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saracen_n than_o the_o jew_n have_v to_o call_v herod_n that_o be_v ready_a to_o be_v eat_v with_o worm_n a_o god_n than_o the_o persian_n that_o be_v short_o afterslaine_a by_o the_o roman_n to_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d than_o manes_n have_v to_o style_v himself_o a_o apostle_n of_o jesus_n christ_n than_o celsus_n the_o heathen_a philosopher_n to_o entitle_v his_o book_n write_v against_o christian_a religion_n 1._o the_o word_n of_o truth_n or_o drunkard_n to_o be_v term_v good_a fellow_n or_o light_a housewife_n honest_a woman_n have_v make_v the_o rule_n of_o her_o faith_n like_o glaucus_n the_o sea_n which_o lose_v some_o part_n of_o his_o body_n by_o beat_v upon_o rock_n and_o shelf_n have_v the_o same_o repair_v by_o rock_n and_o sand_n that_o cleave_v to_o he_o yet_o must_v she_o be_v call_v the_o only_a catholic_a church_n of_o
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the_o maid_n be_v comeed_o the_o iron_n age_n be_v spend_v a_o new_a bear_v babe_n god_n dear_a son_n from_o high_a heaven_n be_v send_v magnus_fw-la ab_fw-la integro_fw-la seclorum_fw-la nascitur_fw-la ordo_fw-la 4_o jam_fw-la redit_fw-la &_o virgo_fw-la redeunt_fw-la saturnia_fw-la regna_fw-la jam_fw-la nova_fw-la progeny_n caelum_fw-la dimittitur_fw-la alâ—â—_n chara_n dei_fw-la soboles_fw-la and_o what_o benefit_n shall_v he_o bring_v to_o mankind_n he_o shall_v save_v his_o people_n from_o their_o sin_n hoc_fw-la deuce_fw-la si_fw-la qua_fw-la manent_fw-la sceleris_fw-la vestigia_fw-la nostri_fw-la jrrita_fw-la perpetuà _fw-la solvent_a formidine_fw-la terras_fw-la and_o as_o it_o follow_v a_o little_a after_o the_o serpent_n shall_v be_v kill_v and_o the_o of_o poison_n dead_a our_o lady_n rose_n from_o syrian_a land_n through_o all_o the_o world_n shall_v spread_v occidet_fw-la &_o serpens_fw-la &_o fallax_fw-la herba_fw-la veneni_fw-la occidet_fw-la assyrium_fw-la vulgo_fw-la 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