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assume_v but_o this_o he_o do_v not_o do_v he_o be_v make_v in_o the_o similitude_n of_o man_n and_o find_v in_o fashion_n as_o a_o man_n that_o be_v as_o austin_n expound_v it_o homo_fw-la habitu_fw-la inventus_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la simplex_fw-la homo_fw-la he_o be_v find_v in_o fashion_n habit_n and_o appearance_n as_o a_o mere_a man_n he_o do_v for_o a_o time_n keep_v in_o and_o hide_v the_o glory_n of_o his_o divinity_n and_o do_v not_o display_v the_o brightness_n of_o it_o as_o he_o may_v have_v do_v tenuit_fw-la non_fw-la potuit_fw-la christus_fw-la abdicare_fw-la se_fw-la divinitate_fw-la sed_fw-la eam_fw-la occultam_fw-la tenuit_fw-la it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o the_o son_n of_o god_n to_o divest_v himself_o of_o his_o divinity_n but_o he_o hide_v his_o divinity_n and_o keep_v it_o secret_n the_o son_n of_o god_n when_o incarnate_a and_o become_v man_n when_o he_o be_v in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n do_v not_o cease_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o true_a god_n but_o for_o as_o much_o as_o the_o divinity_n lie_v hide_v in_o that_o flesh_n of_o he_o do_v not_o manifest_v itself_o present_o nor_o at_o all_o time_n nor_o in_o all_o thing_n nor_o so_o clear_o nor_o perfect_o as_o afterward_o therefore_o he_o be_v say_v to_o empty_v himself_o as_o zanchy_a observe_v therefore_o our_o translation_n render_v it_o he_o make_v himself_o of_o no_o reputation_n he_o do_v not_o obtain_v that_o reputation_n of_o the_o generality_n of_o man_n as_o to_o be_v think_v to_o be_v what_o he_o be_v he_o be_v in_o the_o form_n of_o god_n true_a god_n equal_a with_o the_o father_n but_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n be_v find_v in_o fashion_n as_o a_o man_n he_o be_v call_v the_o carpenter_n son_n and_o own_a by_o the_o generality_n of_o man_n as_o no_o other_o but_o the_o son_n of_o joseph_n and_o mary_n look_v as_o the_o light_n and_o glory_n of_o the_o sun_n be_v hide_v and_o veil_v by_o some_o dark_a cloud_n interpose_v so_o the_o 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