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casto_fw-la praefert_fw-la matrimonio_fw-la he_o sever_v man_n from_o their_o wife_n he_o prefer_v harlot_n before_o marry_a wife_n fornication_n adultery_n and_o incest_n before_o chaste_a marriage_n and_o likewise_o in_o the_o papacy_n that_o part_n of_o the_o prophecy_n be_v fulfil_v touch_v the_o forbid_v of_o certain_a meat_n as_o for_o example_n flesh_n and_o egg_n and_o white_a meat_n and_o the_o like_a and_o that_o for_o conscience_n sake_n and_o under_o pain_n of_o deadly_a sin_n and_o account_v such_o abstinence_n meritorious_a second_o that_o prophecy_n in_o 2._o thes._n 2._o 9_o come_v after_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n in_o all_o power_n of_o sign_n and_o lie_a wonder_n be_v daily_o fulfil_v in_o the_o papacy_n and_o no_o where_o else_o see_v their_o legend_n old_a and_o new_a three_o that_o prophecy_n 2._o pet._n 2._o 18._o they_o allure_v by_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n through_o much_o wantonness_n etc._n etc._n be_v fulfil_v in_o the_o papacy_n which_o permit_v 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