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no_o such_o thing_n eccles._n 9_o 12._o 2_o tim._n 2._o 26._o for_o man_n know_v not_o his_o time_n as_o the_o fish_n that_o be_v take_v in_o a_o evil_a net_n and_o as_o the_o bird_n that_o be_v catch_v in_o the_o snare_n so_o be_v the_o son_n of_o man_n snare_v in_o a_o evil_a time_n when_o it_o fall_v sudden_o upon_o they_o that_o they_o may_v recover_v themselves_o out_o of_o the_o snare_n of_o the_o devil_n who_o be_v take_v captive_a at_o his_o will_n 4._o the_o subtle_a malice_n of_o satan_n when_o thou_o see_v the_o fisher_n bait_v his_o hook_n thou_o may_v think_v of_o the_o policy_n of_o the_o devil_n who_o sugar_n over_o his_o poison_a hook_n with_o seem_a profit_n and_o pleasure_n eve_n apple_n be_v candy_v over_o with_o divine_a knowledge_n you_o shall_v be_v as_o god_n know_v good_a and_o evil_n 5._o the_o multitude_n of_o believer_n that_o be_v beget_v by_o the_o gospel_n when_o the_o psalmist_n speak_v of_o the_o sea_n he_o say_v wherein_o be_v thing_n creep_v 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non_fw-la vis_fw-la alterine_n seceris_fw-la sever._n arist._n hist_o 9_o animal_n c._n 24_o festina_fw-la jente_fw-la illud_fw-la adagium_fw-la arridebat_fw-la duobus_fw-la imperatoribus_fw-la facile_fw-la laudatissimis_fw-la aug._n &_o tito_n eras._n adag_n isa._n 618_o be_v righteous_a in_o thy_o word_n and_o expression_n tul._n de_fw-fr offic._n usus_fw-la frandis_fw-la in_o bello_fw-la gerendo_fw-la laudabilis_fw-la in_fw-la aliis_fw-la actionibus_fw-la dâ—test_fw-la ibilis_fw-la machiav_n be_v courteous_a in_o thy_o deal_n benigniâ—ate_fw-la adeo_fw-la praeditus_fw-la ut_fw-la quos_fw-la armis_fw-la suâ—â—gerat_fw-la clementia_fw-la magis_fw-la vicerit_fw-la solin_n austin_n epist._n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d comis_fw-la affaâ—ilis_fw-la humanus_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la facilis_fw-la commâ—dusque_fw-la eras._n tanquam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d qui_fw-la sapit_fw-la amica_fw-la i._n e._n qui_fw-la studet_fw-la facere_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la alteri_fw-la sunt_fw-la amica_fw-la &_o grata_fw-la comitas_fw-la alius_fw-la dicta_fw-la humanitas_fw-la affabilitas_fw-la est_fw-la virtus_fw-la in_o conversatione_fw-la mediocritatem_fw-la servans_fw-la ne_fw-la quis_fw-la just_a offendatur_fw-la praetor_n p._n 2._o theat_v eth._n sect._n 13._o blunt_n voyage_n ruth_n 4._o 2._o be_v meek_a in_o thy_o deal_n with_o man_n mansuetudo_fw-la est_fw-la virtus_fw-la quae_fw-la mediocritatem_fw-la seruat_fw-la circa_fw-la iram_fw-la golius_n l._n 4._o eth._n c._n 5._o mansuetudo_fw-la est_fw-la virtus_fw-la quae_fw-la hominem_fw-la ita_fw-la tractabilem_fw-la facit_fw-la in_o communi_fw-la conversatione_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la praeter_fw-la aequum_fw-la &_o bonum_fw-la exaâ—peretur_fw-la aliorum_fw-la ineptiis_fw-la morositatibus_fw-la &_o peccatis_fw-la leâ—ioribus_fw-la etiam_fw-la in_o svam_fw-la injur_fw-la amtendent_n hus_o dau._n in_o col._n 3._o 12._o ovid_n metamor_n plutarâ—h_n infirmi_fw-la animâ—i_fw-la est_fw-la exiguique_fw-la voluptas_fw-la vltio_fw-la continuo_fw-la sic_fw-la collâ—ge_fw-la quod_fw-la vindicte_fw-la nemo_fw-la magis_fw-la gaudet_fw-la quam_fw-la faemina_fw-la juvenal_n sat._n 6._o noâ—ilâ—ssimum_fw-la genus_fw-la vindictae_fw-la est_fw-la parâ—_n ere_o contemnere_fw-la opâ—rtet_fw-la injurias_fw-la &_o quas_fw-la injuriarum_fw-la umbras_fw-la dixeâ—im_fw-la contumelias_fw-la sive_fw-la merâ—to_fw-la mihi_fw-la acciâ—â—t_fw-la sive_fw-la immerito_fw-la si_fw-mi merito_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la contumelia_fw-la sed_fw-la judicium_fw-la si_fw-la immerito_fw-la illi_fw-la qui_fw-la injusta_fw-la facit_fw-la non_fw-la mih._n erubesâ—endum_fw-la est_fw-la senec._n in_o sap._n non_fw-la cad_z injuria_fw-la if_o injury_n be_v shameful_a it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o he_o that_o do_v the_o wrong_n not_o to_o he_o that_o suffer_v the_o wrong_n say_v sâ—crates_n saeâ—â—_n dicere_fw-la solitus_fw-la sum_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la me_fw-it lutherus_n diabolum_fw-la vocaret_fw-la i_o tamen_fw-la hoc_fw-la illi_fw-la honoris_fw-la habiturum_fw-la ut_fw-la insignem_fw-la dei_fw-la servum_fw-la agnoscam_fw-la cael._n bu._n hierom_n observe_v upon_o ephes._n 4._o 32._o that_o the_o apostle_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v say_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rather_o than_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d free_o forgive_a yourselves_o nam_fw-la quod_fw-la bene_fw-la in_o alium_fw-la fit_a magis_fw-la ei_fw-la reponitur_fw-la qui_fw-la praestitit_fw-la quam_fw-la cui_fw-la datum_fw-la est_fw-la est_fw-la hanc_fw-la veniam_fw-la petimusque_fw-la damusque_fw-la vicissim_fw-la horas_fw-la non_fw-la vivitur_fw-la inter_fw-la perfectos_fw-la &_o bonos_fw-es sed_fw-la inter_fw-la illos_fw-la qui_fw-la
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