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master_n crib_n but_o i_o man_n nay_o the_o shadow_n of_o man_n a_o very_a worm_n &_o no_o man_n i_o can_v not_o bear_v the_o yoke_n of_o my_o creator_n i_o will_v not_o harken_v unto_o his_o voice_n i_o deny_v he_o my_o service_n i_o have_v sin_v i_o have_v sin_v therefore_o i_o be_o worthy_o reward_v i_o presume_v &_o be_o therefore_o bring_v low_a i_o advance_v myself_o &_o therefore_o i_o be_o throw_v down_o i_o have_v eat_v without_o need_n &_o therefore_o i_o be_o subject_a to_o hunger_n i_o pine_v away_o for_o desire_n of_o the_o fruit_n of_o that_o pleasant_a garden_n i_o thirst_v as_o the_o heart_n after_o the_o water_n of_o those_o sweet_a run_a river_n i_o be_o become_v of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n the_o child_n of_o wrath_n i_o be_o clean_o alter_v i_o have_v lose_v the_o light_n i_o walk_v in_o darkness_n of_o a_o bless_a creature_n i_o be_o become_v a_o curse_a caitiff_n where_o may_v i_o rest_v myself_o i_o have_v sin_v and_o my_o sin_n be_v ever_o before_o i_o against_o thou_o alone_o against_o thou_o lord_n have_v i_o sin_v i_o dare_v not_o present_a myself_o in_o thy_o presence_n i_o tremble_v at_o thy_o voice_n i_o be_o ashamed_a of_o myself_o whither_o then_o may_v i_o flee_v what_o stay_n may_v i_o find_v i_o sink_v in_o sin_n oh_o that_o sting_n of_o death_n how_o it_o pierce_v i_o oh_o death_n oh_o grave_n you_o be_v the_o victory_n and_o thou_o satan_n my_o enemy_n how_o rueful_o thou_o roar_v thou_o stand_v with_o open_a mouth_n ready_a to_o devour_v i_o &_o i_o find_v yet_o no_o defence_n thou_o subtle_a serpent_n that_o draw_v i_o into_o this_o net_n how_o thou_o spette_v thy_o poison_n how_o busy_a be_v thou_o about_o my_o heel_n how_o fast_a hang_v thou_o how_o suck_v thou_o my_o blood_n oh_o that_o i_o can_v shake_v thou_o of_o or_o that_o i_o may_v bruise_v thy_o head_n and_o thou_o eve_n which_o shall_v be_v my_o comfort_n thou_o have_v as_o much_o need_n of_o comfort_n thyself_o thou_o shall_v have_v comfort_v i_o but_o thou_o have_v deceive_v i_o and_o thyself_o also_o we_o be_v become_v a_o curse_a couple_n and_o with_o my_o creator_n i_o find_v this_o comfort_n thou_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n very_o it_o have_v be_v better_a for_o i_o never_o to_o have_v be_v make_v than_o so_o to_o have_v fall_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o live_a god_n this_o may_v be_v a_o true_a confession_n of_o adam_n folly_n and_o the_o description_n of_o his_o estate_n after_o his_o fall_n wherein_o we_o have_v to_o consider_v what_o we_o be_v of_o ourselves_o without_o christ_n even_o as_o it_o be_v swear_v
sara_n king_n also_o shall_v come_v and_o to_o confirm_v we_o in_o opinion_n that_o this_o be_v the_o very_a true_a promise_a seed_n by_o the_o which_o abraham_n shall_v become_v a_o bless_a father_n and_o we_o his_o happy_a child_n and_o by_o the_o which_o adam_n shall_v subdue_v the_o serpent_n s._n paul_n prove_v unto_o we_o argue_v of_o the_o form_n of_o the_o promise_n he_o say_v 3_n not_o to_o the_o seed_n as_o speak_v of_o many_o but_o and_o to_o thy_o seed_n as_o of_o one_o as_o though_o he_o have_v say_v of_o all_o the_o king_n come_v of_o sara_n yet_o be_v there_o but_o one_o by_o who_o we_o shall_v obtain_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n of_o all_o the_o seed_n of_o abraham_n which_o be_v innumerable_a as_o the_o star_n of_o the_o heaven_n and_o the_o sand_n of_o the_o sea_n shore_n yet_o be_v there_o but_o one_o seed_n which_o bring_v this_o blessing_n with_o it_o and_o that_o be_v as_o he_o there_o say_v only_a christ_n and_o as_o s._n john_n here_o speak_v the_o only_o 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among_o woman_n the_o mother_n of_o our_o saviour_n wherein_o stand_v her_o blessedness_n but_o in_o that_o the_o angel_n say_v thou_o have_v find_v favour_n with_o god_n for_o lo_o thou_o shall_v conceive_v in_o thy_o womb_n &_o bear_v a_o son_n and_o shall_v call_v his_o name_n jesus_n 1._o and_o she_o of_o herself_o from_o henceforth_o shall_v all_o nation_n call_v i_o bless_v from_o that_o time_n when_o god_n have_v so_o show_v his_o favour_n as_o that_o she_o be_v overshadow_a by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o high_a and_o have_v conceive_v that_o fruit_n of_o the_o womb_n then_o from_o that_o time_n become_v she_o bless_v and_o not_o she_o only_o but_o all_o those_o nation_n call_v she_o bliss_v have_v part_n with_o she_o in_o the_o blissed_a seed_n in_o the_o conceive_a fruit_n jesus_n this_o therefore_o be_v the_o love_n wherewith_o god_n so_o love_v we_o that_o he_o send_v his_o only_a beget_v son_n his_o dear_o belove_a christ_n we_o stand_v in_o possibility_n to_o become_v the_o bless_a son_n of_o bless_a abraham_n let_v we_o therefore_o the_o child_n with_o our_o father_n rejoice_v in_o this_o day_n whereof_o the_o angel_n speak_v and_o whereof_o the_o lord_n himself_o say_v thou_o be_v my_o son_n 2._o this_o day_n have_v i_o beget_v thou_o this_o day_n be_v such_o as_o many_o king_n and_o prophet_n desire_v to_o see_v yea_o happy_a be_v they_o that_o be_v so_o happy_a as_o to_o hope_v for_o this_o day_n for_o all_o the_o bless_a among_o the_o father_n rest_v in_o this_o hope_n this_o be_v the_o comfort_n of_o jacob_n feeble_a spirit_n now_o enter_v into_o the_o grave_n for_o thus_o he_o glory_v before_o his_o son_n joseph_n visit_v he_o in_o egypt_n in_o his_o sickness_n and_o to_o he_o be_v it_o joyful_a tiding_n to_o hear_v that_o say_n at_o his_o father_n mouth_n 48._o god_n almighty_a appear_v unto_o i_o at_o luze_n in_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n and_o bless_v i_o in_o the_o which_o blessing_n be_v contain_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o hope_a and_o 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