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in_o this_o matier_n saint_n hierome_n thus_o write_v of_o one_o paula_n than_o dead_a 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o ad_fw-la eustoâ—ium_fw-la 〈…〉_o quesi_n ipsum_fw-la dominum_fw-la pendent_fw-la cerneret_fw-la adoâ—â—baâ—_n she_o go_v a_o pilrimage_n to_o jerusalem_n &_o prostrate_a or_o fall_a down_o upon_o her_o face_n before_o the_o cross_n she_o rood_n read_v you_o destroyer_n of_o cross_n and_o rood_n worship_v as_o though_o she_o have_v seen_v our_o lord_n himself_o hang_v upon_o it_o again_o saynct_v hierom_n say_v arm_v or_o defend_v thy_o forehead_n oftentimes_o 〈…〉_o ad_fw-la demetr_v 〈…〉_o with_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n that_o the_o devyl_n find_v no_o place_n in_o thou_o saint_n basyll_n say_v figura_fw-la crucis_fw-la signare_fw-la eos_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o 27_o de_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d sancto_fw-la cap._n 27_o nomen_fw-la domini_fw-la nostri_fw-la jesu_fw-la christi_fw-la spem_fw-la habent_fw-la quis_fw-la scripto_fw-la docuit_fw-la 〈◊〉_d to_o make_v a_o figure_n of_o the_o cross_n upon_o they_o that_o have_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o scripture_n a_o tradition_n not_o write_v in_o the_o scripture_n trust_v in_o the_o name_n of_o our_o lord_n jesu_n christ_n who_o have_v teach_v by_o write_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v it_o be_v a_o ancient_a custom_n of_o christ_n church_n leave_v by_o tradition_n without_o any_o holy_a scripture_n saint_n chrâ—â—ostome_n also_o philip_n home_n xiii_o ad_fw-la philip_n say_v all_o thing_n be_v make_v perfect_v by_o the_o cross_n baptism_n be_v also_o give_v with_o the_o cross_n again_o he_o say_v be_v coloss_n in_o cap._n 3._o ad_fw-la coloss_n thou_o a_o christian_a man_n use_v the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n say_v thou_o i_o have_v this_o thing_n only_o a_o bouclier_n this_o only_a a_o medicine_n also_o he_o say_v if_o a_o man_n say_v when_o he_o go_v out_o of_o his_o house_n i_o 21._o tom._n 4._o homi._n 21._o forsake_v the_o devyll_n and_o do_v cleave_v to_o thou_o christ_n arm_v himself_o with_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n neither_o man_n nor_o the_o devyll_n can_v hurt_v he_o furthermore_o he_o say_v cum_fw-la regâ—neramur_fw-la matheum_n homi._n 55._o in_o matheum_n crux_fw-la domini_fw-la adest_fw-la cum_fw-la sacratissimo_fw-la alimur_fw-la cibo_fw-la cum_fw-la in_o ordine_fw-la consecrandi_fw-la statuiâ—ur_fw-la ubique_fw-la ac_fw-la semper_fw-la id_fw-la victoriae_fw-la insigne_fw-la nobis_fw-la assistit_fw-la when_o sacrament_n our_o new_a brethren_n do_v not_o use_v this_o in_o the_o sacrament_n we_o be_v bear_v again_o in_o baptism_n the_o cross_n of_o our_o lord_n be_v present_a or_o help_v we_o when_o we_o be_v nourish_v with_o the_o most_o holy_a meat_n when_o we_o receive_v holy_a order_n in_o everye_o place_n and_o at_o all_o time_n that_o sign_n of_o victory_n be_v pnsent_n or_o help_v we_o i_o ten_o he_o say_v have_v thou_o ever_o yâ—_z cross_v before_o josephe_n tom._n 5._o lermone_v the_o continentia_fw-la josephe_n thy_o eye_n &_o yâ—_z at_o that_o time_n shall_v deê‘te_v away_o pure_a from_o sine_fw-la for_o as_o yâ—_z cloud_n a_o figure_n of_o yâ—_z cross_n defend_v yâ—_z hebrews_n 14._o exodi_fw-la 14._o that_o they_o shall_v suffer_v no_o evil_a of_o yâ—_z egyptian_n even_o so_o the_o cross_v see_v before_o our_o eye_n do_v straight_o with_o drive_v away_o all_o evil_a lust_n final_o he_o cross_n hom._n 31_o the_o cruse_n et_fw-la lairone_fw-la tom._n 2._o the_o church_n geve_v nâ—t_v â—o_o much_o unto_o the_o cross_n say_v the_o cross_n be_v unto_o we_o the_o cause_n of_o all_o blessedness_n this_o have_v deliver_v we_o from_o blidnê_n of_o erroure_n this_o have_v restore_v we_o out_o of_o darkness_n to_o light_n this_o have_v join_v we_o unto_o god_n when_o we_o be_v separate_v from_o hi._n this_o cross_n give_v we_o all_o good_a thing_n sufficient_o than_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n say_v christ_n shall_v be_v seen_v in_o the_o sirmament_n have_v 24._o math._n 24._o yâ—_z see_v the_o brightness_n of_o yâ—_z sign_n of_o the_o cross_n which_o the_o compaygni_fw-la of_o angel_n &_o the_o multitude_n of_o archaungel_n shall_v bear_v on_o high_a upon_o their_o shoulder_n &_o c_o what_o excuse_n shall_v they_o have_v when_o yâ—_z cross_v of_o christ_n shall_v appear_v at_o dones_fw-la day_n which_o have_v destroy_v cross_n or_o can_v abide_v to_o see_v they_o do_v not_o we_o chrisostome_n geve_v here_o as_o much_o honour_n etc._n upon_o good_a 〈…〉_o 6._o 〈…〉_o hi._n etc._n etc._n unto_o the_o across_o as_z the_o church_n do_v say_v or_o sige_v before_o yâ—_z rood_n or_o image_n of_o yâ—_z crucifix_n aue_fw-la crux_fw-la &c_n &c_n haile_o â—_o cross_v etc._n etc._n s._n cyril_n also_o write_v of_o yâ—_z rood_n or_o crucifix_n against_o one_o julian_n this_o glib_a 6_o conâ—_n julianum_fw-la noâ—e_n this_o which_o when_o he_o have_v forsake_v chry_v &_o be_v return_v to_o the_o worshippinge_n of_o false_a god_n reprove_v as_o heretic_n now_o do_v christen_v man_n for_o the_o