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but_o to_o they_o that_o be_v just_a and_o true_o noble_a i_o will_v simple_o submit_v they_o such_o as_o they_o be_v with_o all_o modesty_n hearty_o loathe_v as_o i_o still_o profess_v without_o and_o within_o all_o ostentation_n and_o hypocrisy_n all_o glory_n be_v to_o the_o bless_a seed_n of_o all_o in_o all_o immortal_a perfection_n of_o incomprehensible_a goodness_n everlasting_o reign_v in_o that_o unconceivable_a power_n of_o salvation_n by_o miraculous_a faith_n inanimate_a in_o the_o true_a charitable_a root_n of_o the_o ineffable_a trinity_n mystical_o reveil_v in_o omnipotent_a unity_n finis_fw-la imprint_v at_o london_n by_o adam_n islip_n 1606._o barth_n cassan._n in_o 〈◊〉_d terâ—…_n partis_fw-la catal_a gâ—…or_n mundi_fw-la bart._n cassan._n 78._o consid_n 12._o partis_fw-la catal_a glor_n mundi_fw-la il._n prencipe_fw-la cap._n 18_o commâ—…_n se_fw-la debbe_fw-it osseruar_fw-la la_fw-it fede_fw-it office_n of_o treasurer_n lib._n 52._o cap._n 16._o de_fw-fr mag._n romanorum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d barth_n cass_n cons_n 13._o 7._o partis_fw-la cat_n gloriae_fw-la mundi_fw-la geo._n bened._n in_o repet_n cap._n rain_n in_o verb._n bone_fw-la de_fw-la curtili_fw-la lib._n 4._o &_o 7._o cap._n 16._o de_fw-fr mag._n vet_n pop._n ro._n vinâ—…ent_n lupan_n annal._n lib._n 3._o arist._n in_o polit._n cap._n 1._o de_fw-mi re_fw-mi peâ—…_n plin._n lib._n 18._o cap._n 3._o plin._n lib._n 1._o lib._n 2._o oss._n cic._n 2._o oâ—…_n cic._n 2._o off._n in_o vita_fw-la juliani_n sallust_n bell_n jugurth_n lib._n george_n clifford_n cic._n off._n 1._o barth_n cassan._n 32_o consid._n 6._o partis_fw-la catol_n glor_n mundi_fw-la oratio_fw-la philippi_n in_o senat._n ex_fw-la sallust_n edw._n 2._o cor._n tac._n lib._n 13._o annalium_fw-la joh._n tilius_fw-la lib_n â—…m_fw-la de_fw-fr rebugall_a nicolo_n maâ—…_n il_fw-fr preu_fw-fr cap._n 16._o de_fw-fr liberalita_fw-la &_o miseria_fw-la etc._n etc._n ad_fw-la caes_n de_fw-fr rep._n ordinanda_fw-la lib._n 3._o ad_fw-la heren_n lib._n 2._o de_fw-la innent_fw-la plato_n lib._n 20._o charmides_n sive_fw-la de_fw-fr temp_n