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st._n paul_n bid_v deacon_n take_v heed_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o tim._n three_o 8._o that_o be_v lie_v equivocation_n flattery_n sow_v dissension_n double_a mindedness_n jam._n i._n 8._o omnis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o that_o have_v a_o double_a tongue_n have_v a_o double_a mind_n a_o heart_n and_o a_o heart_n he_o praise_v that_o to_o one_o faction_n which_o he_o defy_v before_o the_o other_o he_o commend_v a_o man_n to_o his_o face_n backbite_v he_o behind_o his_o back_n he_o confess_v christ_n where_o it_o be_v advantage_n and_o deny_v he_o where_o it_o be_v advantage_n cum_fw-la tristibus_fw-la severè_fw-la cum_fw-la remissis_fw-la jucundè_fw-la as_o the_o orator_n say_v of_o catiline_n he_o can_v curse_v and_o bless_v with_o the_o same_o breath_n out_o of_o the_o same_o fountain_n come_v forth_o sweet_a water_n and_o bitter_a these_o and_o many_o more_o than_o these_o be_v the_o juggle_n of_o a_o double_a tongue_n but_o the_o lord_n will_v say_v unto_o they_o double_a unto_o they_o double_a according_a to_o their_o iniquity_n and_o divide_v they_o in_o twain_o that_o they_o may_v have_v their_o portion_n with_o hypocrite_n i_o have_v be_v copious_a as_o the_o time_n will_v give_v i_o leave_v upon_o the_o figure_n of_o these_o tongue_n that_o they_o be_v cleave_a next_o you_o must_v mark_v their_o form_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o it_o be_v fire_n cleave_a tongue_n as_o it_o be_v fire_n and_o let_v a_o certain_a learned_a interpreter_n have_v his_o judgement_n to_o himself_o that_o it_o be_v a_o hypallage_n for_o there_o appear_v fire_n as_o it_o have_v be_v cleave_a tongue_n yet_o still_o it_o be_v but_o appear_v and_o as_o it_o be_v the_o sound_n be_v a_o real_a sound_n that_o come_v from_o heaven_n all_o beside_o be_v but_o similitude_n and_o apparition_n very_o fire_n be_v not_o needful_a nay_o it_o will_v have_v be_v offensive_a and_o have_v scorch_v the_o part_n upon_o which_o it_o sit_v but_o it_o be_v such_o 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