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therefore_o let_v the_o spirit_n and_o the_o bride_n or_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o bride_n or_o the_o bride_n in_o the_o spirit_n say_v come_v and_o let_v he_o that_o be_v a_o thirst_n come_v and_o whosoever_o will_v let_v he_o take_v of_o the_o water_n of_o life_n free_o even_o so_o come_v lord_n jesus_n rev._n 22.12_o 17_o 20._o possible_o jacob_n vow_n may_v follow_v finis_fw-la errata_fw-la page_n 2._o line_n 17._o read_v the_o lord_n open_v this_o vision_n to_o our_o eye_n and_o open_v our_o eye_n to_o see_v it_o p._n 14._o l._n 17._o r._n shoulder_n p._n 19_o l_o 4._o r._n elijah_n p_o 59_o l._n 2._o r._n be_v visible_a p._n 36._o l._n 14._o r._n rather_o heaven_n out_o of_o hell_n p._n 103._o l._n 25._o nobody_o p._n 132._o l._n 1._o r._n between_o wolf_n and_o sheep_n p_o 146._o m._n r._n parem_fw-la p._n 158._o l._n 6._o r._n be_v all_o to_o be_v conquer_v p._n 161._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 163._o r_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 186_o m._n r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 213._o m._n r._n pendet_fw-la p._n 219._o m._n r._n irrita_fw-la &_o irritantur_fw-la p._n 221._o m._n r._n deo_fw-la p._n 135._o m._n r._n luxatus_fw-la &_o luctatus_fw-la p._n 237._o l._n 6._o r._n not_o adverse_a p._n 235._o r._n distich_n r._n laudis_fw-la exultans_fw-la p._n 262_o m._n after_o non_fw-la read_v dabit_fw-la p._n 296._o l._n 4._o r._n ecclesia_fw-la p._n 302_o l_o 11._o for_o once_o labour_n read_v once_o more_o
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table_n it_o will_v be_v answer_v let_v not_o the_o cobbler_n go_v beyond_o his_o last_o for_o the_o dim_n set_v off_o the_o bright_a and_o the_o art_n of_o the_o painter_n can_v not_o be_v perceive_v without_o diversity_n of_o colour_n a_o father_n hold_v a_o lion_n in_o chain_n christi_fw-la rugiat_fw-la leo_fw-la quantum_fw-la vult_fw-la tantum_fw-la non_fw-la fugiat_fw-la ovis_fw-la christi_fw-la the_o child_n tremble_v for_o fear_n lest_o the_o lion_n shall_v devour_v he_o but_o the_o father_n suffer_v the_o child_n to_o tremble_v but_o will_v not_o suffer_v the_o lion_n to_o devour_v the_o saint_n in_o england_n be_v afraid_a for_o the_o lion_n of_o hell_n roar_v indeed_o our_o sin_n have_v both_o lengthen_v his_o chain_n and_o open_v his_o month_n but_o let_v they_o consider_v the_o lion_n be_v not_o so_o powerful_a but_o their_o father_n be_v as_o pitiful_a and_o that_o god_n that_o suffer_v the_o lion_n to_o roar_v will_v not_o suffer_v the_o lion_n to_o tear_v satan_n 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