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work_v deliverance_n for_o israel_n and_o when_o judith_n have_v speed_v in_o her_o adventure_n to_o cut_v off_o the_o head_n of_o holofernes_n say_v oziah_n bless_v be_v thou_o of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n above_o all_o the_o woman_n upon_o earth_n judith_n xiii_o 18._o a_o good_a messenger_n be_v call_v a_o happy_a and_o the_o foot_n of_o those_o be_v pronounce_v beautiful_a that_o bring_v glad_a tiding_n of_o peace_n it_o be_v a_o narrow_a and_o a_o abject_a conceit_n of_o some_o that_o think_v themselves_o fortunate_a and_o at_o the_o best_a when_o they_o receive_v and_o take_v in_o all_o that_o can_v be_v heap_v upon_o they_o these_o man_n measure_v felicity_n backward_o for_o beatius_fw-la est_fw-la dare_v quam_fw-la accipere_fw-la it_o be_v more_o bless_a to_o give_v than_o to_o receive_v though_o that_o maxim_n be_v not_o extant_a in_o any_o of_o the_o evangelist_n 35._o st._n paul_n tell_v we_o upon_o his_o credit_n it_o be_v our_o saviour_n the_o soul_n of_o they_o that_o 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