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along_o and_o strange_a slip_n in_o their_o apol._n nar._n for_o which_o if_o they_o be_v wise_a they_o will_v make_v no_o apology_n b._n i_o know_v they_o be_v wise_a what_o they_o will_v do_v i_o know_v not_o so_o certain_o i_o do_v know_v their_o power_n more_o than_o sufficient_a for_o that_o work_n i_o know_v also_o what_o expectation_n there_o be_v to_o gain_v their_o will_n to_o make_v replication_n and_o i_o know_v how_o often_o their_o adversary_n brother_n i_o will_v rather_o say_v call_v they_o unto_o it_o who_o have_v reply_n reply_v as_o often_o repeat_v as_o homer_n have_v {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o they_o will_v reply_v
37._o 13._o come_v it_o be_v come_v if_o the_o adversary_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v at_o the_o height_a and_o his_o servant_n at_o the_o low_a now_o we_o must_v be_v glad_a because_o now_o will_v i_o arise_v say_v the_o lord_n when_o at_o this_o present_a time_n therefore_o be_v nothing_o terrify_v encourage_v rather_o when_o the_o enemy_n be_v raise_v high_a even_o to_o the_o zenith_n of_o his_o exaltation_n then_o be_v encourage_v for_o harken_v and_o hear_v now_o will_v i_o arise_v say_v the_o lord_n now_o will_v i_o be_v exalt_v now_o will_v i_o lift-up_v my_o 10._o isa._n 33._o 10._o self_n now_o now_o now_o now_o expect_v that_o the_o lord_n will_v come-in_v to_o magnify_v himself_o before_o israel_n and_o before_o the_o sun_n and_o then_o the_o adversary_n fall_v then_o then_o then_o as_o that_o adversary_n senacharib_n do_v by_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o who_o hand_n i_o can_v tell_v but_o by_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o lord_n he_o shall_v fall_v and_o the_o low_a his_o fall_n shall_v be_v the_o high_a his_o exaltation_n be_v amen_n therefore_o stand_v fast_o in_o one_o spirit_n strive_v together_o for_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o be_v nothing_o terrify_v by_o the_o adversary_n but_o by_o all_o these_o providence_n be_v mighty_o encourage_v rather_o in_o the_o work_n and_o service_n of_o the_o lord_n through_o the_o may_v and_o power_n of_o the_o lord_n who_o have_v made-forth_o to_o his_o servant_n a_o sure_a word_n of_o promise_n that_o he_o will_v give_v they_o a_o expect_a end_n imprimatur_fw-la joseph_n caryl_n 2_o chro_fw-la 17._o 16._o 〈◊〉_d cor._n 8._o 5._o 2_o chro._n 32._o 31._o the_o epistle_n and_o purpose_n thereof_o the_o book_n and_o frame_v thereof_o even_o to_o our_o interior_n we_o owe_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o good_a language_n *_o nullum_fw-la tam_fw-la grave_a scelâ—s_n quod_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la judicium_fw-la prius_fw-la quim_fw-la ad_fw-la poenaâ—â—_z venire_fw-la debet_fw-la luth._n upon_o the_o gal._n 5._o *_o ampliandi_fw-la sunt_fw-la savore_n secreta_fw-la domus_fw-la et_fw-la deinde_fw-la timeri_fw-la levit_n 6._o 28._o answ._n a_o joh._n 21._o b_o gal._n 2._o 2_o cor._n 12._o phil._n 4_o 8._o a_o â—â—â—n_n guil._n herald_n pag._n â—63_n see_v child_n portion_n p._n 94._o ep._n 〈◊〉_d cap._n 〈◊〉_d te_fw-la non_fw-la pâ—…_n quantum_fw-la in_fw-la me_fw-la est_fw-la cum_fw-la exceptione_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n *_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o etc._n etc._n chrysost_n in_o gen._n c._n 18._o est_fw-la be_v liber_fw-la planè_fw-la aspis_fw-la per_fw-la omnia_fw-la sacra_fw-la breviter_fw-la simplicitèr_fw-la and_o sine_fw-la convitiis_fw-la disputet_fw-la calv._n ep._n a_o desputare_fw-la noÌ„_fw-la rahire_n eras._n ep._n latrant_fw-la non_fw-la â—oquuntur_fw-la cic._n brut._n p._n 161._o in_o fol._n sâ—ridet_fw-la non_fw-la loquor_fw-la cal._n ep._n 339._o oâ—_z estor_fw-la causapugnet_fw-la non_fw-la contumelâ—iâ—_z debemâ—â—_z enim_fw-la charitati_fw-la etc._n etc._n ep._n b_o see_v child_n portion_n p._n 84._o the_o supposition_n odiâ—sta_fw-la dissidiorun_fw-la nomina_fw-la luâ—â—_n *_o greek_n and_o latin_n all_o conclude_v that_o no_o theme_n or_o subject_n be_v more_o fruitful_a for_o it_o have_v all_o the_o matter_n to_o work-on_v that_o our_o nature_n can_v give_v forth_o every_o ordinary_a man_n can_v show_v eloquence_n here_o but_o the_o heathen_a man_n call_v it_o a_o fierce_a kind_n of_o eloquence_n truci_fw-la eloquentiâ_fw-la balbus_n promptus_fw-la adversus_fw-la innocentes_fw-la tacit._n an._n li._n 6._o b_o 〈◊〉_d sam._n 12._o 14._o phil._n 1._o 10._o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o hom._n god_n lift_v his_o enemiesup_n that_o he_o may_v cast_v they_o down_o the_o low_a he_o cast_v down_o his_o friend_n that_o he_o may_v raise_v they_o up_o the_o high_a b_o exod._n 18._o 12._o *_o psal._n 93._o psal._n 140._o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o multes_fw-la habet_fw-la pro_fw-la catholicâ—s_fw-la cacolycos_fw-la pro_fw-la evangelicis_fw-la disaâ—gclos_n eraâ—_z ep._n dominus_fw-la omnes_fw-la refâ—â—get_fw-la in_fw-la suaÌ„_fw-la gloriam_fw-la vâ—…t_a christ_n we_o arcano_fw-la suo_fw-la consilio_fw-la scenas_fw-la rerum_fw-la bumanarun_fw-la and_o livre._n 25._o â—p_n 20._o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o a_o psal._n â—5_n b_o john_n 7._o 17._o c_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o etc._n etc._n chrysost._n *_o ab_fw-la iratis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d perspicuè_fw-la pax_fw-la petitur_fw-la augetur_fw-la â—odium_fw-la câ—â—_n de_fw-fr juvent_fw-la *_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o chrysost_n 〈◊〉_d act._n ap._n cap._n 21._o hom._n 〈◊〉_d co_z a_o salv._n funestam_fw-la religionis_fw-la discordiam_fw-la alibi_fw-la prive_fw-la cepisse_fw-la hic_fw-la prive_fw-la desiisse_fw-la â—rat_fw-la epolon_n a_o sam._n â—8_n 15._o he_o that_o have_v read_v the_o book_n know_v the_o meaning_n oâ—_z that_o si_fw-la in_fw-la scripto_fw-la quidquid_fw-la indignum_fw-la erasmo_n ostenderis_fw-la ostensum_fw-la protinus_fw-la jugulabitar_n sed_fw-la si_fw-la quid_fw-la haereticâ—â—ep_n l._n 25._o â—â—â—m_fw-la alex._n {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o nâ—…_n ho_o mini_fw-la est_fw-la hominem_fw-la vincere_fw-la â—ed_a bonum_fw-la est_fw-la â—â—mini_fw-la ut_fw-la cum_fw-la veriâ—as_fw-la uincat_fw-la voleâ—â—em_fw-la quid_fw-la etc._n etc._n aug._n 〈◊〉_d â—asc_fw-fr ep._n 171._o sacrilegis_fw-la et_fw-la proditoribus_fw-la vene_fw-la ficis_fw-la lact._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 1._o ignorantiam_fw-la meam_fw-la etc._n etc._n see_v child_n portion_n p._n 38._o *_o valeat_fw-la eâ—ciâ—â—_z and_o traduâ—at_a nos_fw-la and_o triumphos_fw-la agate_n de_fw-la parvuâ—â—s_fw-la ad_fw-la id_fw-la genus_fw-la caluâ—…arum_fw-la satis_fw-la animi_fw-la praestabit_fw-la christus_fw-la etc._n etc._n *_o mat._n 7._o 11._o luk._n 11._o 13._o a_o joh._n 7._o isa_n 50._o 11._o h_o exod._n 23._o 1_o i_o judg_n 19_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d â—5_n 4._o *_o 1_o tim._n 3._o 5._o jer._n tit._n 〈◊〉_d 13._o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o *_o psal._n 25â—…_n ne_fw-fr deseratâ—â—_z ecclesia_fw-la proptâ—â—_z servitutem_fw-la quâ—_z sine_fw-la impietate_fw-la sustineri_fw-la possi_a lib._n 1._o ep._n 107._o d_o joh._n 7._o 17._o ezek._n 44._o so_o they_o may_v find_v more_o favour_n than_o do_v the_o priest_n of_o old_a *_o ezek._n 43._o ezek._n 44._o 10._o job_n 41._o 15_o 16_o 17._o phil._n 2._o 8._o rev._n 3._o 10._o peâ—ra_fw-la nostra_fw-la non_fw-la pallet_fw-la ad_fw-la tonitrua_fw-la and_o â—ulgura_fw-la non_fw-la â—etuit_fw-la etc._n etc._n caelum_fw-la ruat_fw-la fiat_fw-la voluntas_fw-la tua_fw-la luth._n 2._o vol._n p._n â—74_n nec_fw-la 〈◊〉_d hoc_fw-la nec_fw-la mirum_fw-la st_z princeps_fw-la mâ—nâ—…_n dâ—…viet_v quid_fw-la aliud_fw-la saceret_fw-la psal._n 2._o psal._n 93._o neh._n 4._o 16._o b_o isa._n 26._o 4._o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o