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virgin_n to_o saint_n joseph_n and_o he_o espouse_v she_o by_o put_v a_o ring_n on_o her_o finger_n and_o veil_v her_o head_n with_o his_o cloak_n in_o token_n of_o make_v her_o partaker_n of_o all_o his_o good_n and_o of_o his_o take_v she_o into_o his_o care_n and_o protection_n ii_o prelude_n beg_v grace_n to_o understand_v anâ—_n draw_v fruit_n from_o those_o extraordinary_a mystery_n that_o appear_v in_o this_o wonderful_a marriage_n i._o point_n consider_v the_o bud_a of_o the_o wan_a in_o his_o hand_n and_o the_o dove_n over_o his_o head_n iâ—_n a_o token_n of_o fruitful_a purity_n and_o a_o mark_n of_o that_o love_n oâ—_n chastity_n that_o they_o both_o haâ—_n vow_v to_o god_n consider_v also_o how_o wonderful_o god_n rewatd_v this_o vow_n by_o choose_v the_o one_o to_o be_v mother_n the_o other_o to_o be_v her_o spouse_n and_o foster-father_n of_o his_o only_o beget_v son_n see_v the_o difference_n between_o god_n and_o the_o world_n choice_n he_o choose_v a_o poor_a humble_a 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