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speak_v as_o they_o be_v move_v by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n this_o be_v theological_a truth_n and_o it_o be_v whole_o contain_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n 1.5_o coloss_n 1.5_o which_o be_v therefore_o call_v the_o word_n of_o truth_n and_o this_o truth_n though_o i_o may_v allege_v many_o other_o reason_n to_o prove_v the_o worth_n and_o the_o excellency_n thereof_o yet_o be_v this_o sufficient_a in_o stead_n of_o all_o that_o beside_o what_o zorobabel_n say_v of_o it_o it_o be_v in_o many_o passage_n of_o the_o scripture_n compare_v unto_o the_o light_n as_o the_o psalmist_n say_v send_v forth_o thy_o truth_n and_o thy_o light_n and_o that_o especial_o in_o three_o respect_n for_o as_o the_o light_n be_v 1._o the_o dispeller_n of_o darkness_n truth_n the_o excellency_n of_o the_o divine_a truth_n 2._o the_o shower_n of_o thing_n 3._o the_o effecter_n of_o generable_a creature_n so_o be_v truth_n for_o first_o as_o the_o light_n when_o it_o arise_v chase_v away_o all_o darkness_n 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and_o therefore_o as_o the_o prophet_n david_n say_v of_o himself_o i_o be_o fearful_o and_o wonderful_o make_v 13._o psal_n 139_o 13._o so_o we_o may_v say_v of_o this_o son_n of_o david_n that_o he_o be_v most_o wonderful_o make_v for_o first_o his_o mother_n be_v sanctify_v with_o the_o fullness_n of_o grace_n with_o the_o over-shadowing_a of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o with_o the_o inhabitation_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o saint_n bernard_n say_v that_o she_o be_v sine_fw-la pudore_fw-la faecunda_fw-la sine_fw-la gravamine_fw-la gravida_fw-la &_o sine_fw-la dolore_fw-la puerpera_fw-la great_a with_o child_n without_o breach_n of_o chastity_n a_o mother_n and_o yet_o a_o maid_n a_o woman_n and_o yet_o escape_v the_o curse_n of_o all_o woman_n for_o the_o law_n have_v accurse_v they_o all_o virgin_n because_o they_o be_v barren_a 1.25_o luc._n 1.25_o and_o the_o marry_a wife_n because_o they_o shall_v bear_v in_o sorrow_n 3.16_o gen._n 3.16_o but_o the_o bless_a 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