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beginning_n of_o his_o debauchedness_n ibid._n solomon_n be_v pervert_v in_o religion_n 156_o the_o estate_n of_o solomon_n in_o the_o other_o world_n ibid._n the_o prodigious_a course_n of_o some_o star_n 74_o the_o evil_a opinion_n of_o the_o stoic_n to_o trust_v altogether_o to_o themselves_o without_o acknowledge_v the_o grace_n and_o assistance_n of_o god_n 283_o the_o birth_n and_o education_n of_o queen_n mary_n stuart_n 291_o her_o return_n into_o scotland_n ibid._n the_o death_n of_o henry_n stuart_n 294_o persecution_n of_o the_o queen_n mary_n stuart_n by_o the_o protestant_n 295_o she_o comfort_v herself_o in_o prison_n and_o hope_v against_o hope_n 296_o she_o escape_v out_o of_o prison_n ibid._n her_o languishment_n in_o her_o imprisonment_n in_o england_n 301_o elizabeth_n hatred_n to_o she_o 304_o the_o process_n against_o the_o queen_n of_o scotland_n ibid._n her_o invincible_a apology_n 305_o the_o unjust_a judgement_n give_v against_o she_o 307_o the_o vain_a endeavour_n to_o delay_v her_o death_n 308_o queen_n elizabeth_n chief_o to_o be_v charge_v for_o her_o death_n ibid._n her_o death_n and_o miraculous_a constancy_n 309_o the_o sun_n be_v a_o hundred_o and_o forty_o time_n big_a than_o the_o earth_n and_o in_o twenty_o four_o hour_n go_v more_o than_o twelve_o million_o of_o league_n 74_o t_n twenty_o two_o thousand_o bullock_n and_o one_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o thousand_o sheep_n sacrifice_v for_o the_o dedication_n of_o solomon_n temple_n 3_o reg._n 8._o 63_o mervelsous_n temple_n where_o lion_n be_v tractable_a 46_o the_o generosity_n of_o theodora_n wife_n of_o justinian_n 161_o procopius_n speak_v shameful_o of_o theodora_n but_o undeserve_o 167_o her_o death_n 169_o theodat_n honour_v by_o amalazunta_n 162_o his_o perfidiousness_n ib._n he_o cause_v amalazunta_n to_o be_v strangle_v in_o a_o bath_n ib._n theodat_n be_v put_v to_o death_n and_o vitiges_n be_v choose_v in_o his_o stead_n 163_o time_n steal_v away_o from_o we_o 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