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glory_n to_o god_n on_o high_a on_o earth_n peace_n good_a will_n towards_o man_n psalm_n 45.4_o 5_o 6._o and_o gird_v thou_o with_o thy_o sword_n upon_o thy_o thigh_n o_o thou_o most_o mighty_a according_a to_o thy_o worship_n and_o renown_n good_a luck_n have_v thou_o with_o thy_o honour_n ride_v on_o because_o of_o the_o word_n of_o truth_n of_o meekness_n and_o righteousness_n and_o let_v thy_o right_a hand_n teach_v thou_o terrible_a thing_n thy_o arrow_n be_v very_o sharp_a and_o the_o people_n sholl_a be_v subdue_v unto_o thou_o even_o in_o the_o midst_n among_o the_o king_n enemy_n psal_n 67._o vers_fw-la 1._o god_n be_v merciful_a unto_o we_o and_o bless_v we_o and_o show_v we_o the_o light_n of_o his_o countenance_n and_o be_v merciful_a unto_o we_o 2._o that_o thy_o way_n may_v be_v know_v upon_o earth_n thy_o save_a health_n among_o all_o nation_n 3._o let_v the_o people_n praise_v thou_o o_o god_n yea_o let_v all_o the_o people_n praise_v thou_o 4._o o_o let_v the_o 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there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o a_o mediator_n who_o shall_v expiate_v this_o sin_n or_o that_o shall_v suffer_v death_n that_o man_n under_o his_o conduct_n may_v triumph_v over_o death_n be_v subdue_v and_o chain_v up_o they_o allow_v christ_n to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o mary_n and_o because_o child_n be_v denominate_v from_o their_o father_n not_o from_o their_o mother_n they_o say_v we_o may_v learn_v from_o that_o denomination_n of_o he_o from_o his_o mother_n that_o he_o be_v bear_v without_o a_o father_n according_a to_o that_o expression_n of_o the_o evangelist_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d she_o bring_v forth_o her_o son_n and_o to_o those_o eminent_a prophecy_n gen._n 3.15_o where_o he_o be_v call_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n not_o of_o the_o man_n and_o isa_n 7.14_o where_o he_o be_v promise_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o a_o virgin_n and_o such_o a_o wonderful_a conception_n and_o birth_n they_o acknowledge_v this_o to_o be_v as_o never_o be_v grant_v unto_o any_o other_o mother_n or_o child_n and_o therefore_o in_o their_o exposition_n of_o the_o word_n which_o they_o say_v the_o angel_n speak_v unto_o the_o virgin_n o_o maria_n dius_n elegit_fw-la te_fw-la &_o purificavit_fw-la te_fw-la elegit_fw-la te_fw-la supra_fw-la mulieres_fw-la omnis_fw-la aevi_fw-la etc._n etc._n o_o mary_n god_n have_v choose_v thou_o and_o purify_v thou_o he_o have_v choose_v thou_o above_o the_o woman_n of_o all_o age_n they_o interpret_v it_o thus_o he_o have_v purify_v thou_o from_o impure_a work_n and_o from_o that_o of_o which_o the_o jew_n accuse_v thou_o he_o have_v choose_v thou_o above_o woman_n of_o all_o age_n in_o that_o he_o give_v thou_o jesus_n without_o a_o father_n which_o happen_v not_o unto_o any_o other_o among_o woman_n contrary_a to_o that_o wicked_a lie_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o their_o sepher_n juchafin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o they_o say_v that_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o grecian_n and_o the_o time_n of_o the_o tribe_n there_o 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