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patience_n what_o difficulty_n soever_o occur_v then_o to_o brâ—ng_v this_o excuse_n i_o can_v saint_n paul_n answer_v resolute_o i_o can_v doâ—_n all_o the_o apostle_n we_o can_v one_o that_o true_o love_v goâ—_n never_o utter_v such_o word_n as_o these_o i_o will_v not_o i_o can_v lâ—ve_v if_o it_o be_v true_a be_v able_a to_o do_v all_o thing_n otherwise_o it_o be_v not_o true_a as_o it_o pretend_v sect._n viii_o the_o eight_o fault_n in_o school_n be_v to_o lie_v or_o murmur_v when_o they_o be_v rebuke_v these_o be_v capital_a fault_n in_o school_n &_o deserve_v no_o less_o punishment_n than_o the_o rod._n impatience_n be_v as_o great_a a_o fault_n in_o the_o school_n of_o patience_n as_o a_o lie_n in_o the_o school_n of_o grammar_n or_o syntax_n for_o as_o a_o lie_n deny_v what_o shall_v be_v affirm_v and_o affirm_v what_o shall_v be_v deny_v make_v black_a white_a so_o impatience_n make_v a_o small_a trouble_n great_a and_o a_o great_a one_o insupportable_a and_o this_o be_v 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that_o guiltless_a that_o innocent_a child_n who_o the_o good_a father_n chastize_v without_o desert_n alas_o good_a soul_n thou_o smooth_o but_o simple_o flatter_v thyself_o foolish_a credulity_n persuade_v thou_o thou_o be_v a_o sheep_n whereas_o indeed_o thou_o be_v a_o wolf_n hence_o proceed_v these_o pitiful_a complaint_n why_o fall_v every_o storm_n upon_o my_o head_n what_o sin_n have_v i_o commit_v what_o have_v i_o do_v i_o will_v tell_v thou_o if_o thou_o will_v but_o hear_v i_o with_o patience_n it_o be_v report_v by_o one_o anthony_n that_o peter_n a_o holy_a man_n afterward_o martyr_v be_v accuse_v before_o his_o superior_a for_o that_o certain_a profane_a people_n be_v see_v and_o hear_v to_o prattle_v in_o his_o chamber_n for_o which_o cause_n peter_n be_v command_v to_o accuse_v himself_o public_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o all_o the_o monastery_n and_o exact_o to_o perform_v the_o penance_n which_o other_o shall_v enjoin_v he_o this_o he_o do_v but_o to_o say_v the_o 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thou_o my_o christian_a brother_n we_o repine_v and_o complain_v of_o god_n for_o admit_v such_o school-fellowe_n such_o substitute_n who_o lie_v in_o wait_n to_o defame_v we_o spoil_v we_o of_o our_o good_n and_o life_n and_o seek_v our_o destruction_n but_o o_o blind_a man_n our_o conceit_n and_o judgement_n be_v much_o deceive_v for_o what_o matter_n be_v it_o though_o they_o wish_v our_o ruin_n god_n intention_n be_v much_o otherwise_o joseph_n the_o viceroy_n of_o egypt_n clear_o pronounce_v to_o his_o brother_n face_n who_o be_v much_o amaze_v with_o fear_n you_o say_v he_o think_v evil_a of_o i_o but_o god_n have_v turn_v it_o into_o good_a can_v we_o stand_v against_o the_o will_n of_o god_n sect._n
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