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adversary_n then_o haste_n o_fw-fr christian_n soul_n faith_n saint_n austen_n in_o the_o life_n of_o dom_n christ_n a_o most_o heavenly_a medicine_n to_o help_v all_o thy_o defect_n what_o pride_n be_v there_o that_o his_o humility_n do_v not_o abate_v what_o anger_n that_o his_o gentleness_n do_v not_o leâ—…e_a what_o covetousness_n that_o his_o poverty_n do_v not_o salve_v what_o heart_n be_v there_o so_o benumb_a that_o his_o love_n do_v not_o inflame_v in_o every_o way_n here_o we_o have_v what_o to_o behold_v what_o to_o imitate_v what_o to_o admire_v here_o we_o learn_v what_o to_o fly_v what_o to_o follow_v where_o shall_v we_o find_v the_o misery_n of_o man_n better_o salve_v the_o goodness_n of_o god_n more_o manifest_v love_n and_o grace_n more_o enlarge_v then_o in_o meditate_v of_o the_o life_n of_o christ_n the_o love_a captain_n will_v that_o the_o soldier_n sometime_o behold_v the_o wound_n receive_v in_o his_o behalf_n thereby_o to_o take_v comfort_n and_o courage_n the_o martyr_n call_v to_o mind_n christ_n crucify_v upon_o the_o cross_n endure_v try_v and_o fry_a flame_n of_o great_a persecution_n so_o patient_o as_o if_o the_o soul_n exile_v from_o the_o body_n by_o a_o divine_a meditation_n both_o body_n and_o soul_n be_v in_o part_n become_v senseless_a and_o make_v to_o live_v not_o where_o they_o live_v but_o where_o they_o love_v that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o christ._n 8_o this_o make_v the_o holy_a man_n of_o god_n so_o full_a of_o devotion_n so_o great_a despiser_n of_o the_o world_n as_o they_o be_v their_o chief_a care_n be_v to_o care_n for_o a_o time_n to_o come_v their_o continual_a meditation_n be_v the_o mystery_n of_o man_n redemption_n and_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o their_o hope_n in_o a_o other_o world_n for_o this_o cause_n and_o upon_o this_o learning_n festus_n 24_o think_v saint_n paul_n have_v overstudied_a himself_o when_o all_o his_o mind_n be_v so_o often_o in_o contemplation_n have_v festus_n know_v the_o depth_n of_o 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