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as_o much_o as_o she_o glorify_v herself_o and_o live_v in_o pleasure_n so_o much_o give_v you_o to_o her_o torment_n and_o sorrow_n and_o therefore_o i_o affirm_v that_o no_o man_n ought_v to_o be_v move_v with_o any_o compassion_n or_o pity_n for_o the_o overthrow_n of_o rome_n but_o herein_o that_o say_n of_o the_o prophet_n be_v true_a 137.9_o psal_n 137.9_o blessed_n be_v he_o that_o take_v and_o dash_v her_o child_n against_o the_o stone_n and_o again_o bend_v thy_o bow_n 50.14_o jer._n 50.14_o shoot_v at_o she_o sâ—are_v no_o arrow_n for_o she_o have_v sin_v against_o the_o lord_n moreover_o we_o be_v to_o observe_v that_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o lord_n will_v and_o command_v all_o man_n to_o reward_n rome_n as_o she_o have_v reward_v we_o and_o to_o give_v her_o double_a according_a to_o her_o work_n therefore_o we_o ought_v every_o one_o of_o we_o as_o much_o as_o in_o he_o lie_v and_o as_o his_o call_n will_v bear_v to_o do_v his_o uttermost_a to_o pull_v down_o rome_n the_o 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