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from_o god_n peter_n through_o a_o great_a unkindness_n &_o ignorance_n as_o well_o from_o he_o as_o from_o those_o grace_n which_o they_o have_v receive_v of_o his_o large_a liberality_n 13_o have_v they_o any_o other_o mean_a to_o be_v reconcile_v unto_o he_o 62._o but_o by_o the_o acknowledgement_n &_o confession_n of_o their_o sin_n whereupon_o we_o must_v conclude_v that_o by_o this_o we_o must_v approach_v before_o god_n and_o that_o there_o be_v nothing_o that_o do_v more_o allure_v &_o knit_v we_o to_o he_o than_o a_o penitent_a heart_n which_o as_o s._n augustine_n say_v feel_v and_o continual_o complain_v for_o his_o sin_n and_o imperfection_n this_o humility_n be_v not_o only_o the_o foundation_n of_o our_o righteousness_n as_o john_n chrisostome_n say_v but_o also_o of_o all_o our_o religion_n religion_n the_o which_o decay_v as_o soon_o as_o we_o begin_v to_o conceive_v any_o opinion_n of_o ourselves_o or_o of_o our_o own_o virtue_n he_o say_v s._n augustine_n will_v not_o 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he_o to_o they_o but_o god_n know_v your_o heart_n within_o 15._o before_o who_o they_o be_v most_o abominable_a that_o be_v in_o great_a credit_n and_o reputation_n in_o the_o world_n wherefore_o where_o there_o be_v any_o question_n concern_v righteousness_n health_n we_o must_v diligent_o take_v heed_n that_o we_o be_v not_o like_o those_o that_o be_v sick_a of_o the_o dropsy_n similitude_n who_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o grossness_n of_o their_o body_n seem_v to_o be_v in_o good_a estate_n notwithstanding_o they_o be_v full_a of_o nothing_o but_o water_n and_o such_o evil_a humour_n which_o in_o the_o end_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o their_o death_n that_o then_o the_o outward_a appearance_n which_o we_o may_v have_v of_o any_o virtue_n do_v not_o abuse_v &_o deceive_v we_o god._n let_v we_o know_v that_o all_o the_o virtue_n whereof_o we_o may_v be_v furnish_v can_v no_o more_o endure_v before_o god_n then_o wax_v before_o the_o fire_n and_o as_o it_o can_v not_o be_v but_o that_o 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as_o a_o robe_n be_v not_o bear_v with_o we_o 132._o and_o we_o have_v it_o not_o from_o our_o mother_n womb_n as_o we_o have_v our_o skin_n &_o it_o be_v not_o fasten_v to_o our_o body_n as_o the_o skin_n of_o beast_n even_o so_o likewise_o neither_o be_v the_o righteousness_n wherewith_o we_o be_v cover_v as_o with_o a_o long_a robe_n to_o the_o end_n that_o our_o imperfection_n may_v not_o be_v perceive_v and_o this_o be_v a_o great_a benefit_n and_o mercy_n that_o god_n have_v do_v and_o bestow_v upon_o we_o in_o that_o he_o have_v not_o assign_v it_o to_o ourselves_o nor_o put_v it_o over_o in_o our_o own_o hand_n but_o have_v provide_v a_o steward_n to_o who_o he_o have_v deliver_v it_o in_o trust_n forasmuch_o as_o we_o be_v so_o ill_o advice_v and_o so_o ill_o husband_n that_o have_v we_o once_o the_o order_n of_o it_o ourselves_o the_o devil_n by_o his_o sleight_n and_o convayaunces_n will_v soon_o beguile_v we_o for_o if_o our_o fore_a father_n who_o be_v so_o wise_a &_o 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