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that_o holy_a spirit_n who_o be_v our_o advocate_n in_o heaven_n and_o our_o comforter_n 1._o comforter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d u._fw-mi rumque_fw-la signif_n johan_n 14.16_o &_o 1_o ep._n johan_n 2._o ver_fw-la 1._o upon_o the_o earth_n above_o all_o let_v we_o be_v careful_a that_o the_o humiliation_n of_o our_o merciful_a redeemer_n do_v not_o abate_v of_o our_o esteem_n to_o prevent_v which_o the_o church_n in_o this_o hymn_n as_o also_o in_o all_o her_o creed_n make_v the_o large_a and_o most_o particular_a confession_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o we_o have_v here_o a_o full_a account_n of_o divinity_n and_o humanity_n because_o by_o the_o malice_n of_o satan_n these_o have_v be_v so_o confound_v and_o mistake_v by_o so_o many_o heresy_n and_o we_o have_v also_o a_o recital_n of_o those_o work_n of_o he_o which_o most_o concern_v we_o because_o it_o be_v the_o interest_n of_o we_o all_o to_o know_v and_o believe_v these_o which_o more_o direct_o tend_v to_o our_o 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glory_n to_o misery_n from_o the_o high_a throne_n in_o heaven_n to_o the_o low_a part_n of_o the_o earth_n hilar_n earth_n ephes_n 4.9_o pudorem_fw-la exordii_fw-la nostri_fw-la non_fw-la recusaâ—iâ—_n sed_fw-la contumelias_fw-la naturae_fw-la nostrae_fw-la transcurrit_fw-la hilar_n how_o have_v thou_o pursue_v â—s_a through_o all_o the_o stage_n of_o our_o infelicity_n from_o the_o dishonour_n of_o the_o womb_n to_o those_o of_o the_o tomb_n not_o abhor_v the_o mean_a place_n that_o be_v pure_a nor_o the_o low_a condition_n that_o innocence_n can_v be_v put_v into_o what_o cause_n have_v we_o to_o bless_v thou_o est_fw-la thou_o ideo_fw-la quod_fw-la homo_fw-la est_fw-la &_o christus_fw-la esse_fw-la voluit_fw-la ut_fw-la homo_fw-la possit_fw-la esse_fw-la quod_fw-la christus_fw-la est_fw-la who_o be_v please_v to_o become_v what_o we_o be_v that_o we_o may_v be_v not_o what_o we_o deserve_v but_o as_o thou_o be_v holy_a saviour_n we_o believe_v and_o rejoice_v in_o believe_v that_o 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