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sarpedon_n
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it_o be_v most_o lamentable_a to_o consider_v how_o many_o thousand_o they_o have_v murder_v britan._n 7._o how_o they_o loosen_v the_o reins_o to_o all_o lust_n hoc_fw-la fonte_fw-la derivata_fw-la clades_fw-la in_fw-la patriam_fw-la populumque_fw-la fluxit_fw-la horat._n car_n l._n 3._o 8_o how_o they_o be_v like_o argivi_n fare_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ps_n 94.12_o 9_o how_o they_o belie_v all_o sort_n of_o good_a man_n quomodo_fw-la deus_fw-la pater_fw-la genuis_fw-la filium_fw-la veritatem_fw-la nempe_fw-la sic_fw-la diabolus_fw-la lapsus_fw-la genuit_fw-la quasi_fw-la filium_fw-la mendacium_fw-la aug._n super_fw-la joh._n habac._n 2.9_o gildas_n de_fw-fr exci_fw-fr dio_fw-mi britan._n and_o how_o they_o be_v think_v worthy_a of_o the_o great_a honour_n and_o the_o best_a reward_n that_o have_v kill_v most_o of_o god_n faithful_a servant_n and_o the_o king_n be_v loyal_a subject_n 7._o for_o adultery_n fornication_n and_o all_o uncleanness_n they_o may_v now_o free_o do_v it_o lust_n may_v flow_v like_o the_o river_n who_o bank_n be_v break_v down_o when_o they_o have_v overthrow_v those_o court_n of_o justice_n and_o be_v never_o at_o rest_n till_o they_o have_v most_o violent_o suppress_v the_o power_n and_o execution_n of_o all_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n that_o be_v the_o chief_a bar_n and_o hindrance_n of_o these_o unlawful_a lust_n 8._o for_o steal_v they_o have_v change_v the_o name_n but_o not_o the_o nature_n of_o it_o for_o under_o the_o pretence_n of_o preserve_v to_o we_o the_o propriety_n of_o our_o good_n they_o have_v not_o steal_v but_o plunder_v away_o that_o be_v rob_v we_o of_o all_o our_o good_n and_o carry_v they_o into_o those_o rebellious_a town_n that_o be_v now_o the_o den_n of_o these_o thief_n and_o be_v strong_a in_o their_o wickedness_n then_o the_o hill_n of_o the_o robber_n and_o that_o which_o make_v this_o sin_n most_o sinful_a be_v that_o it_o be_v establish_v by_o a_o law_n 9_o they_o have_v justify_v the_o cretan_n and_o prove_v themselves_o the_o right_a bastard_n son_n of_o the_o father_n of_o lie_n fill_v all_o and_o every_o corner_n of_o this_o kingdom_n with_o palpable_a intolerable_a and_o incredible_a lie_n slander_n and_o false_a witnesse-bearing_a against_o god_n against_o his_o anoint_v against_o the_o church_n and_o against_o all_o the_o reverend_a governor_n of_o the_o church_n all_o religious_a protestant_n &_o all_o the_o loyal_a subject_n of_o this_o nation_n that_o the_o angel_n do_v now_o blush_v and_o the_o devil_n do_v laugh_v and_o rejoice_v to_o see_v they_o be_v so_o fruitful_a in_o beget_v so_o many_o child_n so_o perfect_o form_v and_o so_o complete_o perfect_v in_o their_o own_o image_n and_o likeness_n and_o if_o ever_o the_o say_n of_o gildas_n be_v true_a they_o have_v prove_v it_o now_o moris_n continui_fw-la gentis_fw-la erat_fw-la sicut_fw-la &_o nunc_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la infirma_fw-la esset_fw-la ad_fw-la retundenda_fw-la hostium_fw-la tela_fw-la &_o fortis_fw-la ad_fw-la civilia_fw-la bella_fw-la infirma_fw-la inquam_fw-la ad_fw-la exequenda_fw-la pacis_fw-la ac_fw-la veritatis_fw-la insignia_fw-la &_o fortis_fw-la ad_fw-la scelera_fw-la &_o mendacia_fw-la 10._o they_o have_v covet_v a_o evil_a covetousness_n covetousness_n 10._o the_o extent_n of_o their_o covetousness_n when_o they_o covet_v all_o evil_n unto_o themselves_o not_o only_o their_o neighbour_n house_n good_n and_o land_n and_o all_o that_o be_v they_o but_o also_o the_o patrimony_n of_o the_o church_n the_o revenue_n of_o the_o clergy_n and_o all_o the_o right_n and_o prerogative_n of_o the_o king_n to_o be_v entail_v upon_o themselves_o and_o their_o faction_n that_o so_o they_o and_o they_o may_v be_v both_o king_n and_o priest_n and_o all_o not_o to_o god_n but_o to_o themselves_o and_o their_o fellow_n rebel_n in_o the_o government_n of_o this_o kingdom_n and_o as_o they_o have_v thus_o transgress_v all_o the_o old_a commandment_n of_o the_o law_n 4.9_o how_o 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turk_n and_o pagan_n 23._o though_o every_o sin_n deserve_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n 6.23_o how_o they_o have_v commit_v the_o 7_o deadly_a sin_n rom._n 6.23_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v in_o general_a the_o reward_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n be_v it_o little_a or_o be_v it_o great_a yet_o because_o some_o sin_n do_v more_o provoke_v the_o wrath_n of_o god_n and_o do_v soon_o produce_v this_o deadly_a fruit_n then_o other_o sin_n the_o divine_n have_v observe_v seven_o special_a sin_n which_o they_o term_v the_o seven_o deadly_a sin_n and_o these_o also_o you_o may_v find_v commit_v in_o the_o high_a degree_n by_o these_o factious_a rebel_n for_o 1._o pride_n which_o be_v a_o high_a conceit_n of_o a_o man_n own_o worth_n 〈◊〉_d 1_o their_o pride_n quid_fw-la juvat_fw-la o_fw-la homines_fw-la tanto_fw-la turgescere_fw-la fastu_fw-la nam_fw-la ut_fw-la ait_fw-la comicus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d far_o beyond_o his_o just_a desert_n and_o therefore_o believe_v himself_o to_o be_v inferior_a to_o none_o scorn_v to_o be_v subject_a unto_o any_o be_v the_o father_n that_o produce_v and_o the_o nurse_n that_o cherish_v all_o rebellion_n and_o our_o parliamentary_a faction_n together_o with_o the_o assembly_n of_o their_o divine_n think_v themselves_o holy_a than_o the_o saint_n and_o wise_a than_o their_o brethren_n have_v therefore_o make_v this_o unnatural_a war_n to_o destroy_v we_o all_o because_o we_o will_v not_o subscribe_v with_o they_o to_o destroy_v both_o church_n and_o state_n this_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o pride_n but_o the_o punishment_n be_v to_o be_v resist_v by_o god_n who_o throw_v damnation_n upon_o their_o head_n because_o they_o resist_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n 2._o pride_n can_v subsist_v without_o mean_n therefore_o covetousness_n must_v support_v it_o and_o i_o show_v you_o before_o how_o covetous_a these_o rebel_n be_v not_o of_o any_o good_a envy_n 2._o their_o covetousness_n sacrilegia_fw-la minuta_fw-la puniuntur_fw-la magna_fw-la 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than_o dives_n it_o be_v incredible_a to_o consider_v what_o they_o