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christ_n none_o shall_v seem_v actual_o to_o assist_v but_o the_o priest_n shall_v say_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d secret_o and_o mystical_o yet_o lest_o the_o people_n shall_v be_v unsatisfied_a and_o suspicious_a that_o the_o priest_n have_v neglect_v this_o his_o office_n which_o they_o can_v not_o be_v assure_v that_o he_o have_v perform_v because_o it_o be_v do_v secret_o therefore_o the_o church_n appoint_v that_o the_o priest_n shall_v at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o service_n come_v down_o from_o the_o altar_n and_o stand_v behind_o the_o pulpit_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o people_n say_v a_o loud_a prayer_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gore_n p._n 154._o which_o be_v a_o sum_n or_o compendium_n of_o all_o that_o the_o people_n have_v before_o petition_v for_o which_o he_o then_o solemn_o offer_v up_o to_o god_n the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v general_o in_o her_o common_a prayer_n as_o for_o a_o humble_a so_o for_o a_o audible_a voice_n especial_o in_o the_o 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memory_n of_o our_o saviour_n joyful_a resurrection_n now_o if_o you_o take_v out_o of_o the_o six_o week_n of_o lent_n six_o sunday_n there_o will_v remain_v but_o thirty_o six_o fasting-day_n to_o which_o these_o four_o of_o this_o week_n be_v add_v make_v the_o just_a number_n of_o forty_o this_o be_v ancient_o call_v caputâ—_n jejunii_fw-la the_o head_n of_o lent_n and_o be_v a_o day_n of_o extraordinary_a humiliation_n upon_o this_o day_n be_v ash_n sprinkle_v upon_o their_o head_n to_o mind_v they_o of_o their_o mortality_n and_o also_o to_o mind_v they_o what_o they_o have_v deserve_v to_o be_v namely_o burn_v to_o ash_n hence_o be_v it_o call_v dies_fw-la cinerum_fw-la ash-wednesday_n and_o upon_o this_o day_n they_o be_v wont_a to_o clothe_v themselves_o in_o sackcloth_n these_o rite_n be_v mention_v isaiah_n 58._o 5._o as_o the_o usual_a rite_n of_o penitent_n this_o be_v common_a to_o all_o penitent_n but_o notorious_a sinner_n be_v this_o day_n put_v to_o open_a penance_n 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this_o respond_v in_o the_o sweat_n of_o thy_o brow_n shall_v thou_o eat_v thy_o bread_n that_o these_o poor_a sinner_n see_v holy_a church_n afflict_v thus_o and_o disquiet_v for_o their_o sin_n may_v be_v sensible_a of_o their_o penance_n gratian_n do_v 50._o c._n 64._o i._o sunday_n in_o lent_n the_o epistle_n exhort_v to_o patience_n in_o affliction_n the_o gospel_n read_v to_o we_o christ_n victory_n over_o temptation_n to_o keep_v we_o from_o despair_n of_o conquest_n that_o we_o shall_v be_v of_o good_a cheer_n and_o heart_n since_o he_o our_o captain_n have_v overcome_v the_o world_n s._n john_n 16._o v._n last_o the_o collect_n for_o the_o day_n be_v another_o of_o those_o collect_v where_o in_o the_o church_n direct_v her_o petition_n to_o christ_n thereby_o manifest_v her_o belief_n that_o he_o be_v the_o true_a son_n of_o god_n for_o she_o pray_v to_o none_o but_o god_n in_o pray_v to_o he_o therefore_o she_o profess_v to_o believe_v he_o to_o be_v god_n as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o close_a of_o the_o collect_n and_o this_o in_o opposition_n to_o the_o tempter_n satan_n and_o all_o his_o adherent_n who_o be_v still_o tempt_a christ_n in_o his_o member_n to_o misbelief_n in_o that_o article_n of_o ember-week_n the_o week_n after_o ash-wednesday_n be_v imber_n or_o ember-week_n of_o which_o fast_o we_o will_v here_o treat_v in_o general_n there_o be_v four_o ember-week_n call_v in_o latin_a jejunia_fw-la quatuor_fw-la temporum_fw-la the_o fast_n of_o the_o four_o season_n because_o they_o be_v keep_v in_o the_o four_o part_n of_o the_o year_n spring_n summer_n autumn_n winter_n the_o first_o of_o these_o begin_v upon_o wednesday_n next_o after_o ash-wednesday_n the_o second_o upon_o wednesday_n next_o after_o whitsunday_n the_o three_o upon_o wednesday_n next_o after_o holy_a cross._n sept._n 14._o the_o last_o upon_o wednesday_n next_o after_o s._n lucy_n dec._n 13._o the_o day_n of_o fast_v and_o prayer_n in_o these_o week_n be_v wednesday_n friday_n 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