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contract_v through_o the_o frailty_n of_o humane_a nature_n when_o christ_n our_o lord_n come_v to_o show_v mercy_n and_o give_v pardon_v not_o only_o to_o his_o own_o choose_a people_n the_o jew_n but_o even_o to_o all_o the_o gentile_n to_o all_o sinner_n how_o enormous_a soever_o tell_v i_o now_o belove_v be_v it_o not_o with_o reason_n saint_n gregory_n call_v the_o prayer_n of_o holy_a church_n sacrament_n mystery_n when_o they_o be_v set_v to_o the_o same_o tune_n that_o the_o mysterious_a scripture_n sing_v unto_o the_o people_n out_o of_o the_o preacher_n mouth_n for_o such_o we_o may_v account_v the_o expositor_n of_o holy_a writ_n to_o be_v and_o what_o marvel_v if_o we_o find_v the_o antiphon_n lead_v the_o tune_n to_o the_o prayer_n to_o point_v at_o the_o latter_a of_o these_o two_o woman_n rather_o than_o at_o the_o former_a since_o we_o have_v hear_v this_o be_v a_o gentile_a that_o a_o jew_n for_o hence_o we_o that_o be_v gentile_n be_v teach_v to_o pray_v peculiar_o 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church_n service_n have_v not_o be_v want_v hitherto_o in_o some_o measure_n or_o other_o and_o out_o of_o that_o little_a i_o be_o able_a to_o find_v i_o doubt_v not_o but_o deep_a soul_n more_o habituate_v to_o meditation_n than_o i_o be_o will_v retrieve_v much_o more_o the_o epistle_n philip._n 3._o v._n 17._o etc._n etc._n 4._o v._n 1._o etc._n etc._n chap._n 3.17_o be_v you_o follower_n of_o i_o brethren_n and_o observe_v they_o that_o walk_v so_o as_o you_o have_v our_o form_n 18_o for_o many_o walk_n who_o often_o i_o tell_v you_o of_o and_o now_o weep_v also_o i_o tell_v you_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o cross_n of_o christ_n 19_o who_o be_v end_n be_v destruction_n who_o god_n be_v the_o belly_n and_o their_o glory_n in_o their_o confusion_n which_o mind_n worldly_a thing_n 20_o but_o our_o conversation_n be_v in_o heaven_n whence_o also_o we_o expect_v the_o saviour_n our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n 21_o who_o will_v reform_v the_o body_n of_o our_o humility_n configure_v to_o the_o body_n of_o his_o glory_n according_a to_o the_o operation_n whereby_o also_o he_o be_v able_a to_o subdue_v all_o thing_n to_o himself_o chap._n 1._o therefore_o my_o dear_a brethren_n and_o most_o desire_a my_o joy_n and_o my_o crown_n so_o stand_v in_o our_o lord_n my_o dear_a 2_o euodia_n i_o desire_v and_o syntiche_n i_o beseech_v to_o be_v of_o one_o mind_n in_o our_o lord_n 3_o yea_o and_o i_o beseech_v thou_o my_o sincere_a companion_n help_v those_o woman_n that_o have_v labour_v with_o i_o in_o the_o gospel_n with_o clement_n and_o the_o rest_n my_o coadjutour_n who_o name_n be_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n the_o explication_n 17._o be_v not_o only_a follower_n of_o my_o word_n but_o of_o my_o action_n for_o so_o he_o mean_v by_o bid_v they_o walk_v live_v as_o they_o do_v who_o follow_v the_o form_n of_o his_o apostolical_a life_n and_o action_n happy_a instruction_n for_o the_o priest_n to_o do_v themselves_o as_o they_o exhort_v other_o to_o do_v and_o in_o this_o 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