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mediator_n and_o advocate_n with_o the_o father_n in_o who_o alone_o and_o through_o who_o merit_n intercession_n and_o satisfaction_n we_o expect_v access_n acceptance_n and_o audience_n of_o our_o prayer_n two_o ancient_a doctor_n viz._n the_o judicious_a 102._o judicious_a evigila_fw-la igitur_fw-la homo_fw-la sidelis_fw-la &_o vigilanter_fw-la audi_fw-la quod_fw-la illic_fw-la positum_fw-la est_fw-la in_o nomine_fw-la meo_fw-la qui_fw-la promisit_fw-la ergo_fw-la tam_fw-la magnum_fw-la beneficium_fw-la qui_fw-la voco_fw-la utique_fw-la christus_fw-la jesus_n christus_fw-la significatregem_fw-la jesus_n salvatorem_fw-la non_fw-la itaque_fw-la nos_fw-la salvos_fw-la faciâ—t_fw-la quicunque_fw-la rex_fw-la sed_fw-la rex_fw-la salvator_fw-la as_o per_fw-la hoc_fw-la quodcunque_fw-la petimus_fw-la adversus_fw-la utilitatem_fw-la salutis_fw-la non_fw-la petimn_v in_o nomine_fw-la salvatoris_fw-la &_o tamen_fw-la ipâ—e_fw-la salvator_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la quando_fw-la facit_fw-la quoa_fw-mi petimus_fw-la verum_fw-la etiam_fw-la quando_fw-la non_fw-la facit_fw-la qnoniam_fw-la quod_fw-la videt_fw-la peti_fw-la contra_fw-la salutem_fw-la non_fw-la faciendo_fw-la potius_fw-la se_fw-la exhibet_fw-la salvatorem_fw-la novit_fw-la enim_fw-la medice_fw-la quid_fw-la pro_fw-la sva_fw-la quid_fw-la contra_fw-la svam_fw-la sanitatem_fw-la poscat_fw-la aegrolus_fw-la &_o ideo_fw-la contraria_fw-la poscentis_fw-la non_fw-la facit_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la ut_fw-la faciat_fw-la sanitatem_fw-la si_fw-la autem_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o cum_fw-la credit_n aliquid_fw-la per_fw-la ignorantiam_fw-la contra_fw-la svam_fw-la salutem_fw-la petit_fw-la non_fw-la in_o nomine_fw-la salvatoris_fw-la petit_fw-la quia_fw-la salvator_fw-la ei_fw-la non_fw-la erit_fw-la si_fw-la quod_fw-la ejus_fw-la salutem_fw-la impedit_fw-la fecerit_fw-la unde_fw-la tunc_fw-la expedit_fw-la potius_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la faciendo_fw-la propier_n quod_fw-la invocatur_fw-la faciat_fw-la quod_fw-la voco_fw-la ut_fw-la sic_fw-la intelligamus_fw-la non_fw-la pâ—tere_fw-la nos_fw-la in_o nomine_fw-la magistri_fw-la quod_fw-la peâ—imus_fw-la praeter_fw-la regulam_fw-la ipsius_fw-la magisterit_fw-la aug._n tract_n 73._o in_o joan._n vide_fw-la etiam_fw-la tract_n 81._o &_o 102._o augustine_n and_o joan._n and_o nomen_fw-la silij_fw-la jesus_n est_fw-la jesus_n autem_fw-la salvator_fw-la vel_fw-la salutaris_fw-la dicitur_fw-la ille_fw-la ergo_fw-la in_o nomine_fw-la salvatoris_fw-la petit_fw-la qui_fw-la illud_fw-la petit_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la veram_fw-la salutem_fw-la pertinet_fw-la nam_fw-la si_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la expedit_fw-la petitur_fw-la non_fw-la in_o nomine_fw-la jesus_n petitur_fw-la pater_fw-la unde_fw-la &_o eisdem_fw-la apostolis_fw-la adhuc_fw-la in_o firmantibus_fw-la dominus_fw-la dicit_fw-la usque_fw-la modo_fw-la non_fw-la petistis_fw-la quicquam_fw-la in_o nomine_fw-la meo_fw-la ae_z si_fw-la aperte_fw-la dicevetur_fw-la non_fw-la petiistis_fw-la 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not_o deny_v that_o some_o of_o our_o cry_v our_o as_o diodat_n on_o the_o place_n and_o seb._n mayer_n apud_fw-la marlorat_fw-la in_o loc_n etc._n etc._n but_o m._n thomas_n goodwin_n loc_fw-la cit_fw-la sect_n 5._o ch_z 7._o pag._n 109._o speak_v most_o express_o affirm_v that_o this_o be_v not_o speak_v metaphorical_o of_o they_o but_o true_o do_v by_o they_o that_o not_o only_o their_o blood_n but_o themselves_o do_v cry_v divine_n do_v seem_v to_o say_v that_o it_o be_v a_o proper_a prayer_n yet_o we_o rather_o think_v with_o tironius_n who_o ribera_n on_o that_o place_n cit_v and_o though_o a_o papist_n do_v not_o reject_v that_o the_o soul_n of_o they_o who_o be_v slay_v for_o the_o word_n be_v there_o say_v to_o cry_v for_o vengeance_n on_o persecutor_n not_o that_o they_o do_v true_o and_o proper_o pour_v out_o any_o such_o complaint_n against_o they_o unto_o who_o while_o on_o earth_n they_o pray_v for_o mercy_n and_o pardon_n but_o that_o their_o suffering_n and_o their_o 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