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martyrio_fw-la efficaâ—ius_fw-la est_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la quà m_fw-la linguae_fw-la testimonium_fw-la more_o speak_v be_v the_o testimony_n of_o our_o life_n than_o the_o witness_n of_o our_o tongue_n and_o in_o the_o same_o book_n further_o habent_fw-la &_o opera_fw-la svam_fw-la linguam_fw-la habent_fw-la svam_fw-la facundiam_fw-la etiam_fw-la tacente_fw-la linguâ_fw-la our_o work_n can_v speak_v and_o that_o eloquent_o for_o we_o though_o we_o hold_v our_o peace_n in_o the_o end_n he_o conclude_v that_o as_o our_o good_a work_n profess_v god_n so_o our_o evil_n do_v say_v for_o we_o that_o we_o think_v there_o be_v no_o god_n it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o that_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v like_a unto_o fire_n and_o therefore_o as_o able_a to_o work_v in_o we_o not_o only_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n will_n but_o obedience_n to_o the_o same_o as_o fire_n give_v unto_o water_n not_o only_a heat_n but_o motion_n make_v it_o not_o only_o hot_a but_o to_o boil_v over_o yet_o as_o 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do_v no_o evil_a that_o they_o shall_v answer_v for_o not_o do_v of_o good_a and_o further_o for_o not_o do_v as_o much_o good_a as_o they_o may_v and_o therefore_o let_v they_o that_o live_v in_o no_o particular_a vocation_n flater_n themselves_o as_o much_o as_o they_o listen_v because_o in_o do_v nothing_o they_o do_v no_o evil_n though_o indeed_o it_o be_v evil_a to_o do_v nothing_o and_o idleness_n be_v as_o bernard_n prove_v as_o well_o the_o mother_n of_o vice_n as_o the_o stepmother_n of_o virtue_n they_o shall_v hear_v one_o day_n that_o sentence_n of_o condemnation_n read_v against_o they_o i_o be_v hungry_a and_o you_o give_v i_o no_o meat_n i_o thirst_v and_o you_o give_v i_o no_o drink_n i_o be_v naked_a and_o you_o clothe_v i_o not_o math._n 25.42.43_o it_o be_v not_o say_v that_o when_o christ_n in_o his_o poor_a member_n be_v hungry_a you_o take_v away_o his_o bread_n but_o it_o be_v say_v you_o do_v not_o feed_v he_o nor_o that_o you_o take_v away_o his_o drink_n 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exhort_v they_o to_o abstain_v not_o from_o evil_a only_o but_o from_o all_o appearance_n and_o show_v of_o evil_a for_o the_o common_a sort_n take_v every_o one_o to_o be_v as_o he_o seem_v and_o will_v take_v a_o small_a occasion_n to_o condemn_v he_o and_o his_o profession_n that_o seem_v not_o i_o do_v not_o speak_v this_o as_o if_o man_n shall_v live_v to_o opinion_n and_o show_n and_o that_o every_o thing_n be_v best_a that_o seem_v best_a or_o that_o the_o common_a sort_n think_v best_a but_o i_o speak_v it_o to_o the_o end_n we_o shall_v not_o utter_o neglect_v the_o vulgar_a report_n or_o which_o be_v the_o disease_n of_o a_o impudent_a face_n and_o heart_n never_o regard_v what_o man_n say_v of_o we_o for_o that_o which_o tully_n speak_v of_o friendship_n be_v true_a of_o report_n grave_a est_fw-la amicitia_fw-la verè_fw-la accusari_fw-la sed_fw-la si_fw-la falsò_fw-la accuseris_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la negligendum_fw-la in_o friendship_n it_o be_v a_o grievous_a thing_n 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