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thereof_o appear_v in_o it_o this_o that_o it_o be_v medicinal_a to_o they_o who_o shed_v it_o the_o same_o jew_n of_o who_o s._n peter_n say_v that_o they_o crucify_v christ_n by_o the_o preach_n of_o his_o cross_n be_v 4._o convert_v to_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n three_o thousand_o of_o they_o at_o one_o sermon_n ipsoredempti_n sanguine_a quem_fw-la 92._o fuderunt_fw-la redeem_v by_o the_o same_o blood_n which_o themselves_o shed_v sic_fw-la enim_fw-la christi_fw-la sanguis_fw-la in_o remissionem_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la jesus_n est_fw-la ut_fw-la ipsum_fw-la etiam_fw-la peccatum_fw-la delâ—…re_fw-la possit_fw-la quofusus_fw-la est_fw-la for_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n be_v in_o such_o sort_n shed_v for_o the_o remission_n of_o sin_n that_o it_o be_v able_a to_o put_v away_o that_o same_o sin_n by_o which_o it_o be_v shed_v what_o a_o wonder_n be_v this_o the_o physician_n come_v to_o wonderful_a cure_v a_o frantic_a patient_n the_o frantic_a slay_v the_o physician_n and_o yet_o the_o physician_n of_o his_o blood_n make_v a_o sufficient_a medicine_n to_o cure_v the_o frantic_a qualis_fw-la insania_fw-la eius_fw-la qui_fw-la medicum_fw-la occidit_fw-la quanta_fw-la verò_fw-la 8._o bonitas_fw-la &_o potentia_fw-la medici_fw-la qui_fw-la de_fw-la sanguine_fw-la svo_fw-la insano_fw-la interfectori_fw-la svo_fw-la medicamentum_fw-la fecit_fw-la o_o how_o great_a be_v his_o madness_n who_o slay_v his_o mediciner_n and_o how_o great_a be_v the_o goodness_n and_o power_n of_o the_o mediciner_n who_o of_o his_o own_o blood_n have_v make_v a_o heal_a medicament_n to_o he_o that_o shed_v it_o yea_o the_o very_a manner_n of_o phrase_n use_v by_o the_o signior_n cleanse_v or_o elder_a le_fw-fr we_o we_o see_v how_o the_o work_n of_o our_o redemption_n wrought_v by_o the_o blood_n of_o jesus_n be_v full_a of_o miracle_n for_o be_v not_o this_o strange_a that_o where_o all_o other_o blood_n defile_v and_o pollute_v that_o whereupon_o it_o light_v this_o blood_n purify_v 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such_o trumpery_n be_v not_o know_v in_o heavenly_a jerusalem_n only_o the_o blood_n of_o jesus_n must_v wash_v thou_o all_o other_o wash_n pollute_v and_o defile_v thou_o though_o thou_o wash_v thou_o with_o â—…itre_n and_o take_v thou_o 22._o much_o soap_n yet_o thy_o iniquity_n be_v mark_v before_o i_o say_v the_o lord_n god_n but_o the_o blood_n of_o jesus_n cleanse_v we_o from_o 7._o all_o sin_n with_o scripture_n father_n be_v consonant_a to_o cry_v father_n out_o against_o this_o blasphemous_a purgation_n of_o sin_n by_o any_o infernal_a fire_n piorum_fw-la animâ—…_n recta_fw-la in_o beatas_fw-la seâ—…es_fw-la impiorum_fw-la in_o gehennam_fw-la abeunt_fw-la the_o soul_n of_o milcuiâ—…inus_n godly_a man_n go_v the_o high_a way_n into_o heaven_n the_o wicked_a straight_o unto_o hell_n anima_fw-la ubicunque_fw-la eâ—…olaverit_n 22._o è_fw-la corpore_fw-la aut_fw-la à _fw-la daemonibus_fw-la in_o infernum_fw-la aut_fw-la ab_fw-la angelis_n in_fw-la coelum_fw-la abripâ—…tur_fw-la 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