their_o great_a god_n swantmith_n and_o more_o efficacious_a in_o answer_n to_o who_o they_o be_v accustom_v to_o sacrifice_v a_o christian_a every_o year_n in_o the_o taurican_a region_n where_o thoas_n be_v king_n it_o be_v a_o law_n of_o their_o sacrifice_n that_o whatsoever_o stranger_n come_v thither_o especial_o they_o that_o be_v cast_v upon_o their_o shore_n shall_v be_v slay_v as_o a_o victim_n to_o diana_n taurica_n idomeneus_n king_n of_o the_o cretan_n return_v to_o his_o own_o country_n from_o the_o trojane_n war_n neptune_n send_v such_o a_o tempest_n that_o he_o be_v constrain_v to_o vow_v a_o sacrifice_n unto_o he_o the_o first_o creature_n that_o meet_v he_o as_o he_o come_v out_o of_o his_o ship_n now_o his_o 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by_o which_o he_o himself_o do_v seem_v to_o prophesy_v and_o so_o many_o woman_n as_o he_o think_v worthy_a to_o be_v partaker_n of_o his_o grace_n he_o make_v to_o prophesy_v especial_o he_o busy_v himself_o about_o woman_n that_o be_v noble_a and_o rich_a and_o gay_o clad_v and_o thus_o blasphemous_o he_o will_v flatter_v and_o allure_v they_o i_o will_v that_o thou_o shall_v partake_v of_o my_o grace_n because_o the_o father_n see_v every_o angel_n of_o thou_o always_o before_o his_o face_n now_o the_o place_n of_o thy_o greatness_n be_v in_o we_o and_o it_o behove_v we_o to_o convene_v in_o one_o receive_v first_o from_o i_o and_o by_o i_o grace_n and_o be_v thou_o prepare_v as_o a_o spouse_n to_o entertain_v her_o well-beloved_a that_o thou_o may_v be_v as_o i_o and_o i_o as_o thou_o place_n thou_o in_o thy_o chamber_n the_o seed_n of_o light_n take_v from_o i_o thy_o well_o belove_a and_o receive_v thou_o he_o and_o be_v receive_v of_o he_o behold_v grace_n descend_v upon_o 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