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speak_v in_o the_o forementioned_a psalter_n give_v o_o god_n thy_o judgement_n to_o 71._o psalt_n b._n mar._n psa_n 71._o the_o king_n and_o thy_o mercy_n to_o the_o queen_n his_o mother_n and_o the_o whole_a book_n of_o psalm_n they_o have_v so_o metamorphose_v and_o change_v as_o instead_o of_o lord_n to_o put_v in_o lady_n and_o to_o ascribe_v that_o to_o she_o which_o david_n ascribe_v to_o the_o lord_n as_o psal_n 7._o in_o thou_o o_o lady_n have_v i_o put_v 2._o in_o te_fw-la domina_fw-la speravi_fw-la de_fw-la in_fw-la i_fw-it 〈…〉_o be_v meis_fw-la etc._n etc._n usqu_n 〈…〉_o domina_fw-la oblivis_fw-la 〈…〉_o in_o maâ—â—s_fw-la tuas_fw-la domina_fw-la commendo_fw-la spiritum_fw-la meum_fw-la domina_fw-la refugium_fw-la nostrum_fw-la es_fw-la in_o omni_fw-la necessitate_v venite_fw-la ad_fw-la eam_fw-la omnes_fw-la qui_fw-la laboratis_fw-la etc._n etc._n ibid._n psal_n 2._o my_o trust_n deliver_v my_o soul_n from_o my_o enemy_n and_o psal_n 12._o or_o after_o the_o hebrew_n the_o 13._o how_o long_o will_v thou_o forget_v i_o o_o lady_n and_o psal_n 30._o into_o thy_o hand_n o_o lady_n i_o commend_v my_o spirit_n and_o psal_n 45._o o_o lady_n thou_o be_v our_o refuge_n in_o all_o our_o necessity_n and_o whereas_o christ_n say_v mat._n 11._o 28._o come_v unto_o i_o all_o that_o labour_n etc._n etc._n they_o apply_v it_o to_o his_o mother_n and_o say_v come_v unto_o she_o all_o you_o that_o labour_n etc._n etc._n and_o if_o yet_o any_o thing_n can_v be_v more_o gross_a they_o pray_v unto_o she_o to_o command_v she_o son_n bellarmine_n it_o seem_v be_v ashamed_a of_o this_o impiety_n for_o he_o complain_v much_o of_o calvin_n as_o be_v very_o injurious_a unto_o they_o in_o offer_v to_o charge_v they_o in_o this_o manner_n with_o great_a indignation_n he_o cry_v quis_fw-la nostrûm_fw-la hoc_fw-la dicit_fw-la cur_n non_fw-la probat_fw-la ullo_fw-la exemplo_fw-la which_o of_o we_o do_v speak_v so_o why_o do_v he_o not_o prove_v it_o by_o some_o example_n yet_o their_o 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