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the_o officium_fw-la parvum_fw-la of_o the_o holy_a virgin_n which_o make_v a_o part_n of_o the_o romish_a breviary_n set_v out_o in_o pursuance_n of_o the_o decree_n of_o trent_n by_o pius_n the_o five_o in_o that_o office_n the_o virgin_n be_v worship_v in_o these_o form_n etc._n establish_v we_o in_o peace_n unloose_v the_o bond_n of_o the_o guilty_a bring_v forth_o light_a to_o the_o blind_a drive_a away_o our_o evil_n make_v we_o absolve_v of_o our_o fault_n meek_a and_o chaste_a vouchsafe_v we_o a_o spotless_a life_n thou_o be_v most_o worthy_a 90._o of_o all_o praise_n let_v all_o who_o commemorate_v thou_o have_v experience_n of_o thy_o assistance_n vouchsafe_v 107._o that_o i_o may_v praise_v thou_o o_o sacred_a virgin_n give_v i_o power_n against_o thy_o enemy_n let_v 103._o the_o virgin_n mary_n bless_v we_o and_o our_o pious_a offspring_n marry_o mother_n of_o grace_n 107._o mother_n of_o mercy_n do_v thou_o defend_v we_o from_o the_o enemy_n and_o receive_v we_o at_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n we_o also_o find_v in_o that_o little_a office_n this_o exhortation_n ascribe_v to_o bernard_n octob._n let_v we_o embrace_v my_o brethren_n the_o footstep_n of_o mary_n and_o let_v we_o cast_v ourselves_o at_o her_o bless_a foot_n with_o most_o devout_a supplication_n let_v we_o hold_v she_o and_o not_o let_v she_o go_v till_o she_o bless_v we_o for_o she_o be_v able_a these_o form_n be_v agreeable_a to_o many_o other_o in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o the_o roman_a breviary_n out_o of_o which_o i_o will_v transcribe_v only_o the_o follow_a suffrage_n holy_a mary_n 103._o succour_v the_o miserable_a help_v the_o weak-hearted_a refresh_v the_o weep_a pray_v for_o the_o people_n mediate_v for_o the_o clergy_n intercede_v for_o devout_a woman_n let_v all_o who_o celebrate_v thy_o commemoration_n feel_v thy_o aid_n austin_n hail_v o_o queen_n 107._o thou_o mother_n of_o mercy_n life_n sweetness_n and_o our_o hope_n we_o salute_v thou_o to_o thou_o we_o the_o banish_a child_n of_o eve_n do_v make_v our_o supplication_n to_o thou_o we_o sigh_v mourning_n and_o weep_v in_o this_o valley_n of_o tear_n go_v to_o therefore_o our_o advocatress_n turn_v towards_o we_o those_o thy_o merciful_a eye_n and_o show_v we_o after_o this_o our_o banishment_n jesus_n the_o bless_a fruit_n of_o thy_o womb_n o_o mild_a o_o pious_a o_o sweet_a virgin_n mary_n many_o of_o these_o suffrage_n take_v in_o their_o plain_a and_o common_a meaning_n do_v manifest_o entrench_v upon_o the_o prerogative_n of_o god_n and_o of_o this_o kind_n also_o be_v those_o romish_a prayer_n which_o be_v mention_v by_o mr._n thorndike_n in_o the_o last_o part_n of_o his_o epilogue_n 357._o in_o which_o he_o treat_v of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o church_n the_o three_o sort_n say_v he_o of_o the_o prayer_n of_o romanist_n unto_o saint_n be_v when_o they_o desire_v immediate_o of_o they_o the_o same_o blessing_n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a which_o all_o christian_n desire_v of_o god_n there_o be_v as_o he_o proceed_v a_o psalter_n to_o be_v see_v with_o the_o name_n of_o god_n or_o rather_o lord_n change_v everywhere_o into_o the_o name_n of_o virgin_n there_o be_v a_o book_n of_o devotion_n in_o french_a with_o this_o title_n moyen_fw-mi de_fw-fr bien_fw-fr servir_fw-fr prier_fw-la &_o adorer_n la_fw-fr verge_n marie_n the_o way_n well_o to_o serve_v 〈◊〉_d pray_v to_o and_o adore_v the_o bless_a virgin_n the_o prayer_n of_o this_o three_o sort_n take_v they_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o letter_n and_o value_v the_o intent_n of_o those_o that_o use_v they_o by_o nothing_o but_o the_o word_n of_o they_o be_v mere_a idolatry_n as_o desire_v of_o the_o creature_n that_o which_o god_n only_o give_v which_o be_v the_o worship_n of_o the_o creature_n for_o the_o creator_n god_n bless_v for_o evermore_o and_o be_v we_o bind_v to_o make_v the_o act_n of_o they_o that_o teach_v these_o prayer_n the_o act_n of_o the_o church_n because_o it_o tolerate_v they_o and_o maintain_v form_n 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