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the_o most_o highâ—st_a thy_o iudgmente_n be_v pasâ—â—inding_v out_o but_o shall_v we_o procee_v to_o lift_v up_o our_o eieâ—_n against_o those_o glistering_n beam_v wherewith_o the_o sharâ—pest_a eagle_n may_v be_v dazzle_v 〈◊〉_d sure_o for_o then_o there_o woulâ—_n be_v no_o end_n of_o admiration_n superfluous_a be_v it_o to_o wadâ—_n far_o we_o best_o know_v godâ—_n mystery_n when_o with_o all_o thankfulness_n we_o admire_v they_o &_o say_v bless_v be_v god_n in_o all_o his_o work_n saint_n chrysostome_n in_o his_o 61_o homily_n to_o the_o preiste_n of_o antioch_n call_v this_o sacrament_n the_o miracle_n of_o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o christian_a law_n wherein_o our_o saviour_n impart_v his_o body_n and_o blood_n thereby_o to_o declare_v the_o desire_n wherewith_o he_o burn_v of_o unite_n himself_o
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