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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v lord_n have_v mercy_n upon_o we_o as_o though_o before_o all_o they_o will_v implore_v forgevenes_n of_o their_o sin_n which_o phrase_n the_o latin_a church_n have_v borrow_v of_o the_o which_o some_o attribute_n to_o gregory_n but_o while_o the_o people_n gather_v together_o and_o before_o they_o be_v assemble_v they_o sing_v a_o piece_n of_o some_o psalm_n introitus_fw-la introitus_fw-la or_o some_o part_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o that_o song_n they_o call_v introitus_fw-la that_o be_v a_o entrance_n because_o that_o at_o that_o time_n the_o people_n may_v enter_v in_o and_o they_o make_v celestine_n author_n of_o that_o after_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o people_n be_v in_o a_o manner_n glad_a for_o the_o obtain_n of_o pardon_n for_o their_o sin_n to_o geve_v thanks_n unto_o god_n collecte_v gloria_fw-la in_o excelâ—s_fw-la collecte_v do_v sing_v this_o hymn_n gloria_fw-la in_o altissimis_fw-la that_o be_v
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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o he_o affirm_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o go_v before_o the_o celebration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o make_v prayer_n which_o be_v say_v in_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n where_o after_o a_o sort_n we_o vow_v ourselves_o unto_o christ_n and_o he_o thinck_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v petition_n and_o request_n with_o which_o the_o minister_n of_o the_o church_n pray_v for_o good_a thing_n unto_o the_o people_n stand_v by_o and_o final_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o affirm_v to_o be_v the_o common_a geve_v of_o thanks_n i_o can_v to_o these_o bring_v a_o great_a many_o more_o monument_n of_o old_a writer_n but_o that_o i_o think_v these_o be_v sufficient_a at_o this_o present_a but_o now_o to_o return_v to_o the_o name_n of_o missa_fw-la mission_n note_v a_o other_o kind_n of_o mission_n i_o see_v there_o have_v be_v some_o which_o 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