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glory_n redound_v to_o thy_o majesty_n then_o be_v they_o satisfy_v and_o but_o reason_n for_o what_o goodness_n have_v they_o that_o they_o have_v not_o receyve_v iii._n i_o corin._n iiii_o roma_fw-it iii._n and_o that_o free_o without_o any_o of_o their_o deseruynge_n wherefore_o to_o the_o lord_n be_v all_o honour_n and_o praise_n world_n without_o end_n who_o haste_n so_o merciful_o declare_v thy_o great_a goodness_n to_o mankind_n in_o order_v all_o thing_n in_o this_o world_n to_o his_o mooste_o comfort_n that_o can_v be_v devyse_v and_o to_o do_v he_o service_n all_o beast_n thou_o make_v subject_n unto_o he_o and_o for_o his_o use_n hominum_fw-la producens_fw-la fenum_fw-la iuâ—â—is_fw-la et_fw-la berbam_fw-la serâ—â—â—_n hominum_fw-la which_o to_o noryshe_v and_o to_o feade_v thou_o cause_v the_o ground_n natural_o to_o bring_v forth_o grass_n and_o all_o kynde_n of_o other_o herb_n thou_o bryngeste_v through_o the_o travail_n of_o man_n terâ—â—_n â—ducens_fw-la panem_fw-la 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