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passenger_n because_o he_o come_v into_o the_o world_n for_o a_o public_a benefit_n the_o time_n most_o seasonable_a and_o accommodate_v the_o very_a fullness_n of_o time_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v whereupon_o st._n ambrose_n christus_fw-la tanquam_fw-la maturitas_fw-la advenit_fw-la ut_fw-la nihil_fw-la acerbum_fw-la nihil_fw-la immaturum_fw-la nihil_fw-la immite_fw-la sit_fw-la he_o come_v when_o all_o the_o fruit_n of_o comfort_n be_v mellow_a ripe_a and_o delicious_a that_o nothing_o may_v be_v sour_a or_o harsh_a or_o distasteful_a to_o we_o tardius_fw-la enascitur_fw-la cupressus_fw-la seris_fw-la umbram_fw-la factura_fw-la nepotibus_fw-la say_v pliny_n the_o cypress_n tree_n be_v long_o a_o grow_a yet_o when_o it_o be_v grow_v up_o to_o a_o tree_n the_o shade_n of_o it_o serve_v for_o a_o harbour_n to_o the_o child_n unborn_a so_o the_o long_a expectation_n of_o christ_n come_n be_v requite_v with_o those_o blessing_n that_o grow_v up_o more_o and_o more_o and_o spread_v 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