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meditatione_n cogitationis_fw-la coeterorum_fw-la subiectione_n pascitur_fw-la laud_fw-la propria_fw-la laetatur_fw-la ad_fw-la honorem_fw-la corelevat_fw-la rerum_fw-la affluentium_fw-la abundantia_fw-la exultat_fw-la mundi_fw-la ergo_fw-la lucrum_fw-la quaeritur_fw-la sub_fw-la eius_fw-la honoris_fw-la specie_fw-la quo_fw-la mundi_fw-la destrui_fw-la lucra_fw-la debuerant_fw-la cumque_fw-la mens_fw-la humilitatis_fw-la culmen_fw-la arripere_fw-la ad_fw-la elationem_fw-la cogitat_fw-la quod_fw-la foris_fw-la appetit_fw-la intus_fw-la immutat_fw-la it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v say_v he_o that_o this_o be_v speak_v at_o that_o time_n when_o every_o prelate_n be_v the_o first_o that_o be_v draw_v to_o the_o torment_n of_o martyrdom_n then_o it_o be_v commendable_a to_o desire_v a_o bishopric_n when_o by_o it_o a_o man_n be_v sure_a to_o come_v to_o more_o grievous_a torment_n etc._n etc._n but_o that_o man_n do_v not_o only_o not_o love_n but_o not_o understand_v the_o sacred_a function_n at_o all_o who_o breathe_v to_o climb_v to_o the_o top_n of_o government_n do_v in_o his_o private_a thought_n feed_v upon_o the_o subjection_n of_o other_o flatter_v himself_o in_o his_o own_o praise_n exalt_v his_o heart_n unto_o honour_n and_o exult_v in_o the_o abundandance_n of_o his_o wealth_n therefore_o the_o lucre_n of_o the_o world_n be_v seek_v under_o the_o show_n of_o that_o honour_n by_o which_o the_o emolument_n and_o gainer_n of_o the_o world_n shall_v have_v be_v destroy_v another_o objection_n do_v here_o cross_v my_o way_n on_o the_o patron_n behalf_n sir_n you_o need_v not_o be_v so_o rigid_a against_o give_v and_o receive_v for_o a_o spiritual_a preferment_n for_o for_o my_o part_n i_o have_v a_o good_a intent_n to_o convert_v such_o money_n to_o some_o charitable_a use_n as_o to_o bestow_v it_o in_o alm_n etc._n etc._n 2._o indeed_o this_o have_v be_v a_o old_a shift_n in_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n but_o gratian_n say_v non_fw-la potest_fw-la fieri_fw-la 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