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mother_n and_o preserver_n of_o thing_n for_o sure_a it_o be_v that_o the_o society_n of_o man_n consist_v in_o â—…ling_v and_o obey_v obedience_n be_v the_o virtue_n that_o teach_v all_o their_o duty_n to_o god_n &_o man_n government_n &_o governor_n be_v from_o he_o who_o rule_v and_o govern_v all_o where_o none_o do_v guide_v other_o what_o order_n can_v be_v look_v for_o where_o order_n be_v not_o have_v confusion_n will_v follow_v and_o the_o success_n of_o confusion_n be_v plain_a ruin_n where_o â—…en_o shake_v off_o obedience_n and_o live_v as_o they_o list_v what_o peace_n can_v be_v preserve_v where_o peace_n be_v not_o what_o state_n either_o in_o church_n or_o commonwealth_n can_v long_o
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passion_n &_o his_o suffering_n upon_o the_o altar_n of_o the_o cross_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n and_o salvation_n of_o our_o soul_n how_o and_o with_o what_o devotion_n all_o christian_n shall_v meditate_v thereof_o although_o in_o meditate_v the_o holy_a virtue_n of_o christ_n our_o saviour_n which_o worthy_o require_v our_o most_o devotionate_a consideration_n we_o be_v much_o move_v i_o doubt_v it_o not_o yet_o when_o we_o begin_v 36._o to_o call_v to_o mind_v his_o passion_n then_o ought_v we_o to_o be_v even_o carry_v away_o from_o ourselves_o by_o admire_v his_o goodness_n towards_o we_o and_o here_o be_v it_o say_v to_o devoute_a soul_n as_o it_o be_v to_o the_o disciple_n in_o the_o garden_n hic_fw-la sedete_fw-la sit_v you_o here_o let_v we_o not_o say_v unto_o christ_n with_o the_o jew_n come_v down_o from_o the_o cross_n but_o let_v we_o fasten_v ourselves_o to_o his_o cross_n let_v we_o go_v with_o the_o bless_a virgin_n to_o mount_v caluâ—…rie_n and_o stand_v 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25_o give_v himself_o a_o sweet_a smell_a sacâ—…fice_n and_o oblation_n unto_o god_n wherein_o we_o may_v consider_v these_o three_o thing_n first_o the_o move_a cause_n to_o wit_n love_n christus_fw-la dilexit_fw-la nos_fw-la christ_n love_v us._n secondary_o the_o offering_n which_o this_o love_n cause_v he_o to_o offer_v obtulit_fw-la seipsum_fw-la he_o give_v himself_o three_o the_o end_n why_o he_o give_v this_o offering_n ut_fw-la esseâ—…_n propitiatio_fw-la dei_fw-la patris_fw-la that_o he_o may_v be_v a_o reconciliation_n for_o man_n with_o god_n the_o father_n for_o the_o first_o to_o wit_n love_n the_o move_a cause_n of_o all_o if_o a_o mother_n love_v her_o child_n because_o it_o cost_v her_o pain_n never_o mother_n buy_v her_o son_n with_o so_o great_a pain_n as_o christ_n buy_v us._n what_o great_a love_n be_v there_o then_o for_o one_o to_o give_v his_o life_n for_o his_o friend_n yet_o great_a be_v thy_o love_n o_o holy_a son_n of_o god_n who_o give_v thy_o life_n for_o 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