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A sermon of the nativity of our Lord preached before the Queen Dowager in her chappel at Somerset-house on Christmas Day, 1686 / by Thomas Godden.
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Godden, Thomas, 1624-1688.
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manger_n purify_n our_o heart_n from_o all_o sinful_a affection_n and_o transcribe_v those_o virtue_n of_o which_o this_o fair_a original_a have_v give_v we_o so_o lively_a a_o example_n into_o the_o copy_n of_o our_o own_o life_n so_o shall_v we_o be_v prepare_v worthy_o to_o receive_v he_o here_o under_o the_o sacramental_a veil_n in_o which_o he_o lie_v wrap_v upon_o the_o altar_n no_o less_o true_o than_o he_o do_v in_o his_o swadling-clothe_n in_o the_o manger_n and_o be_v find_v worthy_a when_o he_o shall_v come_v the_o second_o time_n into_o the_o world_n with_o great_a power_n and_o majesty_n to_o behold_v he_o face_n to_o face_n in_o his_o glory_n which_o god_n of_o his_o infinite_a mercy_n grant_v we_o all_o to_o who_o in_o unity_n and_o trinity_n be_v all_o honour_n and_o glory_n now_o and_o for_o ever_o amen_n finis_fw-la psa_fw-la 138._o 11._o stabulum_n visum_fw-la est_fw-la esse_fw-la coelum_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la epiphan_n orat._n de_fw-fr deipera_fw-la exod._n 2._o isai_n 9_o 6._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d verbum_fw-la quod_fw-la semper_fw-la erat_fw-la videamus_fw-la quomodo_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la factum_fw-la sit_fw-la quod_fw-la enim_fw-la videre_fw-la non_fw-la poteramus_fw-la dum_fw-la erat_fw-la verbum_fw-la videamus_fw-la factum_fw-la quia_fw-la caro_fw-la est_fw-la sum._n 22._o q._n 82._o a._n 1_o o_o psal_n 1._o psal_n 36._o 31._o 1_o tim._n 1._o 9_o st._n aug._n in_o psal_n 1._o de_fw-fr sermon_n dom._n c._n 21._o st._n aug._n in_o psal_n 59_o froenum_fw-la quo_fw-la pulchrè_fw-la agitur_fw-la st._n chrisost_o hom._n 2._o in_o 1_o tim._n 1._o in_o morali_fw-la psal_n 2._o 9_o psal_n 44._o 8._o num._n 24._o 17_o affirmationes_fw-la de_fw-la deo_fw-la sunt_fw-la incompactae_fw-la st._n diony_n st._n tho._n 1._o p._n q._n 43._o serm._n 3_o pentecost_n hom._n 61._o ad_fw-la pop._n antioch_n ego_fw-la autèm_fw-la non_fw-la ita_fw-la sed_fw-la carnibus_fw-la meis_fw-la alo_fw-la &_o meipsum_fw-la vobis_fw-la appono_fw-la vos_fw-la omnes_fw-la generosos_fw-la esse_fw-la volens_fw-la etc._n etc._n volui_fw-la frater_fw-la vester_fw-ge fieri_fw-la vobis_fw-la vicissim_fw-la ipsam_fw-la carnem_fw-la &_o sanguinem_fw-la per_fw-la quae_fw-la cognatus_fw-la vester_fw-ge factus_fw-la sum_fw-la trado_fw-la st._n greg._n hom._n 8._o in_o evang._n conc._n agath_fw-mi an._n 506._o conc._n turon_n 3._o an._n 813._o st._n cyril_n alex._n l._n 4._o in_o jo._n c._n 17._o rom._n 1._o 23._o serm._n 147._o s._n aug._n l._n 83._o quaest_n q._n 25_o serm_n 1._o de_fw-fr nat._n dom._n phil._n 2._o 3._o psal_n 4._o 3._o st._n aug._n in_o psal_n 4._o matth._n 7._o 14._o joh._n 14._o 6._o