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shall_v come_v to_o judge_v the_o quick_a and_o the_o dead_a act_n 7._o who_o believe_v this_o and_o will_v swear_v as_o god_n shall_v judge_v i_o unto_o the_o curse_a god_n shall_v say_v go_v you_o curse_v of_o my_o father_n into_o everlasting_a fire_n matthew_z who_o believe_v this_o and_o will_v swear_v god_n renounce_v i_o of_o curse_v the_o vengeance_n of_o god_n shall_v eat_v up_o your_o gold_n and_o your_o silver_n 〈…〉_o the_o devil_n a_o penny_n that_o be_v the_o devil_n have_v the_o penny_n vengeance_n lurk_v for_o they_o as_o a_o lion_n solomon_n the_o foul_a evil_n have_v thou_o or_o take_v thou_o how_o many_o see_v we_o every_o year_n come_v from_o the_o north_n plague_v with_o this_o disease_n in_o which_o country_n this_o curse_n be_v most_o rife_a the_o end_n jeremi_fw-fr 4â—_o example_n in_o memory_n roman_n â—â—_o hilary_n methodiâ—â—_n bessarion_n â—eremi_fw-fr 44_o judge_n 8._o philip._n 3._o a_o shwensday_n exodus_fw-la 19_o exodus_fw-la 20_o exod._n 22._o 7._o 8_o 10_o 11_z jeremi_fw-fr 4._o jere._n 5._o 7._o exodus_fw-la 23._o joshua_n 23._o isaiah_n 19_o isaiah_n 45._o gen._n 21._o gene._n 26._o gene._n 31._o exod._n 2._o ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la 1._o reg._n 1_o 1._o reg._n 17._o 2._o reg._n 2._o apoc._n 10_o gene._n 22._o gen._n 26._o isaiah_n 45._o psalm_n 89._o psalm_n 96._o psalm_n 110._o psalm_n 132._o hebrues_n 6_o 2_o corinth_n 1_o galathi_o 1._o ephe._n 1_n agust_n contra_fw-la mend_v 2._o corin._n 〈◊〉_d heb._n 6._o psalm_n 95._o num._n 14._o true_o very_o â—ugustine_fw-fr 〈…〉_o ser_fw-mi dom_n levi._n 19_o math._n math._n 5._o exo._n 23._o m._n 11._o 2._o ti._n 4._o psal_n 33._o psal._n 49._o m._n 10._o rom._n 10._o psal._n 14._o psal._n 49._o a_o memorandum_n for_o swearer_n sap._n 1._o levi._n 19_o deut._n 28._o psal._n 8._o exodus_fw-la 20_o jere._n 10._o prou._n 10._o evil_n of_o custom_n chrisost_n super_fw-la ma._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mar._n 14._o tripolitanus_n august_n de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la 1._o li._n 15._o c._n li._n 3._o cap._n 20_o counsel_n augustine_n in_o mat._n psalm_n 135_o psalm_n 74_o psalm_n 6â—_o psalm_n 75_o psalm_n 75_o jeremi_fw-fr 5._o zacha._n 5._o eccle._n 23._o de_fw-fr quibus_fw-la consul_n job._n fox_n lambert_n â—aldenus_fw-la vincentio_z in_o speculo_fw-la libr_n 4._o antiq._n c._n 6._o justi_fw-la 77._o novel_a con_v egypt_n sithia_fw-la romaneâ—_n le._n 24._o a_o remembrance_n for_o father_n &_o mother_n josuah_n 9_o 2._o reg._n 21._o c_o 4._o reg._n 24._o 25._o s._n gregory_n king_n stephan_n edward_n 4._o elfred_n godwin_n sir_n roger_n mortimer_n diverse_a punishment_n richard_n long._n fox_n mar._n â—â—97_n grimwood_n â—bidem_fw-la widow_n 〈…〉_o corneâ—â—â—â—_n in_o lonâ—â—â—_n 74._o arthure_n miller_n at_o hackney_n 1573._o father_n leâ—_n 1577._o eslingen_n tubinga_n ciguea_n in_o schueberg_n duke_n of_o swethen_n the_o pope_n can_v not_o set_v on_o his_o hand_n again_o ladislaus_n king_n of_o polonia_n old_a wiced_a woman_n the_o 〈◊〉_d intent_n 〈◊〉_d devil_n 〈…〉_o she_o not_o 〈◊〉_d thy_o thâ—â—ame_n 〈◊〉_d â–ª_o â—elancâ—â—â—â—_n 〈…〉_o with_o 〈…〉_o in_o 〈◊〉_d manlius_n a_o remembrance_n for_o mother_n in_o example_n for_o faâ—â—ers_n â—anlius_fw-la collection_n 〈…〉_o to._n et_fw-la â—â—eluecheâ—s_fw-la to._n 1._o â—edagogie_n 〈◊〉_d the_o fort_n of_o contin_n prayer_n