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leave_v the_o broad_a way_n of_o the_o world_n which_o command_v they_o not_o to_o turmoil_v themselves_o in_o business_n neither_o n_o secular_a nor_o other_o which_o command_n that_o they_o do_v not_o plot_n not_o 〈◊〉_d plot_n sow_v in_o prince_n court_n for_o earthly_a thing_n for_o it_o be_v decree_v in_o the_o first_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n that_o 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n can._n 4._o &_o 7._o monk_n ought_v only_o to_o give_v themselves_o to_o prayer_n &_o fast_v and_o to_o the_o chastize_v of_o the_o flesh_n and_o observe_v of_o their_o rule_n above_o all_o thing_n let_v the_o canon_n be_v rehearse_v that_o appertain_v to_o you_o my_o reverend_a father_n and_o lordbishop_n law_n concern_v your_o just_a and_o b_o canonical_a election_n in_o the_o chapter_n of_o your_o church_n call_v upon_o the_o holy_a ghost_n for_o because_o those_o canon_n be_v not_o obey_v now_o adays_o but_o prelate_n be_v choose_v oftentimes_o more_o by_o the_o favour_n of_o man_n 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hoc_fw-la instituto_fw-la sit_fw-la alienum_fw-la quódque_fw-la non_fw-la simplicitatem_fw-la dei_fw-la zelum_fw-la ac_fw-la vanitatum_fw-la contemptum_fw-la prae_fw-la se_fw-la ferat_fw-la omnino_fw-la verò_fw-la eye_n interdicit_fw-la nè_fw-la ex_fw-la reditibus_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la consanguineos_fw-la familiarésve_fw-la suos_fw-la augere_fw-la studeant_fw-la cùm_fw-la &_o apostolorum_fw-la canon_n prohibeant_fw-la nè_fw-la res_fw-la ecclesiasticas_fw-la quae_fw-la dei_fw-la sint_fw-la consanguineis_fw-la donent_fw-la sed_fw-la si_fw-la pauperes_fw-la sint_fw-la iis_fw-la ut_fw-la pauperibus_fw-la distribuant_fw-la eos_fw-la autem_fw-la non_fw-la distrahant_fw-la nec_fw-la dissipent_fw-la illorum_fw-la causâ_fw-la imò_fw-la quà m_fw-la maximè_fw-la potest_fw-la eos_fw-la sancta_fw-la synodus_fw-la monet_fw-la ut_fw-la omnem_fw-la humanum_fw-la hunc_fw-la erga_fw-la fratres_fw-la nepotes_fw-la propinquóque_fw-la carnis_fw-la affectum_fw-la unde_fw-la multorum_fw-la malorum_fw-la in_o ecclesia_fw-la seminarium_fw-la extat_fw-la penitus_fw-la deponant_fw-la quae_fw-la verò_fw-la de_fw-la episcopis_fw-la dicta_fw-la sunt_fw-la eadem_fw-la in_o quibuscunque_fw-la beneficia_fw-la ecclesiastica_fw-la obtinentibus_fw-la observari_fw-la decernit_fw-la etc._n etc._n thus_o far_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n see_v large_a note_n on_o this_o edit_n col._n 1533._o rob_v parson_n the_o jesuit_n in_o his_o memorial_n for_o reformation_n part_n 1._o c._n 2._o say_v this_o of_o it_o quando_fw-la ultimament_fw-mi se_fw-la celebro_fw-la el_fw-es ss_z o_o concilio_n de_fw-fr trento_n viniendo_fw-la a_o tratar_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr reformation_n de_fw-fr las_fw-fr costumbre_n etc._n etc._n when_o at_o last_o the_o holy_a council_n of_o trent_n be_v celebrate_v the_o father_n come_v to_o debate_v the_o amendmentof_a manner_n although_o it_o desire_v to_o make_v a_o perfect_a reformation_n in_o the_o universal_a church_n they_o be_v constrain_v only_o to_o establish_v some_o thing_n which_o they_o believe_v aught_o to_o be_v receive_v in_o the_o whole_a church_n and_o such_o thing_n as_o those_o time_n be_v so_o much_o vitiate_a and_o corrupt_a will_v permit_v just_o as_o a_o prudent_a physician_n endeavour_v whole_o to_o apply_v himself_o to_o the_o disposition_n fancy_n and_o strength_n of_o his_o patient_n though_o perhaps_o the_o infirmity_n may_v require_v a_o strong_a cure_n for_o though_o they_o see_v very_o well_o that_o many_o thing_n of_o great_a perfection_n and_o severity_n may_v have_v be_v decree_v which_o some_o holy_a man_n propound_v yet_o they_o desire_v only_o to_o establish_v some_o thing_n that_o be_v most_o necessary_a and_o which_o they_o judge_v to_o be_v most_o convenient_a according_a to_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o time_n and_o likely_a to_o be_v most_o easy_o receive_v by_o all_o man_n etc._n etc._n see_v more_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n in_o the_o same_o memorial_n par_fw-fr 2._o c._n 1_o &_o 2._o and_o in_o parson_n description_n of_o the_o person_n and_o family_n of_o a_o bishop_n and_o his_o relation_n of_o john_n davila_n petition_n to_o the_o say_a council_n ibid._n he_o who_o desire_v to_o read_v a_o d_o r._n of_o the_o roman_a church_n on_o this_o subject_n and_o can_v meet_v with_o parson_n memorial_n may_v peruse_v and_o blush_v at_o granada_n sermon_n at_o the_o consecration_n of_o a_o bishop_n upon_o joh._n xxi_o 15._o tom_n 2._o p._n 1395._o in_o his_o work_n print_v at_o cullein_n 1628._o the_o say_n of_o father_n be_v numerous_a to_o this_o purpose_n but_o i_o can_v forget_v one_o passage_n of_o s._n chrysostome_n who_o say_v in_o heb._n xiii_o 17._o hom_n 34._o p._n 602._o lin_v 28._o edit_n savil._n that_o he_o shall_v wonder_v if_o any_o bishop_n can_v be_v save_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n you_o who_o be_v a_o bishop_n say_v he_o shall_v give_v a_o account_n for_o all_o the_o man_n woman_n and_o child_n that_o be_v under_o you_o if_o aaron_n though_o draw_v by_o necessity_n to_o it_o come_v into_o danger_n and_o if_o moses_n be_v in_o peril_n though_o he_o oft_o refuse_v and_o saul_n to_o who_o the_o principality_n of_o another_o be_v commit_v after_o he_o have_v deny_v it_o fall_v into_o danger_n because_o he_o manage_v it_o ill_o how_o much_o more_o shall_v they_o perish_v which_o strive_v for_o rule_v and_o rush_v upon_o it_o thus_o chrysostome_n see_v more_o in_o hom_n 1._o ad_fw-la 2._o epist._n ad_fw-la tim._n which_o father_n have_v so_o many_o and_o so_o good_a direction_n not_o only_o for_o bishop_n but_o also_o for_o all_o clergyman_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr sacerdotio_fw-la that_o i_o have_v oft_o wish_v public_o and_o private_o that_o all_o such_o as_o enter_v into_o holy_a order_n be_v first_o enjoin_v to_o read_v they_o over_o that_o they_o may_v understand_v what_o they_o undertake_v see_v note_n q._n c_o not_o to_o lay_v hand_n sudden_o 1_o tim._n v._o 22._o sacer_n ordo_fw-la est_fw-la eo_fw-la dignius_fw-la conferendus_fw-la quò_fw-la ab_fw-la ordinato_fw-la cetera_fw-la sacramenta_fw-la conferuntur_fw-la quare_fw-la cùm_fw-la periculosum_fw-la sit_fw-la nimis_fw-la minus_fw-la dignos_fw-la idiotas_fw-la illegitimos_fw-la irregulares_fw-la illiteratos_fw-la &_o extraneos_fw-la aut_fw-la sine_fw-la titulo_fw-la certo_fw-la &_o vero_fw-la aliquos_fw-la ordinari_fw-la statuimus_fw-la ut_fw-la ante_fw-la collationem_fw-la ordinum_fw-la per_fw-la episcopum_fw-la de_fw-la his_fw-la omnibus_fw-la indagatio_fw-la diligens_fw-la habeatur_fw-la et_fw-la nè_fw-la reprobatis_fw-la approbandis_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la non_fw-la fuerint_fw-la approbandi_fw-la approbatis_fw-la clanculo_fw-la asserere_fw-la se_fw-la valeant_fw-la reprobati_fw-la in_fw-la examinatione_fw-la scribantur_fw-la numerus_fw-la &_o nomina_fw-la probatorum_fw-la constitutio_fw-la othonis_n pag._n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d siqui_fw-la sine_fw-la examinatione_fw-la presbyteri_fw-la promoti_fw-la sint_fw-la tale_z canon_n 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examine_v he_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o those_o minister_n that_o shall_v assist_v he_o at_o the_o imposition_n of_o hand_n etc._n etc._n and_o if_o any_o bishop_n or_o suffragan_n shall_v admit_v any_o to_o sacred_a order_n who_o be_v not_o so_o qualify_v and_o examine_v as_o before_o we_o have_v ordain_v the_o archbishop_n of_o the_o province_n be_v assist_v by_o one_o bishop_n shall_v suspend_v the_o say_a bishop_n or_o suffragan_n so_o offend_v from_o make_v either_o deacon_n or_o priest_n for_o the_o space_n of_o two_o year_n canon_n eccles._n anno_fw-la 1603._o num_fw-la 35._o ibid._n num_fw-la 34._o no_o man_n be_v to_o be_v ordain_v except_o he_o bring_v letter_n of_o his_o good_a life_n and_o conversation_n under_o the_o seal_n of_o some_o college_n in_o cambridge_n or_o oxford_n or_o three_o or_o four_o grave_a minister_n together_o with_o the_o subscription_n of_o other_o credible_a person_n w._n o_o have_v know_v his_o life_n and_o behaviour_n by_o the_o space_n of_o 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which_o christ_n have_v redeem_v with_o blood_n what_o to_o violate_v the_o sacred_a bond_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o solemn_a promise_n give_v at_o the_o first_o to_o god_n and_o his_o church_n by_o they_o from_o who_o original_a interest_n together_o with_o the_o selfsame_a title_n of_o right_n the_o same_o obligation_n of_o duty_n likewise_o be_v descend_v again_o that_o the_o grave_a and_o wise_a sort_n in_o both_o university_n
the_o people_n to_o live_v well_o and_o christianly_o q._n eliz_n injunct_a 7._o decanus_n &_o residentiarii_fw-la quantum_fw-la maximè_fw-la possint_fw-la dabunt_fw-la operam_fw-la ut_fw-la minores_fw-la canonici_fw-la aut_fw-la vicarii_fw-la &_o ministri_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la non_fw-la ignavi_fw-la &_o inutiles_fw-la vitam_fw-la ducant_fw-la in_o otio_fw-la &_o illicitis_fw-la lusibus_fw-la se_fw-la exerceant_fw-la libre_fw-la quorundam_fw-la canonum_fw-la anno_fw-la 1571._o cap._n 2._o l_o weapon_n interdiximus_fw-la seruis_fw-la dei_fw-la ut_fw-la 〈◊〉_d habitu_fw-la vel_fw-la sago_fw-la vel_fw-la armis_fw-la utantur_fw-la cuthbert_n in_o spelmanni_n council_n pag._n 238._o non_fw-la licet_fw-la clerico_n esse_fw-la mercatorem_fw-la nec_fw-la habere_fw-la praefecturam_fw-la nec_fw-la turpe_fw-la lucrum_fw-la sectari_fw-la nec_fw-la implicare_fw-la se_fw-la negotiis_fw-la secularibus_fw-la nec_fw-la esse_fw-la ebriosum_fw-la nec_fw-la bibere_fw-la in_o tabernis_fw-la sed_fw-la oportet_fw-la eum_fw-la semper_fw-la esse_fw-la paratum_fw-la ad_fw-la hoc_fw-la quod_fw-la ordinatus_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la debet_fw-la esse_fw-la superbus_fw-la arrogans_fw-la nec_fw-la superfluus_fw-la in_o vestibus_fw-la nec_fw-la comptus_fw-la annulis_fw-la non_fw-la debet_fw-la armis_fw-la uti_fw-la nec_fw-la ad_fw-la bellum_fw-la procedere_fw-la quia_fw-la canon_n docent_fw-la quòd_fw-la quicunque_fw-la clericus_fw-la in_o bello_fw-la aut_fw-la rixa_fw-la mortuus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la neque_fw-la oblatione_fw-la neque_fw-la oratione_fw-la postuletur_fw-la pro_fw-la eo_fw-la theodori_n poenitentiale_fw-la ms._n in_fw-la bibliotheca_fw-la collegii_fw-la corporis_fw-la christi_fw-la cantabr_n in_o medio_fw-la voluminis_fw-la m_o apparel_n and_o adorn_v the_o body_n proviso_n nè_fw-la clerici_fw-la in_o publicum_fw-la nisi_fw-la promissis_fw-la vestibus_fw-la cassock_n induti_fw-la prodeant_fw-la constitut._n 1603._o 74._o injunction_n 1559._o 30._o see_v john_n gerson_n excellent_a tract_n de_fw-fr temperantia_fw-la in_o cibis_fw-la potu_fw-la &_o vestibus_fw-la praelatorum_fw-la where_o he_o prove_v that_o excess_n in_o these_o will_v be_v one_o mean_n to_o ruin_v the_o church_n now_o whether_o to_o go_v in_o coerpo_n with_o a_o band_n hang_v over_o the_o shoulder_n and_o hair_n 〈◊〉_d almost_o to_o the_o middle_n of_o the_o back_n compass_v round_o with_o ribbon_n so_o that_o many_o in_o holy_a order_n look_v rather_o like_o 〈◊〉_d and_o ruffian_n than_o clergyman_n whether_o this_o agree_v with_o old_a canon_n let_v he_o judge_v who_o meet_v there_o oft_o with_o clericus_fw-la comam_fw-la non_fw-la nutriat_fw-la which_o be_v call_v by_o epiphanius_n a_o apostolical_a constitution_n p._n 1073._o &_o 1074._o edit_n petau._n or_o consult_v spelmanni_n concilia_fw-la p._n 52.6_o &_o p._n 453._o §_o 47._o council_n carthag_n iv_o can_v 44._o aniceti_n epist_n decret_a dionys._n de_fw-fr eccle_n hierar_fw-it par_fw-fr 2._o c._n 3._o or_o the_o late_a canon_n de_fw-fr vestitu_fw-la clericorum_fw-la anno_fw-la 1564._o or_o regard_v the_o custom_n of_o any_o other_o church_n or_o s._n paul_n plain_a precept_n 1_o cor._n xi_o 14_o 16._o or_o know_v how_o sharp_o epiphanius_n in_o the_o place_n aforecited_a and_o s._n augustin_n lib._n de_n oper_n manich._n cap._n ult_n do_v rebuke_v some_o monk_n for_o go_v in_o long_a hair_n n_z secular_a business_n 〈◊〉_d no_o man_n be_v admit_v a_o deacon_n or_o minister_n shall_v use_v himself_o in_o the_o course_n of_o his_o life_n as_o a_o layman_n upon_o pain_n of_o excommunication_n can._n 75._o anno_fw-la 1603._o presbyteri_fw-la sciant_fw-la se_fw-la necessariò_fw-la pro_fw-la dei_fw-la intuitu_fw-la debere_fw-la à _fw-la secularibus_fw-la negotiis_fw-la causìsque_fw-la in_o quantum_fw-la praevaleant_fw-la vacare_fw-la spelman_n pag._n 247._o 8._o &_o 582._o 34._o o_o residence_n of_o bishop_n vide_fw-la constitutiones_fw-la othoboni_n de_fw-fr residentia_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la p._n 43._o pastor_n bone_fw-la cognoscens_fw-la gregem_fw-la suum_fw-la debet_fw-la ipsum_fw-la &_o corporis_fw-la &_o mentis_fw-la oculis_fw-la jugiter_fw-la intueri_fw-la etc._n etc._n sub_fw-la divini_fw-la attestatione_n judicii_fw-la commonemus_fw-la ut_fw-la ad_fw-la commissi_fw-la gregis_fw-la curam_fw-la etc._n etc._n ibid._n spelman_n p._n 238._o statuimus_fw-la ut_fw-la singulis_fw-la annis_fw-la unusquisque_fw-la episcopus_fw-la parochiam_fw-la svam_fw-la solicitè_fw-fr circumeat_fw-la populum_fw-la confirmare_fw-la &_o plebem_fw-la docere_fw-la p_o patrimony_n of_o christ._n the_o good_n of_o the_o church_n be_v call_v the_o good_n of_o the_o poor_a and_o in_o these_o day_n nothing_o be_v less_o see_v than_o the_o poor_a to_o be_v sustain_v with_o the_o same_o so_o say_v the_o 15_o the_o injunct_a of_o edw._n 6._o anno_fw-la 1547._o gratian_n have_v bring_v many_o autority_n to_o this_o purpose_n conclude_v thus_o by_o all_o these_o autority_n it_o be_v clear_a that_o clergyman_n can_v have_v no_o 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they_o as_o other_o poor_a people_n and_o not_o to_o prey_v upon_o the_o church_n good_n for_o they_o the_o council_n of_o gangra_n which_o be_v present_o after_o the_o first_o nicen_n decree_v can_v 8._o that_o if_o any_o receive_v a_o oblation_n beside_o the_o bishop_n and_o he_o that_o be_v appoint_v by_o the_o bishop_n to_o dispense_v alm_n to_o the_o poor_a both_o he_o that_o give_v and_o he_o that_o receive_v it_o shall_v be_v excommunicate_a see_v more_o canon_n in_o spalleto_n l._n 9_o c._n 4._o §_o 13._o &_o c._n 7._o §_o 10._o i_o conclude_v this_o with_o a_o passage_n of_o s._n augustin_n serm._n 21._o ad_fw-la fratres_fw-la in_o eremo_fw-la tom_n 10._o non_fw-la ergò_fw-la habere_fw-la debemus_fw-la temporalia_fw-la etc._n etc._n we_o ought_v not_o therefore_o to_o have_v temporal_a good_n to_o keep_v they_o in_o our_o possession_n nor_o must_v i_o that_o be_o a_o bishop_n have_v they_o but_o only_o to_o dispense_v to_o poor_a people_n because_o the_o good_n of_o the_o church_n be_v the_o good_n of_o the_o poor_a wherefore_o i_o must_v take_v great_a heed_n lest_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o poor_a which_o belong_v to_o the_o church_n of_o hippo_n be_v give_v to_o the_o rich_a in_o which_o matter_n i_o have_v hitherto_o quit_v myself_o well_o for_o i_o have_v kindred_n who_o call_v themselves_o noble_a and_o they_o come_v to_o i_o be_v a_o bishop_n one_o while_o threaten_a another_o while_n flatter_v i_o and_o say_v father_n give_v we_o somewhat_o for_o we_o be_v your_o kin_n and_o yet_o by_o god_n grace_n and_o the_o mediation_n of_o your_o prayer_n i_o do_v not_o remember_v that_o ever_o i_o enrich_v one_o of_o they_o for_o the_o poor_a be_v more_o dear_a to_o i_o then_o the_o rich_a because_o have_v food_n and_o raiment_n we_o shall_v be_v therewith_o content_a see_v more_o of_o this_o and_o all_o the_o former_a particular_n in_o concilio_n aquisgranensi_fw-la de_fw-la ecclesiastica_fw-la disciplina_fw-la celebrato_fw-la anno_fw-la 836._o in_o binio_n tom_fw-mi 3._o part_n 1._o sect._n poster_n pag._n 313._o etc._n etc._n hieron_n adv_fw-la jovin_n l._n 2._o de_fw-fr consecrat_fw-mi do_v 5._o c._n ne_o tale_n prosperum_fw-la de_fw-la vitá_fw-la contemplatiuâ_fw-la these_o chapter_n of_o the_o negligence_n of_o a_o priest_n who_o act_v contrary_a to_o his_o doctrine_n lib._n 1_o cap._n 15._o what_o danger_n will_v betide_v they_o who_o neglect_v the_o cure_n commit_v to_o their_o charge_n c._n 16._o
what_o manner_n of_o person_n priest_n shall_v be_v c._n 21._o &_o 25._o that_o priest_n ought_v to_o look_v upon_o nothing_o as_o their_o own_o l._n 2._o c._n 9_o how_o they_o ruin_v their_o soul_n who_o take_v of_o the_o good_n of_o the_o church_n when_o they_o have_v enough_o of_o their_o own_o c._n 10._o council_n carthagin_n 4._o lopez_n 〈◊〉_d patrum_fw-la l._n 5._o c._n 11._o episcopi_fw-la non_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d consanguineos_fw-la bishop_n andrews_n p._n 39_o of_o this_o book_n and_o note_n b_o r_o counsel_n episcopus_fw-la bis_fw-la in_o anno_fw-la synodum_fw-la cogat_fw-la &_o parochiam_fw-la svam_fw-la semel_fw-la 〈◊〉_d peccata_fw-la corripiens_fw-la spelman_n p._n 293._o 3._o p._n 28._o l._n 18._o i_o see_v not_o what_o good_a come_v of_o your_o assemble_v namely_o to_o the_o church_n sacerdotum_fw-la ac_fw-la principum_fw-la concilium_fw-la uno_fw-la 〈◊〉_d habebatur_fw-la ac_fw-la unum_fw-la tantum_fw-la agebatur_fw-la ut_fw-la pecunia_fw-la imperaretur_fw-la polydor._fw-la vergil_n l._n 27._o in_o hen._n 8._o mihi_fw-la pag._n 1710_o edit_n gandavi_fw-la 1557._o s_o correction_n of_o manner_n see_v many_o law_n to_o this_o end_n in_o concilio_n aquisgranensi_fw-la jam_fw-la citato_fw-la and_o in_o spelman_n p._n 395._o etc._n etc._n t_o laity_n i_o shall_v only_o mind_v the_o laity_n for_o 20_o year_n confusion_n have_v make_v many_o forget_v how_o the_o church_n of_o england_n exhort_v they_o to_o behave_v themselves_o in_o holy_a place_n and_o at_o holy_a time_n god_n join_v both_o together_o leu._n nineteeen_o 30._o all_o bishop_n and_o preacher_n shall_v 〈◊〉_d and_o teach_v the_o people_n commit_v to_o their_o spiritual_a charge_n to_o use_v themselves_o in_o this_o manner_n follow_v that_o be_v to_o say_v at_o their_o entry_n or_o come_n into_o the_o church_n let_v they_o make_v account_n with_o themselves_o how_o they_o have_v bestow_v the_o week_n past_a remember_v what_o 〈◊〉_d mind_n and_o purpose_n they_o have_v have_v what_o word_n they_o have_v speak_v what_o thing_n they_o have_v do_v or_o leave_v undo_v to_o the_o dishonour_n and_o displeasure_n of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d what_o example_n or_o occasion_n of_o evil_n they_o have_v give_v to_o other_o and_o when_o they_o have_v thus_o recollect_v and_o consider_v all_o these_o thing_n in_o their_o mind_n then_o let_v they_o humble_o acknowledge_v their_o fault_n unto_o god_n and_o ask_v forgiveness_n for_o the_o same_o with_o unfeigned_a purpose_n in_o their_o heart_n to_o convert_v and_o return_v from_o their_o naughty_a life_n and_o to_o amend_v the_o same_o and_o when_o they_o have_v so_o do_v then_o let_v they_o clear_o and_o pure_o in_o their_o heart_n remit_v and_o forgive_v all_o malice_n and_o displeasure_n which_o they_o bear_v to_o any_o creature_n and_o after_o that_o let_v they_o fall_v unto_o prayer_n according_a to_o the_o commandment_n of_o christ_n where_o he_o say_v mat._n 5._o when_o you_o begin_v to_o pray_v forgive_v what_o soever_o displeasure_n you_o have_v 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