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it_o be_v hold_v in_o great_a esteem_n especial_o the_o hollow_a of_o that_o tree_n wherein_o christ_n lie_v conceal_v which_o the_o turk_n themselves_o say_v proceed_v from_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o great_a god_n whereupon_o they_o also_o show_v great_a devotion_n at_o this_o place_n and_o tree_n account_v christ_n next_o mahomet_n for_o a_o great_a prophet_n other_o affirm_v that_o this_o tree_n by_o a_o miracle_n be_v split_v in_o two_o part_n between_o which_o the_o virgin_n mary_n with_o her_o child_n jesus_n and_o joseph_n put_v themselves_o to_o dis-appoint_a the_o persecute_v pursuer_n whereinto_o they_o be_v no_o soon_o enter_v but_o it_o immediate_o by_o like_a miracle_n close_v again_o till_o the_o herodian_a child-slaughterers_n pass_v by_o and_o then_o sudden_o re-opened_a to_o deliver_v its_o charge_n so_o as_o at_o this_o day_n be_v to_o be_v see_v they_o report_v also_o it_o the_o illegitimate_n can_v walk_v under_o it_o that_o none_o unlawful_o beget_v can_v walk_v 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of_o tree_n upon_o which_o zacheus_n climb_v to_o see_v christ_n sycomoraea_n by_o st._n luke_n it_o be_v call_v sycomoraea_n by_o st._n luke_n in_o his_o nineteenth_o chapter_n and_o four_o verse_n call_v in_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v sycomoraea_n and_o the_o same_o which_o our_o translation_n render_v a_o figtree_n which_o see_v fruitless_a he_o curse_v that_o it_o shall_v never_o bear_v fruit_n more_o whereupon_o it_o present_o wither_v close_o by_o el-mattharia_a in_o a_o marshy_a and_o moist_a place_n cause_v by_o the_o long_o lie_v of_o the_o water_n of_o nile_n upon_o it_o grow_v a_o plant_n call_v beid-el-ossar_a beid-el-ossar_a beid-el-ossar_a but_o by_o arabian_a physician_n ossar_n &_o el-usar_n it_o have_v be_v bring_v and_o plant_v in_o europe_n in_o several_a garden_n where_o it_o grow_v very_o great_a and_o blossome_v egypt_n vest_v in_o lib._n p._n
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