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that_o be_v greedy_a of_o his_o prey_n and_o as_o it_o be_v a_o young_a lion_n lurk_v in_o secret_a place_n 5._o they_o be_v like_o lion_n especial_o in_o their_o cruelty_n in_o bloodsucking_a cruelty_n the_o lion_n be_v a_o devour_a beast_n therefore_o when_o the_o devil_n be_v call_v a_o lion_n it_o be_v say_v he_o go_v about_o to_o devour_v and_o god_n himself_o when_o he_o will_v be_v express_v in_o his_o resolution_n of_o judgement_n so_o as_o he_o will_v not_o have_v mercy_n upon_o a_o man_n or_o upon_o a_o nation_n be_v please_v to_o take_v upon_o he_o this_o name_n too_o hos_fw-la 5._o 14._o i_o will_v be_v unto_o ephraim_n as_o a_o lion_n and_o as_o a_o young_a lion_n to_o the_o house_n of_o judah_n i_o even_o i_o will_v tear_v and_o go_v away_o and_o none_o shall_v rescue_v he_o that_o be_v i_o be_o resolve_v to_o execute_v judgement_n to_o the_o uttermost_a upon_o he_o so_o chap._n 6._o 1._o the_o lord_n have_v tear_v which_o be_v proper_o the_o act_n of_o a_o lion_n and_o 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to_o feed_n and_o protect_v the_o people_n 6._o they_o be_v compare_v to_o lion_n in_o regard_n of_o their_o terrible_a roar_n the_o lion_n roar_v terrible_o so_o terrible_o that_o when_o the_o lion_n arist_n animalia_fw-la fortia_fw-la vocem_fw-la edunt_fw-la gravem_fw-la ut_fw-la leo_fw-la &_o taurus_n arist_n tanta_fw-la illi_fw-la uâ—cis_fw-la eliciendae_fw-la natura_fw-la praestitit_fw-la instrumenta_fw-la ut_fw-la animalia_fw-la lon_fw-mi gè_fw-fr ipso_fw-la celeriora_fw-la solo_fw-la saepe_fw-la rugitu_fw-la capiantur_fw-la basil_n hexam_n homil_n 9_o leo_fw-la aliquid_fw-la nubu_fw-la habet_fw-la circa_fw-la super_fw-la cilia_fw-la sc_fw-la aspectum_fw-la minimè_fw-la serenum_fw-la arist_n roar_v the_o beast_n of_o the_o forest_n
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