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do_v so_o but_o by_o his_o grace_n help_v i_o and_o none_o know_v how_o much_o i_o proffit_v by_o this_o way_n of_o perfection_n but_o myself_o and_o to_o this_o purpose_n i_o exhort_v other_o asmuch_o as_o i_o can_v and_o in_o the_o name_n of_o our_o lord_n i_o have_v many_o consort_n who_o be_v persuade_v by_o my_o mean_n in_o another_o place_n he_o say_v 4._o contra_fw-la petil._n c._n 4._o petilianus_n with_o his_o curse_a tongue_n do_v not_o forbear_v to_o slander_v and_o find_v fault_n with_o monastery_n and_o mouncke_n reprove_v i_o that_o this_o kind_n of_o life_n be_v institute_v by_o i_o which_o order_n be_v spread_v through_o the_o whole_a world_n he_o say_v he_o know_v not_o or_o at_o least_o he_o feign_v ignorance_n therein_o thus_o far_o saint_n augustine_n 13._o high_a epist_n 13._o 5._o in_o their_o time_n be_v that_o charitable_a prelate_n paulinus_n bishop_n of_o nola_n who_o be_v a_o mouncke_n as_o saint_n hierome_n record_v his_o book_n do_v testify_v his_o great_a learning_n his_o work_n of_o mercy_n do_v witness_v his_o great_a charity_n for_o when_o nola_n be_v ransake_v of_o the_o vandal_n in_o africa_n he_o will_v needs_o put_v himself_o into_o captivity_n for_o the_o redemption_n of_o a_o poor_a widow_n only_o son_n i_o ought_v not_o here_o to_o neglect_v the_o worthy_a prelate_n s._n martin_n bishop_n of_o toures_n who_o build_v 3._o monastery_n the_o first_o at_o milan_n out_o of_o which_o he_o be_v drive_v violent_o by_o auxentius_n the_o arrian_n the_o second_o at_o poiteer_n the_o three_o at_o toures_n where_o though_o he_o be_v a_o bishop_n he_o observe_v regular_a discipline_n with_o 8._o mouncke_n until_o he_o die_v as_o sulpitius_n write_v about_o that_o time_n alsoe_o flourish_v john_n cassianus_n a_o scythian_a by_o nation_n be_v first_o disciple_n to_o saint_n john_n chrisostome_n who_o erect_v a_o monastery_n at_o marsell_n next_o unto_o he_o be_v eucherius_n bishop_n of_o lion_n and_o monk_n bring_v up_o in_o the_o convent_n of_o lyrinensis_n and_o prosper_v bishop_n of_o rhegen_n who_o be_v a_o mouncke_n and_o secretary_n to_o leo_n the_o great_a 6._o how_o famous_a be_v fulgentius_n in_o africa_n and_o in_o all_o part_n of_o the_o world_n for_o his_o great_a learning_n in_o write_n so_o much_o against_o heretic_n who_o be_v a_o bishop_n observe_v monastical_a life_n immediate_o after_o he_o followed_z that_o worthy_a man_n cassiodotus_fw-la who_o be_v senator_n of_o the_o city_n daneâ—an_n and_o chancellor_n to_o theodoricus_n king_n of_o the_o roman_n who_o for_o that_o the_o say_a king_n kill_v boetius_fw-la he_o forsake_v together_o with_o the_o world_n and_o become_v a_o mouncke_n of_o the_o order_n of_o s._n bennet_n anno_fw-la 550._o after_o he_o succeed_v gregory_n the_o great_a so_o call_v for_o his_o great_a learning_n and_o sanctity_n who_o of_o a_o mouncke_n of_o the_o say_a order_n be_v make_v pope_n what_o shall_v i_o say_v of_o s._n gregory_n of_o toures_n who_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o monastery_n to_o govern_v that_o sea_n of_o saint_n eutropius_n bishop_n of_o valentia_n he_o be_v also_o a_o moncke_n of_o isidorus_n who_o be_v take_v out_o of_o his_o monastery_n to_o be_v bishop_n of_o civil_a of_o alfonsus_n who_o from_o the_o convent_n be_v assumpt_v to_o be_v archbishopp_n of_o toledo_n in_o spain_n who_o learned_a book_n do_v edify_v the_o world_n how_o glorious_a be_v france_n by_o so_o learned_a mouncke_n and_o religious_a people_n as_o s._n bernard_n s._n cesarius_n bishop_n of_o orlians_n and_o anselmus_fw-la with_o many_o other_o italy_n by_o s._n benedict_n saint_n bonaventura_n saint_n thomas_n of_o aquinus_n saint_n francis_n etc._n etc._n england_n by_o saint_n beda_n saint_n bonifacius_n etc._n etc._n irland_n by_o saint_n patrick_n saint_n malachias_n saint_n columbanus_n saint_n columba_n saint_n brandan_n with_o infinitt_a other_o of_o emperor_n king_n and_o prince_n who_o forsake_v the_o world_n to_o become_v religious_a chapter_n vii_o 1._o although_o our_o soul_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n who_o make_v they_o be_v equal_a by_o nature_n yet_o he_o make_v choice_n rather_o of_o the_o poor_a then_o of_o the_o powerful_a and_o scotfree_a of_o the_o humble_a and_o base_a then_o of_o the_o proud_a and_o lofty_a 1._o 1._o cor._n 1._o for_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v there_o be_v not_o many_o noble_a nor_o wise_a accord_v to_o the_o flesh_n for_o god_n make_v of_o the_o poor_a his_o scelected_a people_n to_o confound_v the_o rich_a the_o foolish_a of_o this_o world_n he_o prefer_v before_o the_o wise_a thereof_o he_o depose_v the_o may_v from_o their_o throne_n and_o exalt_v the_o humble_a and_o meek_a the_o more_o that_o a_o man_n be_v entangle_v with_o the_o world_n and_o allure_v by_o the_o uncertain_a and_o deceitful_a promise_n and_o promotion_n thereof_o the_o great_a difficulty_n have_v he_o to_o forgo_v it_o and_o