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christ_n answer_v she_o not_o a_o word_n yet_o she_o cry_v still_o his_o disciple_n come_v and_o beseech_v he_o and_o then_o he_o answer_v but_o his_o answer_n be_v rather_o a_o reason_n of_o his_o silence_n then_o a_o grant_n he_o answer_v that_o to_o help_v she_o be_v beside_o his_o errand_n that_o he_o be_v not_o send_v to_o that_o purpose_n but_o to_o the_o lose_a sheep_n of_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n non_fw-la ostiolum_fw-la spei_fw-la not_o the_o least_o wicket_n of_o hope_n be_v set_v open_a to_o she_o not_o any_o beam_n of_o comfort_n shine_v lose_a indeed_o she_o be_v but_o not_o a_o lose_a sheep_n a_o dog_n rather_o and_o of_o canaan_n she_o not_o of_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n here_o be_v a_o linguarium_fw-la one_o will_v think_v a_o muzzel_v to_o shut_v up_o her_o mouth_n in_o silence_n for_o ever_o a_o hedge_n of_o thorn_n to_o stop_v up_o her_o way_n but_o faith_n and_o the_o love_n of_o her_o daughter_n drive_v she_o on_o even_o against_o these_o prick_n and_o pull_v she_o on_o her_o knee_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v the_o text_n like_o a_o dog_n she_o crouch_v before_o he_o she_o fall_v down_o and_o worship_v he_o say_v lord_n help_v i_o and_o now_o he_o who_o seem_v to_o be_v deaf_a to_o her_o cry_n make_v answer_n to_o her_o silence_n and_o he_o who_o regard_v not_o her_o noise_n make_v a_o reply_n to_o her_o reverence_n and_o adoration_n not_o a_o word_n from_o christ_n till_o he_o see_v we_o upon_o our_o knee_n our_o noise_n be_v not_o always_o hear_v but_o he_o speak_v when_o we_o worship_v but_o yet_o his_o answer_n carry_v less_o fire_n with_o it_o to_o kindle_v any_o hope_n of_o comfort_n than_o do_v his_o