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A06890 A godly medytacyon of the christen sowle, concerninge a loue towardes God and hys Christe, compyled in frenche by lady Margarete quene of Nauerre, and aptely translated into Englysh by the ryght vertuouse lady Elyzabeth doughter to our late souerayne Kynge Henri the. viij; Miroir de lâme pécherresse. English Marguerite, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of Navarre, 1492-1549.; Bale, John, 1495-1563.; Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603. 1548 (1548) STC 17320; ESTC S111990 38,308 98

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&_o holy_a worde●_n geve_v her_o true_a faith_n for_o to_o receyve_v it_o which_o thing_n make_v she_o to_o conceyve_v thy_o son_n in_o beleve_v he_o to_o be_v man_n god_n savyour_fw-mi and_o also_o the_o true_a remytter_n of_o sin_n therefore_o do_v thu_n assure_v she_o 12_o that_o she_o be_v mother_n to_o thy_o son_n of_o who_o thu_fw-mi be_v the_o only_a faither_o and_o farthermore_o o_o my_o father_n here_o be_v a_o great_a love_n for_o thu_o be_v not_o weary_a of_o well_o do_v since_o that_o thy_o son_n full_a of_o dyvynyte_n have_v take_v the_o body_n of_o a_o man_n &_o dead_a myngle_n himself_o with_o our_o ash_n which_o thing_n a_o man_n can_v not_o understande_v unless_o he_o have_v a_o true_a faith_n it_o have_v please_v the_o to_o put_v he_o so_o near_o we_o 2._o that_o he_o dead_a join_v himself_o unto_o our_o flesh_n than_o we_o sing_v he_o to_o be_v call_v man_n we_o be_v bold_a to_o call_v he_o sister_n and_o brother_n now_o the_o soul_n which_o may_v say_v of_o 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