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A78099 A brief explication of the Office of The Blessed Virgin Marie Mother Of God together with a small treatise concerning the institution thereof &c. / composed by the R.F.E.VV. Priest and Monke of the Order of S. Benedict. Byfleet, John Edward, b. 1607. 1652 (1652) Wing B6401A; ESTC R203969 220,898 605

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not_o diminish_v the_o brightness_n of_o the_o star_n neither_o do_v the_o son_n of_o the_o b._n virgin_n diminish_v her_o integrity_n s._n bonaventure_n speak_v of_o this_o holy_a 1._o pag_n 430_o lect._n 1._o name_n of_o marie_n have_v word_n to_o this_o effect_n this_o most_o holy_a most_o sweet_a and_o most_o worthy_a name_n say_v he_o be_v most_o sit_o give_v to_o so_o holy_a so_o sweet_a and_o so_o worthy_a a_o virgin_n for_o marie_n be_v by_o interpretation_n à_fw-fr bitter_a sea_n or_o the_o star_n of_o the_o sea_n marie_n signify_v illuminate_v or_o illuminatrice_n and_o marie_n signify_v likewise_o lady_n marie_n be_v a_o bitter_a sea_n to_o the_o devil_n drown_v his_o power_n and_o bruise_v his_o head_n against_o the_o rock_n which_o be_v christ_n marie_n be_v the_o star_n of_o the_o sea_n to_o man_n guide_v they_o through_o the_o turbulent_a wave_n of_o this_o world_n unto_o the_o celestial_a haven_n marie_n be_v illuminate_v by_o the_o glory_n of_o her_o divine_a son_n 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not_o confess_v emanuel_n which_o be_v god_n amoungst_a we_o to_o be_v god_n in_o very_a truth_n and_o which_o follow_v the_o b._n virgin_n to_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o god_n for_o she_o carnal_o or_o according_a to_o the_o flesh_n conceive_v and_o bring_v forth_o the_o word_n of_o god_n make_v flesh_n let_v he_o be_v anathema_n that_o be_v excommunicate_v 1._o ad_fw-la 1._o in_o the_o same_o article_n be_v further_o say_v that_o although_o it_o can_v be_v express_o find_v to_o be_v affirm_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n that_o the_o b._n virgin_n be_v the_o mother_n of_o god_n yet_o be_v express_o find_v in_o they_o that_o jesus_n christ_n be_v true_a god_n as_o in_o the_o first_o and_o in_o the_o 20._o chap_a of_o s._n john_n and_o that_o the_o b._n virgin_n be_v the_o mother_n of_o jesus_n christ_n as_o appear_v in_o the_o first_o of_o s._n matthew_n wherefore_o it_o necessary_o follow_v out_o of_o the_o word_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n that_o she_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o 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