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servaunt_o who_o he_o may_v set_v over_o his_o household_n the_o law_n of_o god_n be_v strict_a against_o false_a prophet_n deut._n 13._o &_o 18._o his_o father_n and_o mother_n that_o beget_v he_o shall_v say_v unto_o he_o thou_o shall_v not_o live_v for_o thou_o speak_v lie_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n yea_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n that_o beget_v he_o shall_v thrust_v he_o through_o when_o he_o thus_o prophesi_v one_o shall_v say_v unto_o he_o what_o be_v these_o wound_n in_o thy_o hand_n then_o he_o shall_v answer_v thus_o be_v i_o wound_v in_o the_o house_n of_o my_o friend_n the_o admonition_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o gospel_n and_o his_o disciple_n be_v frequent_a against_o false_a prophet_n false_a apostle_n false_a christ_n wolf_n in_o sheep_n clothing_n lie_v spirit_n antichristes_n mocker_n seducer_n how_o careful_a be_v samuel_n towards_o the_o end_n of_o his_o life_n to_o approve_v his_o innocency_n both_o to_o god_n and_o man_n through_o the_o whole_a 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sole_n acceptior_fw-la esse_fw-la sermo_fw-la vivus_fw-la quà m_fw-la scriptus_fw-la bernard_n a_o mortuâ_fw-la pelle_fw-la ad_fw-la hominem_fw-la vivum_fw-la recurre_fw-la gregor_n laudare_fw-la se_fw-la vani_fw-la vitu_fw-la perare_fw-la stulti_fw-la aristot._fw-la apud_fw-la valer._n max._n lib._n 7._o ca._n 2._o nihil_fw-la egi_fw-la sine_fw-la theseis_n &_o nihil_fw-la nostrum_fw-la &_o omne_fw-la juvenal_n cantic_a ult._n quid_fw-la sinâ—_n dicant_fw-la qui_fw-la possunt_fw-la dummodo_fw-la quod_fw-la dicunt_fw-la probare_fw-la valeant_fw-la august_n enchirid_a cap._n 38._o 1._o chro._n 12._o 1._o sam._n 18._o vnus_fw-la cato_n mihi_fw-la pro_fw-la centum_fw-la millibus_fw-la plato_n instar_fw-la omnium_fw-la luke_n 5._o aul._n gell._n noct_n attic._n 13.5_o revel_v 4._o revel_v 21._o proverb_n 8._o psal._n 119._o math._n 23._o verba_fw-la innumerabilia_fw-la &_o unum_fw-la tantùm_fw-la verbum_fw-la omne_fw-la hugo_n de_fw-fr arca_fw-la noe._n seneca_n gregor_n 〈…〉_o gregor_n in_o moral_n hieron_n the_o argument_n of_o the_o prophecy_n psal._n 145._o onmis_n latitudo_fw-la scripturaâ—um_fw-la non_fw-la tantùm_fw-la auri_fw-la massas_fw-la tollunt_fw-la veâ—ùm_fw-la &_o bracteolas_fw-la parâ—as_fw-la chrys._n hom_n 1._o ad_fw-la pop_n antio_n chap._n 1._o praeco_fw-la mittitur_fw-la missus_fw-la contemnit_fw-la contemnens_fw-la fugio_fw-la fugiâ—â—_n dormis_fw-la etc._n etc._n jsidor_n lib._n the_o patrib_n veâ—_n testamen_fw-la the_o text_n and_o the_o word_n psal._n 119._o of_o the_o lord_n luke_n 1._o came._n zach._n 1._o ne_n verbum_fw-la ab_fw-la intention_n quia_fw-la veritas_fw-la nec_fw-la factum_fw-la à _fw-la verbo_fw-la quia_fw-la virtus_fw-la est_fw-la bern._n homil_n 4._o super_fw-la missus_fw-la est_fw-la 2_o pet._n 1._o rom._n 11._o 1_o the_o commission_n 1._o king_n 1â—_n revel_v 2._o zach._n 13._o revel_v 2._o rom._n 10._o heb._n 5._o esai_n 6._o act_n 19_o 1._o king_n 22._o 2_o king_n â—_o jer._n 2d_o jer._n 23._o ezech._n 1â—_n jud._n 3._o act_n 19_o zeph._n 1._o zach._n 13._o 2._o sam._n 20._o deut._n 18._o 2._o sam._n 12._o revel_v 12._o 2._o the_o person_n charge_v 2_o king_n 14._o 1_o king_n 17._o jer._n 44._o esai_n 4â—_n luke_n 4._o 1._o sam._n 19_o in_o moriae_fw-la encomio_fw-la subtilitates_fw-la plusquam_fw-la chrysippea_n et_fw-la ultra-mundanae_a id._n loc._n theol._n 12.5_o job_n 5._o 3_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o commission_n jer._n 1._o ezech._n 2._o genes_n 4._o nah._n 3_o arise_v and_o go_v job._n 7._o gen._n 47._o wisd._n 15._o mat._n 20._o vulgo_fw-la dictum_fw-la precio_fw-la ac_fw-la pecuniis_fw-la datis_fw-la brachiae_fw-la effracta_fw-la sunt_fw-la zach._n 1._o 1_o thes._n 5._o ezech._n 38._o eccle._n 33._o gen._n 3._o 2._o thes._n 3._o joh._n 4._o gen._n 2._o gen._n 3â—_n prou._n 26._o 1._o sam._n 3._o prov._n 24._o to_o niniveh_n gualther_n in_o jon._n 2._o king_n 19_o ar._n mont._n 1._o reason_n deut._n 20._o 2._o sam._n 20._o luke_n 10_o homil_n 15._o nisi_fw-la gehenna_fw-la intentata_fw-la esset_fw-la omnes_fw-la in_o gehennam_fw-la laberemur_fw-la non_fw-la ergo_fw-la minus_fw-la quod_fw-la semper_fw-la dico_fw-la dei_fw-la providentiam_fw-la gehenna_fw-la commendat_fw-la quà m_fw-la promissio_fw-la regni_fw-la homil._n 5._o add_v pop_n antioch_n 2._o reason_n zach._n 8._o math._n 1._o zach._n 14._o 3._o reason_n esai_n 16._o 4_o reason_n math._n 12._o math._n 21._o conclusion_n luke_n 10._o act._n 13._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d luc._n 10._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act._n 20._o psal._n 68_o that_o great_a city_n chap._n 1â—_n anius_n upon_o berosus_n raph._n volâ—â—â—ter_n 6._o natur._n hiss_v 13._o ar._n mont._n jun._n &_o trii_fw-la diodor._fw-la siâ—_n strabo_n paulus_n de_fw-fr palatio_fw-la upon_o jonas_n two_o reason_n why_o niniveh_n be_v so_o commenâ—ded_v chap._n 20._o affectum_fw-la inquirit_fw-la non_fw-la factum_fw-la exigit_fw-la ambros._n de_fw-fr patriarch_n chap._n 2._o math._n 12._o act._n 12._o act._n 21._o 1._o pet._n 4._o 2._o pet._n 1._o num._n 1â—_n esai_n 40._o chap._n 3._o ibid._n august_n 8._o dâ—_n civi_fw-la dei_fw-la 23._o chap._n 18._o vrbâ—_n aeterna_fw-la lament_n 2._o ibid._n 4._o jerem
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