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begin_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fac_fw-la nos_fw-la revertere_fw-la pater_fw-la noster_fw-la ad_fw-la legem_fw-la tuam_fw-la turn_v we_o our_o father_n unto_o thy_o law_n another_o prayer_n for_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o season_n of_o the_o year_n which_o particular_o be_v cite_v in_o the_o misna_n in_o the_o same_o tract_n cap._n 5._o 2._o begin_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bless_v we_o our_o father_n in_o all_o the_o work_n of_o our_o hand_n in_o the_o day_n appoint_v for_o penitence_n which_o be_v 10_o day_n and_o to_o some_o 40_o before_o the_o day_n of_o atonement_n there_o be_v many_o prayer_n which_o begin_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d our_o father_n our_o king_n but_o though_o this_o title_n of_o father_n be_v now_o find_v in_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o jew_n yet_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o they_o be_v under_o a_o servile_a dispensation_n very_o rare_o presume_v to_o address_v themselves_o unto_o god_n by_o that_o familiar_a appellation_n till_o they_o 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