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royal_a cradle_n no_o princely_a palace_n without_o attendant_n without_o state_n the_o angel_n themselves_o at_o such_o a_o sight_n as_o this_o can_v not_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bow_v down_o and_o look_v and_o look_v again_o and_o mistrust_v their_o eyesight_n to_o see_v god_n in_o a_o cratch_n heaven_n in_o a_o stable_a and_o bow_v down_o we_o must_v our_o high_a tower_a thought_n and_o lay_v they_o level_v with_o that_o from_o whence_o we_o be_v take_v if_o we_o will_v bless_v our_o eye_n with_o so_o hide_a secret_n or_o be_v partaker_n of_o so_o great_a salvation_n they_o be_v poor_a shepherd_n that_o first_o see_v this_o happy_a sight_n as_o it_o be_v on_o purpose_n to_o inform_v we_o that_o the_o poor_a humble_a spirit_n have_v the_o first_o rank_n among_o those_o whoever_o see_v salvation_n 3._o or_o last_o be_v it_o not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o the_o inclination_n and_o capacity_n of_o all_o people_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o people_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d durum_fw-la genus_fw-la stony-hearted_a people_n those_o that_o set_v their_o face_n against_o salvation_n to_o soften_v they_o if_o possible_a or_o else_o to_o break_v they_o in_o piece_n like_o a_o potter_n vessel_n or_o again_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d people_n so_o call_v from_o the_o cornerstone_n christ_n jesus_n such_o as_o have_v already_o turn_v their_o face_n towards_o salvation_n to_o further_o and_o encourage_v they_o or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o only_o of_o the_o people_n to_o their_o capacity_n but_o to_o they_o too_o who_o be_v neither_o his_o people_n nor_o people_n who_o
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make_v death_n hide_v its_o head_n for_o fear_v while_o we_o stand_v triumph_v over_o it_o i_o conceive_v it_o impertinent_a to_o make_v it_o a_o business_n to_o inquire_v too_o solicitous_o what_o this_o glory_n be_v and_o how_o st._n stephen_n see_v it_o that_o it_o be_v some_o glorious_a sight_n some_o high_a resplendent_a light_n or_o brightness_n such_o as_o god_n use_v to_o appear_v in_o as_o exod._n xxiv_o 17._o numb_a fourteen_o 10._o 1_o king_n viij_o 10._o to_o moses_n and_o his_o prophet_n there_o call_v his_o glory_n or_o some_o apparition_n of_o angel_n in_o shine_a garment_n w_v about_o a_o throne_n of_o glory_n visible_o appear_v to_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o martyr_n stephen_n be_v the_o probabl_a to_o conceive_v and_o the_o shine_a of_o his_o face_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v the_o face_n of_o a_o angel_n chap._n vi_fw-la ver_fw-la 15._o be_v a_o evidence_n it_o be_v a_o visible_a appearance_n but_o no_o doubt_n his_o understanding_n see_v further_o than_o his_o eye_n 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