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satisfaceret_fw-la latin_n edit_n pag._n 284._o excus_fw-la anno_o 1562._o the_o sum_n whereof_o be_v this_o that_o he_o do_v not_o seek_v after_o contention_n of_o word_n nor_o light_o involve_v himself_o in_o hard_a question_n but_o by_o a_o simple_a exposition_n of_o the_o text_n apply_v himself_o to_o the_o capacity_n of_o the_o hearer_n metaphrastes_n write_v of_o s._n chrysostom_n that_o have_v once_o soar_v aloft_o in_o a_o sermon_n above_o the_o reach_n of_o his_o hearer_n a_o certain_a woman_n meet_v he_o and_o reprehend_v he_o open_o for_o his_o unprofitable_a sermon_n which_o be_v above_o her_o understanding_n she_o have_v not_o gain_v that_o by_o it_o she_o expect_v at_o her_o come_n whereupon_o that_o holy_a father_n afterward_o descend_v from_o that_o sublimity_n of_o matter_n to_o such_o simplicity_n and_o plainness_n in_o the_o course_n of_o his_o preach_v as_o he_o may_v be_v understand_v of_o all_o that_o hear_v he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d savil._n pag._n 383_o 384._o he_o resolve_v to_o apply_v himself_o to_o the_o instruction_n and_o care_n of_o the_o weak_a s._n augustine_n in_o his_o 11._o sermon_n de_fw-fr verbis_fw-la domini_fw-la treat_v of_o the_o sin_n against_o the_o holy_a ghost_n say_v semper_fw-la in_o sermonibus_fw-la quos_fw-la ad_fw-la populum_fw-la habui_fw-la huius_fw-la quaestionis_fw-la difficultatem_fw-la molestiámque_fw-la vitavi_fw-la always_o in_o my_o sermon_n which_o i_o have_v to_o the_o people_n i_o avoid_v that_o difficult_a question_n and_o in_o 157._o epist_n ad_fw-la optatum_fw-la touch_v upon_o that_o nice_a question_n whether_o the_o soul_n be_v traduce_v by_o generation_n or_o infuse_v by_o creation_n he_o write_v in_o tam_fw-la multis_fw-la opusculis_fw-la meis_fw-la nunquam_fw-la i_o fuisse_fw-la ausum_fw-la de_fw-la hâc_fw-la quaestione_fw-la definitam_fw-la proffer_v sententiam_fw-la in_o so_o many_o work_n of_o i_o i_o never_o dare_v publish_v my_o opinion_n in_o that_o point_n thus_o for_o the_o 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canon_n let_v he_o hear_v what_o micrologus_n say_v cap._n 5._o de_fw-la authenticis_fw-la or_o ationibus_fw-la nam_fw-la octavum_fw-la africanae_n provinciae_fw-la concilium_fw-la cvi_fw-la sanctus_fw-la augustinus_n immo_fw-la ducenti_fw-la &_o quatuordecim_fw-la sancti_fw-la patres_fw-la interfuerunt_fw-la cap._n 12._o ita_fw-la constituit_fw-la nullae_fw-la preces_fw-la vel_fw-la orationes_fw-la dicantur_fw-la nisi_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o concilio_fw-la fuerint_fw-la probatae_fw-la the_o eight_o council_n of_o the_o province_n of_o africa_n wherein_o s._n augustine_n and_o two_o hundred_o father_n more_o be_v gather_v together_o ordain_v that_o no_o prayer_n shall_v be_v use_v but_o such_o as_o be_v approve_v of_o in_o the_o council_n and_o the_o three_o council_n of_o carthage_n wherein_o s._n augustine_n also_o be_v present_a make_v a_o canon_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n if_o s._n augustine_n himself_o and_o so_o many_o father_n in_o two_o council_n interdict_v the_o use_n of_o all_o prayer_n in_o public_a but_o such_o as_o be_v approve_v of_o in_o open_a synod_n then_o s._n augustine_n can_v be_v understand_v of_o prayer_n of_o our_o own_o conceive_n but_o either_o private_a prayer_n or_o public_a prayer_n of_o the_o church_n compose_v it_o be_v no_o vain_a conjecture_n therefore_o of_o walafridus_n strabo_n upon_o s._n augustine_n own_o practice_n for_o he_o observe_v that_o s._n augustin_n conclude_v many_o of_o his_o homily_n with_o this_o clause_n conversi_fw-la ad_fw-la dominum_fw-la use_v to_o subjoin_v a_o common_a prayer_n sicut_fw-la etiamnum_fw-la solent_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la in_o conclusionibus_fw-la nocturnae_fw-la vel_fw-la diurnae_fw-la synaxews_n orationes_fw-la breves_fw-la &_o collect_v as_o subjungere_fw-la strabo_n 22._o in_o strabo_n his_o judgement_n than_o it_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o short_a collect_n such_o as_o the_o priest_n use_v in_o the_o conclusion_n of_o their_o nocturnal_a or_o diurnal_a office_n they_o that_o have_v read_v 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