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not_o marry_o for_o thou_o have_v find_v favour_n with_o god_n but_o triumph_n mary_n for_o thou_o have_v have_v thy_o deserve_n last_o than_o the_o church_n shall_v not_o sing_v as_o it_o do_v at_o the_o end_n of_o that_o canticle_n &_o the_o rest_n glory_n be_v to_o the_o father_n to_o the_o son_n and_o to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n but_z glory_n be_v to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n and_o invocation_n and_o offer_v and_o pilgrimage_n and_o whatsoever_o service_n may_v be_v name_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d too_o for_o she_o prepare_v her_o heart_n to_o grace_v and_o so_o merit_v exit_fw-la congruo_fw-la and_o she_o use_v the_o grace_n give_v as_o she_o ought_v to_o do_v and_o so_o merit_v exit_fw-la condigno_fw-la and_o last_o she_o observe_v not_o only_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n but_o also_o his_o counsel_n and_o so_o merit_v for_o herself_o and_o for_o other_o too_o even_o for_o all_o â—hem_fw-mi that_o will_v be_v her_o beadsman_n thus_o 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be_v but_o as_o a_o sound_a brass_n or_o as_o a_o tinkle_a cymbal_n therefore_o if_o we_o will_v not_o have_v christ_n to_o come_v against_o we_o quick_o for_o receive_v so_o many_o blessing_n in_o vain_a we_o be_v to_o approve_v both_o our_o good_a acceptance_n by_o thankfulness_n and_o our_o thankfulness_n by_o love_n and_o our_o love_n by_o obedience_n and_o our_o obedience_n by_o avoid_v that_o which_o he_o forbid_v and_o ensue_v that_o which_o he_o command_v and_o then_o he_o will_v say_v o_o good_a servant_n nay_o o_o good_a friend_n for_o we_o be_v his_o friend_n if_o we_o do_v that_o which_o he_o command_v as_o saint_n john_n speak_v nay_o behold_v my_o brethren_n and_o my_o sister_n for_o whosoever_o shall_v do_v the_o will_n of_o the_o heavenly_a father_n 12._o the_o same_o shall_v be_v christ_n brother_n and_o sister_n and_o mother_n thus_o much_o brief_o concern_v some_o part_n of_o our_o duty_n which_o we_o owe_v to_o our_o immanuel_n for_o vouchsafe_v so_o to_o debase_v 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the_o unwise_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v to_o say_v to_o all_o then_o i_o hope_v to_o you_o and_o in_o respect_n of_o this_o my_o debt_n i_o be_v as_o forward_o as_o a_o man_n may_v be_v yea_o and_o yet_o i_o be_o to_o preach_v unto_o you_o among_o the_o rest_n the_o gospel_n of_o christ._n for_o howsoever_o it_o be_v to_o the_o jew_n a_o stumbling-blocke_n to_o the_o greek_a foolishness_n how_o soever_o the_o jew_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o gospel_n â—uen-gelion_a that_o be_v a_o revelation_n of_o vanity_n and_o the_o greek_n traduce_v it_o for_o a_o doctrine_n of_o novelty_n may_v we_o not_o know_v what_o this_o new_a doctrine_n mean_v yea_o for_o a_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n he_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o setter_n forth_o of_o strange_a devil_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d act._n 17._o brief_o 17._o howsoever_o it_o be_v speak_v against_o every_o where_o nay_o proceed_v against_o by_o the_o censure_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o sword_n of_o the_o 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