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planes_n praise_v of_o astronomy_n gen._n 1._o of_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n into_o the_o flesh_n gen_n 49_o dan._n 9_o of_o the_o come_n of_o antichrist_n 2._o thessa._n 2._o platina_n krant_n 2._o cap._n 18._o ganguinus_fw-la lib._n 4._o lib._n 7._o annâ—l_n joan._n aven_n in_o exemplari_fw-la enstaâ—â—i_fw-la impresso_fw-la a_o 1554._o fol._n 684._o &_o 685._o the_o blasphemous_a arrogancy_n of_o the_o wicked_a pope_n 2._o distin._n 44._o of_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n to_o judgement_n joel._n 2._o lib._n 8._o plato_n 8._o polytic_a aâ—istotelâ—s_n 5._o pol._n apo._n 13._o â—usebius_fw-la apo._n 17._o the_o first_o period_n the_o secondâ—_n period_n apo._n 13._o lanf_n de_fw-fr sacra_fw-la virgi_n de_fw-fr intention_n libr._n 4._o capi_fw-la 10._o krantz_n lib._n 5._o ca._n 8._o blondus_n krantz_n li._n 5._o ca_fw-mi 7._o the_o last_o period_n apo._n 13._o apo._n 21._o decrete_a pontificum_fw-la plaâ—ina_n sabellicus_n krantz_n lib._n 5._o ca._n 6._o caus._n 16._o q._n 7._o si_fw-mi quis_fw-la de_fw-la inceps_fw-la a_o admonition_n to_o prince_n a_o admonition_n to_o king_n psalm_n 2._o functi_fw-la chron_n â–ª_o 1._o tim._n 4._o 1._o tim._n 3.1_o paâ—s_n do_v 32._o iâ—_z epinemidâ—_n &_o philosopho_fw-la de_fw-fr re_fw-mi pub_fw-la lib._n 2._o the_o definition_n of_o arithmetycall_a proportion_n melant._n in_o epit_a more_o phi._n geometrical_a proportion_n whar_n in_o gorgia_n gâ—lâ—_n 6._o a_o true_a christian_n cicerâ—_n lib_n 3._o orliâ—i_fw-la syrach_n 27._o quintil._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 3._o plato_n de_fw-fr ropub_fw-la lib._n 5._o matth._n 8._o quintil._n lib._n 8._o cap._n 3._o of_o the_o greek_a letter_n χ_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d emeâ—_n veritâ—â—_fw-la eman_n stabilis_fw-la libro_fw-la 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 948._o lo._n vulteii_n  _o 2_o  _o 1_o 5_o 3_o  _o 4_o  _o 1_o  _o 2_o  _o 5_o  _o 4_o  _o 3_o arist._n li._n â—_o ethâ—hâ—t_fw-la 3._o psal._n 17._o mat._n 21._o apo._n 21._o apo._n 21._o of_o the_o 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happiness_n by_o the_o come_n of_o christ._n it_o be_v the_o say_n of_o cambyses_n reverend_a and_o in_o christ_n most_o honourable_a father_n that_o city_n will_v flourish_v well_o in_o prosperity_n if_o the_o inhabiter_n of_o they_o be_v watchful_a and_o still_o imagine_v their_o enemis_fw-fr to_o be_v at_o hand_n that_o which_o he_o say_v for_o the_o prosperous_a estate_n of_o a_o common_a weal_n 21._o do_v our_o saviour_n say_v for_o the_o happy_a success_n of_o all_o christian_n and_o both_o tend_v to_o show_v that_o whether_o we_o respect_v the_o safety_n of_o our_o body_n here_o on_o this_o earth_n or_o the_o salvation_n of_o our_o soul_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n we_o may_v not_o be_v in_o our_o calling_n either_o idle_a careless_a or_o secure_v but_o yet_o such_o be_v our_o nature_n we_o rather_o obey_v the_o word_n of_o cambyses_n for_o temporal_a prosperity_n than_o the_o warn_n of_o christ_n for_o eternal_a happiness_n whereby_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o we_o 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