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3._o de_fw-fr quadrag_n to_o what_o say_v s._n leo_n do_v all_o the_o exterior_a ornament_n serve_v if_o the_o interior_a be_v full_a of_o corruption_n and_o sin_n keep_v well_o in_o mind_n that_o sentence_n of_o s._n augustin_n which_o say_v 255._o say_v qui_fw-la nec_fw-la castitatem_fw-la custodit_fw-la in_o corpore_fw-la nec_fw-la puritatem_fw-la tenet_fw-la in_o ment_fw-la quoties_fw-la sanctae_fw-la solemnitates_fw-la adveniunt_fw-la in_fw-la corpore_fw-la videtur_fw-la habere_fw-la gaudium_fw-la in_o cord_n non_fw-la celebrat_fw-la nisi_fw-la luctum_fw-la quale_fw-la enim_fw-la gaudium_fw-la conscientia_fw-la illa_fw-la habere_fw-la potest_fw-la in_fw-la cujus_fw-la anima_fw-la multis_fw-la vitiis_fw-la occupata_fw-la magis_fw-la diabolus_fw-la probatur_fw-la habitare_fw-la quam_fw-la christus_fw-la s._n aug_n serm._n 255._o that_o he_o who_o do_v not_o conserve_v chastity_n in_o his_o body_n and_o purity_n in_o his_o mind_n only_o celebrate_v a_o feast_n of_o sadness_n and_o 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the_o word_n of_o god_n in_o sermon_n discourse_n exhortation_n and_o instruction_n which_o be_v make_v in_o the_o church_n upon_o sunday_n and_o solemn_a feast_n in_o your_o particular_a employment_n at_o sometime_o on_o those_o day_n apply_v yourself_o to_o the_o read_n of_o some_o pious_a book_n profitable_a for_o your_o salvation_n converse_v with_o devout_a person_n and_o seek_v their_o conference_n let_v your_o recreation_n be_v more_o moderate_a on_o those_o day_n and_o always_o accompany_v with_o a_o modesty_n agreeable_a to_o the_o sanctity_n of_o the_o day_n in_o fine_a employ_v the_o repose_n of_o holy_a day_n in_o think_v upon_o the_o 4._o the_o relinquitur_fw-la sabbatismus_fw-la populo_fw-la dei_fw-la festinemus_fw-la ingredi_fw-la in_o illam_fw-la requiem_n heb._n 4._o eternal_a rest_n they_o represent_v unto_o which_o you_o must_v earnest_o aspire_v and_o in_o meditate_v on_o the_o great_a and_o happy_a 33._o happy_a respice_fw-la zion_n civitatem_fw-la 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