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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1559
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Prefigurate, v. [e.m.E. prefygurate (1530), -figurate (1537), f. praefigūrāt- p.p. stem of L. praefigūrāre.] = Prefigure v. — 1559 Knox VI 84.
If this was commanded in these ceremonies which did prefigurate Christ Jesus, what, thinke we, God doeth require in these mysteries, which … declaire Christ Jesus present?
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