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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i_o mean_v the_o dog_n but_o it_o be_v well_o as_o it_o be_v say_v the_o child_n so_o that_o prince_n may_v see_v they_o have_v no_o privilege_n to_o be_v flatter_v whatsoever_o the_o people_n deserve_v god_n judgement_n fall_v not_o amiss_o upon_o herod_n and_o he_o be_v smite_v tantus_fw-la periit_fw-la the_o second_o thing_n follow_v tantus_fw-la à _fw-la tanto_fw-la he_o be_v smite_v by_o a_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n if_o these_o man_n say_v moses_n concern_v core_n dathan_n and_o abiram_n if_o these_o man_n die_v the_o common_a death_n of_o all_o man_n if_o they_o be_v visit_v after_o the_o visitation_n of_o all_o man_n than_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o send_v i_o strange_a wickedness_n procure_v strange_a kind_n of_o death_n if_o the_o earth_n will_v not_o avenge_v they_o the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n will_v come_v down_o and_o fight_v do_v the_o tree_n of_o paradise_n deserve_v to_o have_v a_o cherubin_n set_v before_o they_o with_o a_o flame_a sword_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o homer_n say_v 〈◊〉_d a_o bird_n of_o fatal_a predication_n and_o such_o a_o one_o be_v say_v to_o have_v affront_v innocent_a the_o three_o as_o he_o be_v declare_v his_o own_o title_n in_o the_o council_n of_o lateran_n for_o my_o part_n i_o be_o not_o averse_a to_o believe_v josephus_n in_o this_o part_n of_o the_o story_n because_o in_o all_o other_o point_v he_o do_v follow_v the_o evangelist_n and_o the_o sight_n of_o some_o uncouth_a creature_n be_v able_a to_o put_v a_o evil_a conscience_n into_o a_o perplexity_n worse_o than_o death_n every_o thing_n be_v dismal_a to_o a_o guilty_a mind_n like_o archimedes_n his_o engine_n dreadful_a to_o the_o roman_n if_o a_o timber-log_n marcel_n or_o cable-rope_n do_v but_o show_v itself_o upon_o the_o wall_n of_o syracuse_n but_o though_o the_o relation_n of_o the_o owl_n be_v true_a the_o spirit_n of_o god_n will_v not_o mention_v it_o in_o holy_a scripture_n lest_o it_o shall_v increase_v our_o ignorance_n who_o be_v superstition_n to_o be_v afraid_a of_o the_o cross_n and_o apparition_n of_o beast_n and_o such_o other_o casualty_n let_v it_o be_v then_o that_o this_o evil_a vision_n affright_v herod_n yet_o it_o be_v more_o likely_a that_o the_o angel_n be_v one_o of_o the_o bless_a which_o smite_v he_o that_o he_o die_v for_o although_o the_o good_a angel_n be_v sometime_o call_v evil_a one_o ab_fw-la effectu_fw-la as_o the_o psalmist_n say_v of_o the_o israelite_n that_o god_n send_v evil_a angel_n among_o they_o yet_o the_o unclean_a spirit_n be_v never_o style_v by_o this_o honourable_a compellation_n to_o be_v call_v the_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o please_v myself_o a_o little_a in_o this_o conjecture_n god_n will_v not_o permit_v vengeance_n of_o death_n to_o be_v execute_v against_o a_o king_n by_o any_o power_n inferior_a to_o a_o angel_n of_o light_n it_o be_v the_o privilege_n of_o their_o unction_n their_o immediate_a subjection_n to_o god_n alone_o which_o exempt_v they_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o all_o other_o authority_n yea_o from_o the_o fury_n of_o infernal_a spirit_n wherefore_o the_o jesuit_n own_o tender_a conscience_n which_o be_v as_o soft_a as_o flint_n dare_v not_o say_v that_o a_o king_n be_v obnoxious_a to_o death_n till_o some_o unnatural_a sentence_n of_o deposition_n go_v before_o which_o resemble_v methinks_v the_o very_a first_o passage_n in_o aristophanes_n you_o dare_v not_o strike_v i_o say_v charion_n the_o servant_n have_v a_o crown_n upon_o my_o head_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v his_o master_n i_o will_v first_o take_v your_o crown_n from_o you_o so_o first_o the_o jesuit_n lay_v down_o rule_v of_o art_n to_o depose_v prince_n and_o then_o their_o devil_n ship_n say_v that_o you_o may_v use_v they_o as_o you_o will_n well_o though_o herod_n deserve_v the_o worst_a
the_o old_a greek_a proverb_n go_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o in_o every_o pomegranate_n there_o be_v some_o corrupt_a kernel_n so_o there_o be_v some_o wicked_a one_o in_o every_o church_n 4._o as_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o pomegranate_n be_v of_o a_o bloody_a colour_n so_o the_o robe_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o other_o the_o best_a kernel_n of_o the_o church_n be_v red_a in_o the_o blood_n of_o martyrdom_n but_o make_v white_a in_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o lamb._n the_o sum_n be_v in_o the_o whole_a pomegranate_n in_o the_o lump_n we_o be_v the_o body_n of_o christ_n but_o take_v we_o one_o by_o one_o and_o consider_v we_o as_o sometime_o we_o be_v darkness_n and_o now_o light_a in_o the_o lord_n and_o that_o this_o fire_n be_v kindle_v in_o we_o all_o from_o the_o altar_n of_o christ_n jesus_n and_o by_o they_o that_o minister_v at_o it_o so_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v above_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o we_o all_o for_o the_o most_o proper_a work_n of_o a_o mother_n be_v to_o 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the_o church_n the_o spirit_n that_o move_v upon_o the_o water_n to_o sanctify_v they_o be_v the_o father_n and_o from_o these_o two_o be_v bring_v forth_o the_o son_n of_o the_o most_o high_a that_o shall_v dwell_v in_o glory_n for_o evermore_o and_o because_o of_o this_o indissoluble_a connexion_n between_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o this_o spouse_n who_o be_v always_o present_a with_o it_o st._n austin_n note_v that_o she_o must_v not_o only_o be_v a_o fruitful_a mother_n in_o abundance_n of_o issue_n but_o also_o a_o pure_a virgin_n because_o she_o know_v none_o other_o husband_n ecclesia_fw-la virgo_fw-la est_fw-la &_o parit_fw-la 119._o mariam_n imitatur_fw-la quae_fw-la dominum_fw-la peperit_fw-la the_o church_n be_v both_o a_o virgin_n and_o a_o mother_n like_o the_o mother_n of_o our_o lord_n although_o a_o mother_n yet_o of_o unquestioned_a virginity_n st._n ambrose_n run_v more_o division_n upon_o the_o same_o string_n on_o this_o sort_n sancta_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la 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