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do_v so_o much_o esteem_v that_o he_o say_v what_o better_a thing_n can_v we_o bear_v in_o mind_n or_o utter_v from_o the_o mouth_n or_o express_v with_o pen_n than_o deo_fw-la gratias_fw-la nothing_o can_v be_v say_v more_o brief_o nor_o hear_v more_o joyful_o nothing_o understand_v that_o be_v great_a or_o do_v more_o fruitful_o than_o deo_fw-la gratias_fw-la thanks_o be_v to_o god_n who_o have_v enrich_v we_o with_o the_o true_a faith_n of_o christ_n jesus_n q._n since_o the_o epistle_n be_v for_o our_o instruction_n why_o be_v it_o not_o in_o the_o vulgar_a tongue_n a._n those_o who_o understand_v the_o latin_a tongue_n may_v pious_o attend_v to_o the_o content_n thereof_o those_o who_o do_v not_o and_o can_v read_v may_v find_v they_o as_o also_o the_o gospel_n in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o rhemish_a testament_n and_o do_v well_o to_o read_v they_o over_o night_n especial_o in_o the_o eve_n of_o sunday_n and_o holiday_n or_o in_o the_o morning_n before_o they_o come_v to_o 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thanks_o for_o that_o so_o great_a a_o benefit_n with_o purpose_n by_o god_n grace_n to_o persevere_v faithful_o in_o christ_n law_n make_v progress_n from_o virtue_n to_o virtue_n intimate_v by_o the_o gradual_a which_o in_o the_o next_o shall_v be_v declare_v 12._o of_o what_o follow_v between_o the_o epistle_n and_o the_o gospel_n q_o what_o follow_v the_o epistle_n a._n that_o which_o follow_v ordinary_o be_v call_v gradual_a which_o for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v one_o or_o two_o verse_n of_o the_o psalm_n agreeable_a to_o the_o office_n of_o the_o day_n so_o call_v from_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o church_n in_o solemn_a mass_n when_o some_o of_o the_o choir_n do_v ascend_v to_o the_o step_n of_o the_o choir_n towards_o the_o altar_n but_o be_v also_o proper_o call_v a_o response_n or_o answer_v to_o the_o epistle_n for_o general_o speak_v they_o have_v correspondence_n to_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o epistle_n or_o to_o the_o solemnity_n of_o the_o day_n if_o that_o be_v of_o joy_n the_o response_n be_v so_o too_o if_o of_o sadness_n it_o be_v also_o of_o sadness_n q._n what_o do_v the_o gradual_a signify_v a._n as_o it_o be_v call_v gradual_a it_o signify_v our_o ascent_n from_o virtue_n to_o virtue_n or_o our_o go_v up_o by_o degree_n of_o humility_n to_o high_a perfection_n or_o rather_o the_o ascent_n we_o ought_v to_o make_v from_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n jesus_n it_o may_v also_o signify_v the_o joy_n of_o the_o church_n for_o the_o conversion_n of_o soul_n from_o idolatry_n and_o judaisme_n or_o to_o see_v the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n in_o the_o conversion_n of_o sinner_n to_o see_v the_o fruit_n of_o their_o preach_v whereof_o the_o epistle_n be_v a_o symbol_n and_o the_o gradual_a of_o the_o fruit_n the_o epistle_n be_v the_o field_n sow_o with_o good_a seed_n the_o gradual_a the_o harvest_n as_o a_o response_n it_o put_v we_o in_o mind_n that_o we_o ought_v 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