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salutation_n vers_n 12_o 13._o 2_o john_n verse_n 1._o the_o elder_a to_o the_o elect_a lady_n and_o to_o her_o child_n there_o be_v much_o difference_n among_o expositor_n about_o these_o word_n mayer_n mayer_n the_o elect_a lady_n who_o shall_v be_v mean_v hereby_o aquinas_n clemens_n alex._n athanas_n in_o synopsi_fw-la th._n aquinas_n some_o will_v have_v electa_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v a_o proper_a name_n or_o that_o her_o name_n be_v electa_n and_o be_v a_o person_n of_o high_a quality_n she_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lady_n as_o among_o the_o turk_n he_o which_o be_v next_o unto_o the_o emperor_n be_v call_v as_o by_o a_o particular_a name_n despotes_n or_o lord_n and_o among_o the_o french_a the_o next_o to_o the_o king_n
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lion_n justice_n in_o the_o bullock_n because_o he_o labour_v for_o what_o he_o eat_v temperance_n in_o the_o eagle_n which_o eat_v nought_o but_o what_o prey_n himself_o have_v take_v though_o never_o so_o hungry_a and_o prudence_n in_o a_o man_n ansbertus_n orig._n hom._n 1._o in_o ezech._n rupertus_n ansbertus_n other_o understand_v the_o four_o faculty_n of_o the_o mind_n as_o anger_n concupiscence_n reason_n and_o conscience_n other_o understand_v the_o four_o degree_n through_o which_o christ_n pass_v his_o incarnation_n set_v forth_o by_o a_o man_n his_o passion_n by_o a_o bullock_n his_o resurrection_n by_o a_o lion_n and_o his_o ascension_n by_o a_o eagle_n some_o understand_v it_o only_o as_o a_o representation_n of_o the_o homage_n do_v unto_o god_n by_o all_o sort_n of_o creature_n man_n beast_n and_o bird_n last_o some_o not_o to_o weary_v myself_o with_o more_o relation_n fulke_n marlorat_n fulke_n understand_v the_o seraphim_n esa_n 6.1_o those_o angelical_a spirit_n 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