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sequitur_fw-la unà _fw-la adest_fw-la in_o tuis_fw-la aedibus_fw-la unà _fw-la bibit_fw-la unà _fw-la comedit_fw-la unà _fw-la dormit_fw-la terent._n 1_o king_n 12._o v_o 10._o 1._o cor._n 13._o v._n 32._o prov._n 3._o v_o 5._o 7._o jer._n 9_o v._n 23._o mat._n 3._o v._n 9_o psal_n 51._o v._n 5._o nobilitas_fw-la sola_fw-la est_fw-la atque_fw-la unica_fw-la virtus_fw-la 1._o cor._n 9_o 27._o 2._o sam._n 20._o 9_o the_o second_o adversary_n of_o christian_n the_o world_n john_n 16._o 33._o the_o army_n of_o the_o world_n against_o christian_n aquinas_n in_o prima_fw-la john_n c._n 5._o 4._o 1._o tim._n 1._o v._n 19_o galat._n 6._o 12._o sam._n 18._o 7._o mundus_fw-la obsidet_fw-la i_o utrinque_fw-la &_o per_fw-la quinque_fw-la portas_fw-la quinque_fw-la sc_fw-la corporis_fw-la sensus_fw-la sagitiis_fw-la suis_fw-la i_o vulnerat_fw-la bern._n medit_n 14._o 5_o thing_n to_o be_v do_v because_o of_o the_o enmity_n of_o the_o world_n 1._o tim._n 6._o 9_o 10._o colos_n 3._o v._n 2._o 1._o john_n 3._o v_o 13._o oderunt_fw-la hilarem_fw-la tristes_fw-la tristeque_fw-la jocosi_fw-la sedatum_fw-la celeres_fw-la agilem_fw-la gnavumque_fw-la remissi_fw-la horat._n lib._n 1._o epist_n 19_o amb._n ser._n 87._o ephes_n 5._o v._n 11._o ephâ—s_n 2._o 20._o 2._o king_n 2._o 21._o rom._n 13._o 4._o the_o three_o adversary_n christian_n the_o devil_n calvin_n in_o so_o gregor_n moral_a l._n 13._o c._n 15_o joh._n 12._o 31._o ephes_n 2._o v._n 2_o â—el_a 12._o 3._o 4._o gen._n 3._o 1._o 9_o stratagem_n of_o the_o devil_n to_o entrap_v man_n in_o 1._o cor._n 5._o 6._o mat._n 4._o v._n 9_o 1._o tim._n 6._o v._n 6_o act._n 28._o v._n 22._o 2._o cor._n 11._o 4._o 1._o sam._n 18._o v._n 14._o prov._n 8._o 8_o way_n whereby_o we_o give_v the_o devil_n advantage_n against_o we_o acriùs_fw-la urgeâ—hostis_fw-la ephes_n 2._o 2._o mat._n 13._o 25._o psal_n 119._o 37._o vrit_n videndo_fw-la foemina_fw-la actiuè_fw-la &_o passiuè_fw-la mat._n 8._o 31._o vigil_n 1._o king_n 20_o â—2_n gen._n 19_o 32._o the_o cause_n of_o the_o conflict_n psal_n 137._o v._n â—9_n the_o time_n of_o the_o conflict_n galat._n 4._o 29_o act._n 7._o 51._o c._n 13._o 8._o 2._o tim._n 4._o v._n 15._o job._n 7._o ob._n sol_fw-mi â—_o general_n part_n 1_o conquest_n whereinis_fw-la 3_o thing_n the_o mean_n of_o the_o conquest_n haec_fw-la sunt_fw-la sarcasmi_fw-la diaboli_fw-la chemnitius_n joh._n 8._o 44._o 1._o sam._n 17._o 9_o 10._o 2_o sam._n 17._o 23._o luk._n 18._o 13._o isa_n 36._o v._n 6._o 2_o cor._n 10._o v._n 4._o particular_a mean_n of_o the_o conquest_n joh._n 17._o 17._o 2._o chron._n 28._o 9_o 1._o pet._n 1._o 22._o act._n 23._o v._n 1._o non_fw-la eget_fw-la maurus_fw-la jaculiâ—_n etc._n etc._n psal_n 119._o 106._o 〈◊〉_d 1._o v._n 8._o joh._n 25._o 5._o psal_n 1._o v._n 1._o exod._n 17._o v_o 11._o eccles_n 4._o 9_o mat._n 18._o 20._o psal_n 17._o 1._o 1._o thes_n 5._o 17._o mat._n 17._o 21._o why_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v call_v armour_n q_o r_o eccles_n 2._o 8._o 1._o pet._n 3._o 3._o 4._o the_o manner_n how_o to_o use_v the_o mean_n of_o conquest_n appear_v quod_fw-la sis_fw-la vel_fw-la esto_fw-la quod_fw-la appares_fw-la parum_fw-la sepultae_fw-la distat_fw-la iâ—â—rtiae_fw-la caelata_fw-la virtus_fw-la 3_o part_n special_o to_o be_v arm_v rom._n 6._o v._n 13_o prov._n 4._o 23._o job._n 31._o 1._o dan._n 1._o 8._o psal_n 26._o 6._o god_n armour_n to_o be_v put_v on_o in_o god_n serviceâ—_n the_o abuse_n of_o god_n armour_n mat._n 4._o hos_fw-la 2._o 8._o 9_o amos._n 6._o 4._o a_o passage_n of_o the_o preacher_n touch_v the_o repair_n of_o paul_n every_o one_o be_v to_o use_v god_n armour_n personal_o 1._o pet._n 5._o v._n 8._o mat._n 25._o rhem._n annot_n on_o luk._n 10._o 35._o 2._o cor._n 8._o 14._o 1._o cor._n 9_o 16._o philip._n 2._o 12._o we_o be_v to_o use_v god_n armour_n without_o delay_n isa_n 5_o 5._o v_o 3._o 2._o cor._n 6._o 2._o we_o be_v to_o put_v on_o god_n armour_n constant_o luk._n 4._o 13._o mat._n 12._o 44._o 1._o sam._n 30._o 16._o psal_n 1._o the_o motive_n to_o use_v the_o say_a mean_n of_o conquest_n nemo_fw-la nos_fw-la laedit_fw-la nisi_fw-la qui_fw-la deum_fw-la vincit_fw-la mat._n 16._o 18._o gen._n 3._o 15._o q_o r_o q_o r_o tertul._n apol._n act._n 5._o 41._o &_o cap._n 16._o â—â—usebius_fw-la rom._n 8._o 35._o 37._o fox_n act_n and_o mon._n p._n 1447._o leo_fw-la ser_n 7._o the_o jejun_n 10._o mensis_fw-la mat._n 16._o 2._o tim._n 4._o 7_o 8._o