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his_o minister_n say_v unto_o he_o if_o thou_o will_v offend_v the_o goodness_n of_o god_n i_o find_v no_o cause_n in_o he_o but_o of_o love_n reverence_n and_o thanksgiving_n consider_v 2._o though_o pilate_n be_v loath_a to_o pronounce_v the_o sentence_n of_o death_n against_o our_o lord_n yet_o he_o do_v not_o hinder_v his_o death_n but_o will_v put_v it_o over_o to_o other_o man_n who_o thou_o do_v imitate_v as_o often_o as_o thou_o leave_v to_o the_o will_n of_o other_o that_o mischief_n which_o thou_o thyself_o dare_v not_o commit_v consider_v 3_o that_o this_o wicked_a precedent_n after_o all_o this_o grievous_a punishment_n find_v no_o cause_n in_o he_o either_o of_o
death_n or_o stripe_n do_v thou_o inquire_v the_o cause_n in_o the_o open_a bowel_n of_o christ_n to_o wit_n his_o burn_a love_n which_o cut_n &_o brake_n asunder_o this_o sack_n of_o his_o body_n &_o pour_v forth_o his_o blood_n so_o plentiful_o what_o will_v the_o holy_a angel_n do_v which_o be_v astonish_v in_o the_o nativity_n of_o this_o lord_n at_o the_o wonderful_a love_n which_o cause_v almighty_a god_n to_o take_v upon_o he_o a_o frail_a and_o infant_n body_n how_o will_v they_o be_v amaze_v both_o at_o this_o love_n of_o god_n which_o for_o man_n be_v content_a to_o be_v esteem_v a_o worm_n rather_o than_o a_o man_n &_o to_o be_v the_o scorn_n of_o man_n and_o the_o outcast_n of_o the_o people_n &_o the_o scum_n and_o laugh_a stock_n of_o all_o man_n &_o also_o at_o the_o rage_a malice_n of_o the_o jew_n who_o will_v never_o be_v satisfy_v with_o the_o pain_n and_o punishment_n of_o their_o messiah_n which_o so_o many_o age_n before_o be_v expect_v &_o promise_v unto_o they_o 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