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this_o be_v upon_o record_n at_o last_o the_o prince_n come_v home_o without_o the_o wife_n which_o be_v never_o real_o intend_v for_o he_o howsoever_o thing_n be_v give_v out_o notwithstanding_o all_o the_o pain_n of_o the_o young_a prince_n and_o the_o earnest_a solicitude_n of_o the_o father_n with_o the_o compliance_n of_o both_o if_o it_o have_v not_o be_v for_o the_o hatred_n to_o the_o palatine_a house_n and_o fear_v of_o its_o advancement_n to_o the_o succession_n of_o those_o dominion_n the_o prince_n never_o have_v see_v this_o island_n again_o but_o in_o a_o map_n howsoever_o king_n james_n be_v glad_a to_o have_v his_o son_n safe_a return_v and_o at_o length_n see_v clear_o how_o he_o have_v be_v mislead_v and_o gull_v bethink_v himself_o how_o to_o amend_v his_o former_a mistake_n and_o error_n but_o alas_o it_o be_v too_o late_o for_o as_o he_o be_v thus_o consult_v with_o himself_o death_n take_v he_o away_o an._n 1625._o not_o without_o suspicion_n of_o wrong_n do_v 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luke_n 24.51_o act._n 1.11_o act._n 3.21_o 1_o cor._n 10_o etc._n etc._n ephes._n 5.30_o matth._n 27.50_o mar._n 15.31_o luke_n 23.46_o john_n 14.30_o &_o 6.51_o 53_o 54_o 55_o 56_o 57_o 58._o 1_o cor._n 11.28_o 28._o mat._n 26.26_o &c_n &c_n mar._n 14.22_o &c_n &c_n luk._n 22.19_o &c_n &c_n 1_o cor._n 11.24_o note_n 1_o cor._n 11.25_o 26_o heb._n 9.27_o 28_o col._n 2.11_o 12_o rom._n 4.11_o gen._n 17.10_o mat._n 28.19_o 1_o cor._n 28.29_o rom._n 13.1_o titus_n 3.1_o 1_o peter_n 13.2_o rom._n 13.2_o rom._n 13.7_o 1_o pet_n 2.17_o psal_n 82.1_o 1_o chron._n 22.23_o 24_o 25._o chap._n 26._o 2_o chron._n 29.30_o 31_o chap._n 2_o