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which_o cause_v it_o etc._n etc._n six_o think_v with_o thyself_o that_o whereas_o one_o thorn_n prick_v christ_n thou_o ought_v worthy_o to_o be_v prick_v with_o a_o hundred_o thousand_o thorn_n &_o that_o without_o intermission_n yea_o &_o much_o more_o grievous_o and_o that_o whereas_o one_o nail_n pierce_v the_o hand_n and_o foot_n of_o christ_n thou_o ought_v to_o be_v grieve_v &_o molest_v with_o many_o more_o and_o far_o more_o sharp_a nail_n continual_o even_o as_o it_o shall_v come_v at_o the_o last_o unto_o those_o in_o who_o the_o passion_n of_o christ_n have_v not_o be_v effectual_a but_o frustrate_a for_o christ_n who_o be_v the_o truth_n itself_o will_v lie_v to_o no_o man_n will_v delude_v no_o man_n and_o that_o which_o he_o attempt_v must_v needs_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o exceed_v great_a importance_n and_o wonderful_a high_a seventh_o such_o fear_n bernard_n have_v conceive_v hereof_o when_o he_o say_v i_o do_v play_v abroad_o in_o the_o street_n and_o in_o the_o 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obtain_v by_o my_o passion_n and_o howsoever_o thing_n fall_v out_o yet_o this_o be_v true_a and_o know_v among_o you_o that_o the_o whelp_n be_v sometime_o smite_v that_o the_o bandog_n or_o mastiff_n may_v be_v terrify_v so_o also_o the_o prophet_n have_v speak_v all_o kindred_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v wail_v before_o he_o he_o say_v not_o they_o shall_v bewail_v he_o but_z they_o shall_v wail_v before_o he_o moreover_o they_o be_v sore_o afraid_a of_o who_o it_o be_v before_o speak_v so_o that_o they_o say_v unto_o the_o apostle_n act._n 2_o man_n and_o brethren_n what_o shall_v we_o do_v eight_o that_o this_o affection_n may_v be_v wrought_v in_o we_o the_o lord_n passion_n be_v very_o diligent_o to_o be_v consider_v of_o and_o meditate_a upon_o ourselves_o by_o consideration_n of_o christ_n passion_n we_o ought_v to_o come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o ourselves_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o most_o certain_a profit_n thereof_o do_v much_o consist_v herein_o that_o a_o man_n may_v come_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o himself_o and_o tremble_v and_o be_v trouble_v before_o himself_o whereunto_o he_o that_o do_v not_o come_v have_v not_o yet_o attain_v unto_o the_o due_a profit_n of_o the_o lord_n passion_n for_o the_o passion_n of_o christ_n have_v this_o proper_a and_o natural_a virtue_n to_o make_v a_o man_n like_o unto_o he_o that_o even_o as_o he_o be_v grievous_o torment_v both_o in_o body_n and_o mind_n for_o our_o sin_n so_o we_o also_o to_o imitat_fw-la him_z must_v be_v afflict_v in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o our_o sin_n howbeit_o the_o matter_n be_v not_o here_o do_v in_o many_o word_n but_o in_o depecogitation_n and_o earnest_n weigh_v of_o sin_n similitude_n a_o similitude_n take_v a_o similitude_n as_o thou_o have_v great_a cause_n to_o fear_n and_o tremble_v if_o when_o some_o malefactor_n be_v condemn_v for_o that_o he_o have_v kill_v the_o son_n of_o the_o king_n or_o prince_n thou_o in_o the_o mean_a season_n sing_v and_o play_v secure_o as_o be_v 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