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the_o old_a greek_a proverb_n go_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o in_o every_o pomegranate_n there_o be_v some_o corrupt_a kernel_n so_o there_o be_v some_o wicked_a one_o in_o every_o church_n 4._o as_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o pomegranate_n be_v of_o a_o bloody_a colour_n so_o the_o robe_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o other_o the_o best_a kernel_n of_o the_o church_n be_v red_a in_o the_o blood_n of_o martyrdom_n but_o make_v white_a in_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o lamb._n the_o sum_n be_v in_o the_o whole_a pomegranate_n in_o the_o lump_n we_o be_v the_o body_n of_o christ_n but_o take_v we_o one_o by_o one_o and_o consider_v we_o as_o sometime_o we_o be_v darkness_n and_o now_o light_a in_o the_o lord_n and_o that_o this_o fire_n be_v kindle_v in_o we_o all_o from_o the_o altar_n of_o christ_n jesus_n and_o by_o they_o that_o minister_v at_o it_o so_o jerusalem_n which_o be_v above_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o we_o all_o for_o the_o most_o proper_a work_n of_o a_o mother_n be_v to_o 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the_o church_n the_o spirit_n that_o move_v upon_o the_o water_n to_o sanctify_v they_o be_v the_o father_n and_o from_o these_o two_o be_v bring_v forth_o the_o son_n of_o the_o most_o high_a that_o shall_v dwell_v in_o glory_n for_o evermore_o and_o because_o of_o this_o indissoluble_a connexion_n between_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o this_o spouse_n who_o be_v always_o present_a with_o it_o st._n austin_n note_v that_o she_o must_v not_o only_o be_v a_o fruitful_a mother_n in_o abundance_n of_o issue_n but_o also_o a_o pure_a virgin_n because_o she_o know_v none_o other_o husband_n ecclesia_fw-la virgo_fw-la est_fw-la &_o parit_fw-la 119._o mariam_n imitatur_fw-la quae_fw-la dominum_fw-la peperit_fw-la the_o church_n be_v both_o a_o virgin_n and_o a_o mother_n like_o the_o mother_n of_o our_o lord_n although_o a_o mother_n yet_o of_o unquestioned_a virginity_n st._n ambrose_n run_v more_o division_n upon_o the_o same_o string_n on_o this_o sort_n sancta_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la 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