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that_o age_n admirable_a and_o if_o the_o holy_a scripture_n say_v nothing_o thereof_o plato_n the_o son_n of_o croesus_n zoroaster_n hercules_n s._n ambrose_n plato_n it_o be_v because_o it_o may_v necessary_o be_v presume_v some_o child_n have_v be_v marvellous_a for_o speak_v a_o little_a after_o their_o birth_n other_o for_o laugh_v when_o they_o be_v bear_v other_o for_o have_v kill_v serpent_n s._n ambrose_n be_v honour_v with_o a_o prodigious_a swarm_n of_o bee_n that_o set_v themselves_o on_o his_o mouth_n who_o will_v not_o then_o believe_v that_o the_o infancy_n of_o our_o b._n lady_n be_v honour_v with_o all_o spiritual_a and_o rare_a grace_n and_o that_o this_o part_n of_o her_o life_n be_v agreeable_a &_o proportionate_a to_o the_o two_o precede_a infant_n the_o vertus_fw-la of_o this_o virgin_n infant_n and_o ensue_a part_n thereof_o which_o be_v all_o admirable_a &_o therefore_o here_o the_o contemplative_a soul_n must_v represent_v she_o a_o little_a creature_n as_o a_o 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praise_n s._n chrysostome_n doubt_v not_o to_o say_v that_o he_o be_v eminent_a in_o all_o thing_n commendable_a and_o accomplish_v in_o all_o virtue_n have_v well_o discharge_v the_o office_n and_o duty_n of_o a_o true_a father_n to_o jesus_n christ_n neither_o be_v ever_o father_n so_o careful_a of_o his_o own_o son_n beget_v of_o his_o body_n as_o this_o spiritual_a father_n be_v of_o this_o child_n he_o have_v say_v he_o wisdom_n above_o the_o law_n he_o be_v always_o attentive_a to_o meditate_v the_o prophet_n and_o by_o these_o title_n deserve_v the_o name_n of_o just_a virg._n hom._n 2._o de_fw-fr b._n virg._n which_o the_o scripture_n give_v unto_o he_o as_o we_o have_v say_v s._n bernard_n with_o the_o like_a stile_n exalt_v he_o for_o a_o man_n of_o singular_a faith_n and_o perfection_n &_o ground_v his_o proof_n upon_o that_o he_o be_v the_o husband_n of_o this_o virgin_n we_o must_v not_o doubt_v say_v he_o but_o that_o this_o joseph_n be_v a_o good_a and_o faithful_a man_n 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this_o stable_n &_o in_o this_o equipage_n of_o poverty_n he_o bruise_v the_o vanity_n folly_n and_o vain_a delight_n of_o the_o world_n and_o flesh_n he_o crush_v they_o in_o his_o cradle_n with_o the_o weapon_n of_o his_o profound_a and_o unheard_a of_o humility_n not_o only_o in_o that_o he_o be_v make_v man_n and_o clothe_v with_o the_o infirmity_n of_o our_o condition_n jesus_n the_o victory_n of_o the_o child_n jesus_n but_o also_o he_o will_v be_v the_o least_o and_o low_a among_o man_n he_o will_v be_v bear_v not_o in_o a_o princely_a palace_n in_o a_o soft_a bed_n royal_o array_v not_o in_o a_o house_n of_o his_o own_o nor_o yet_o in_o a_o inn_n as_o some_o other_o do_v to_o wit_v the_o poor_a sort_n but_o in_o a_o crib_n and_o stall_n for_o beast_n and_o that_o borrow_a this_o battle_n be_v glorious_a and_o which_o mortal_a man_n can_v never_o hitherto_o gain_v to_o their_o race_n and_o nature_n and_o so_o much_o the_o more_o glorious_a as_o it_o be_v more_o quick_o 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