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because_o the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o womb_n be_v bless_v and_o although_o this_o be_v not_o the_o chief_a felicity_n of_o mary_n to_o have_v christ_n in_o her_o womb_n but_o be_v a_o thing_n of_o less_o dignity_n then_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n to_o be_v bear_v again_o into_o a_o new_a life_n yet_o notwtstanding_n she_o be_v just_o call_v bless_v who_o god_n have_v advance_v to_o this_o dignity_n that_o she_o shall_v bring_v forth_o a_o son_n to_o the_o world_n â—essednes_n â—egeneraâ—on_n be_v â—essednes_n in_o who_o she_o be_v spyritual_o beget_v again_o and_o we_o can_v at_o this_o day_n call_v to_o mind_n the_o blessing_n that_o come_v by_o chryst_n but_o we_o must_v also_o remember_v how_o great_o god_n have_v honour_v marie_n in_o appoint_v she_o to_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o his_o only_o beget_v son_n a._n notwithstanding_o her_o special_a dignity_n as_o we_o say_v even_o now_o consist_v in_o this_o that_o she_o believe_v in_o her_o son_n who_o she_o conceive_v whereupon_o a_o certain_a woman_n say_v to_o chryst_n 11.27_o â—oh_o 11.27_o bless_a be_v the_o womb_n that_o bear_v thou_o and_o the_o pap_n which_o give_v thou_o suck_v he_o answer_v she_o again_o and_o say_v nay_o rather_o bless_v be_v they_o that_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o god_n &_o keep_v it_o also_o elyzabeth_n say_v hereafter_o bless_a be_v she_o that_o believe_v for_o those_o thing_n shall_v be_v perform_v which_o be_v tell_v she_o from_o the_o lord_n 43._o and_o whence_o come_v this_o to_o i_o that_o the_o mother_n of_o my_o lord_n shall_v come_v to_o i_o and_o whence_o come_v this_o to_o i_o c._n we_o must_v note_v this_o moderation_n that_o elyzabeth_n weigh_v and_o consider_v the_o great_a grace_n of_o god_n in_o mary_n do_v geve_v unto_o her_o due_a honour_n &_o do_v acknowledge_v she_o to_o have_v do_v more_o than_o be_v meet_v and_o also_o that_o the_o same_o appertain_v not_o unto_o she_o and_o yet_o for_o all_o that_o she_o do_v not_o extol_v she_o high_o than_o it_o become_v she_o to_o the_o derogate_a of_o god_n glory_n for_o such_o be_v the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o world_n that_o there_o be_v very_o few_o which_o have_v not_o one_o of_o these_o two_o fault_n that_o be_v to_o say_v they_o will_v either_o have_v to_o good_a a_o like_n of_o themselves_o that_o they_o alone_o may_v excel_v malicious_o contemn_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n in_o their_o brethren_n or_o else_o they_o excel_v man_n so_o superstitious_o that_o they_o make_v unto_o themselves_o idol_n of_o they_o hereupon_o it_o be_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o chryste_n be_v put_v as_o it_o be_v into_o the_o benâ—hehoale_n mary_n have_v his_o seat_n and_o dygnity_n contrariwise_o elyzabeth_n in_o commend_v she_o be_v so_o far_o from_o obscure_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n that_o she_o rather_o refer_v all_o thing_n to_o god_n himself_o and_o although_o she_o knoweeh_a that_o mary_n be_v exalt_v above_o she_o and_o other_o yet_o she_o enuy_v not_o the_o same_o and_o confess_v that_o more_o be_v do_v to_o 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she_o be_v before_o but_o holy_a and_o just_a c._n wherefore_o love_n in_o this_o place_n be_v not_o say_v to_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o forgevenesse_n but_o the_o follow_a sign_n of_o forgevenes_n for_o his_o word_n be_v in_o effect_n thus_o much_o they_o which_o behold_v so_o large_a a_o desire_n and_o love_n of_o godliness_n in_o the_o woman_n and_o judge_v not_o that_o god_n be_v now_o merciful_a unto_o she_o free_o forgieve_v she_o all_o her_o sin_n be_v perverse_a judge_n for_o christ_n do_v not_o here_o show_v how_o man_n shall_v be_v buy_v the_o grace_n of_o god_n but_o prove_v that_o god_n have_v now_o pardon_v this_o miserable_a sinful_a woman_n jest_n mortal_a man_n shall_v mislike_v of_o she_o 48._o and_o he_o say_v unto_o she_o thy_o sin_n be_v forgeven_v thou_o a._n now_o christ_n comfort_v the_o woman_n for_o although_o the_o woman_n come_v not_o thither_o without_o faith_n yet_o notwithstanding_o she_o have_v need_n of_o some_o consolation_n for_o she_o be_v vex_v with_o 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