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li._n 2._o count_n jovin_n our_o lord_n teach_v that_o the_o fierce_a sort_n of_o dinuel_n be_v not_o otherwise_o overcome_v then_o by_o fast_v &_o prayer_n sure_o so_o it_o be_v that_o most_o eager_a spirit_n of_o luxury_n be_v weaken_v by_o this_o kind_n of_o arm_n whereupon_o s._n augustine_n say_v temp._n serm._n 65._o de_fw-fr temp._n see_v my_o dear_a hâ—w_o great_a the_o force_n of_o fast_v be_v siâ—h_v it_o be_v able_a to_o effect_v that_o which_o the_o apostle_n can_v not_o s._n ambrose_n discourse_v very_o elegant_o and_o pitthy_o say_v 25._o ser._n 25._o behold_v therefore_o what_o the_o force_n of_o fast_v be_v how_o much_o grace_n it_o impart_v to_o he_o that_o use_v it_o see_v it_o minister_v so_o efficacious_a a_o medicine_n to_o another_o see_v how_o it_o sanctify_v the_o fast_a himself_n see_v it_o so_o much_o purify_v his_o neighbour_n it_o be_v a_o thing_n to_o be_v much_o wonder_v at_o one_o man_n fa_v &_o another_o profit_v by_o his_o abstinence_n this_o man_n take_v the_o medicine_n and_o by_o the_o operation_n thereof_o another_o man_n be_v cure_v which_o likewise_o bless_a pope_n lâ—o_o admire_v say_v that_o the_o prayer_n of_o he_o that_o fast_n be_v 〈◊〉_d acceptable_a to_o god_n as_o terrible_a to_o satan_n for_o if_o the_o virtue_n of_o fast_v be_v so_o great_a that_o he_o who_o be_v arm_v therewith_o drive_v away_o the_o enemy_n that_o possess_v another_o â—ow_o much_o more_o able_a will_v it_o be_v to_o resist_v his_o assault_n and_o constrainâ—_n he_o to_o forsake_v his_o own_o body_n the_o wicked_a spirit_n can_v endure_v the_o efficacy_n of_o this_o enemy_n fast_v while_o he_o possess_v the_o body_n of_o another_o how_o much_o less_o will_v he_o be_v able_a to_o sustain_v it_o in_o the_o man_n himself_o by_o who_o he_o be_v so_o flout_o impugn_a apt_o therefore_o do_v the_o