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to_o thou_o thou_o shall_v see_v theâ—_n pray_v to_o we_o to_o who_o thou_o offre_v thy_o devotious_a those_o to_o fear_v we_o who_o thou_o adore_v thou_o shâ—â—_n see_v these_o tremble_v as_o captive_n chain_v by_o we_o who_o thou_o bonoure_v as_o lord_n certain_o thou_o will_v be_v â—â—_o hamed_a of_o thy_o error_n when_o thou_o hear_v they_o geâ—â—_n themselves_o when_o question_v by_o we_o own_o whâ—â—_n they_o be_v even_o in_o your_o presence_n as_o not_o able_a to_o coâ—â—ceale_v their_o kunning_a wile_n &_o illusion_n and_o minutius_n felix_n in_o octavio_n pag._n 2d_o haec_fw-la omne_fw-la sciunt_fw-la plerique_fw-la pars_fw-la vestrum_fw-la ipsodâ—_n moan_n de_fw-la semeptipsis_fw-la consiteri_fw-la quoties_fw-la à _fw-la nobis_fw-la toâ—â—_n mentis_fw-la verborum_fw-la &_o orationis_fw-la incendiis_fw-la de_fw-la corponâ—_n bus_fw-la exiguntur_fw-la ipse_fw-la saturnus_n &_o serapis_n &_o jupiteâ—_n &_o quicquid_fw-la daemonum_fw-la colitis_fw-la victi_fw-la dolore_fw-la quâ—sunt_fw-la eloquuntur_fw-la nec_fw-la utique_fw-la in_o turpitudinem_fw-la suiâ—nonnullis_fw-la praesertim_fw-la vestrum_fw-la affistentibus_fw-la mentiuâ—tur_fw-la ipsis_fw-la testibw_n esse_fw-la choose_fw-la daemon_n de_fw-la se_fw-la verum_fw-la conyâ—â—_n tentibus_fw-la credit_n adjurati_fw-la enim_fw-la per_fw-la deum_fw-la perumâ—â—_n solum_fw-la inviti_fw-la miseri_fw-la etc._n etc._n most_o man_n &_o even_o many_o of_o yur_n own_o know_v they_o be_v nobetter_v than_o devil_n who_o you_o adore_v your_o god_n saturn_n &_o serapis_n &_o jupiter_n have_v be_v adjure_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o true_a &_o only_a god_n &_o have_v be_v force_v out_o of_o the_o body_n they_o possess_v &_o confess_v themselves_o to_o be_v foul_a &_o seduce_v devil_n and_o their_o confession_n be_v to_o be_v suppose_v true_a in_o point_n of_o reason_n for_o they_o that_o be_v adore_v as_o god_n will_v never_o belie_v themselves_o into_o devil_n to_o their_o own_o reproach_n especial_o in_o 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