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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o that_o pray_v with_o fast_v have_v two_o wing_n and_o those_o light_a than_o the_o wind_n themselves_o for_o such_o a_o one_o do_v not_o stretch_v himself_o or_o yawn_v or_o be_v drowsy_a in_o his_o prayer_n he_o that_o fa_v be_v light_a and_o wing_a and_o pray_v with_o vigilancy_n and_o extinguish_v his_o own_o evil_a lust_n and_o render_v god_n propitious_a to_o himself_o and_o humble_v his_o own_o soul_n that_o be_v lift_v up_o for_o this_o cause_n also_o the_o apostle_n be_v almost_o always_o in_o fast_v fast_v with_o faith_n bring_v into_o the_o soul_n a_o great_a force_n and_o much_o philosophy_n and_o make_v of_o a_o man_n a_o angel_n and_o help_v he_o to_o fight_v with_o incorporeal_a power_n howbeit_o fast_v by_o itself_o alone_o do_v not_o thus_o avail_v but_o it_o have_v need_v of_o prayer_n also_o and_o first_o of_o prayer_n as_o in_o nature_n the_o soul_n be_v before_o the_o body_n and_o in_o the_o gospel_n our_o saviour_n say_v by_o prayer_n and_o fast_v where_o he_o place_v prayer_n first_o but_o show_v they_o their_o prayer_n then_o prove_v ineffectual_a because_o they_o have_v not_o annex_v joint_o fast_v for_o as_o the_o same_o father_n s._n chrysostom_n elsewhere_o say_v viz_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ex_fw-la m._n s._n r_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d fast_v be_v the_o source_n of_o sobriety_n the_o guardian_n of_o piety_n or_o devotion_n nurse_v up_o with_o sâ—…ts_n and_o have_v its_o habitation_n among_o angel_n by_o reason_n of_o it_o both_o pleasure_n and_o devil_n fly_v from_o we_o concupiscence_n be_v mortify_v and_o passion_n be_v quiet_v the_o force_n of_o prayer_n and_o fast_v together_o we_o read_v experience_v against_o one_o of_o the_o first_o enemy_n of_o god_n church_n and_o people_n in_o exodo_fw-la adversùs_fw-la amelech_n oratione_fw-la moysis_n &_o totius_fw-la populi_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la vesperam_fw-la jejunio_fw-la depugnatum_fw-la est_fw-la in_o exodus_fw-la the_o fight_n be_v manage_v against_o amelech_n by_o the_o prayer_n of_o moses_n and_o the_o fast_a of_o all_o the_o people_n unto_o the_o evening_n these_o three_o holy_a sister_n prayer_n alms_n and_o fast_v be_v happy_a when_o all_o three_o meet_v together_o as_o mat._n 6._o act._n 10._o but_o of_o these_o three_o the_o 1._o prayer_n the_o elder_a daughter_n of_o faith_n rom._n 10._o must_v always_o be_v present_a and_o therefore_o never_o be_v out_o of_o our_o power_n oral_n or_o virtual_a or_o mental_a prayer_n at_o least_o they_o which_o can_v give_v alm_n may_v fast_v the_o more_o they_o which_o can_v fast_v shall_v give_v the_o more_o alm_n and_o if_o any_o can_v neither_o fast_o nor_o give_v alm_n yet_o all_o can_v pray_v fast_v disarm_v the_o flesh_n alm_n win_v friend_n and_o auxiliaries_n prayer_n fight_v as_o moses_n hand_n lift_v up_o against_o amalek_n through_o the_o might_n 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languidus_fw-la aegritudinis_fw-la suae_fw-la invenit_fw-la medicinam_fw-la si_fw-la cum_fw-la solicitudine_fw-la medici_fw-la mandata_fw-la servaverit_fw-la istud_fw-la autem_fw-la praeceptum_fw-la ejus_fw-la est_fw-la primum_fw-la ut_fw-la his_o 40_o diebus_fw-la jejuniis_fw-la orationibus_fw-la vigiliis_fw-la operam_fw-la commodemus_fw-la jejuniis_fw-la enim_fw-la lascivia_fw-la corporis_fw-la castigatur_fw-la orationibus_fw-la devota_fw-la saginatur_fw-la anima_fw-la vigiliis_fw-la diaboli_fw-la insidiae_fw-la depelluntur_fw-la i_o testify_v unto_o you_o that_o this_o be_v the_o time_n as_o it_o be_v of_o the_o heavenly_a course_n of_o physic_n when_o the_o sick_a person_n find_v medicine_n for_o his_o malady_n if_o he_o with_o all_o carefulness_n shall_v observe_v the_o prescription_n of_o his_o physician_n now_o this_o be_v a_o chief_a prescription_n of_o he_o that_o in_o these_o 40_o day_n we_o give_v diligence_n to_o fasting_n prayer_n and_o watch_n for_o by_o fasting_n the_o 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