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a_o exposition_n of_o the_o festival_n epistle_n and_o gospel_n use_v in_o our_o english_a liturgy_n together_o with_o a_o reason_n why_o the_o church_n do_v choose_v the_o same_o by_o john_n boy_n doctor_n of_o divinity_n the_o first_o part_n from_o the_o feast_n of_o s._n andrew_n the_o apostle_n to_o the_o purification_n of_o bless_a mary_n the_o virgin_n psalm_n 151.1_o laudate_fw-la dominum_fw-la in_o sanctis_fw-la eius_fw-la london_n print_v by_o edward_n griffin_n for_o william_n aspley_n 1615._o to_o the_o most_o reverend_a father_n in_o god_n george_n by_o the_o divine_a providence_n lord_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n primate_n of_o all_o england_n and_o metropolitan_a etc._n etc._n my_o very_a good_a lord_n i_o find_v three_o sundry_a reading_n of_o the_o first_o word_n in_o the_o last_o psalm_n praise_v god_n in_o vis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d saint_n praise_n god_n in_o his_o translat_n sanctity_n praise_n god_n in_o his_o aldâ—_n sanctuary_n god_n be_v to_o be_v praise_v in_o his_o 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justice_n religion_n itself_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n lose_v in_o the_o question_n of_o religion_n of_o all_o man_n christian_n be_v the_o best_a of_o all_o christian_n undoubted_o the_o primitive_a professor_n of_o all_o the_o primitive_a professor_n christ_n own_a disciple_n of_o all_o the_o disciple_n his_o choose_a apostle_n and_o yet_o these_o man_n be_v but_o man_n subject_a to_o manifold_a sin_n albeit_o they_o be_v saint_n and_o their_o infirmity_n be_v record_v in_o holy_a bible_n partly_o for_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o partly_o for_o our_o good_a for_o pontan_n god_n honour_n that_o his_o 67.2_o save_a health_n may_v be_v know_v upon_o earth_n and_o the_o riches_n of_o his_o mercy_n show_v in_o pardon_v offence_n according_a to_o that_o of_o 51.4_o david_n against_o thou_o my_o god_n have_v i_o sin_v and_o do_v this_o evil_n in_o thy_o sight_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v justify_v in_o thy_o say_n in_o what_o say_v i_o pray_v but_o in_o this_o and_o the_o like_a 5.20_o 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his_o fault_n in_o particular_a and_o they_o be_v principal_o two_o first_o his_o absence_n from_o the_o meeting_n of_o the_o disciple_n according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o our_o text_n thomas_n one_o of_o the_o twelve_o be_v not_o with_o they_o when_o jesus_n come_v christ_n have_v 18.31_o often_o foretell_v his_o apostle_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v put_v to_o death_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v rise_v again_o the_o three_o day_n from_o the_o dead_a and_o therefore_o a_o little_a before_o his_o passion_n he_o make_v promise_n to_o they_o 26.32_o â—fter_o i_o be_o rise_v again_o i_o will_v go_v before_o you_o into_o galilee_n now_o then_o according_a to_o this_o word_n as_o we_o read_v in_o the_o former_a part_n of_o this_o chapter_n even_o the_o same_o day_n wherein_o he_o rise_v again_o he_o come_v when_o the_o door_n be_v shut_v into_o the_o place_n where_o the_o disciple_n be_v gather_v together_o and_o stand_v in_o the_o mid_n and_o say_v to_o they_o peace_n be_v unto_o you_o but_o 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