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he_o after_o he_o have_v rehearse_v the_o great_a and_o sundry_a benefit_n that_o come_v to_o we_o by_o the_o cross_n haec_fw-la oina_fw-la recordari_fw-la nos_fw-la facit_fw-la salutare_fw-la lignum_fw-la et_fw-la suadet_fw-la ut_fw-la cogitemê°_n quod_fw-la sicut_fw-la dicit_fw-la diws_o paulê°_n vnus_fw-la pro_fw-la oimbus_fw-la mortuus_fw-la est_fw-la et_fw-fr resurr_n exer_n it_o the_o wholesome_a wood_n make_v we_o remember_v all_o these_o thing_n and_o move_v we_o to_o think_v that_o as_z s_z paul_n say_v one_o be_v dead_a for_o all_o and_o have_v rise_v up_o again_o this_o ancient_a doctoure_n faint_a cyril_n write_v against_o the_o apostata_fw-la julian_n scorning_n christen_v people_n for_o honour_v the_o cross_n and_o not_o against_o he_o only_o but_o against_o all_o other_o in_o like_a manner_n deryde_v &_o mock_v man_n for_o the_o same_o worship_a but_o of_o this_o matter_n i_o mind_n god_n willing_a to_o entreat_v more_o large_o in_o a_o book_n of_o worshyp_a ymage_n of_o 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say_v christ_n â—_o epist_n 1._o â—_o upon_o the_o sondaye_n rise_v from_o death_n to_o life_n pro_fw-la sabati_fw-la zatione_fw-la celebret_fw-la omnis_fw-la christianus_fw-la diem_fw-la festum_fw-la dominicâ—_n resurrectionem_fw-la regalem_fw-la et_fw-la eminentissimum_fw-la omnium_fw-la dierum_fw-la that_o be_v in_o englyshe_a thus_o much_o to_o say_v let_v every_o christian_a man_n keep_v holy_a the_o feast_n day_n of_o the_o resurrection_n of_o our_o lord_n in_o stead_n of_o the_o saturday_n a_o royal_a or_o a_o king_n day_n and_o most_o excellent_a of_o all_o day_n will_v our_o lord_n that_o all_o man_n which_o do_v think_v every_o day_n of_o the_o week_n like_a &_o none_o rather_o to_o be_v observe_v holy_a day_n than_o another_o will_v look_v well_o on_o these_o holy_a martyr_n word_n which_o be_v faint_a johan_n the_o evange_fw-mi list_n disciple_n /_o teach_v the_o truth_n of_o and_o by_o which_o who_o christ_n himself_o school_v in_o the_o truth_n this_o same_o holy_a 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