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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o visceribus_fw-la suis_fw-la targum_fw-la rom_n 7.7_o i_o have_v not_o know_v lust_n except_o the_o law_n have_v say_v thou_o shall_v not_o covet_v thought_n be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o as_o real_a in_o god_n account_n as_o if_o they_o be_v express_v with_o the_o tongue_n there_o be_v three_o reason_n for_o the_o proof_n of_o this_o that_o they_o be_v sin_n 1._o they_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o law_n which_o do_v forbid_v the_o first_o foaming_n and_o belching_n of_o the_o heart_n because_o they_o arise_v from_o a_o habitual_a corruption_n and_o testify_v a_o defect_n of_o something_o which_o the_o law_n require_v to_o be_v in_o we_o to_o correct_v the_o excursion_n of_o our_o mind_n do_v not_o the_o law_n oblige_v man_n as_o a_o rational_a creature_n shall_v it_o then_o leave_v that_o part_n which_o do_v constitute_v he_o
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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d plat._n shall_v we_o let_v every_o caterpillar_n suck_v it_o it_o be_v the_o queen_n in_o we_o shall_v every_o ruffian_n deflore_fw-la it_z it_o be_v as_o the_o sun_n in_o our_o heaven_n and_o shall_v we_o besmear_v it_o with_o misty_a fancy_n it_o be_v create_v sure_o for_o better_a purpose_n lampridius_n lampridius_n than_o to_o catch_v a_o thousand_o weight_n of_o spider_n as_o heliogabalus_n employ_v his_o servant_n it_o be_v not_o intend_v to_o be_v make_v the_o common_a few_o of_o filthiness_n or_o rank_v among_o those_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 8._o arist_n histor_n animal_n lib._n 8._o which_o eat_v not_o only_a fruit_n and_o flesh_n but_o fly_v worm_n dung_n and_o all_o sort_n of_o loathsome_a material_n let_v not_o therefore_o our_o mind_n wallow_v in_o a_o sink_n of_o fantastical_a folly_n whereby_o to_o rob_v god_n of_o his_o due_n and_o our_o soul_n of_o their_o happiness_n 2._o exhortation_n we_o must_v take_v care_n for_o the_o suppression_n of_o 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