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the_o continual_a warfare_n of_o christies_n church_n luk._n 11._o eph_n â—6_o job._n 4._o reue._n 12._o war_n in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o world_n england_n the_o haven_n of_o christ_n ship_n &_o the_o harbour_n of_o persecute_a man_n for_o the_o gospel_n what_o good_a man_n shall_v do_v in_o the_o consideration_n of_o these_o thing_n luk._n 13_o for_o what_o cause_v peace_n and_o other_o temporal_a blessing_n be_v give_v to_o common_a wealth_n consolation_n among_o these_o worldly_a calamity_n the_o perice_n armour_n of_o godly_a man_n esa._n 46._o esa._n 49._o esa._n 40._o esa._n 44._o ct_n 46._o esa._n 11._o war_n shall_v not_o overcome_v christ_n church_n 2._o reg._n 19_o esa._n 37._o esa._n 31._o the_o godly_a die_n with_o honour_n and_o tyrant_n with_o dishonour_n dan._n 3._o 2._o mac._n 7_o psa_fw-la 112._o prover_n 10_o sapi._fw-la 3_n exod_n 12._o god_n increase_v his_o little_a flock_n and_o make_v they_o a_o mighty_a people_n august_n in_o psalm_n 10._o some_o common_a weal_n that_o can_v be_v overthrow_v gene._n 7._o the_o commodity_n which_o england_n inicy_v by_o imbrace_n the_o word_n of_o god._n 1._o reg._n 18._o sirach_n 40_o ephe_n 4._o author_n serm_n ad_fw-la fratres_fw-la in_o eremo_fw-la job._n 14._o 1._o cor._n 15._o gen._n 3._o the_o generasion_n of_o man_n unclean_a psal._n 50._o man_n birth_n all_o live_a creature_n have_v their_o denfence_n man_n only_o except_v plinius_n lib._n 7_o cap._n 1._o et_fw-la cap._n 50._o peril_n and_o danger_n whereunto_o man_n be_v subject_a solon_n man_n be_v mane_n so_o and_o enemy_n painful_a and_o fearful_a death_n everlasting_a death_n eccless_n 3._o sudden_a death_n â—arnon_fw-fr security_n or_o diâ—fydence_n the_o complaint_n of_o philosopher_n touch_v man_n stailnesse_n selueccerus_n in_o prolegon_v ad_fw-la genesin_n 1._o aristo_n 2._o euripides_n in_o orest_n et_fw-fr cicero_n tuse_a 4_o 3._o pindari_n in_o pithijs_fw-la odd_a 8_o de_fw-fr veritate_fw-la fidei_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 16._o 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regiment_n demostenes_n
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