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2._o â—_o matth._n 16._o john_n 10_o â—â—bros_fw-la the_o dig_v sacerd_v cap._n â—_o ibid._n cap._n 2._o utrum_fw-la maiâ—r_fw-la dignitas_fw-la pradia_fw-la dividendi_fw-la a_o peccata_fw-la diâ—â—ittendi_fw-la coâ—â—â—d_n lib._n 1._o august_n cavit_n 2d_o 6._o vniâ—uâ—_n in_o orb_n iâ—p_n rex_fw-la â—â—â—_o niumque_fw-la principâ—â—â—_n sâ—â—_n prâ—â—um_n etc._n etc._n marta_n iâ—ris_n epist_n dediâ—_n paul_n 5._o suarez_n defen_v 6._o 6._o â—ellar_n apol._n cypr._n de_fw-fr jeâ—uâ—_n revel_v 17._o 17._o innocen_n 3_o 3_o leo._n 10._o bull._n 12._o card._n lothar_n practic_n cancel_v hisp._n aphor._n card._n 16_o 22._o iâ—d_n 9_o 20._o virum_fw-la negotiosisâ—imum_fw-la in_o repub._n epist._n 54._o psal._n 21._o 6_o psal._n 33._o 1._o the_o birth_n of_o the_o prince_n may_v 29._o an._n 1630._o polydore_n hist._n lib_n 5._o azor._n inâ—â—st_n tom_n 2._o lib_n 10._o cap_n 1._o ecbertus_n totâ—â—â—_n insula_fw-la monarcha_fw-la &_o edmundus_n laâ—francus_n totius_fw-la insula_fw-la britaniae_fw-la primus_fw-la concilium_fw-la angl._n anno._n 1085._o binius_fw-la tom_fw-mi 3_o part_n 1._o pag._n 395._o fast_v and_o thanksgiving_n two_o odd_a solemnity_n thanksgiving_n be_v more_o pleasant_a sicciâ—e_fw-la exprimitur_fw-la publicum_fw-la gaudium_fw-la per_fw-la publicum_fw-la dedecâ—â—_n tertul._n apolog._n 35._o the_o sum_n and_o order_n of_o the_o word_n king_n david_n a_o supplicant_n prius_fw-la peremptores_fw-la quam_fw-la parent_n bern._n hom_n 2_o super_fw-la missus_fw-la est_fw-la parent_n sensimus_fw-la peremp_n tores_fw-la etc._n etc._n cypr._n de_fw-fr lapsis_fw-la sect._n 7._o amos_n cap_n 3_o 5_o cum_fw-la ipse_fw-la pater_fw-la qui_fw-la largitur_fw-la ista_fw-la suggerat_fw-la peti_fw-la etc._n etc._n cypr_fw-la de_fw-la ascen_n cap._n 4._o rom._n 11._o 34._o rome_n 8._o 27_o grace_n complete_v all_o the_o part_n and_o degree_n of_o our_o happiness_n credituros_fw-la promisit_fw-la qui_fw-la dixit_fw-la &_o non_fw-la docebit_fw-la â—nusquisq_fw-la proximum_fw-la suum_fw-la reconciliandos_fw-la promisit_fw-la qui_fw-la dixit_fw-la propitius_fw-la ero_fw-la inquit_fw-la atibus_fw-la eorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n prosper_n de_fw-fr vocat_fw-la gent._n lib_n 1._o cap._n 9_o ephes._n 2._o psal._n 10._o 17_o 2._o sam._n 7._o 27._o 1_o chr._n 17._o 25._o solomon_n pray_v for_o god_n great_a respect_n of_o king_n rom._n 13._o 1_o colimus_fw-la imperatore_fw-la 〈…〉_z etc._n etc._n tert._n ad_fw-la scapul_n cap._n 2._o 1_o the_o author_n of_o principality_n be_v god_n cum_fw-la res_fw-la sit_fw-la praestantissima_fw-la ordo_fw-la politicus_fw-la etc._n etc._n calvin_n in_fw-la hunc_fw-la locum_fw-la 2._o the_o necessity_n of_o principality_n chessan_n catal._n part_n 5._o cons_n 1._o prover_n 8._o 8_o dan._n 2._o 11._o divina_fw-la providentiâ_fw-la regna_fw-la constituâ—ntur_fw-la humana_fw-la man_n necessity_n &_o god_n supply_v by_o calling_n eccles._n 5_o 9_o gen._n 1._o 26._o gen._n 2._o 16._o gen._n 4._o 2._o gen_n 4_o 22._o gen._n 4._o gen._n 4._o 26._o government_n found_v in_o adam_n prince_n give_v a_o civil_a life_n to_o a_o land_n 3._o the_o excellency_n of_o principality_n the_o kind_o and_o sweet_a relation_n betwixt_o prince_n and_o people_n the_o character_n of_o principality_n be_v of_o god_n immediate_o the_o sign_n of_o principality_n 1._o in_o their_o countenance_n quantus_fw-la motus_fw-la sit_fw-la ad_fw-la unam_fw-la iussionem_fw-la imperatoris_fw-la aug_n hom_n 16._o prov._n 19_o 12._o 2._o in_o their_o ornament_n aut_fw-la capite_fw-la diadema_fw-la aut_fw-la in_o manu_fw-la sceptrum_fw-la tertul._n advers._fw-la jud._n cap._n 10._o 1_o chr_n 29._o 25_o 2_o chr._n â—_o â—_o the_o limitation_n of_o prince_n psal_n 82._o 6._o 7._o sciunt_fw-la quiillis_fw-la dederit_fw-la impertum_fw-la a_o quo_fw-la sunt_fw-la secund_n post_fw-la quem_fw-la primi_fw-la etc._n etc._n tertul._n apol_n cap._n 30._o hos._n 8._o 4._o ecclesâ—_n 5._o 9_o psal._n 51._o soli_fw-la deo_fw-la reus_fw-la quia_fw-la hominem_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la qui_fw-la â—ius_fw-la facta_fw-la dâ—â—udi_fw-la cet_fw-fr cassiod_n ibid._n 1._o monarchy_n be_v the_o best_a sort_n of_o government_n tum_o resoub_n id_fw-la est_fw-la res_fw-la popule_n bene_fw-la ac_fw-la just_a geritur_fw-la