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44.14_o 15_o 16_o 17._o give_v it_o divine_a worship_n perhaps_o they_o may_v think_v as_o the_o papist_n do_v that_o after_o they_o have_v consecrate_a it_o it_o be_v transubstantiate_v too_o and_o cease_v to_o be_v wood_n the_o matter_n and_o substance_n of_o that_o be_v go_v and_o it_o be_v thenceforth_o not_o a_o block_n or_o wood_n but_o real_o a_o god_n and_o have_v power_n to_o help_v and_o save_v its_o worshipper_n as_o the_o poet_n deride_o sing_v of_o their_o priapus_n olim_fw-la truncus_fw-la eram_fw-la ficulnus_fw-la inutile_fw-la lignum_fw-la cùm_fw-la faber_n incertus_fw-la scamnum_fw-la faceret_fw-la né_fw-fr priapum_fw-la maluit_fw-la esse_fw-la deum_fw-la whence_o it_o may_v say_v
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prophet_n say_v of_o the_o adulterous_a church_n that_o do_v precede_v she_o jer._n 2.33_o yea_o to_o she_o may_v well_o be_v apply_v that_o of_o the_o prophet_n nahum_n to_o the_o bloody_a city_n that_o she_o be_v a_o well-favoured_a harlot_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o mistress_n of_o witchcraft_n that_o sell_v nation_n through_o her_o whoredom_n and_o family_n through_o her_o witchcraft_n nah._n 3.4_o for_o it_o be_v true_a that_o she_o have_v in_o her_o person_n endue_v with_o great_a natural_a part_n and_o endowment_n man_n of_o learning_n and_o policy_n and_o that_o she_o have_v many_o good_a gift_n from_o god_n by_o jesus_n christ_n wherewith_o she_o may_v and_o ought_v to_o serve_v and_o please_v he_o yea_o she_o have_v jewel_n of_o his_o gold_n and_o of_o his_o silver_n as_o it_o be_v which_o he_o in_o her_o better_a state_n be_v please_v merciful_o and_o gracious_o free_o to_o impart_v unto_o she_o but_o as_o it_o be_v the_o fault_n of_o harlot_n to_o abuse_v the_o 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