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christum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d perinde_v ac_fw-la honoris_fw-la apud_fw-la homines_fw-la in_o translatione_fw-la sva_fw-la ad_fw-la hanc_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d provinciam_fw-la bona_fw-la fide_fw-la &_o toto_fw-la cord_n precatur_fw-la edovardus_fw-la lane_n annos_fw-la nunc_fw-la plus_fw-la minus_fw-la 27._o ecclesiae_fw-la paroechianae_n in_o villa_n sparsholt_n in_o agro_fw-la south_n vicarius_fw-la quinetiam_fw-la una_fw-la cum_fw-la abrech_n congratulationis_fw-la librum_fw-la hunc_fw-la ad_fw-la celelebrandum_fw-la jesus_n christi_fw-la nomen_fw-la honorandum_fw-la in_o saecula_fw-la praeparatum_fw-la eidemque_fw-la supremo_fw-la nomini_fw-la perpetuae_fw-la gratitudinis_fw-la ergo_fw-la consecratum_fw-la ad_fw-la gravem_fw-la &_o religiosam_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la reverendi_fw-la patris_fw-la inspectionem_fw-la &_o disquisitionem_fw-la lubente_fw-la dicavit_fw-la study_n jesus_n sit_fw-la tibi_fw-la jesus_n a_o preface_n to_o the_o pious_a and_o judicious_a reader_n good_a reader_n here_o be_v a_o treatise_n present_v to_o thy_o view_n wherein_o through_o the_o guidance_n of_o god_n grace_n and_o the_o conduct_n of_o his_o word_n be_v attempt_v a_o assay_n to_o set_v forth_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o great_a name_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n and_o to_o make_v his_o praise_n glorious_a a_o design_n doubtless_o very_o acceptable_a to_o all_o that_o be_v christian_n indeed_o who_o can_v but_o rejoice_v in_o any_o thing_n that_o may_v tend_v to_o the_o exaltation_n of_o our_o dear_a crucify_a and_o glorify_a redeemer_n who_o be_v the_o rock_n of_o age_n the_o eternal_a excellency_n of_o his_o church_n the_o joy_n of_o all_o generation_n a_o work_n it_o be_v wherein_o all_o the_o company_n of_o heaven_n be_v to_o be_v exercise_v unto_o all_o eternity_n and_o albeit_o whatsoever_o be_v undertake_v by_o man_n or_o angel_n in_o this_o kind_n will_v come_v infinite_o short_a of_o his_o merit_n yet_o it_o be_v but_o fit_a that_o 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