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their_o knee_n beg_v the_o prayer_n of_o the_o saint_n with_o their_o hair_n neglect_v their_o eye_n hollow_a their_o body_n wither_v their_o foot_n bare_a and_o their_o knee_n of_o horn_n as_o nazianzene_n pour_v it_o out_o to_o we_o in_o a_o 'slud_o of_o eloquence_n and_o draw_v the_o picture_n for_o we_o these_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o isidore_n speak_v the_o live_a statue_n of_o all_o christian_a philosophy_n for_o we_o to_o look_v upon_o more_o lively_o figure_n of_o true_a christian_a piety_n then_o all_o the_o dogmata_fw-la all_o the_o position_n and_o definition_n of_o the_o school_n and_o this_o i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o god_n himself_o have_v give_v we_o a_o fair_a catalogue_n of_o all_o the_o virtue_n of_o man_n and_o woman_n famous_a in_o their_o generation_n and_o have_v be_v please_v to_o put_v it_o into_o the_o heart_n of_o
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and_o faint_a representation_n draw_v from_o sensible_a thing_n and_o by_o negation_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o quomodo_n be_v best_a answer_v by_o non_fw-la hoc_fw-la modo_fw-la not_o after_o this_o manner_n he_o be_v make_v like_o unto_o we_o it_o be_v true_a but_o not_o so_o as_o flesh_n and_o blood_n may_v imagine_v or_o a_o wanton_a and_o busy_a wit_n conceive_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v basil_n gen._n hum._n christi_fw-la gen._n not_o by_o any_o mutation_n of_o his_o divine_a essence_n sine_fw-la periculo_fw-la statûs_fw-la svi_fw-la say_v tertulian_n without_o any_o danger_n of_o the_o least_o alteration_n of_o his_o state_n his_o glory_n do_v not_o take_v from_o he_o the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n nor_o do_v this_o assimilation_n lessen_v or_o alter_v he_o in_o that_o by_o which_o he_o be_v equal_a to_o his_o father_n generale_fw-mi council_n 4._o generale_fw-mi nec_fw-la sacramentum_fw-la pietatis_fw-la fit_a 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distinction_n of_o the_o person_n they_o be_v unite_v as_o the_o sun_n and_o light_n say_v justine_n martyr_n as_o a_o graft_n to_o a_o plant_n say_v other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v basil_n as_o in_o a_o fiery_a sword_n there_o be_v two_o distinct_a nature_n the_o fire_n and_o the_o sword_n two_o distinct_a act_n to_o cut_v and_o to_o burn_v and_o two_o distinct_a effect_n cut_v and_o burn_a from_o whence_o arise_v one_o common_a effect_n to_o cut_v burn_v and_o to_o burn_v cut_v all_o this_o must_v be_v taste_v cum_fw-la grano_fw-la salis_fw-la 3.16_o 1_o tim._n 3.16_o and_o season_v with_o a_o sober_a application_n for_o in_o all_o there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o resemblance_n but_o great_a disproportion_n this_o be_v a_o great_a mystery_n and_o mystery_n can_v be_v fear_v nor_o sound_v to_o the_o depth_n it_o be_v well_o we_o can_v float_v upon_o the_o surface_n of_o these_o water_n and_o with_o a_o tremble_a hand_n 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〈◊〉_d garbage_n and_o filth_n to_o be_v throw_v to_o dog_n ver_fw-la 8._o obsecro_fw-la expone_fw-la te_fw-la paululum_fw-la say_v the_o father_n good_a apostle_n what_o paradox_n what_o riddle_n be_v these_o unfold_v thyself_o what_o circumcision_n nothing_o thyself_o ble_v under_o the_o knife_n the_o law_n nothing_o why_o it_o be_v just_a and_o true_a and_o holy_a and_o good_a and_o righteousness_n the_o very_a name_n be_v precious_a expone_fw-la te_fw-la paululum_fw-la we_o be_v in_o a_o cloud_n and_o besiege_v with_o darkness_n we_o can_v believe_v s._n paul_n himself_o without_o a_o exposition_n very_o a_o strange_a contemplation_n it_o be_v and_o we_o may_v at_o first_o conceive_v s._n paul_n now_o to_o have_v be_v not_o in_o the_o three_o heaven_n but_o in_o a_o cloud_n every_o step_n be_v in_o darkness_n every_o word_n a_o mystery_n but_o yet_o follow_v he_o to_o ver_fw-la 8._o and_o some_o day_n appear_v the_o dayspring_n from_o on_o high_a have_v visit_v we_o and_o then_o 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