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honour_v his_o maker_n and_o the_o servant_n his_o master_n even_o so_o ought_v all_o flesh_n and_o all_o soul_n to_o praise_v the_o holy_a and_o inseparable_a trinity_n a_o prayer_n of_o s._n augustine_n out_o of_o the_o 33._o chap._n of_o his_o meditation_n give_v i_o grace_n o_o lord_n so_o long_o as_o i_o shall_v be_v compass_v about_o with_o this_o frail_a body_n that_o my_o soul_n may_v praise_v thou_o that_o my_o tongue_n may_v bless_v thou_o and_o that_o all_o my_o bone_n may_v agree_v to_o speak_v of_o thou_o lord_n who_o be_v like_a unto_o thou_o thou_o be_v the_o almighty_a god_n who_o we_o do_v worship_n in_o three_o person_n and_o one_o divine_a
likewise_o the_o envy_n of_o the_o scribe_n and_o pharisy_n as_o it_o be_v write_v in_o the_o 27._o chap._n of_o s._n matthew_n and_o 18._o verse_n there_o be_v the_o cruelty_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o treason_n of_o judas_n as_o s._n steeven_n reproach_v they_o in_o the_o 7._o chap._n of_o the_o act_n that_o they_o be_v traitor_n and_o murderer_n of_o the_o just_a notwithstanding_o these_o be_v our_o sin_n that_o cause_v this_o death_n as_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o 4._o chap._n to_o the_o roman_n for_o our_o sin_n be_v he_o deliver_v to_o the_o death_n the_o fruit_n and_o effect_n of_o the_o death_n and_o passion_n of_o jesus_n christ_n out_o of_o the_o 12._o chap._n of_o s._n john_n jesus_n answer_v they_o say_v the_o hour_n be_v come_v that_o the_o son_n of_o man_n must_v be_v glorify_v very_o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o except_o the_o wheat_n corn_n fall_v into_o the_o ground_n and_o die_v it_o bide_v alone_o but_o if_o it_o die_v it_o bring_v forth_o much_o fruit_n out_o 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