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sicut_fw-la non_fw-la oportet_fw-la so_o of_o he_o whatsoever_o he_o do_v must_v needs_o be_v do_v amiss_o because_o he_o do_v it_o who_o will_v ever_o look_v that_o a_o sweet_a stream_n shall_v flow_v from_o this_o corrupt_a fountain_n who_o will_v expect_v that_o this_o nehustitan_n this_o rude_a piece_n of_o brass_n shall_v ever_o be_v polish_a or_o be_v it_o possible_a so_o far_o as_o in_o our_o conceit_n that_o out_o of_o this_o cockatrice-egge_n there_o shall_v be_v hatch_v a_o dove_n hence_o then_o increase_v thy_o gratitude_n and_o obedience_n and_o admire_v god_n power_n with_o mere_a man_n this_o be_v impossible_a but_o with_o god_n all_o thing_n be_v possible_a and_o this_o change_n too_o as_o the_o introduction_n of_o a_o humane_a soul_n be_v instantaneous_a and_o in_o a_o moment_n though_o the_o growth_n be_v by_o degree_n non_fw-la opus_fw-la est_fw-la morâ_fw-la spiritui_fw-la sancto_fw-la the_o holy_a ghost_n need_v not_o the_o help_n of_o delay_n but_o if_o even_o 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withal_o and_o to_o remove_v that_o will_v strangle_v this_o infant_n in_o the_o womb_n in_o the_o conception_n nay_o that_o will_v destroy_v it_o in_o semine_fw-la in_fw-la principiis_fw-la before_o it_o be_v a_o embryo_n that_o will_v not_o suffer_v it_o to_o have_v power_n to_o become_v a_o child_n of_o god_n but_o yet_o though_o there_o be_v pain_n and_o grief_n in_o the_o travel_n there_o be_v joy_n and_o comfort_n after_o the_o delivery_n quae_fw-la parturit_fw-la quatitur_fw-la &_o compungitur_fw-la in_o the_o travel_n there_o be_v a_o conquassation_n and_o compunction_n as_o it_o be_v but_o quae_fw-la peperit_fw-la exsultat_fw-la when_o the_o woman_n be_v deliver_v when_o the_o little_a infant_n hang_v on_o the_o teat_n there_o be_v joy_n and_o exsultation_n and_o the_o mother_n forget_v the_o pain_n because_o a_o child_n be_v bear_v into_o the_o world_n so_o christ_n be_v our_o joy_n 〈…〉_o he_o child_n to_o be_v form_v in_o we_o as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v at_o the_o first_o 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