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young_a woman_n shall_v conceive_v make_v that_o a_o very_a strange_a wonder_n than_o which_o nothing_o be_v more_o common_a and_o usual_a beside_o to_o speak_v in_o grammar_n property_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d alma_n signify_v neither_o a_o virgin_n simple_o nor_o yet_o a_o young_a woman_n but_o one_o between_o both_o a_o virgin_n already_o espouse_v but_o not_o marry_v such_o as_o mary_n be_v to_o joseph_n such_o as_o rebecca_n be_v to_o isaac_n when_o she_o veil_v her_o face_n at_o his_o sight_n gen._n 24._o 65._o and_o be_v therefore_o derive_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o veil_n or_o hide_v this_o be_v the_o maiden_n ceremony_n of_o the_o old_a world_n for_o virgin_n after_o they_o have_v once_o make_v choice_n of_o their_o husband_n to_o cover_v their_o face_n &_o to_o be_v nuptae_fw-la before_o they_o be_v maritae_fw-la veil_v from_o all_o other_o before_o they_o marry_v their_o own_o man_n the_o husband_n be_v to_o become_v the_o veil_n of_o her_o eye_n as_o 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eliah_n be_v send_v to_o renew_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n then_o deface_v and_o change_v so_o be_v john_n eliah_n tell_v ahab_n and_o jesabell_n of_o their_o fault_n plain_o so_o do_v john_n herod_n and_o herodias_n paint_v jesabel_n seek_v eliahs_n life_n to_o slay_v he_o dance_v herodias_n seek_v and_o obtain_v the_o life_n of_o john_n and_o slay_v he_o so_o that_o in_o his_o place_n and_o apparel_n in_o his_o manner_n and_o prophecy_n in_o the_o prosecution_n of_o his_o life_n and_o persecution_n at_o his_o death_n john_n though_o he_o be_v not_o eliahs_n person_n yet_o do_v thorough_o personate_v eliah_n and_o this_o be_v johns_n cry_a argument_n to_o prove_v our_o saviour_n the_o messiah_n the_o voice_n of_o a_o crier_n in_o the_o wilderness_n prepare_v you_o the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v isaiah_n who_o be_v thou_o say_v the_o jew_n to_o john_n the_o voice_n of_o a_o crier_n in_o the_o wilderness_n prepare_v you_o the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v john_n to_o the_o jew_n 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