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duraâ—uras_fw-la sâ—_n monarchae_n hoc_fw-la unum_fw-la pronomen_fw-la ego_fw-la omisissen_n luther_n in_o psal_n 127._o tolle_o voluntatem_fw-la &_o non_fw-la erit_fw-la infernus_fw-la bern._n it_o be_v a_o fearful_a judgement_n for_o a_o man_n to_o he_o give_v up_o to_o one_o own_o will_n profess_a wickedness_n be_v shameful_a wickedness_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d adaras_fw-la jovis_fw-la aut_fw-la veneris_fw-la adorare_fw-la ac_fw-la sub_fw-la aâ—tichristo_fw-la fidem_fw-la occul_fw-la tear_v zuin._n ep_n 3._o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o have_v goodness_n at_o the_o heart_n but_o we_o must_v profess_v it_o ans_fw-fr 1._o association_n with_o those_o of_o a_o different_a religion_n be_v dangerous_a obser_n we_o must_v keep_v good_a thought_n of_o god_n obser_n if_o we_o prize_v christ_n love_n he_o will_v prize_v we_o obser_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d obser_n the_o enne_n of_o false_a worshipper_n be_v very_o low_a and_o mean_a a_o true_a child_n of_o abraham_n have_v a_o high_a spirit_n obs_n man_n love_v that_o religion_n that_o bring_v they_o most_o corn_n and_o wine_n etc._n etc._n fac_n i_o pontificem_fw-la et_fw-la christi_fw-la anus_fw-la â—ro_fw-la novi_fw-la hominâ—m_fw-la non_fw-la ex_fw-la una_fw-la canoni_fw-la catu_fw-la nebilem_fw-la commonstrantem_fw-la digito_fw-la delicatiorem_fw-la penem_fw-la &_o vin_fw-fr m_o quod_fw-la prestan_n iâ—simum_fw-la erat_fw-la oppositum_fw-la haec_fw-la in_o quit_v sunt_fw-la quae_fw-la faciunt_fw-la ut_fw-la hoc_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la genus_fw-la dejerere_fw-la non_fw-la libeat_fw-la triobojare_fw-la beneficium_fw-la magis_fw-la soliciti_fw-la de_fw-la meroquam_fw-la de_fw-fr vero_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d magis_fw-la amantmâ—n_n di_fw-it delitiâ—s_fw-la quam_fw-la christi_fw-la divitias_fw-la obser_fw-fr it_o be_v a_o shameful_a thing_n to_o subject_a religion_n to_o corn_n wine_n and_o flax_n and_o wool_n â—ermâ—ns_fw-la illa_fw-la bestia_fw-la non_fw-la curaâ—_n aurum_fw-la quasi_fw-la vero_fw-la deus_fw-la nolit_fw-la darelanem_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la suae_fw-la aut_fw-la satius_fw-la sit_fw-la asathana_fw-la peâ—era_fw-la obsre_n prosperity_n in_o evil_a way_n harden_v obs_n god_n reserve_v propriety_n in_o all_o that_o he_o give_v unto_o we_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vadam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d persequa_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sâ—udiose_fw-la quaâ—rensâ—_n summae_fw-la conatuam_fw-la bulatione_fw-la &_o pedibuâ—â—_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d obser_n isa_n 27._o 4_o ver_fw-la 9_o the_o difference_n of_o god_n aim_n in_o afflict_v his_o saint_n from_o his_o aim_n in_o afflict_v the_o wicked_a obs_n 1._o there_o remain_v much_o of_o slavish_a disposition_n in_o the_o godly_a obser_fw-fr god_n study_v what_o may_v do_v his_o people_n good_a obs_n a_o mercy_n to_o have_v stumble_v block_n lay_v in_o the_o way_n of_o sin_n o_o inâ—aelices_fw-la et_fw-la miseros_fw-la quando_fw-la relinquit_fw-la deus_fw-la homiones_fw-la sibi_fw-la ipsis_fw-la nec_fw-la resistiâ—_n eorum_fw-la fureri_fw-la et_fw-la cupiditatibus_fw-la sed_fw-la vae_fw-la illis_fw-la ad_fw-la quorum_fw-la peccata_fw-la conniveâ—_n deus_fw-la luther_n obser_n much_o brutishness_n remain_v in_o the_o â—_z even_o of_o the_o godly_a obser_n 2._o obser_n 3._o affliction_n be_v â—ods_n hedge_n if_o our_o way_n be_v god_n we_o must_v break_v through_o all_o difficulty_n obser_n wicked_a man_n will_v suffer_v much_o for_o their_o lust_n obs_n god_n keep_v many_o from_o thit_n sin_n in_o a_o way_n of_o violence_n whether_o they_o will_v or_o no._n obser_n obser_n god_n strike_v wicked_a man_n with_o blindness_n it_o be_v a_o good_a blindness_n not_o to_o find_v the_o path_n of_o sin_n obs_n obser_fw-fr obs_n obs_n obser_n when_o we_o can_v enjoy_v all_o ordinance_n vet_n our_o heart_n must_v be_v work_v after_o they_o obs_n obs_n cum_fw-la ne_fw-la mi_fw-mi ni_fw-fr ob_fw-la trudi_fw-la po_fw-la test_n itur_fw-la da_fw-mi i_o 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