My curiosity over whelm me, trying to explain reason for the occultive act.

Their abandoning their homes means no tax revenues for the county. (gerund)

But faith, doſt thou not ſomevvhat excuſe my ſometimes incontinency vvith her enforciue beauties.

But in Muslim countries, Church and State are one indissolubly, and until the very essence of Islam passes away, that unity cannot be relaxed. The law of the land, too, is, in theory, the law of the Church.