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glorify_v upon_o earth_n the_o last_o that_o he_o which_o be_v man_n and_o god_n shall_v sweat_v blood_n under_o the_o sense_n of_o god_n wrath_n for_o man_n and_o all_o these_o either_o have_v the_o angel_n for_o witness_n or_o the_o immediate_a voice_n of_o god_n the_o first_o have_v angel_n sing_v the_o second_o angel_n minister_a the_o three_o the_o voice_n of_o god_n thunder_v the_o four_o the_o angel_n comfort_v that_o it_o may_v be_v no_o wonder_n the_o earth_n marvel_v at_o those_o thing_n whereat_o the_o angel_n of_o heaven_n stand_v amaze_v bernard_n make_v three_o kind_n of_o wonderful_a change_n sublimitas_fw-la in_o humilitatem_fw-la height_n to_o lowliness_n when_o the_o word_n take_v flesh_n contemptibilitas_fw-la in_o majestatem_fw-la when_o christ_n transform_v himself_o before_o his_o