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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v verbo_fw-la suidas_n in_o verbo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o that_o fall_v into_o want_n from_o have_v be_v sufficient_o provide_v for_o which_o we_o think_v be_v become_v poor_a from_o be_v rich_a and_o not_o be_v original_o poor_a and_o so_o whereas_o poverty_n in_o the_o poet_n aristophanes_n tell_v we_o i.b.e._n aristoph_n in_o plut._n p._n 58._o i.b.e._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o life_n of_o a_o beggar_n be_v to_o be_v without_o any_o thing_n of_o his_o own_o but_o what_o he_o receive_v from_o the_o charity_n of_o other_o which_o be_v real_o our_o saviour_n case_n gerard_n a_o better_a critic_n than_o our_o author_n define_v according_a to_o ancient_a etymologist_n locum_fw-la car._n ger._n in_o locum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o beggar_n as_o one_o fall_a or_o descend_v from_o riches_n to_o penury_n from_o sufficiency_n to_o extreme_a want_n so_o far_o as_o to_o have_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v give_v by_o other_o 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to_o effect_v our_o salvation_n god_n and_o particular_o god_n the_o son_n shall_v assume_v our_o nature_n to_o himself_o we_o shall_v make_v some_o deduction_n from_o these_o consideration_n we_o assert_v then_o that_o that_o man_n call_v jesus_n christ_n and_o repute_v the_o messiah_n or_o the_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n who_o appear_v in_o our_o nature_n be_v real_o indeed_o the_o son_n of_o god_n it_o be_v he_o who_o genealogy_n we_o have_v in_o scripture_n descend_v according_a to_o the_o flesh_n from_o the_o royal_a line_n of_o the_o house_n of_o judah_n the_o true_a and_o legal_a heir_n of_o david_n sacred_a family_n who_o birth_n into_o the_o world_n as_o it_o be_v mean_a and_o despicable_a so_o it_o be_v very_o public_a and_o unquestionable_a we_o find_v his_o action_n set_v down_o at_o large_a in_o the_o gospel_n and_o he_o according_a to_o their_o history_n a_o man_n of_o a_o blameless_a life_n and_o conversation_n and_o of_o inexpressible_a condescenstion_n and_o 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