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word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o once_o he_o thereby_o expound_v that_o one_o word_n with_o two_o word_n which_o without_o all_o doubt_n signify_v pasce_fw-la feed_v nay_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proper_o signify_v to_o feed_v and_o by_o a_o metaphor_n to_o rule_v and_o govern_v as_o in_o the_o aforesaid_a text_n as_o in_o this_o text_n of_o st._n john_n revelation_n all_o this_o make_v much_o against_o you_o hetrodox_n and_o nothing_o at_o all_o to_o favour_v your_o cause_n will_v you_o now_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o make_v good_a my_o exposition_n of_o the_o word_n pasce_fw-la feed_v with_o authority_n of_o the_o holy_a father_n hetrodox_n proceed_v at_o your_o pleasure_n orthodox_n ter_n dictum_fw-la est_fw-la pasce_fw-la etc._n etc._n three_o time_n over_o the_o lord_n christ_n repeat_v the_o word_n feed_v to_o st._n peter_n and_o wherefore_o thrice_o forsooth_o to_o intimate_v that_o all_o such_o as_o be_v charge_v with_o cure_n of_o soul_n be_v bind_v 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to_o recommend_v my_o little_a flock_n to_o thy_o feed_v and_o to_o be_v keep_v of_o thou_o as_o my_o own_o good_n and_o cattle_n that_o love_n which_o thou_o bear_v myself_o in_o profession_n i_o will_v have_v thou_o show_v and_o practice_v towards_o my_o tender_a lamb_n fat_a not_o pamper_v not_o up_o thyself_o like_o those_o unfaithful_a shepherd_n of_o who_o the_o holy_a prophet_n cry_v 34._o ezech._n 34._o vae_fw-la paestoaibus_fw-la woe_n to_o the_o shepherd_n of_o israel_n that_o have_v feed_v their_o own_o belly_n that_o man_n that_o feed_v himself_o who_o gape_v after_o his_o own_o gain_n who_o hunt_v after_o his_o own_o glory_n who_o remove_v every_o stone_n for_o his_o own_o commodity_n never_o sâ—eking_v for_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o faithful_a over_o who_o he_o bear_v rule_v never_o aim_v at_o god_n glory_n in_o exercise_v the_o state_n and_o office_n of_o a_o ruler_n joannâ—m_n tract_n 132._o in_o joannâ—m_n thus_o far_o st._n augustine_n qui_fw-la hoc_fw-la animo_fw-la pascunt_fw-la one_o etc._n etc._n such_o as_o feed_v the_o flock_n with_o a_o mind_n to_o make_v the_o sheep_n their_o own_o and_o none_o of_o christ_n doubtless_o bear_v no_o love_n at_o all_o to_o christ_n himself_o st._n augustine_n again_o ibid._n ibid._n sicut_fw-la oves_fw-la meas_fw-la pasce_fw-la non_fw-la sicut_fw-la tuas_fw-la feed_v the_o flock_n as_o my_o sheep_n and_o not_o as_o thy_o own_o cattle_n in_o they_o seek_v my_o glory_n my_o gain_n and_o neither_o thou_o own_o gain_n or_o thy_o own_o glory_n this_o peter_n himself_o have_v also_o teach_v feed_v the_o flock_n of_o god_n which_o depend_v upon_o you_o 5._o 1_o petr._n 5._o care_v for_o it_o not_o by_o constraint_n but_o willing_o not_o for_o filthy_a lucre_n but_o of_o a_o ready_a mind_n not_o as_o if_o you_o be_v lord_n over_o god_n heritage_n but_o that_o you_o may_v be_v example_n to_o the_o flock_n these_o be_v the_o exercise_n of_o the_o true_a shepherd_n and_o thus_o the_o word_n feed_v my_o 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