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now_o the_o bowel_n you_o know_v be_v the_o seat_n of_o mercy_n and_o therefore_o s._n paul_n press_v his_o collossian_n with_o a_o induite_fw-la viscera_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la put_v on_o the_o bowel_n of_o mercy_n col._n 3.12_o but_o because_o of_o this_o mercy_n there_o be_v manifold_a effect_n the_o greek_a have_v it_o usual_o in_o the_o plural_a 1._o origen_n in_o cap._n 12._o ad_fw-la rom._n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mercy_n ad_fw-la judicandam_fw-la immensam_fw-la dei_fw-la misericordiam_fw-la to_o show_v the_o greatness_n say_v origen_n and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o the_o tenderness_n of_o god_n mercy_n and_o therefore_o we_o read_v sometime_o miserationes_fw-la sometime_o viscera_fw-la miserationum_fw-la sometime_o viscera_n &_o miserationes_fw-la so_o phil._n 2.1_o if_o there_o be_v any_o bowel_n and_o mercy_n where_o the_o text_n have_v not_o only_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1._o cornel._n a_o lap_n in_o cap._n 2._o ad_fw-la phil._n v._n 1._o which_o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o hebrew_n rachamim_n miserationes_fw-la for_o viscera_n misericordiae_fw-la so_o christ_n when_o he_o see_v the_o people_n scatter_v in_o the_o wilderness_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v the_o text_n his_o bowel_n do_v yearn_v or_o he_o have_v pity_n on_o they_o mar._n 6._o hence_o compassionate_a man_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bonorum_fw-la viscerum_fw-la man_n be_v good_a bowel_n which_o we_o translate_v tenderhearted_a or_o merciful_a ephes_n 4.32_o so_o merciful_a that_o touch_v even_o at_o the_o marrow_n and_o entrail_n for_o the_o misery_n of_o another_o they_o can_v pour_v out_o their_o very_a bowel_n for_o he_o and_o such_o be_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n to_o man_n when_o he_o pour_v out_o his_o own_o bowel_n his_o only_a beget_v son_n for_o we_o so_o the_o evangelicall_n zachary_n prophetical_o of_o christ_n by_o the_o tender_a mercy_n of_o god_n where_o the_o vulgar_a read_v per_n viscera_n misericordiae_fw-la dei_fw-la by_o the_o bowel_n of_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n the_o dayspring_n from_o on_o high_a have_v visit_v we_o luk._n 1.78_o and_o to_o this_o purpose_n saint_n paul_n labour_v the_o conversion_n both_o of_o jew_n and_o gentile_n 12.1_o rom._n 12.1_o do_v beseech_v they_o by_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n as_o tender-hearted_a mother_n their_o immorigerous_a child_n per_fw-la abera_fw-fr et_fw-la ventrem_fw-la suum_fw-la rom._n pet._n mart._n in_o cap._n 12._o rom._n say_v peter_n martyr_n by_o the_o womb_n that_o bear_v they_o and_o by_o the_o pap_n that_o give_v they_o suck_v nay_o more_o per_fw-la viscera_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la by_o the_o bowel_n of_o mercy_n far_a yet_o per_fw-la viscera_fw-la jesu_fw-la christi_fw-la by_o the_o bowel_n of_o jesus_n christ_n he_o that_o be_v womb_n and_o bowel_n and_o pap_n and_o all_o mercy_n god_n be_v my_o record_n how_o great_o i_o long_v after_o you_o all_o in_o the_o bowel_n of_o jesus_n christ_n phil._n 1.8_o and_o certain_o if_o there_o be_v ever_o bowel_n of_o mercy_n his_o be_v or_o ever_o misery_n for_o those_o bowel_n to_o work_v on_o we_o be_v when_o he_o not_o only_o pour_v out_o his_o affection_n but_o his_o very_a blood_n for_o we_o we_o then_o his_o enemy_n and_o without_o he_o perpetual_a captive_n and_o galley_n slave_n to_o sin_n and_o satan_n and_o therefore_o the_o evangelist_n have_v it_o seem_v no_o word_n more_o emphatical_a to_o express_v the_o mystery_n of_o incarnation_n by_o call_v it_o mercy_n luke_n 1._o lucae_n vide_fw-la st_n llamin_n cap._n 1._o lucae_n and_o the_o apostle_n charity_n rom._n 8._o mercy_n and_o charity_n the_o analasis_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n god_n and_o man_n epitomise_v nay_o god_n the_o man_n and_o therefore_o those_o two_o great_a virtue_n or_o rather_o attribute_n symeon_n in_o his_o song_n call_v salutare_fw-la