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deny_v by_o christ_n 107._o israel_n and_o judah_n when_o divide_v l._n 2._o 102._o the_o reason_n why_o no_o more_o unite_a though_o some_o opportunity_n be_v offer_v 101._o jealousy_n a_o predominant_a passion_n among_o the_o italian_n l._n 1._o 53._o as_o also_o among_o the_o moor_n and_o spaniard_n 208._o the_o english_a little_a subject_n to_o it_o ib._n 200._o and_o the_o dutch_a much_o less_o l._n 2._o 141._o b._n jesuit_n by_o who_o first_o institute_v l._n 92_o 93._o their_o vow_n of_o mission_n 93._o grow_v formidable_a to_o the_o pope_n ib._n industrious_a in_o plant_v christianity_n in_o the_o barbarous_a nation_n l._n 3._o 208._o chief_a factor_n for_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n l._n 1._o 201._o they_o and_o the_o presbyterian_a or_o puritan_n preacher_n the_o great_a incendiary_n of_o christendom_n l._n 1._o 92._o judge_n of_o hell_n what_o and_o who_o they_o be_v l._n 2._o 257_o 262._o and_o why_o so_o account_v of_o ib._n k_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proverb_n and_o of_o of_o who_o intend_v l._n 2._o 261._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proverbial_o use_v for_o a_o wicked_a person_n l._n 3._o 12._o king_n call_v a_o ordinance_n of_o man_n and_o why_o l._n 1._o 5._o who_o of_o they_o ancient_o anoint_v 216._o â—ow_o they_o take_v precedency_n 286._o not_o to_o use_v their_o people_n to_o the_o waâ—s_n l._n 2._o 33._o the_o legend_n of_o the_o king_n of_o colen_n l._n 2._o 54._o king_n evil_n a_o disease_n l._n 1._o 131_o the_o cure_n thereof_o hereditary_a to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n 283._o knighâ—ood_n v_o order_n l_o lvd_v the_o son_n sâ—m_n the_o father_n of_o the_o lydian_n in_o asia_n minor_n l._n 1._o 10._o l._n 3._o 24._o lehabim_n the_o father_n of_o the_o liby-aegyptiâ—_a l._n 1._o 14_o &_o l._n 4._o 16._o ludim_n the_o son_n of_o mizraim_n the_o father_n of_o the_o eâ—hiopians_n in_o africa_n l._n 1._o 14._o &_o l._n 4._o 69._o improper_o render_v lydian_n in_o our_o english_a bibles_n jer._n 16._o 9_o ibid_fw-la lady_n of_o loretto_n her_o legend_n l._n 3._o 88_o the_o sumptuosity_n of_o her_o temple_n l._n 1._o 81._o latin_n the_o inhabitant_n of_o latium_n and_o from_o whence_o so_o call_v l._n 1._o 34._o the_o latin_a tongue_n not_o the_o language_n of_o italy_n 36._o the_o reason_n of_o the_o spread_a and_o extent_n thereof_o ib._n lombard_n their_o original_a and_o first_o king_n l._n 2._o 186._o their_o affair_n in_o italy_n 1._o 1._o 51._o the_o subversion_n of_o their_o kingdom_n there_o 51._o luther_n his_o birth_n &_o first_o contention_n with_o the_o pope_n l_o 2._o 105._o the_o success_n and_o spread_v of_o his_o doctrine_n 106._o and_o by_o what_o mean_v special_o ibid._n the_o government_n of_o the_o lutheran_n church_n 41._o the_o condition_n of_o their_o minister_n ib._n their_o rite_n and_o ceremony_n not_o much_o different_a from_o those_o in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n ibid._n laberâ—as_o prophetâ—ndâ—_n what_o and_o where_o most_o in_o use_n l._n 2._o 166._o liburns_n the_o name_n of_o a_o light_a vessed_a l_o 2._o 191._o and_o of_o such_o chair_n as_o we_o call_v sedan_n ibid._n and_o from_o whence_o so_o name_v ibid._n libanus_n a_o famous_a mountain_n why_o so_o name_v l._n 3._o 51._o the_o length_n course_n and_o branch_n of_o it_o ib_n &_o 9_o lysanias_n the_o tetrarch_n of_o abilâ—ne_n who_o son_n he_o be_v l._n 3._o 81._o why_o reckon_v luke_n 3._o among_o hâ—roâ—aâ—_n child_n 64._o 〈◊〉_d why_o scatter_v and_o divide_v among_o the_o tribe_n l._n 3._o 96._o the_o liberal_a maintenance_n allow_v they_o ibid._n lâ—byâ—â—th_o of_o egypt_n l._n 4._o 9_o for_o what_o cause_v make_v ib_n imitate_v by_o minos_n in_o that_o of_o creâ—el_n l._n 2._o 261._o letter_n the_o first_o original_n and_o history_n of_o they_o lib._n 2._o â—_o 2_o &_o lib._n 4_o 4_o 5._o lemnâ—a_n or_o terra_fw-la lemnia_n the_o sovereign_a virtue_n of_o it_o l._n 2._o 256_o how_o make_v and_o order_v ib._n why_o call_v terra_n 〈◊〉_d ib._n m_o man_n why_o 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