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man_n know_v well_o what_o humility_n be_v but_o he_o who_o have_v receive_v the_o gift_n of_o be_v humble_a from_o god_n and_o from_o hence_o it_o also_o grow_v that_o in_o regard_n the_o saint_n be_v endue_v with_o such_o a_o most_o profound_a humility_n that_o they_o think_v and_o say_v such_o thing_n of_o themselves_o that_o we_o who_o fall_v so_o far_o short_a of_o they_o can_v understand_v exact_o what_o they_o say_v but_o their_o speech_n seem_v exaggeration_n as_o namely_o that_o they_o be_v the_o great_a sinner_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o the_o like_a where_o of_o i_o will_v speak_v ere_o long_o but_o if_o we_o can_v say_v or_o think_v such_o thing_n as_o they_o no_o nor_o even_o understand_v they_o it_o be_v because_o we_o have_v not_o arrive_v to_o so_o great_a humility_n as_o they_o be_v and_o so_o we_o understand_v not_o the_o curious_a and_o subtle_a part_n of_o this_o faculty_n procure_v you_o to_o be_v humble_a and_o to_o grow_v up_o in_o this_o science_n and_o to_o profit_v therein_o more_o and_o more_o and_o then_o you_o will_v understand_v how_o such_o thing_n as_o those_o may_v be_v say_v with_o truth_n chap_n xxix_o the_o three_o degree_n of_o humility_n be_v further_o declare_v and_o how_o it_o grow_v from_o thence_o that_o the_o true_a humble_a man_n esteem_v himself_o to_o be_v the_o least_o and_o worst_a of_o all_o to_o the_o end_n that_o we_o may_v yet_o better_o undestand_v this_o three_o degree_n of_o humility_n and_o may_v ground_v ourselves_o well_o therein_o it_o will_v be_v necessary_a for_o we_o to_o go_v back_o and_o take_v up_o the_o matter_n near_o the_o fountain_n and_o as_o according_a to_o what_o we_o say_v before_o all_o our_o natural_a be_v and_o all_o the_o natural_a operation_n which_o we_o have_v we_o have_v from_o god_n because_o we_o be_v nothing_o and_o then_o we_o have_v no_o power_n either_o to_o move_v ourselves_o or_o to_o see_v or_o hear_v or_o taste_v or_o understand_v or_o will_v but_o god_n who_o give_v 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