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heathen_a who_o will_v praise_v and_o extol_v the_o christian_n while_o they_o live_v in_o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o world_n with_o they_o but_o when_o they_o be_v redeem_v from_o the_o same_o than_o be_v they_o bewail_v by_o they_o that_o continue_v in_o the_o same_o and_o sure_o thus_o it_o be_v at_o this_o day_n with_o the_o true_a christian_a who_o be_v now_o bewail_v by_o such_o as_o continue_v in_o that_o which_o they_o through_o mercy_n be_v redeem_v and_o save_v from_o thus_o be_v it_o write_v in_o tertullian_n apology_n a_o man_n who_o heretofore_o have_v his_o mind_n full_a of_o jealousy_n tertull._n can_v no_o long_o endure_v the_o company_n of_o his_o wife_n what_o assurance_n soever_o he_o have_v of_o her_o chastity_n after_o once_o he_o perceive_v she_o be_v turn_v christian._n moreover_o a_o father_n who_o of_o a_o long_a time_n endure_v the_o disobedience_n of_o his_o son_n resolve_v to_o take_v from_o he_o the_o hope_n of_o succeed_v he_o in_o his_o inheritance_n for_o 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that_o thy_o word_n may_v be_v hear_v plain_o of_o all_o the_o people_n the_o aforesaid_a scribe_n and_o pharisee_n place_v james_n upon_o the_o pinnacle_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o shout_v to_o he_o and_o say_v thou_o just_a man_n at_o who_o commandment_n we_o be_v all_o here_o in_o somuch_o as_o this_o people_n be_v seduce_v after_o jesus_n who_o be_v crucify_a declare_v unto_o we_o which_o be_v the_o door_n or_o way_n of_o jesus_n crucify_a and_o he_o answer_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n why_o ask_v you_o i_o of_o jesus_n the_o son_n of_o man_n 23._o when_o as_o he_o sit_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n in_o the_o great_a power_n in_o heaven_n etc._n etc._n when_o as_o he_o have_v persuade_v many_o so_o that_o they_o glorify_v god_n at_o the_o testimony_n of_o james_n and_o say_v hosanna_n i._n e._n save_v now_o i_o beseech_v thou_o in_o the_o high_a to_o the_o son_n of_o david_n then_o the_o scribe_n and_o phariseâ—…s_n say_v among_o themselves_o we_o have_v do_v very_o ill_o in_o cause_v 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