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a_o curse_n and_o death_n these_o word_n of_o christ_n therefore_o erant_fw-la soluentis_fw-la manifesté_n derelictionem_fw-la quae_fw-la nobis_fw-la acciderat_fw-la &_o quasi_fw-la placantis_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la patrem_fw-la etc._n etc._n be_v the_o manifest_a remove_n of_o that_o dereliction_n which_o fall_v on_o we_o and_o as_o it_o be_v a_o appease_n his_o father_n and_o procure_v his_o favour_n towards_o we_o as_o towards_o himself_o basil_n 32._o dicit_fw-la haec_fw-la dominus_fw-la primitiae_fw-la humanae_fw-la naturae_fw-la pro_fw-la universa_fw-la the_o lord_n speak_v these_o word_n for_o all_o mankind_n as_o be_v the_o first_o fruit_n of_o man_n nature_n otherwise_o of_o his_o own_o person_n it_o be_v true_a that_o athanasius_n say_v 4._o neque_fw-la enim_fw-la à _fw-la patre_fw-la derelinqui_fw-la potuit_fw-la quia_fw-la semper_fw-la est_fw-la in_o patre_fw-la &_o antequam_fw-la hanc_fw-la vocem_fw-la ederet_fw-la &_o post_fw-la quam_fw-la edidisset_fw-la ecce_fw-la enim_fw-la dicente_fw-la cur_n i_o dereliquisti_fw-la ostendit_fw-la pater_fw-la seut_fw-la semper_fw-la antea_fw-la ita_fw-la tum_fw-la quoque_fw-la in_o filio_fw-la fuisse_fw-la he_o can_v not_o be_v forsake_v of_o his_o father_n who_o be_v always_o in_o his_o father_n both_o before_o and_o after_o he_o speak_v these_o word_n behold_v as_o he_o utter_v these_o word_n why_o have_v thou_o forsake_v i_o the_o father_n show_v himself_o to_o be_v even_o then_o in_o his_o son_n as_o he_o be_v at_o all_o time_n before_o for_o the_o earth_n feel_v the_o weight_n of_o her_o lord_n straight_o way_n tremble_v the_o veil_n rend_v the_o sun_n darken_v the_o stone_n cleave_v the_o dead_a rose_n the_o five_o that_o christ_n put_v we_o in_o mind_n by_o these_o word_n to_o acknowledge_v the_o cause_n why_o god_n do_v often_o not_o hear_v our_o prayer_n but_o in_o refuse_v our_o desire_n provide_v better_a for_o we_o then_o if_o we_o have_v our_o will_n 16._o vox_fw-la ista_fw-la quare_fw-la i_o 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