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baseness_n and_o vileness_n of_o our_o own_o nature_n in_o general_a and_o therefore_o we_o seek_v to_o cover_v and_o conceal_v our_o own_o shame_n in_o particular_a here_o we_o use_v scutcheon_n and_o arm_n beast_n forsooth_o must_v discover_v our_o condition_n and_o quality_n they_o must_v show_v our_o parentage_n whereas_o indeed_o the_o prophet_n have_v better_a describe_v it_o radix_fw-la tua_fw-la &_o generatio_fw-la tua_fw-la ex_fw-la terra_fw-la canaan_n pater_fw-la tuus_fw-la amoreus_fw-la mater_fw-la tua_fw-la cethea_n tuque_fw-la ex_fw-la corrupto_fw-la semine_fw-la thy_o father_n be_v a_o amorite_n thy_o mother_n be_v a_o cethit_n and_o thou_o be_v bear_v and_o conceive_v in_o sin_n all_o thy_o other_o coat_n be_v but_o counterfeit_n sometime_o buy_v with_o a_o price_n let_v thy_o armoury_n consist_v of_o a_o lion_n and_o of_o a_o lamb_n the_o lion_n of_o the_o tribe_n of_o juda_n to_o enable_v thou_o with_o fortitude_n and_o courage_n and_o let_v the_o lamb_n of_o god_n teach_v thou_o true_a humility_n and_o meekness_n now_o in_o our_o action_n consider_v the_o envy_n and_o malignity_n of_o our_o nature_n how_o apt_a we_o be_v to_o offend_v each_o other_o and_o be_v once_o provoke_v evil_n how_o ready_o we_o return_v evil_a for_o evil_a how_o irreconcilable_a be_v our_o hate_n we_o cry_v for_o nothing_o but_o revenge_n to_o preach_v of_o mercy_n and_o forgiveness_n durus_fw-la hic_fw-la sermo_fw-la this_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o hard_a say_n though_o indeed_o it_o shall_v soften_v our_o hard_a heart_n habet_fw-la &_o musca_fw-la splenem_fw-la the_o mean_a and_o base_a vassal_n will_v meditate_v and_o think_v of_o revenge_n if_o he_o sustain_v the_o least_o suppose_a wrong_n from_o his_o master_n and_o lord_n it_o shall_v seemâ—_n that_o our_o nature_n be_v whole_o incline_v unto_o evil_n we_o can_v forbear_v to_o do_v evil_a and_o in_o the_o suffering_n of_o evil_n we_o must_v needs_o repay_v evil_a according_a to_o the_o similitude_n and_o likeness_n 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the_o earth_n 3._o the_o state_n of_o the_o earth_n procure_v by_o the_o serpent_n the_o earth_n be_v round_o somewhat_o in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o egg_n if_o it_o produce_v evil_a assure_v yourself_o that_o the_o serpent_n have_v hatch_v it_o &_o be_v the_o sole_a nurse_n of_o the_o brood_n high_a than_o the_o earth_n to_o the_o state_n of_o angel_n and_o saint_n the_o poison_n of_o this_o serpent_n can_v ascend_v for_o it_o lie_v and_o incompass_v the_o earth_n the_o serpent_n be_v already_o cast_v down_o down_o to_o the_o earth_n here_o she_o be_v permit_v to_o inhabit_v and_o to_o bite_v at_o the_o heel_n but_o her_o principal_a strength_n be_v abate_v and_o at_o length_n as_o she_o have_v no_o foot_n to_o support_v she_o so_o she_o may_v be_v easy_o vanquish_v and_o cast_v into_o darkness_n where_o notwithstanding_o her_o glide_n and_o slippery_a condition_n she_o shall_v be_v tie_v up_o in_o chain_n etc._n etc._n from_o the_o baseness_n of_o her_o person_n let_v we_o come_v to_o the_o baseness_n of_o her_o food_n be_v it_o possible_a that_o any_o creature_n of_o such_o wisdom_n and_o prudency_n earth_n shall_v search_v for_o the_o most_o noble_a thing_n to_o hurt_v and_o annoy_v they_o and_o yet_o shall_v make_v choice_n of_o the_o mean_a and_o base_a for_o her_o own_o food_n and_o sustenance_n this_o be_v a_o excellent_a emblem_n of_o envy_n and_o worthy_o describe_v the_o malicious_a accuser_n of_o his_o brethren_n but_o what_o a_o league_n of_o friendship_n and_o amity_n have_v pass_v between_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o serpent_n how_o dear_o and_o tender_o do_v the_o serpent_n love_n and_o embrace_v the_o earth_n she_o lay_v her_o breast_n to_o the_o earth_n feed_v on_o the_o earth_n lay_v up_o the_o earth_n in_o her_o bowel_n inhabit_v the_o earth_n that_o so_o she_o may_v bind_v herself_o to_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o earth_n may_v whole_o
concâ—â—iscentiam_fw-la carnis_fw-la concâ—piscentiam_fw-la oculorum_fw-la &_o superbiam_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la and_o thus_o nature_n prove_v every_o way_n to_o be_v a_o fruitful_a mother_n of_o poison_n and_o in_o token_n hereof_o even_o in_o the_o body_n of_o some_o man_n of_o some_o complexion_n she_o have_v lay_v up_o poison_n for_o her_o treasure_n for_o certain_o there_o be_v a_o natural_a witchcraft_n arise_v from_o the_o very_a constitution_n in_o so_o much_o that_o the_o touch_n the_o breath_n the_o fight_n of_o diverse_a be_v infectious_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o there_o be_v no_o necessity_n of_o poison_n consider_v that_o there_o be_v great_a kingdom_n in_o the_o world_n which_o be_v exempt_v and_o privilege_v from_o any_o poisonous_a herb_n or_o beast_n poison_n suppose_v ireland_n and_o lest_o you_o may_v ascribe_v it_o to_o their_o bog_n or_o their_o vermin_n which_o seem_v to_o consume_v &_o to_o swallow_v up_o that_o seed_n which_o shall_v engender_v the_o 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