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qui_fw-la se_fw-la exaltat_fw-la he_o that_o exalt_v himself_o indeed_o he_o be_v most_o proper_o say_v to_o humble_v himself_o that_o do_v it_o free_o willing_o who_o heart_n be_v to_o the_o work_n and_o thus_o ahab_n do_v not_o humble_v himself_o that_o humiliation_n be_v without_o humility_n which_o be_v not_o free_a and_o voluntary_a but_o of_o this_o more_o after_o 2._o i_o come_v to_o show_v positive_o what_o humility_n be_v camero_n give_v this_o brief_a description_n of_o it_o 88_o praelect_v ad_fw-la mat._n 18.2_o p._n 88_o humilitas_fw-la est_fw-la animi_fw-la demissio_fw-la orta_fw-la ex_fw-la verâ_fw-la statûs_fw-la et_fw-la conditionis_fw-la suae_fw-la agnitione_n humil_n de_fw-fr grad_v humil_n very_o near_o to_o bernard_n definition_n scil._n humilitas_fw-la est_fw-la virtus_fw-la quâ_fw-la homo_fw-la verissima_fw-la svi_fw-la cognition_n sibi_fw-la ipsi_fw-la
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