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she_o but_o abandon_v she_o secret_o upon_o this_o veritye_n i_o be_o to_o consider_v the_o secret_a judgement_n of_o god_n in_o not_o reveal_v this_o mysterye_n to_o s._n joseph_n as_o he_o reveal_v it_o to_o zacharias_n and_o to_o s._n elizabeth_n who_o end_n be_v hereupon_o to_o take_v occasion_n to_o exercise_v the_o virgin_n and_o her_o spouse_n for_o s._n joseph_n perceive_v his_o wife_n to_o be_v with_o child_n alij_fw-la s._n august_n s._n chryso_n &_o alij_fw-la may_v without_o any_o sin_n as_o many_o saint_n say_v have_v judge_v that_o she_o be_v a_o adulteress_n or_o doubt_v of_o a_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o he_o so_o new_a and_o so_o strange_a and_o this_o afflict_a he_o much_o it_o be_v a_o case_n so_o much_o to_o his_o dishonour_n but_o much_o great_a be_v the_o affliction_n of_o his_o spouse_n from_o who_o this_o can_v not_o be_v hide_v it_o be_v a_o great_a infamy_n for_o a_o virgin_n so_o pure_a to_o be_v hold_v by_o she_o own_o husband_n for_o a_o adulteress_n and_o 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