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so_o thankful_a for_o the_o one_o that_o my_o spouse_n will_v vouchsafe_v to_o afford_v i_o the_o other_o but_o those_o courtesy_n which_o nazareth_n have_v receive_v they_o so_o ill_o requite_v that_o even_o to_o the_o hour_n of_o his_o death_n none_o do_v our_o saviour_n christ_n great_a injury_n nazareth_n nay_o in_o some_o sort_n this_o their_o wrong_n be_v great_a than_o that_o which_o jerusalem_n do_v he_o for_o this_o city_n treat_v of_o the_o death_n of_o our_o saviour_n do_v observe_v some_o form_n of_o judgement_n and_o only_o the_o minister_n of_o justice_n have_v their_o hand_n in_o it_o but_o nazareth_n in_o a_o most_o furious_a manner_n like_o the_o common_a people_n when_o they_o be_v in_o a_o mutiny_n haste_v up_o to_o the_o edge_n of_o the_o hill_n to_o throw_v he_o down_o headlong_o contrary_a to_o all_o law_n and_o justice._n in_o jerusalem_n there_o be_v some_o that_o do_v not_o consent_v unto_o his_o death_n but_o in_o nazareth_n all_o of_o they_o conspire_v 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sic_fw-la locutus_fw-la etc._n etc._n do_v ever_o any_o man_n speak_v thus_o he_o may_v likewise_o take_v from_o they_o their_o force_n &_o their_o strength_n that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v able_a to_o put_v forth_o a_o hand_n to_o hurt_v he_o and_o leave_v they_o like_o so_o many_o block_n may_v pass_v through_o the_o midst_n of_o they_o as_o be_v the_o lord_n both_o of_o their_o soul_n and_o body_n and_o as_o he_o once_o leave_v the_o jew_n with_o their_o stone_n freeze_v in_o their_o hand_n so_o now_o leave_v the_o nazarit_n astonish_v per_fw-la medium_n illorum_fw-la ibat_fw-la this_o ibat_fw-la do_v enforce_v a_o perseverance_n and_o continuation_n in_o token_n that_o god_n will_v leave_v his_o best_a belove_a country_n &_o that_o city_n which_o be_v most_o grace_v and_o favour_v by_o he_o if_o it_o be_v so_o graceless_a as_o to_o prove_v ungrateful_a when_o god_n carry_v ezechiel_n in_o spirit_n to_o the_o temple_n discover_v great_a abomination_n unto_o he_o and_o say_v unto_o he_o these_o thing_n my_o people_n commit_v ut_fw-la procul_fw-la recedam_fw-la à _fw-la sanctuario_fw-la meo_fw-la they_o give_v i_o occasion_n thereby_o to_o forsake_v they_o and_o to_o get_v i_o far_o enough_o from_o they_o so_o have_v he_o depart_v from_o israel_n from_o asia_n africa_n &_o many_o other_o part_n of_o europe_n forsake_v so_o many_o city_n &_o temple_n so_o much_o heretofore_o favour_v by_o he_o and_o so_o much_o make_v of_o nazareth_n signify_v a_o flower_n a_o crown_n or_o a_o garland_n and_o the_o nazarite_n be_v once_o the_o only_a flower_n in_o god_n garden_n that_o be_v in_o his_o church_n they_o be_v religious_a person_n that_o be_v consecrate_v to_o his_o service_n and_o therefore_o nazareth_n be_v by_o they_o more_o particular_o call_v christ_n own_o country_n for_o that_o therein_o he_o have_v be_v often_o spiritual_o conceive_v but_o because_o of_o the_o nazarit_n jerem._n do_v lament_v thatthey_n be_v more_o white_a than_o milk_n be_v become_v as_o black_a as_o a_o coal_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o unthankfulness_n therefore_o in_o college_n and_o religious_a place_n with_o who_o god_n communicate_v his_o favour_n in_o a_o more_o large_a and_o ample_a manner_n they_o ought_v of_o all_o other_o to_o show_v themselves_o most_o grateful_a for_o the_o more_o a_o man_n receive_v and_o the_o more_o he_o profess_v the_o more_o he_o ought_v to_o do_v cum_fw-la enim_fw-la crescunt_fw-la dona_fw-la rationes_fw-la etiam_fw-la crescunt_fw-la donorum_fw-la dei_fw-la so_o say_v saint_n gregory_n but_o he_o pass_v through_o the_o midst_n of_o they_o and_o go_v his_o way_n 4._o howbeit_o death_n to_o the_o justice_n be_v not_o sudden_a nor_o can_v be_v say_v to_o take_v he_o hence_o unaware_o though_o the_o righteous_a be_v prevent_v with_o death_n yet_o shall_v he_o be_v in_o rest_n the_o church_n notwithstanding_o do_v not_o use_v this_o prayer_n in_o vain_a a_o subitanea_fw-la &_o improvisa_fw-la morte_fw-la libera_fw-la nos_fw-la 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