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of_o apparel_n zeph._n 1._o 8._o and_o it_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n sacrifice_n that_o i_o will_v punish_v the_o prince_n and_o the_o king_n child_n and_o all_o such_o as_o be_v clothe_v with_o strange_a apparel_n 9_o uncleanness_n and_o filthiness_n of_o all_o sort_n rot_a speech_n filthy_a communication_n chamber_v and_o wantonness_n &_o fornication_n adultery_n incest_n in_o some_o place_n beastiality_n and_o sodomy_n espeacial_o fornication_n and_o adultery_n which_o abound_v in_o many_o place_n the_o first_o whereof_o viz._n fornication_n be_v by_o many_o account_v no_o sin_n for_o discover_v the_o greatness_n of_o these_o sin_n consider_v exod._n 20._o 14._o thou_o shall_v not_o commit_v adultery_n 1_o cor._n 6_o 13._o now_o the_o body_n be_v not_o for_o fornication_n but_o for_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o body_n 1_o cor._n 5._o 1._o it_o be_v report_v common_o that_o there_o be_v fornication_n among_o you_o and_o such_o fornication_n as_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o name_v among_o the_o gentile_n that_o one_o shall_v have_v his_o father_n wife_n rom._n 13._o 13._o let_v we_o walk_v honest_o as_o in_o the_o day_n not_o in_o chamber_v and_o wantonness_n eph._n 5._o 3._o but_o fornication_n and_o all_o uncleanness_n let_v it_o not_o once_o be_v name_v among_o you_o 4._o ver_fw-la neither_o filthiness_n nor_o foolish_a talk_n nor_o jest_v which_o be_v not_o convenient_a 10._o prodigality_n oppression_n extortion_n usury_n bribery_n theft_n robbery_n false_a weight_n and_o measure_n injustice_n and_o unfaithfulnesse_n in_o contract_n and_o bargain_n with_o fraudulent_a deal_n and_o deceive_v one_o another_o artificial_a dearthing_n of_o victual_n and_o other_o thing_n the_o livelihood_n and_o maintenance_n of_o