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and_o be_v by_o he_o create_v to_o be_v minister_a spirit_n lucifer_n so_o the_o scripture_n call_v he_o do_v not_o like_a of_o that_o he_o think_v himself_o a_o creature_n of_o too_o glorious_a a_o composition_n to_o be_v send_v on_o errand_n or_o to_o be_v ready_a at_o command_n 4._o and_o therefore_o aim_v at_o high_a matter_n et_fw-la ero_fw-la similis_fw-la altissimo_fw-la say_v the_o proud_a aspirer_n he_o must_v be_v equal_a to_o the_o almighty_a both_o in_o place_n and_o power_n this_o pride_n and_o blind_a ambition_n cast_v he_o out_o of_o heaven_n and_o make_v he_o of_o a_o angel_n and_o a_o friend_n of_o god_n to_o become_v a_o enemy_n a_o enemy_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o all_o his_o saint_n this_o be_v the_o enemy_n which_o i_o be_o to_o speak_v of_o the_o enemy_n that_o take_v such_o pain_n to_o destroy_v god_n harvest_n we_o meet_v with_o he_o before_o in_o the_o 25._o but_o there_o we_o find_v he_o with_o his_o clog_n there_o he_o be_v style_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d inimicus_fw-la ejus_fw-la his_o enemy_n the_o enemy_n of_o god_n alone_o and_o there_o we_o do_v consider_v he_o according_o to_o god_n a_o enemy_n ex_fw-la professo_fw-la on_o the_o ancient_a quaâ—rel_n upon_o the_o sentence_n pass_v against_o he_o for_o his_o first_o aspire_n to_o man_n a_o enemy_n no_o further_o than_o he_o wear_v god_n livery_n and_o retain_v unto_o he_o and_o therefore_o in_o that_o place_n inimicus_fw-la ejus_fw-la god_n enemy_n but_o here_o we_o find_v he_o more_o at_o large_a a_o enemy_n or_o inimicus_fw-la quispiam_fw-la some_o enemy_n as_o beza_n read_v it_o a_o enemy_n to_o god_n and_o to_o man_n god_n image_n and_o the_o church_n god_n spouse_n to_o each_o of_o these_o a_o enemy_n in_o their_o several_a place_n in_o the_o first_o to_o god_n to_o god_n indeed_o a_o enemy_n but_o a_o harmless_a
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he_o raise_v within_o she_o what_o havoc_n do_v he_o make_v of_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n what_o a_o red_a sea_n do_v he_o create_v of_o the_o blood_n of_o martyr_n if_o that_o at_o any_o time_n his_o wretched_a instrument_n grow_v weary_a of_o their_o own_o tyranny_n as_o sometime_o they_o do_v he_o than_o prepare_v the_o way_n unto_o new_a affliction_n by_o charge_v those_o poor_a innocent_a soul_n with_o incestuous_a mixture_n and_o drink_v the_o warm_a blood_n of_o a_o new_a slay_v infant_n which_o be_v those_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d apol._n so_o oft_o confute_v and_o retort_v by_o the_o ancient_a father_n nay_o when_o the_o church_n be_v settle_v in_o a_o perfect_a peace_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o constantine_n yet_o be_v it_o still_o infida_fw-la pax_fw-la a_o peace_n but_o ill_o observe_v by_o the_o treacherous_a enemy_n intent_n on_o all_o occasion_n watch_v all_o advantage_n if_o not_o to_o cut_v it_o down_o at_o once_o by_o open_a violence_n yet_o to_o supplant_v it_o 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