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be_v speak_v in_o love_n to_o the_o truth_n and_o to_o yourself_o also_o by_o your_o servant_n and_o brother_n if_o you_o please_v c._n burges_n finis_fw-la finis_fw-la zeph._n 2.6_o 2.6_o l._n un_fw-fr c._n de_fw-fr crim._n sacril_n l._n 6_o de_fw-fr appel_n c_o thendos_fw-la thendos_fw-la rom._n 13._o i._o i._o decreti_fw-la pars_fw-la 2._o cause_n 12_o q._n 2._o c._n 3._o nidli_fw-la liceat_fw-la ignorare_fw-la ignorare_fw-la mart._n ab_fw-la aspilq_fw-la dr._n navarr_n to_o i._o tract_n de_fw-fr reddit_fw-la eccles_n pag._n 264._o monit_fw-la 18._o 18._o 2_o 2_o q._n 99_o 99_o part._n 2._o q._n 168._o 168._o lib._n 5._o c._n de_fw-fr crim._n sacril_n l._n 1._o de_fw-fr offic._n offic._n archipresb_n c._n ignor._n sacerd_v verb._n sacril_n sacril_n to_o 6._o cea_n tiloq_fw-la sect._n 30._o 30._o moral_a 1._o 9_o c._n 29._o 29._o ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la mcm_o 1._o 1._o par_fw-fr 2._o q._n 168._o m._n 1._o 1._o 2._o 2_o q._n 99_o in_o axiom_n axiom_n ar._n 1._o ibid._n ibid._n ibid._n 2._o m._n m._n ibid._n co_fw-la p._n p._n l._n 6._o &_o l._n 9_o f_o ad_fw-la l._n jul._n pecul_fw-la pecul_fw-la origin_n seu_fw-la etym._n l._n 10._o c_o 18._o 18._o in_o 9_o eolog_fw-la virg._n virg._n ibid._n q._n 99_o m._n 2._o 2._o h._n s._n thesaur_n thesaur_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lib._n disserent_fw-la lit_fw-fr s._n s._n alex._n hal._n aquin_n aliique_fw-la aliique_fw-la pro._n 20._o 25_o 25_o mr._n will._n walker_n sermon_n against_o sacrilege_n sacrilege_n ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la supra_fw-la pro._n 3._o 9_o 9_o mat._n 15_o 9_o 9_o mic._n 6._o 7._o 7._o isa._n 1._o 11_o 12._o slat_n minister_n portion_n pag_n 15._o 15._o in_o pro._n 20._o 25._o 25._o ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la so_o lyra_n in_o josh_n 7._o 7._o josh_n 7._o 7._o vers._n 21._o 21._o in_o leu._n 27._o 27._o luk._n 21._o 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d x_o deut._n 7._o 2._o cap._n 20._o 17._o 17._o josh._n 6._o 17_o 18._o compare_v with_o 1_o sam._n 15_o 3_o 3_o josh._n 6._o 19_o 19_o ethic._n chri_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 15._o sacrilege_n describe_v describe_v mal._n 3._o 8._o 8._o 1_o cor._n 9_o 9_o 9_o 1_o sam._n 15._o 9_o 9_o vers._n 3._o 1_o corollary_n corollary_n pag._n 25._o 25._o 2_o pet._n 3._o 16._o 16._o see_v hierome_n on_o the_o place_n place_n luke_n 10.16_o 10.16_o luke_n 22._o 35._o 35._o mat._n 10._o 9_o 10._o 10._o luke_n 10.7_o 10.7_o 2_o thes._n 3._o 10._o 10._o gal._n 6._o 6._o y_fw-fr prov._n 12.10_o 12.10_o act._n 5._o 4._o 4._o act._n 2.47_o 5._o 11._o 8_o 1_o etc._n etc._n etc._n act._n 4.35_o 4.35_o luk._n 3.11_o 3.11_o luk._n 12.33_o pag._n 29._o 29._o act._n 25._o 8._o 8._o 1_o chron._n 28._o 3._o 3._o vers._n 6._o 2._o corollary_n corollary_n josh._n 7._o 11_o 11_o deut._n 7._o 5_o 6._o 6._o deut._n 27._o 15._o 15._o deut._n 12_o 30._o 30._o exo._n 32._o 1._o 1._o vers._n 5._o 5._o exod._n 32._o 28._o 28._o vers._n 35._o 3._o corollary_n corollary_n num_fw-la 33._o 52._o 52._o 2_o king_n 18_o 4._o 4._o 1_o king_n 15._o 14._o 14._o 1_o king_n 22._o 43._o 43._o 2_o king_n 14._o 4._o 4._o psal._n 31._o 6._o 6._o politic._n 12._o c._n 17_o 18._o 18._o ans._n to_o a_o letter_n to_o dr._n turner_n pag._n 25._o 25._o num._n 18_o 20._o 20._o vers._n 23._o 23._o verse_n 24._o 24._o ans._n to_o a_o letter_n to_o dr._n turner_n pag._n 29._o 29._o leu._n 27._o 27._o num._n 1_o 49._o 50_o 50_o num._n 3._o 17._o 17._o num._n 9_o 9_o deut._n 33_o 10._o 10._o neh._n 10._o 38._o 38._o num._n 35_o 4._o 4._o josh._n 15._o 13._o 13._o josh._n 21._o 10_o 11._o 11._o josh._n 14._o 13_o 14._o 14._o josh._n 21._o 12._o 12._o epist._n ad_fw-la dordan_n dordan_n num._n 35_o 4._o 4._o num._n 3._o 39_o 39_o vers._n 4._o 4._o vers._n 3._o 3._o in_o num._n 35._o q._n 2._o 2._o levit._fw-la 25._o 34._o 34._o jam_fw-la 4._o 6._o 6._o church-land_n not_o to_o be_v sell_v pag._n 31._o 31._o see_v the_o apology_n for_o purchase_n etc._n etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o levit._n 27._o q._n 67._o 67._o spalat_n de_fw-fr rep._n eccles_n 1._o 9_o c._n 7_o n._n 36._o 36._o in_o levit._n 27._o q._n 36._o 36._o levit._fw-la 27._o 28._o 28._o ezek_n 45._o and_o c._n 48._o see_v jun._n in_o ezek._n 40_o 40_o heb._n 12._o 22._o 22._o heb._n 12._o 22._o 22._o church-land_n not_o to_o be_v sell_v pag._n 1_o 2._o 2._o tithe_n examine_v cap._n 2._o 2._o 1_o cor._n 10._o 20._o 20._o luk._n 2._o 4._o 4._o mat._n 8._o 20._o 20._o joh._n 12._o 6._o 6._o luk._n 8._o 3._o 3._o joh._n 4._o 8._o 8._o joh_n 13._o 29._o 29._o mat._n 14._o 17._o mar._n 6._o 38._o luk._n 9_o 13._o joh._n 6._o 9_o 9_o mat._n 10._o 9_o 10._o 10._o act._n 2._o 47._o 47._o act._n 3._o 6._o 6._o 1_o cor._n 4._o 12._o 12._o act._n 20._o 34._o 34._o 1_o cor._n 9_o 4_o 5_o etc._n etc._n etc._n 1_o thes._n 2._o 9_o 9_o 2_o cor._n 11._o s._n s._n luk._n 22._o 35._o 35._o mat._n 10._o 10_o 10_o luk._n 10._o 8_o 8_o mic._n 3._o 11_o 11_o church-land_n etc._n etc._n pa._n 4._o 4._o mat._n 20._o 15._o pag._n 5._o pag._n 18_o 35_o &_o alibi_fw-la alibi_fw-la pag._n 71_o 71_o platina_n in_o urban_n i._n i._n ibid._n ibid._n sr._n hen._n sparke_n int_n p._n 6._o 6._o euseb._n l_o 10._o c._n 5._o 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d s._n r._n i._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d church_n land_n 〈◊〉_d pag._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fox_n act_n &_o 〈◊〉_d part_n fol._n 〈◊〉_d edit_n 1610._o 1610._o cent._n 2._o cap._n 2._o 2._o flor._n histor_n ad_fw-la ann_n 186._o etc._n etc._n etc._n 2_o pet._n 2.1_o 3._o 3._o amos_n 8._o 6._o 6._o rev._n 18._o 13._o 13._o psal._n 10.4_o 10.4_o decrct_n par_fw-fr 2._o caus._n 12._o 4_o 3._o c_o pontisices_n pontisices_n job_n 2._o 4._o 4._o psal._n 49.8_o 49.8_o act._n 3.12_o 3.12_o godwin_n of_o bishop_n pag_n 357._o 357._o monastic_a anglican_n anglican_n ad_fw-la ann._n 280._o 280._o historiar_fw-la li._n 4._o 4._o annal._n par_fw-fr 1_o 1_o li._n c_o 18_o 18_o hist._n 1.5_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la charta_fw-la nomenclat_fw-la l._n g._n g._n de_fw-fr hist._n latin_n 1.2_o cap._n 21._o 21._o in_o ecclesiast_n ordin_n acr_n corrept_v corrept_v lindw_n 1.5_o tit_n de_fw-fr poenit_fw-la &_o remiss_a cap._n cum_fw-la anima_fw-la anima_fw-la see_v cook_n instit._n 2._o c._n i._n i._n cap._n 36._o 36._o because_o land_n so_o hold_v be_v free_v from_o all_o tithe_n tax_n and_o eschete_n therefore_o many_o do_v so_o convey_v land_n to_o cozen_v the_o king_n and_o other_o chief_a lord_n lord_n i_o pet._n 2.13_o 14._o 14._o pag_n 25._o his_v 3._o and_o 4._o proposition_n proposition_n church-land_n not_o to_o be_v sell_v pag_n 14_o 15._o 15._o plato_n de_fw-fr legib._n dial_n 9_o 9_o leg._n 12._o tabul_n tabul_n plutarch_n in_o arist._n arist._n deut._n 19_o 16_o &_o co_fw-la co_fw-la act._n 4.36_o 37._o 37._o in_o loc_n loc_n in_o leu._n 27.4_o 36._o 36._o com._n geog._n 1.14_o 1.14_o in_o act._n 4._o 4._o in_o vit._n barnab_n barnab_n 2_o king_n 18.15_o 16._o 16._o 1_o sam._n 21_o 6._o 6._o decret_n 2._o caus._n 12._o q._n 2._o c._n 52_o sine_fw-la except_o except_o tom._n 1._o com._n in_o cap._n non_fw-la lic_fw-la a._n 12_o q._n 〈…〉_z 7._o &_o 8._o 8._o 15._o ric._n 2._o 6..5_o 6..5_o 25._o ed._n 3._o stat._n dc_o provis_n 17._o car_n 1._o cap._n 28._o 28._o answ._n to_o dr._n carrier_n letter_n p._n 248._o see_v doctor_n hackwel_n answ_n to_o carrier_n cap._n 2._o pag._n 249_o 250_o etc._n etc._n etc._n mark_v this_o well_o object_n object_n may_v 11._o 1641._o 1641._o hist_o of_o the_o church_n cent_z 17._o lib._n 11._o p._n 179._o 179._o minut._n foelix_fw-la foelix_fw-la an._n 1625._o 1625._o or_o rather_o to_o christ_n her_o lord_n and_o thereby_o to_o she_o object_n answ._n answ._n numb_a 4._o 12._o 12._o leu._n 10.1_o 10.1_o 1_o kin._n 7._o 50._o 50._o hicron_n in_o ezek._n 3._o vulg_n gloss_n aliique_fw-la aliique_fw-la ezek._n s._n 1_o 1._o 1._o interlin_n gloss._n gloss._n exod._n 25._o 40._o 40._o 1_o king_n 8._o 3_o 4._o 4._o vers._n 6_o 7_o 8._o 8._o 1_o king_n 7._o 48_o etc._n etc._n etc._n de_fw-fr re_fw-mi rustic_a lib._n 2._o 2._o lib._n 3._o in_o prooem_n object_n 1._o answ._n anno_fw-la 1635._o 1635._o church-land_n not_o to_o be_v sell_v pag._n 32._o 32._o 1_o tim_n 5._o 17_o 18._o 18._o de_fw-fr nices_fw-la reform_v eccl._n eccl._n pag._n 16._o 16._o 1_o tim._n 32_o &_o passin_n passin_n 2_o tim._n 4._o 1_o 2._o 2._o philem_n 9_o 9_o 1_o cor._n 9_o 16._o 16._o 2_o cor._n 11_o 28._o 28._o mat._n 13._o 52._o 52._o matth._n paris_n ad_fw-la ann._n 1353._o dr._n heylin_n animadv_n on_o hist._n of_o church_n pag._n 70._o 70._o seld_o tit._n hon._n part_n 2._o c._n 5._o 5._o deut._n 27._o 17._o 17._o 1_o king_n 1._o 10_o and_o 12._o 12._o 2_o king_n 2._o 23._o 23._o psa._n 109._o 109._o act._n 8._o 20._o 20._o nch._n 6.2_o 6.2_o isa._n 34.5_o 34.5_o pro._n 26.27_o 26.27_o mar._n 10.25_o 10.25_o psa._n 109.28_o 109.28_o 1_o sam._n 17.43_o 17.43_o rom._n 3.17_o 3.17_o gen._n 27.29_o 27.29_o 2_o pet._n 2.14_o 2.14_o 2_o sam._n 16.13_o 16.13_o 1_o king_n 〈◊〉_d .44_o object_n 3._o answ._n answ._n numb_a 16.7_o 16.7_o sam._n 7._o 3._o 3._o exod._n 23._o 3._o 3._o isaiah_n 5.20_o 5.20_o isaiah_n 1.8_o 1.8_o jer._n 5.26_o 5.26_o deut._n 23.17_o 23.17_o mar._n 7.8_o 7.8_o verse_n 9_o 9_o vers._n 13._o 13._o verse_n 11._o 11._o vers._n 128_o 128_o 2d_o command_n command_n rom._n 2.1_o