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that_o word_n come_v viz._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v proper_o signify_v the_o pain_n and_o sorrow_n of_o a_o woman_n in_o travail_n peculiare_n est_fw-la parturientium_fw-la nisumque_fw-la parturiendi_fw-la proprie_fw-la significat_fw-la mercer_n and_o hence_o be_v form_v in_o pihel_n it_o signify_v proper_o to_o cause_n to_o bring_v forth_o or_o to_o bring_v into_o the_o pain_n attend_v parturition_n so_o it_o be_v use_v psal_n 29._o 9_o and_o in_o pyhall_n as_o it_o be_v form_v here_o it_o can_v signify_v no_o other_o thing_n then_o to_o be_v bring_v forth_o according_a to_o its_o proper_a import_n it_o be_v grant_v that_o from_o hence_o it_o sometime_o borrow_v other_o signification_n as_o from_o the_o grief_n of_o parturition_n iâ—_n be_v transfer_v to_o signify_v any_o sorrow_n or_o grief_n and_o because_o the_o product_n of_o art_n in_o form_v something_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o birth_n or_o bear_v some_o similitude_n to_o it_o be_v oft_o accomplish_v not_o without_o 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collier_n any_o relief_n what_o he_o further_o add_v require_v no_o answer_n so_o then_o here_o be_v a_o second_o witness_n to_o the_o everlasting_a sonship_n of_o christ_n before_o he_o be_v god-man_n i_o will_v mention_v one_o text_n more_o where_o we_o have_v not_o only_o the_o thing_n but_o even_o the_o term_n plain_o express_v prov._n 30._o 4._o who_o have_v establish_v all_o the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n what_o be_v his_o name_n or_o what_o be_v his_o son_n name_n if_o thou_o can_v tell_v this_o scripture_n full_o hold_v forth_o that_o the_o father_n have_v a_o son_n before_o the_o incarnation_n of_o christ_n who_o name_n be_v wonderful_a and_o his_o glory_n as_o unspeakable_a as_o that_o of_o the_o father_n it_o be_v therefore_o the_o son_n of_o god_n not_o as_o make_v flesh_n but_o as_o he_o be_v from_o eternity_n with_o god_n have_v his_o essence_n and_o glory_n that_o be_v here_o mention_v but_o why_o do_v i_o stay_v to_o enumerate_v particular_a testimony_n see_v all_o 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