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now_o follow_v the_o last_o part_n of_o this_o holy_a hymn_n simeons_n quletâ—s_n est_fw-fr or_o his_o pacification_n god_n suffer_v he_o to_o depart_v in_o peace_n calvin_n and_o bucer_n render_v simeons_n mind_n thus_o nunc_fw-la libenter_fw-la sedato_fw-la &_o quieto_fw-la animo_fw-la moriar_fw-la lord_n now_o i_o depart_v willing_o with_o a_o appease_v heart_n and_o a_o settle_a soul_n since_o i_o have_v see_v thy_o christ_n from_o whence_o i_o gather_v doctrine_n that_o a_o good_a man_n that_o live_v pious_o always_o die_v peaceable_o it_o appear_v here_o in_o simeon_n so_o in_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o saint_n as_o in_o abraham_n to_o who_o it_o be_v promise_v gen._n 15.15_o that_o he_o shall_v go_v unto_o his_o father_n in_o peace_n peace_n and_o shall_v be_v bury_v in_o a_o good_a age_n which_o promise_n be_v plenteous_o perform_v to_o abraham_n for_o he_o yield_v the_o spirit_n die_v in_o a_o good_a age_n a_o old_a man_n and_o of_o great_a year_n gen._n 25.8_o so_o isaac_n 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