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messiah_n or_o god_n incarnate_a be_v this_o day_n bear_v in_o bethlehem_n david_n city_n 12._o and_o this_o shall_v be_v a_o sign_n unto_o you_o you_o shall_v find_v the_o babe_n wrap_v in_o swaddle_a clothes_n lie_v in_o c._n a_o manger_n paraphrase_n 12._o and_o by_o this_o you_o shall_v distinguish_v this_o child_n from_o all_o other_o 13._o and_o sudden_o there_o be_v with_o the_o angel_n a_o multitude_n of_o the_o heavenly_a host_n praise_v god_n and_o say_v paraphrase_n 13._o angel_n so_o far_o from_o envy_v this_o dignity_n of_o man_n nature_n that_o they_o congratulate_v it_o and_o thereupon_o sing_v this_o hymn_n 14._o glory_n to_o god_n in_o the_o high_a and_o on_o earth_n father_n note_n e_o peace_n good_a will_n towards_o man_n paraphrase_n 14._o god_n be_v glorify_v by_o they_o which_o be_v in_o the_o high_a heaven_n the_o angel_n etc._n etc._n because_o of_o that_o peace_n which_o this_o birth_n of_o christ_n have_v bring_v on_o the_o earth_n and_o because_o of_o that_o 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needs_o be_v slave_n of_o those_o lust_n which_o have_v conquer_v they_o to_o who_o they_o have_v yield_v themselves_o captives_z 20._o for_o if_o after_o they_o have_v escape_v the_o 〈◊〉_d pollution_n of_o the_o world_n through_o the_o 〈◊〉_d knowledge_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n they_o be_v again_o entangle_v therein_o and_o overcome_v the_o latter_a end_n be_v worse_a with_o they_o then_o the_o beginning_n paraphrase_n 20._o and_o this_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v extenuate_v by_o the_o privilege_n of_o their_o be_v christian_n that_o it_o be_v become_v the_o great_a and_o more_o dangerous_a guilt_n by_o this_o mean_n for_o certain_o they_o that_o have_v be_v convert_v from_o all_o their_o heathen_a sin_n by_o accept_v of_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n and_o then_o again_o relapse_n and_o return_n to_o they_o this_o latter_a estate_n of_o they_o this_o christian_a heathenism_n be_v worse_a than_o their_o bare_a heathenism_n at_o first_o 21._o for_o it_o 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express_v and_o call_v by_o this_o style_n themanim_fw-la that_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o mountain_n of_o the_o eight_o so_o georgius_n elmacinus_n hist_o saracen_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 1._o heraclius_n go_v thence_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o the_o town_n so_o call_v the_o town_n of_o the_o eight_o from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d octo_fw-la which_o be_v there_o render_v themaninum_fw-la and_o ascend_v to_o the_o hill_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o shall_v sure_o be_v read_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gordi_fw-la so_o those_o mountain_n be_v call_v promiscuous_o cardiei_fw-la cordjei_fw-la cordueni_fw-la gordi_fw-la cordaei_n curdi_n he_o see_v the_o place_n of_o the_o ark_n the_o high_a of_o all_o that_o region_n so_o 6._o geographus_n nubiensis_n mons_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d jemanim_fw-la it_o shall_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d themanim_fw-la