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good_a to_o they_o that_o hate_v and_o pray_v for_o they_o that_o despiteful_o use_v you_o and_o persecute_v you_o matth._n 5._o 44._o dear_o be_v love_v avenge_v not_o yourselves_o but_o rather_o give_v place_n unto_o wrath_n for_o it_o be_v write_v vengeance_n be_v i_o i_o will_v repay_v say_v the_o lord_n therefore_o if_o thy_o enemy_n hunger_n feed_v he_o if_o he_o thirst_v give_v he_o drink_v for_o in_o so_o do_v thou_o shall_v heap_v coal_n of_o fire_n upon_o his_o head_n rom._n 12._o 19_o 20._o to_o be_v modest_a and_o inoffensive_a in_o your_o familiar_a discourse_n swear_v not_o at_o modesty_n modesty_n all_o matth._n 5._o 34._o bless_v but_o curse_v not_o rom._n 12._o 14._o let_v no_o corrupt_a communication_n proceed_v out_o of_o your_o mouth_n but_o that_o which_o be_v good_a to_o the_o use_n of_o edify_v that_o it_o may_v minister_v grace_n unto_o the_o hearer_n ephes_n 4._o 29._o and_o let_v your_o speech_n be_v always_o with_o grace_n season_v with_o salt_n that_o you_o 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as_o easy_o answer_v st._n john_n question_n without_o lift_v up_o his_o body_n which_o will_v have_v be_v somewhat_o necessary_a have_v he_o talk_v with_o st._n peter_n and_o if_o this_o be_v not_o enough_o ibid._n si_fw-mi vult_fw-la dignissimus_fw-la cum_fw-la secundo_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la colloqui_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la se_fw-la erigat_fw-la à _fw-la recubitione_n sva_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la erectus_fw-la sedeat_fw-la ibid._n to_o show_v that_o a_o lean_a posture_n be_v customary_a among_o all_o the_o jew_n at_o their_o solemn_a feast_n i_o shall_v only_o add_v that_o the_o hebrew_n doctor_n do_v usual_o distinguish_v between_o sit_v and_o recumbency_n before_o a_o table_n and_o do_v tell_v we_o that_o the_o israelite_n v._n istiusmodi_fw-la recumbentiam_fw-la in_o capiendo_fw-la cibo_fw-la israelita_fw-la gestum_fw-la maximè_fw-la idoneum_fw-la reputarant_a in_o epulis_fw-la sacris_fw-la requisitum_fw-la in_fw-la coena_fw-la paschali_fw-la summè_fw-la 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