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the_o love_n of_o solitude_n and_o the_o desert_n for_o be_v the_o true_a and_o only_a way_n to_o become_v familiar_a with_o god_n and_o to_o be_v always_o unite_v with_o his_o infinite_a goodness_n nor_o be_v they_o want_v who_o prefer_v the_o work_n of_o mercy_n and_o faternall_a charity_n before_o all_o other_o exercise_n whatsoever_o allege_v that_o especial_o to_o these_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n promise_v in_o the_o gospel_n thus_o every_o one_o have_v now_o unfold_v his_o mind_n and_o more_o spacious_o enlarge_v himself_o in_o proof_n of_o his_o proper_a assertion_n the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o night_n as_o we_o say_v be_v spend_v already_o diâ—…_n the_o bless_a s._n antony_n begin_v to_o speak_v in_o the_o manner_n follow_v it_o can_v be_v deny_v my_o reverend_a father_n but_o that_o the_o same_o proposition_n by_o you_o make_v be_v of_o singular_a avayle_n for_o he_o that_o hatâ—…_n the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o he_o &_o have_v a_o long_a desire_n to_o come_v unto_o he_o nevertheless_o to_o place_v a_o principal_a foundation_n thereon_o in_o numerablâ—…_n proof_n and_o several_a event_n occur_v to_o diverse_a person_n will_v not_o aâ—…_n ford_n i_o to_o do_v it_o for_o as_o much_o as_o i_o have_v see_v heretofore_o some_o meâ—…_n be_v give_v to_o wondrous_a abstinence_n from_o meat_n and_o sleep_v incredible_o retire_v from_o all_o human_a society_n so_o addict_v to_o poverty_n aâ—…_n they_o will_v not_o reserve_v a_o penny_n to_o themselves_o or_o a_o loaf_n of_o breaâ—…_n for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v be_v whole_o employ_v with_o exceed_a dâ—…_n votion_n and_o with_o singular_a fervour_n in_o hospitality_n and_o in_o the_o comfoâ—…_n and_o succour_n of_o neighbour_n to_o fall_v at_o last_o into_o such_o error_n &_o illuâ—…_n once_o as_o their_o issue_n prove_v nothing_o answerable_a to_o their_o generoâ—…_n beginning_n and_o magnanimous_a erterprise_n so_o as_o we_o may_v clere_o discern_v which_o way_n be_v the_o better_a to_o arrive_v 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