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do_v not_o abhor_v the_o virgin_n womb_n sure_o the_o virgin_n womb_n be_v not_o so_o puâ—e_a or_o clean_o a_o placâ—_n but_o the_o glorious_a and_o great_a god_n may_v have_v abhor_v and_o despise_v it_o but_o when_o he_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o deliver_v man_n he_o do_v not_o bless_a be_v his_o name_n therefore_o who_o be_v bear_v that_o we_o may_v not_o die_v who_o be_v make_v the_o son_n of_o man_n that_o we_o may_v be_v make_v the_o son_n of_o god_n ideâ—_n filius_fw-la dei_fw-la factus_fw-la â—st_fw-la homo_fw-la ut_fw-la homines_fw-la faceret_fw-la filios_fw-la dei_fw-la add_v hereunto_o that_o the_o angel_n of_o heaven_n desiâ—e_v earnest_o to_o look_v into_o this_o mystery_n of_o our_o redemption_n and_o do_v attend_v it_o 1_o pet._n 1._o 11._o it_o do_v they_o good_a at_o the_o heart_n to_o see_v their_o place_n fill_v and_o supply_v by_o man_n from_o which_o the_o evil_a angel_n by_o their_o apostasy_n and_o pride_n fall_v last_o to_o honour_v the_o regenerate_v yet_o far_o the_o angel_n be_v charge_v and_o command_v to_o attend_v and_o wait_v upon_o they_o he_o have_v give_v his_o angel_n charge_v over_o thou_o etc._n etc._n psal_n 91._o 11._o they_o be_v not_o only_a fellow-servant_n with_o the_o angel_n as_o john_n the_o divine_a call_v they_o but_o they_o be_v servant_n to_o the_o child_n of_o god_n for_o it_o be_v say_v they_o be_v minister_a spirit_n send_v forth_o to_o minister_v to_o they_o that_o be_v heir_n of_o salvation_n heb._n 1._o last_o thus_o have_v you_o see_v the_o dignity_n of_o the_o regenerate_v the_o superlative_a honour_n of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n in_o some_o kind_n above_o the_o angel_n for_o 1._o christ_n take_v not_o the_o seed_n or_o nature_n of_o angel_n but_o the_o sâ—ed_z of_o abraham_n and_o david_n man_n subject_a to_o infirmity_n 2._o he_o be_v conceive_v in_o the_o womb_n of_o a_o virgin_n and_o in_o the_o fullness_n of_o time_n make_v of_o a_o woman_n and_o make_v under_o the_o law_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o by_o his_o bless_a incarnation_n he_o be_v make_v one_o with_o we_o and_o we_o with_o he_o he_o sit_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o his_o father_n glorify_v and_o bless_v in_o our_o nature_n vexit_fw-la in_o coelum_fw-la carnâ—m_fw-la nostram_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o take_v our_o flesh_n into_o heaven_n with_o he_o as_o the_o pledge_n and_o token_n of_o his_o love_n and_o favour_n and_o have_v send_v down_o his_o spirit_n unto_o we_o as_o the_o pledge_n and_o seal_v of_o his_o love_n now_o gloria_fw-la capitis_fw-la est_fw-la spâ—â—_n corporis_fw-la the_o glory_n of_o the_o head_n be_v the_o member_n hope_v and_o if_o the_o head_n be_v crown_v the_o whole_a body_n be_v honour_v 3._o the_o glorious_a angel_n and_o they_o bless_a spirit_n in_o heaven_n desire_v to_o look_v into_o the_o mysteriâ—_n of_o our_o redemption_n and_o indeed_o they_o themselves_o receive_v some_o benefit_n by_o it_o for_o they_o be_v thereby_o confirm_v that_o they_o can_v fall_v 4._o the_o angel_n be_v command_v to_o be_v our_o guardian_n and_o protector_n never_o have_v any_o king_n or_o prince_n such_o protector_n as_o the_o son_n of_o god_n have_v for_o the_o heavenly_a angel_n pitch_v their_o tentâ—_n about_o they_o psal_n 34_o 11._o and_o they_o have_v charge_v give_v they_o of_o their_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n to_o bear_v they_o up_o in_o their_o hand_n that_o they_o dash_v not_o their_o foot_n against_o a_o stone_n oh_o how_o fearful_a shall_v we_o be_v to_o offend_v have_v such_o eye_n over_o we_o and_o such_o hand_n under_o we_o and_o such_o glorious_a spirit_n about_o we_o who_o can_v but_o admire_v the_o great_a love_n and_o mercy_n of_o god_n in_o the_o word_n of_o daâ—id_n