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sicut_fw-la non_fw-la oportet_fw-la so_o of_o he_o whatsoever_o he_o do_v must_v needs_o be_v do_v amiss_o because_o he_o do_v it_o who_o will_v ever_o look_v that_o a_o sweet_a stream_n shall_v flow_v from_o this_o corrupt_a fountain_n who_o will_v expect_v that_o this_o nehustitan_n this_o rude_a piece_n of_o brass_n shall_v ever_o be_v polish_a or_o be_v it_o possible_a so_o far_o as_o in_o our_o conceit_n that_o out_o of_o this_o cockatrice-egge_n there_o shall_v be_v hatch_v a_o dove_n hence_o then_o increase_v thy_o gratitude_n and_o obedience_n and_o admire_v god_n power_n with_o mere_a man_n this_o be_v impossible_a but_o with_o god_n all_o thing_n be_v possible_a and_o this_o change_n too_o as_o the_o introduction_n of_o a_o humane_a soul_n be_v instantaneous_a and_o in_o a_o moment_n though_o the_o growth_n be_v by_o degree_n non_fw-la opus_fw-la est_fw-la morâ_fw-la spiritui_fw-la sancto_fw-la the_o holy_a ghost_n need_v not_o the_o help_n of_o delay_n but_o if_o even_o 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the_o body_n of_o grief_n but_o the_o pain_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v the_o very_a soul_n of_o pain_n and_o the_o soul_n it_o be_v that_o be_v afflict_v in_o this_o birth_n the_o sigh_n be_v she_o and_o the_o groan_n be_v she_o and_o all_o be_v to_o dead_a in_o herself_o the_o root_n of_o sin_n non_fw-la exercere_fw-la quod_fw-la nata_fw-la est_fw-la as_o st._n hierome_n not_o to_o be_v what_o she_o be_v to_o be_v in_o the_o body_n and_o yet_o out_o of_o the_o body_n to_o tame_v the_o wantonness_n of_o the_o flesh_n to_o empty_a the_o whole_a man_n of_o luxury_n to_o prune_v the_o overspreading_a passion_n all_o to_o be_v deliver_v and_o to_o bring_v forth_o this_o new_a creature_n quantae_fw-la solicitudines_fw-la quantae_fw-la contritiones_fw-la say_v st._n ambrose_n what_o solicitude_n what_o anxiety_n what_o contrition_n what_o tie_v of_o continence_n what_o lash_n of_o conscience_n what_o bitterness_n of_o soul_n qualis_fw-la adversarius_fw-la what_o a_o adversary_n to_o cope_v withal_o and_o to_o remove_v that_o will_v strangle_v this_o infant_n in_o the_o womb_n in_o the_o conception_n nay_o that_o will_v destroy_v it_o in_o semine_fw-la in_fw-la principiis_fw-la before_o it_o be_v a_o embryo_n that_o will_v not_o suffer_v it_o to_o have_v power_n to_o become_v a_o child_n of_o god_n but_o yet_o though_o there_o be_v pain_n and_o grief_n in_o the_o travel_n there_o be_v joy_n and_o comfort_n after_o the_o delivery_n quae_fw-la parturit_fw-la quatitur_fw-la &_o compungitur_fw-la in_o the_o travel_n there_o be_v a_o conquassation_n and_o compunction_n as_o it_o be_v but_o quae_fw-la peperit_fw-la exsultat_fw-la when_o the_o woman_n be_v deliver_v when_o the_o little_a infant_n hang_v on_o the_o teat_n there_o be_v joy_n and_o exsultation_n and_o the_o mother_n forget_v the_o pain_n because_o a_o child_n be_v bear_v into_o the_o world_n so_o christ_n be_v our_o joy_n 〈…〉_o he_o child_n to_o be_v form_v in_o we_o as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v at_o the_o first_o 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god_n messenger_n do_v lift_v up_o their_o voice_n like_o a_o trumpet_n against_o sin_n and_o whip_v the_o vice_n of_o security_n out_o of_o the_o temple_n although_o our_o pulpit_n ring_v and_o sound_v again_o with_o the_o doctrine_n of_o good_a work_n and_o not_o one_o of_o our_o writer_n that_o ever_o i_o can_v see_v except_o some_o few_o harebrained_a lutheran_n do_v ever_o let_v fall_n from_o their_o quill_n one_o word_n that_o may_v prejudice_v the_o necessity_n thereof_o yet_o they_o cry_v out_o as_o man_n at_o great_a fire_n as_o yet_o be_v the_o only_a incendiary_n and_o religion_n be_v now_o a_o lay_n on_o the_o pile_n and_o the_o whole_a christian_a world_n by_o we_o to_o be_v set_v on_o combustion_n it_o be_v true_a belove_v we_o can_v pay_v they_o with_o their_o own_o coin_n we_o can_v cast_v before_o their_o eye_n their_o hay_n and_o their_o stubble_n stuff_n fit_a for_o the_o fire_n their_o indulgence_n and_o private_a mass_n their_o pardon_n for_o sin_n not_o yet_o 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