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theodosius_n witness_n paulus_n diaconus_fw-la 12._o but_o for_o two_o other_o more_o main_a reason_n first_o for_o the_o great_a dependency_n upon_o their_o safety_n for_o that_o they_o neither_o stand_v nor_o fall_v to_o themselves_o second_o for_o the_o great_a power_n of_o their_o example_n either_o to_o good_a or_o evil_a touch_v the_o first_o they_o do_v not_o stand_v or_o fall_v to_o themselves_o as_o i_o say_v but_o be_v the_o stand_n or_o fall_v of_o most_o in_o israel_n they_o may_v be_v compare_v to_o the_o two_o pillar_n upon_o the_o which_o the_o great_a house_n of_o the_o philistine_n do_v rely_v which_o while_o they_o stand_v do_v bear_v up_o the_o whole_a building_n even_o when_o there_o be_v many_o hundred_o upon_o the_o roof_n but_o when_o they_o fall_v they_o pull_v down_o all_o with_o they_o and_o the_o fall_n of_o that_o house_n be_v great_a 16._o also_o to_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o firmament_n which_o while_o it_o be_v over_o our_o horizon_n and_o scatter_v 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