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scorn_v and_o deride_v in_o the_o judgement_n hall_n but_o all_o this_o and_o much_o more_o he_o endure_v on_o the_o cross_n whence_o we_o may_v observe_v more_o particular_o 1_o the_o root_n 2_o branch_n 3_o fruit._n or_o 1_o the_o cause_n 2_o the_o part_n 3_o the_o end_n of_o all_o his_o suffering_n on_o it_o 1_o of_o the_o cause_n s._n contingit_fw-la s._n aug._n l._n 3._o de_fw-la civ_o dei_fw-la c._n 15._o regularis_fw-la defectio_fw-la non_fw-la nisi_fw-la in_o lunae_fw-la sine_fw-la contingit_fw-la austin_n demonstrate_v that_o the_o eclipse_n of_o the_o sun_n at_o the_o death_n of_o our_o saviour_n be_v miraculous_a because_o then_o the_o moon_n be_v at_o the_o full_a have_v it_o be_v a_o regular_a eclipse_n the_o moon_n shall_v have_v lose_v her_o light_n and_o not_o the_o sun_n so_o in_o the_o regular_a course_n of_o justice_n the_o church_n which_o be_v compare_v to_o the_o moon_n in_o 6.10_o in_o cant._n 6.10_o scripture_n shall_v have_v be_v eclipse_v of_o the_o light_n 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