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this_o john_n of_o jerusalem_n affect_v to_o be_v the_o only_a angel_n but_o as_o s._n gregory_n speak_v 78._o spretis_fw-la in_fw-la sociali_fw-la gaudio_fw-la angelorum_fw-la legionibus_fw-la ad_fw-la culmen_fw-la coââ¦_fw-la est_fw-la singularitatis_fw-la erumpere_fw-la despise_v the_o rank_n of_o his_o fellow_n aâgells_n hâ_z endeavour_v to_o aspire_v to_o the_o top_n of_o singularity_n and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o s._n gregory_n charge_v this_o john_n withal_o that_o he_o affect_v ââulli_fw-la sâbâsse_fw-la et_fw-la omnibus_fw-la praeesse_fw-la to_o be_v under_o none_o but_o above_o all_o that_o he_o go_v about_o 82._o cuncta_fw-la christi_fw-la membra_fw-la sibi_fw-la universalis_fw-la appellatione_fw-la suppâââre_n that_o be_v by_o the_o title_n of_o universal_a to_o bring_v all_o christâ_n member_n in_o subjection_n unto_o he_o from_o which_o passage_n of_o s._n gregory_n i_o frame_v this_o argument_n he_o who_o usurp_v the_o title_n of_o universal_a bishop_n in_o such_o 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convincitur_fw-la si_fw-la districte_fw-la judicetur_fw-la that_o be_v all_o righteousness_n of_o man_n as_o we_o have_v often_o say_v be_v convince_v to_o be_v unrighteousness_n if_o it_o be_v strict_o judge_v as_o in_o the_o same_o book_n sanctus_fw-la autem_fw-la vir_fw-la qui_fw-la omne_fw-la virtutis_fw-la nostrae_fw-la meritum_fw-la 12._o esse_fw-la vitium_fw-la conspicit_fw-la si_fw-la ab_fw-la interno_fw-la arbitro_fw-la districte_fw-la judicetur_fw-la recte_fw-la subjungit_fw-la si_fw-la voluerit_fw-la contendere_fw-la cum_fw-la eo_fw-la non_fw-la poterit_fw-la ei_fw-la respondere_fw-la unum_fw-la pro_fw-la mille_fw-la that_o be_v the_o holy_a man_n because_o he_o see_v all_o the_o merit_n of_o our_o virtue_n to_o be_v vice_n if_o it_o be_v strict_o scan_v by_o the_o inward_a searcher_n of_o heart_n and_o reins_o therefore_o he_o well_o add_v âf_fw-mi he_o will_v contend_v with_o he_o he_o can_v answer_v one_o for_o a_o thousand_o and_o the_o 18_o chap._n si_fw-la enim_fw-la 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