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call_n her_o the_o queen_n of_o heaven_n the_o sea_n star_n the_o way_n of_o salvation_n the_o gate_n of_o life_n yea_o life_n itself_o sweetness_n hope_v and_o salvation_n yea_o &_o satan_n have_v bring_v they_o to_o such_o impudence_n and_o madness_n that_o they_o have_v make_v her_o ruler_n over_o christ_n for_o this_o be_v their_o continual_a song_n roga_fw-la patrem_fw-la inbe_n natum_fw-la that_o be_v pray_v the_o father_n command_v thy_o son_n seeinge_v none_o of_o these_o thing_n proceed_v from_o the_o lord_n the_o holy_a virgin_n in_o one_o word_n confound_v they_o all_o when_o she_o place_v her_o whole_a glory_n upon_o the_o benefit_n of_o god_n for_o if_o she_o be_v to_o be_v remember_v for_o this_o cause_n only_o namely_o for_o the_o god_n have_v magnify_v she_o there_o be_v no_o place_n leave_v for_o feign_a tytell_n which_o come_v from_o man_n moreover_o we_o can_v do_v she_o no_o great_a dishonour_v than_o to_o take_v from_o the_o son_n of_o god_n that_o which_o belong_v 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that_o our_o heavenly_a father_n do_v not_o only_o pardon_v sin_n to_o forget_v they_o for_o ever_o but_o do_v also_o restore_v unto_o we_o those_o gift_n which_o we_o have_v forsake_v even_o as_o when_o he_o take_v they_o from_o we_o he_o chastise_v our_o ingratitude_n that_o he_o may_v make_v we_o ashamed_a with_o the_o reproach_n of_o our_o nakedness_n for_o this_o my_o son_n be_v dead_a a._n the_o scripture_n be_v wont_a to_o call_v those_o man_n dead_a man_n which_o be_v addict_v and_o geeven_v to_o sin_n whereby_o we_o may_v gather_v that_o repentance_n be_v a_o resurrection_n from_o death_n 25._o the_o elder_a brother_n be_v in_o
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that_o they_o shall_v offer_v themselves_o to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o priest_n before_o they_o be_v cleanse_v yet_o notwithstanding_o they_o go_v whether_o christ_n command_v they_o and_o they_o obey_v his_o commandment_n therefore_o before_o they_o come_v unto_o the_o priest_n they_o have_v their_o health_n c._n the_o papist_n very_o fond_o go_v about_o upon_o this_o place_n to_o build_v their_o confession_n auricular_a ☞_o ☞_o we_o grant_v that_o the_o leper_n be_v send_v by_o chryst_n unto_o the_o priest_n but_o not_o to_o whisper_v their_o sin_n in_o their_o ear_n but_o rather_o they_o be_v send_v according_a to_o the_o prescripte_n of_o the_o law_n to_o offer_v sacrifice_n and_o to_o show_v their_o cleanenes_n unto_o the_o priest_n from_o their_o corporal_a leprosy_n but_o what_o fool_n be_v these_o that_o thus_o go_v about_o to_o discredit_v their_o confession_n for_o consider_v that_o ten_o go_v unto_o the_o priest_n but_o the_o ten_o man_n only_o come_v back_o again_o 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