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â—â—sperati_fw-la mâ—on_fw-la agâ—â—scerent_fw-la voluâ—t_fw-la esse_fw-la testatum_fw-la johannes_n autem_fw-la figura_fw-la fuit_fw-la verevis_fw-la i_o estamenti_fw-la &_o in_o se_fw-la foâ—mam_fw-la praetulit_fw-la legis_fw-la &_o ideò_fw-la johannes_n praenunciavit_fw-la salvatorem_fw-la sicut_fw-la lex_fw-la gratiam_fw-la praecurrit_fw-la beside_o that_o holy_a day_n of_o the_o nativity_n of_o our_o lord_n we_o read_v of_o no_o saint_n day_n that_o be_v celebrate_v but_o only_o the_o nativity_n of_o john_n the_o baptist_n we_o do_v know_v concern_v other_o saint_n and_o elect_v of_o god_n that_o day_n to_o be_v remember_v in_o honour_n by_o we_o wherein_o the_o last_o day_n of_o this_o present_a life_n be_v make_v a_o passage_n unto_o they_o to_o eternal_a bless_a â—esse_n afâ—er_o they_o have_v finish_v their_o course_n in_o this_o vale_n of_o misery_n and_o triumphant_o make_v a_o conquest_n of_o this_o world_n of_o vanity_n in_o other_o saint_n we_o remember_v their_o 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