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the_o truth_n a_o serpent_n for_o her_o crimination_n of_o the_o saint_n a_o devil_n and_o for_o hostility_n to_o god_n and_o his_o saint_n satanas_n speak_v therein_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o lord_n himself_o who_o call_v his_o treacherous_a steward_n a_o devil_n though_o he_o be_v a_o man_n because_o the_o fullness_n of_o satan_n do_v dwell_v in_o he_o fill_v his_o heart_n with_o such_o a_o perfect_a hatred_n of_o his_o innocent_a lord_n &_o lamentable_a love_n of_o his_o guilty_a penny_n that_o he_o sell_v canaan_n for_o egypt_n heaven_n for_o hell_n &_o god_n for_o silver_n and_o because_o the_o impiety_n of_o governor_n be_v not_o only_o their_o own_o decay_n by_o evil_a do_v but_o also_o by_o enforcement_n and_o evil_a example_n the_o ruin_n of_o their_o people_n the_o spirit_n lay_v the_o seduction_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n to_o the_o charge_n of_o the_o dragon_n for_o the_o roll_a it_o after_o the_o level_a and_o prescription_n of_o rome_n say_v which_o seduce_v 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