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first_o begin_v with_o great_a toil_n &_o trouble_v to_o dig_v strange_a earth_n in_o other_o place_n and_o bring_v it_o thither_o to_o cover_v all_o the_o place_n then_o they_o raise_v a_o great_a heap_n of_o earth_n exceed_v high_a and_o pave_v it_o with_o stone_n cover_v our_o lord_n sepulchre_n with_o a_o great_a rampire_n after_o that_o nothing_o may_v be_v want_v to_o finish_v their_o intend_a wickedness_n upon_o that_o huge_a heap_n of_o earth_n they_o make_v a_o horrible_a and_o execrable_a bury_a place_n for_o body_n of_o lewd_a people_n and_o erect_v a_o secret_a temple_n to_o the_o devil_n of_o wanton_a venus_n fill_v it_o with_o idol_n then_o they_o there_o offer_v detestable_a sacrifice_n upon_o their_o impure_a altar_n pollute_v with_o all_o abomination_n for_o they_o think_v they_o shall_v not_o otherwise_o compass_v their_o intention_n except_o by_o these_o horrible_a impiety_n they_o can_v utter_o suppress_v that_o holy_a sepulchre_n olim_fw-la viri_fw-la impij_fw-la imo_fw-la vero_fw-la istorum_fw-la subsidio_fw-la universum_fw-la daemonum_fw-la genus_fw-la omni_fw-la study_v incubuit_fw-la ut_fw-la illud_fw-la divinum_fw-la immortalitatis_fw-la monumentum_fw-la tenebris_fw-la obrueret_fw-la oblivioneque_fw-la penitus_fw-la deleret_fw-la illud_fw-la seruatoris_fw-la sepulchrum_fw-la impij_fw-la quidem_fw-la &_o scelerati_fw-la homines_fw-la ex_fw-la hominum_fw-la memoria_fw-la delere_fw-la cogitabant_fw-la &_o quae_fw-la eorum_fw-la insâ—itia_fw-la fuit_fw-la censebant_fw-la veritatem_fw-la ad_fw-la hunc_fw-la modum_fw-la se_fw-la posse_fw-la occultare_fw-la itaque_fw-la primum_fw-la permultum_fw-la capere_fw-la laboris_fw-la caeperunt_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la aliunde_fw-la &_o extrinsecus_fw-la inveh_fw-it enda_fw-la qua_fw-la locum_fw-la universum_fw-la obducerent_fw-la deinde_fw-la cum_fw-la molem_fw-la terrae_fw-la in_o immensam_fw-la altitudinem_fw-la erexissent_fw-la constravissentque_fw-la lapidibus_fw-la divinum_fw-la sepul_fw-la chrum_fw-la ingente_fw-it aggere_fw-la supra_fw-la iniecto_fw-la obtegere_fw-la post_fw-la cum_fw-la nihiliam_fw-la illis_fw-la ad_fw-la opus_fw-la explendum_fw-la deesset_fw-la super_fw-la illum_fw-la terrae_fw-la cumulum_fw-la nefandum_fw-la revera_fw-la &_o execrabile_fw-la bustum_fw-la animarum_fw-la construere_fw-la &_o recessum_fw-la lascivae_fw-la veneris_fw-la daemoni_fw-la una_fw-la aedificare_fw-la simulachrisque_fw-la mortuis_fw-la complere_fw-la tum_o detestabiles_fw-la ibi_fw-la victimas_fw-la super_fw-la impuras_fw-la arras_n &_o omni_fw-la nequiciae_fw-la labe_fw-la pollutas_fw-la immolare_fw-la nam_fw-la non_fw-la aliter_fw-la illud_fw-la quod_fw-la instituerant_fw-la se_fw-la putabant_fw-la ad_fw-la exitum_fw-la posse_fw-la perducere_fw-la quam_fw-la ut_fw-la per_fw-la ista_fw-la nefaria_fw-la scelera_fw-la salutare_fw-la illud_fw-la sepulchrum_fw-la penitus_fw-la obruerent_fw-la 10._o and_o so_o far_o they_o have_v prevail_v by_o their_o most_o malicious_a profane_a proceed_n in_o obscure_v those_o sacred_a and_o holy_a relic_n &_o instrument_n of_o christ_n passion_n and_o resurrection_n for_o man_n redemption_n that_o although_o ever_o since_o then_o there_o have_v be_v many_o christian_n and_o a_o continual_a succession_n of_o bishop_n there_o 26._o in_o number_n from_o s._n james_n to_o macharius_fw-la then_o bishop_n by_o common_a computation_n this_o sacred_a sepulchre_n wherein_o the_o bless_a body_n of_o our_o saviour_n be_v bury_v and_o other_o honourable_a monument_n of_o he_o be_v so_o secret_o bury_v and_o inter_v in_o the_o dark_a grave_n of_o oblivion_n that_o they_o be_v utter_o unknown_a as_o i_o have_v remember_v before_o until_o it_o please_v god_n so_o to_o honour_v this_o nation_n of_o britain_n that_o he_o miraculous_o reveal_v they_o to_o the_o holy_a queen_n &_o empress_n thereof_o s._n helen_n and_o by_o eusebius_n and_o other_o also_o not_o improbable_o to_o constantine_n that_o glorious_a issue_n of_o this_o kingdom_n for_o they_o say_v that_o he_o give_v order_n and_o commandment_n by_o divine_a instinct_n and_o inspiration_n divino_fw-la afflatus_fw-la spiritu_fw-la 26._o euseb_n l._n 3._o de_fw-fr vit_fw-fr constant_n cap._n 25._o 26._o divini_fw-la numinis_fw-la instinctu_fw-la impulsus_fw-la to_o have_v all_o those_o profane_a and_o heathenish_a vile_a impurity_n by_o which_o their_o knowledge_n and_o honour_n be_v suppress_v to_o be_v remove_v and_o abandon_v 11._o in_o this_o sacred_a work_n peculiarly_a and_o most_o gracious_o by_o god_n divine_a providence_n reserve_v for_o the_o perpetual_a glory_n of_o our_o britan_n the_o emperor_n by_o his_o high_a terreane_a power_n needful_a therein_o be_v chief_a commander_n and_o his_o bless_a mother_n the_o principal_a happy_a effect_v commissioner_n and_o instrument_n filio_fw-la svo_fw-la constantino_n ei_fw-la helenae_n opem_fw-la per_fw-la regiam_fw-la svam_fw-la potentiam_fw-la &_o authoritatem_fw-la 42._o cap._n 42._o porrigente_fw-la and_o no_o other_o potentate_n or_o whatsoever_o mighty_a and_o powerable_a in_o the_o world_n as_o eusebius_n well_o note_v think_v worthy_a to_o perfect_v that_o holy_a duty_n nemo_fw-la enim_fw-la vel_fw-la ex_fw-la praefectis_fw-la vel_fw-la ex_fw-la ducibus_fw-la vel_fw-la ex_fw-la ipsis_fw-la imperatoribus_fw-la supr_fw-la lib._n 3._o cap._n â—5_n supr_fw-la ad_fw-la eorum_fw-la conatus_fw-la evertendos_fw-la satis_fw-la idoneus_fw-la repertus_fw-la est_fw-la praeter_fw-la vuum_fw-la solum_fw-la qui_fw-la quidem_fw-la utpote_fw-la deo_fw-la omnium_fw-la guhernatori_fw-la charus_fw-la &_o divino_fw-la eius_fw-la afflatus_fw-la spiritu_fw-la locum_fw-la omni_fw-la impura_fw-la materia_fw-la obductum_fw-la &_o oblivione_n ignorationeque_fw-la obrutum_fw-la iri_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la passus_fw-la 12._o so_o that_o as_o britain_n although_o place_v in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o by_o some_o account_v a_o other_o world_n have_v above_o all_o nation_n the_o honour_n to_o bury_v saint_n joseph_n of_o aramathia_n hear_v who_o above_o all_o other_o have_v the_o honour_n to_o take_v down_o from_o the_o holy_a across_o the_o sacred_a body_n of_o our_o saviour_n embalm_v it_o shroud_n and_o entomb_v it_o in_o his_o most_o holy_a sepulchre_n so_o it_o win_v this_o honour_n from_o the_o whole_a world_n beside_o to_o give_v life_n and_o be_v to_o that_o bless_a emperor_n and_o empress_n who_o take_v so_o long_o and_o great_a a_o journey_n and_o labour_n she_o in_o her_o old_a age_n to_o propose_v and_o restore_v to_o due_a reverence_n and_o honour_n the_o reverend_a and_o sacred_a monument_n of_o the_o
oecumenius_n in_o verba_fw-la illa_fw-la dado_n operam_fw-la etc._n etc._n 2._o petr._n 1._o v._n 15._o to_o remember_v this_o nation_n not_o only_o during_o his_o life_n but_o after_o when_o he_o shall_v be_v in_o heaven_n as_o i_o have_v show_v by_o diverse_a example_n from_o ancient_a and_o credible_a author_n before_o &_o shall_v remember_v more_o hereafter_o and_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n he_o prove_v that_o he_o principal_o hear_v remember_v britain_n and_o those_o nation_n to_o which_o he_o have_v parsonal_o preach_v for_o he_o say_v we_o have_v not_o follow_v 16._o 2._o petr._n 1._o v._n 16._o cunning_o devise_v fable_n when_o we_o make_v know_v unto_o you_o the_o power_n and_o come_v â—f_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n but_o be_v eye_n witness_n of_o his_o majesty_n where_o he_o plain_o speak_v of_o such_o people_n and_o nation_n to_o who_o he_o have_v make_v know_v the_o power_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n by_o his_o preach_n such_o as_o britain_n be_v 3._o and_o 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