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both_o then_o and_o now_o to_o err_v from_o the_o faith_n and_o drown_v themselves_o in_o destruction_n and_o perdition_n tim._n 6.10_o nautis_fw-la exitio_fw-la est_fw-la avidis_fw-la mare_fw-la nautis_fw-la what_o make_v judas_n betray_v the_o glorious_a jesus_n but_o the_o vain_a profit_n of_o a_o perish_a world_n what_o be_v the_o great_a support_n of_o the_o papist_n religion_n but_o their_o gain_n and_o profit_n from_o their_o several_a quarter_n this_o make_v they_o debase_v christ_n instead_o of_o exalt_v he_o and_o daphne-like_a run_v away_o from_o the_o great_a apollo_n scil_n the_o lord_n jesus_n fames_fw-la quid_fw-la non_fw-la mortalia_fw-la pectora_fw-la cogit_fw-la auri_fw-la sacra_fw-la fames_fw-la when_o they_o shall_v willing_o run_v themselves_o and_o encourage_v other_o to_o come_v and_o meet_v he_o but_o as_o the_o poet_n say_v the_o greedy_a and_o curse_a desire_n of_o gold_n do_v destroy_v man_n how_o be_v man_n link_v with_o these_o chain_n these_o silver_n 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