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it_o in_o the_o future_a life_n to_o all_o well_o deserve_a people_n when_o they_o shall_v eat_v and_o drink_v upon_o his_o table_n in_o his_o kingdom_n and_o 12._o luc._n 12._o when_o he_o shall_v make_v they_o sit_v down_o and_o minister_v 12._o luc._n 12._o unto_o they_o at_o he_o pass_v byâ—_n yet_o notwithstanding_o we_o desire_v he_o to_o bestow_v it_o upon_o we_o this_o day_n because_o unless_o we_o receive_v it_o in_o this_o life_n we_o shall_v not_o be_v partaker_n thereof_o in_o the_o next_o and_o forgive_v we_o our_o debt_n as_o we_o alsoe_o do_v forgive_v our_o debtor_n that_o be_v forgive_v we_o our_o sin_n &_o the_o punishment_n which_o we_o have_v deserve_v by_o sin_v as_o we_o forgive_v they_o that_o have_v offend_v we_o and_o be_v oblige_v to_o make_v we_o recompense_v o_o
in_o the_o canticle_n thou_o be_v all_o fâ—ire_n o_o my_o belove_a and_o there_o be_v no_o blemish_n in_o thou_o but_o alsoe_o she_o do_v and_o do_v procure_v purity_n in_o other_o by_o her_o exemplar_n life_n bless_a be_v thou_o among_o woman_n three_o malediction_n do_v sin_n bring_v upon_o mankind_n from_o all_o which_o the_o b._n virgin_n be_v most_o free_a the_o first_o be_v lay_v upon_o the_o woman_n that_o with_o corruption_n she_o shall_v conceane_n with_o grief_n she_o shall_v bear_v her_o burden_n and_o with_o pain_n she_o shall_v bring_v forth_o but_o the_o b._n virgin_n conceive_v of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n bear_v and_o breed_v with_o comfort_n and_o bring_v forth_o our_o saviour_n with_o joy_n spring_a it_n shall_v spring_v say_v the_o prophet_n 35._o isai_n 35._o and_o shall_v rejoice_v joyful_a and_o praise_v the_o second_o malediction_n be_v give_v to_o the_o man_n in_o the_o sweat_n of_o thy_o face_n thou_o shall_v ear_n bread_n from_o which_o the_o b._n virgin_n be_v free_a who_o attend_v to_o those_o thing_n that_o appertain_v to_o our_o 7_o 1._o cor._n 7_o lord_n that_o she_o may_v be_v holy_a both_o in_o body_n and_o spirit_n the_o three_o malediction_n be_v common_a to_o both_o sex_n udâ—t_n that_o 〈◊〉_d shall_v return_v to_o dust_n and_o from_o this_o the_o b._n virgin_n be_v alsoe_o free_a for_o we_o believe_v that_o he_o be_v raise_v after_o her_o death_n and_o assumpt_v into_o heaven_n which_o the_o holy_a prophet_n foretell_v 131._o psal_n 131._o say_v aâ—ise_a lord_n into_o thy_o rest_n thou_o and_o the_o ark_n of_o thy_o sanctification_n bless_a be_v the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o womb_n jesus_n in_o the_o fruit_n which_o eve_n do_v eat_v she_o seek_v for_o three_o thing_n and_o be_v defraud_v of_o her_o expectation_n in_o they_o all_o but_o the_o b._n virgin_n find_v in_o her_o fruit_n all_o she_o can_v desire_v the_o first_o thing_n which_o eve_n seek_v for_o in_o her_o fruit_n be_v that_o which_o the_o devil_n do_v false_o promise_v udâ—t_v 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