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in_o offer_v their_o cake-sacrifice_n to_o the_o mother_n of_o jesus_n epiph._n haeres_fw-la 78._o &_o 79._o baron_fw-fr ad_fw-la ann._n 373._o n._n 30._o saunder_n haeres_fw-la 92._o gualther_n haer_fw-mi saec_fw-la 4._o c._n 32._o which_o no_o way_n reflect_v on_o those_o light_n and_o perfume_v catholic_n do_v sometime_o burn_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o holy_a virgin_n since_o by_o none_o look_v on_o as_o sacrifice_n or_o as_o protestation_n of_o a_o supreme_a dominion_n but_o only_o as_o outward_a symbol_n of_o their_o own_o lively_a faith_n and_o of_o the_o ascent_n of_o a_o clean_a soul_n to_o god_n by_o prayer_n for_o this_o royal_a virgin_n need_v not_o our_o vain_a and_o counterfeit_n honour_n bern._n epist_n 174._o be_v dignify_v with_o real_a excellency_n of_o the_o first_o magnitude_n next_o beneath_o the_o majesty_n and_o attribute_n of_o the_o son_n of_o the_o eternal_a god._n greg._n in_o 1._o reg._n 1._o anselm_n l._n excel_v virg._n c._n 4._o suar._n de_fw-fr 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that_o we_o sacrifice_n to_o any_o of_o the_o saint_n but_o to_o the_o god_n of_o the_o saint_n only_o though_o we_o erect_v altar_n to_o god_n in_o remembrance_n of_o the_o saint_n st._n isidore_n oft_o dilate_v himself_o in_o the_o praise_n and_o worship_n of_o holy_a mary_n and_o show_v that_o the_o catholic_n saint-servitude_n derogate_v not_o from_o that_o worship_n which_o be_v due_a to_o god_n only_o etc._n only_o ildefon_n l._n virginit_fw-la mar._n c._n 12._o venio_fw-la ad_fw-la te_fw-la sola_fw-la virgo_fw-la mater_fw-la dei_fw-la procido_n coram_fw-la te_fw-la humilior_fw-la coram_fw-la te_fw-la rogo_fw-la te_fw-la ut_fw-la obtineas_fw-la deleri_fw-la facta_fw-la peccati_fw-la mei_fw-la ut_fw-la jubeas_fw-la mundari_fw-la i_o ab_fw-la iniquitate_fw-la operis_fw-la mei_fw-la ut_fw-la facias_fw-la i_o diligere_fw-la gloriam_fw-la virtutis_fw-la tuus_fw-la ut_fw-la reveles_a mihi_fw-la multitudinem_fw-la dulcedinis_fw-la filii_fw-la tui_fw-la ut_fw-la mihi_fw-la des_fw-fr 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