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it_o quite_o up_o by_o the_o root_n the_o which_o very_a point_n i_o mean_v the_o necessity_n of_o patience_n the_o same_o s._n cyprian_n more_o easy_o prove_v to_o be_v in_o chastity_n justice_n and_o peace_n with_o our_o neighbour_n for_o thus_o he_o hereof_o discourse_v let_v thy_o patience_n be_v strong_a &_o immovable_a in_o thy_o hart_n let_v not_o thy_o sanctify_v body_n and_o temple_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v pollute_v with_o adultery_n neither_o let_v thy_o innocency_n devote_a to_o justice_n be_v contaminate_v with_o any_o contagion_n of_o deceit_n nor_o after_o thou_o have_v receive_v the_o most_o reverend_a eucharist_n let_v thy_o hand_n be_v dishonour_v with_o the_o sword_n or_o imbrue_v in_o blood_n ibid._n thus_o this_o doctor_n who_o intimate_v from_o a_o contrary_a sense_n that_o chastity_n without_o the_o support_n of_o patience_n be_v not_o able_a to_o resist_v adultery_n nor_o justice_n can_v be_v void_a of_o fraud_n nor_o the_o take_n of_o the_o eucharist_n can_v free_v a_o man_n from_o homicide_n this_o which_o s._n james_n above_o teach_v touch_v the_o virtue_n of_o patience_n be_v also_o teach_v in_o other_o word_n by_o the_o prophet_n david_n by_o christ_n himself_o and_o by_o the_o apostle_n david_n word_n be_v these_o psal_n 9_o the_o patience_n of_o the_o poor_a shall_v never_o perish_v beacuse_n it_o be_v a_o perfect_a work_n and_o in_o this_o respect_n its_o reward_n shall_v not_o consume_v or_o waste_v away_o patience_n also_o be_v say_v not_o to_o perish_v because_o it_o be_v recompense_v for_o all_o eternity_n in_o regard_n of_o its_o fruit_n after_o this_o manner_n we_o be_v accustom_v to_o say_v that_o the_o labour_n of_o a_o husbandman_n do_v perish_v when_o they_o bear_v no_o fruit_n and_o not_o perish_v when_o they_o bear_v fruit_n now_o the_o word_n poor_a be_v here_o add_v because_o in_o this_o place_n it_o signifi_v one_o that_o be_v humble_a who_o acknowledge_v himself_o to_o be_v poor_a and_o that_o he_o can_v either_o do_v or_o suffer_v any_o thing_n without_o the_o concurrency_n and_o aid_n of_o god_n and_o thus_o be_v this_o point_n expound_v by_o s_n austin_n lib._n the_o patient_a cap._n 15._o neither_o only_a the_o poor_a but_o the_o rich_a and_o such_o as_o do_v abound_v with_o affluency_n of_o temporal_a wealth_n may_v have_v the_o virtue_n of_o patience_n so_o that_o they_o do_v not_o confide_v and_o trust_v in_o their_o riches_n but_o in_o god_n of_o who_o as_o be_v true_o poor_a in_o all_o divine_a gift_n they_o pray_v for_o patience_n and_o obtain_v it_o this_o say_a point_n our_o lord_n himself_o signify_v when_o he_o say_v in_o the_o gospel_n luc._n 21._o in_o your_o patience_n you_o shall_v possess_v your_o soul_n for_o he_o only_o do_v true_o enjoy_v his_o soul_n that_o be_v his_o life_n of_o which_o no_o man_n can_v be_v bereave_v who_o will_v tolerate_v patient_o all_o affliction_n yea_o the_o very_a death_n of_o the_o body_n so_o that_o he_o sin_v not_o against_o god_n 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hell_n to_o conclude_v this_o foresaid_a point_n the_o apostle_n confirm_v say_v heb._n 10_o patience_n be_v necessary_a for_o you_o that_o do_v the_o will_n of_o god_n you_o may_v receive_v the_o promise_n where_o we_o see_v that_o the_o apostle_n plain_o pronounce_v that_o patience_n be_v whole_o necessary_a to_o we_o that_o thereby_o we_o may_v always_o do_v the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o by_o do_v it_o may_v receive_v the_o promise_n that_o be_v the_o crown_n of_o glory_n which_o god_n have_v promise_v for_o they_o that_o love_v he_o and_o keep_v his_o commandment_n jac._n 1._o for_o we_o read_v if_o any_o love_v i_o he_o will_v keep_v my_o word_n he_o that_o love_v i_o not_o keep_v not_o my_o word_n joan._n 14._o thus_o we_o observe_v the_o whole_a scripture_n cohere_v and_o agre_v in_o itself_o to_o preach_v to_o all_o the_o faithful_a the_o necessity_n of_o patience_n and_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n why_o christ_n go_v out_o of_o this_o life_n will_v testify_v to_o all_o man_n 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school_n of_o this_o world_n nevertheless_o if_o a_o man_n will_v in_o soul_n go_v out_o of_o this_o world_n and_o use_v a_o serious_a introversion_n upon_o himself_o and_o say_v to_o himself_o i_o will_v hear_v what_o our_o lord_n god_n will_v speak_v in_o i_o psal_n 84._o and_o withal_o will_v with_o humble_a prayer_n and_o lamentation_n beat_v at_o the_o fare_n of_o our_o heavenly_a master_n who_o be_v both_o the_o text_n and_o the_o comment_n he_o then_o will_v not_o with_o difficulty_n understand_v the_o truth_n and_o the_o truth_n will_v free_v he_o from_o all_o error_n so_o as_o that_o shall_v not_o seem_v hard_o to_o he_o which_o afore_o seem_v impossible_a of_o the_o three_o fruit_n of_o the_o sixth_o word_n chap._n xv._o now_o the_o three_o fruit_n which_o we_o may_v gather_v from_o the_o sixth_o woad_n be_v that_o ourselves_o may_v learn_v as_o be_v spiritual_a priest_n to_o offer_v to_o god_n spiritual_a host_n as_o s._n peter_n speak_v 1._o pet._n 3._o or_o as_o the_o 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