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themselves_o against_o the_o devil_n against_o their_o own_o infirmity_n against_o the_o allurement_n of_o the_o world_n all_o which_o business_n religious_a people_n have_v in_o a_o manner_n so_o ingross_v that_o few_o beside_o they_o stir_v in_o they_o and_o even_o those_o few_o be_v ofttimes_o stirred-up_a by_o their_o example_n and_o by_o a_o holy_a emulation_n of_o they_o 6._o and_o though_o these_o thing_n be_v in_o themselves_o great_a yet_o because_o they_o be_v daily_a they_o be_v not_o esteem_v and_o people_n perhaps_o think_v but_o slight_o of_o they_o as_o the_o fashion_n be_v hereticksâ—_n the_o war_n which_o we_o have_v with_o the_o enemy_n of_o god_n church_n and_o with_o heretic_n be_v of_o more_o reckon_n and_o religious_a man_n be_v they_o that_o bear_v the_o great_a part_n of_o that_o burden_n also_o oppose_v themselves_o as_o a_o counterscarpe_a and_o bulwark_n against_o the_o fury_n of_o they_o in_o their_o disputation_n and_o sermon_n and_o write_v book_n in_o 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that_o have_v not_o be_v religious_a it_o will_v be_v too_o tedious_a to_o rehearse_v they_o all_o yet_o some_o we_o will_v touch_v upon_o râ—migius_n for_o example_n sake_n 7._o first_o therefore_o we_o find_v that_o s._n remigius_n he_o that_o about_o the_o year_n five_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o convert_v all_o france_n from_o idolatry_n to_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n be_v from_o his_o childhood_n a_o monk_n and_o afterward_o archbishop_n of_o rhâ—mes_n martin_n 8._o about_o the_o same_o time_n to_o wit_n in_o the_o year_n five_o hundred_o and_o forty_o martin_n a_o monk_n reduce_v the_o swedens_n from_o the_o aâ—ian_a heresy_n it_o be_v a_o know_a thing_n england_n how_o england_n by_o s._n augustin_n instruction_n who_o saint_n gregory_n send_v thither_o with_o four_o other_o monk_n be_v convert_v to_o god_n together_o with_o king_n ethelbert_n in_o the_o year_n six_o hundred_o and_o three_o lambert_n and_o in_o six_o hundred_o twenty_o two_o lambert_n a_o monk_n of_o liege_n bring_v the_o country_n of_o taxandria_n in_o the_o low_a germany_n to_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n kilian_n a_o scottish_a monk_n wrought_v the_o like_a in_o franconia_n and_o there_o die_v a_o martyr_n wilfride_n also_o a_o monk_n of_o the_o monastery_n of_o hâ—rpue_n in_o england_n wilfride_n and_o afterward_o bishop_n of_o york_n about_o the_o year_n six_o hundred_o fourscore_o and_o three_o as_o he_o be_v sail_v towards_o rome_n be_v by_o tempest_n cast_v upon_o the_o coast_n of_o holland_n and_o frizland_n and_o not_o to_o pass_v the_o winter_n without_o fruit_n he_o begin_v to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n which_o till_o then_o have_v not_o be_v hear_v of_o in_o those_o country_n and_o return_v home_o and_o not_o permit_v by_o wicked_a king_n egâ—rid_a to_o remain_v in_o his_o charge_n he_o go_v to_o the_o south_n saxon_n that_o be_v
ci_o 〈◊〉_d the_o carmelit_n oâ—_n whitefriar_n waldâ—nsis_n de_fw-fr sacram._n tit_n 9_o c._n 84._o the_o franciscan_n or_o gray-friar_n the_o dominican_n or_o blackfriars_a the_o seruiâ—es_n celestine_n câ—â—â—hes-friar_n mount-olivet_a jesuati_fw-la heremite_n of_o sainâ—_n hierome_n miniâ—â—â—_n the_o clergy_n be_v at_o just_a religious_a man_n medinâ—_n lib._n 2_o de_fw-fr canâ—nâ—_n â—_z 36._o sulp_n in_o vit_fw-mi saint_n martin_n s._n gregorieâ—_n â—_z 4._o reg._n apost_n 74._o prosp._n â—ib_o 2._o de_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la const._n c._n 9_o the_o clergy_n do_v live_v in_o common_a c._n 21._o q._n 1._o c._n dilictâ—ss_n s._n greg._n in_o respon_n ad_fw-la august_n 12._o q_o 1_o c._n necessaria_fw-la and_o do_v vow_v it_o râ—fâ—rtur_fw-la 12._o q._n 1._o â—_o 〈◊〉_d medina_n lib._n 5._o the_o continent_n c._n 10._o canon_n parish-priest_n aug._n 1.2_o 〈◊〉_d vita_fw-la 〈◊〉_d q._n 2._o c_o cart_n â—â—o_o cause_n of_o relaxation_n in_o the_o clergy_n s._n ambrose_n epist._n 2_o 5._o possidonius_fw-la in_o vitâ—_n augustin_n pius_fw-la 4._o bullaâ—t_fw-la incipit_fw-la sediâ—_n apost_n apud_fw-la nanarrum_fw-la in_o staturâ—â—â—â—_n 19_o q._n 3._o in_o 6._o &_o 7._o 〈…〉_z regis_fw-la 10.1_o 〈◊〉_d pâ—r_n and_o their_o employment_n s._n bernard_n ep._n 3._o &_o 81._o the_o society_n of_o jesus_n school_n syn._n 9_o c._n 4._o &_o 5_o coâ—_n c._n mog_n c_o 4â—_n s._n basil._n reg_fw-la prou_z q._n 29â—_n the_o state_n of_o the_o clergy_n and_o the_o state_n of_o monk_n compare_v s._n ambrose_n s._n antony_n ps._n 64._o â—2_n s._n athan._n in_o 〈◊〉_d antoâ—â—_n numb_a 24.5_o s._n hilarion_n s._n hierome_n in_o 〈…〉_z s._n maâ—arius_n cariton_n isidorus_n apollonius_n palla_n l._n in_o hist_o lausi_n pacomius_n serapion_n s_o hiâ—r_n in_o epitaph_n pauâ—ae_fw-la the_o great_a order_n that_o be_v among_o they_o s_o hier._n ep._n 22._o the_o multitude_n of_o religious_a in_o s._n benedict_n day_n tritem_fw-la l._n 1._o de_fw-fr viviâ—_n illustr_n c._n 2._o s._n bernard_n in_o vit_fw-mi malachiâ—_n monastery_n in_o ireland_n luanus_n ps._n 64.20_o s._n columbanus_n s._n bernard_n the_o franciscan-fryar_n the_o number_n of_o religious_a in_o these_o day_n levit._n 26.9_o the_o multiplication_n of_o religious_a people_n a_o sign_n of_o perfection_n in_o religious_a order_n a_o ornament_n to_o the_o church_n s._n bernard_n in_o apol._n ps._n 44.20_o gen._n 31.3_o s._n thomas_n 2.2_o q_o 18â—_n be_v 2._o 2._o tim._n 2.20_o variety_n of_o religious_a order_n a_o benefit_n to_o the_o church_n aristotle_n 2._o c._n 1._o several_a disposition_n reâ—uiâ—ed_v several_a order_n the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o most_o eminent_a man_n have_v be_v religious_a serapton_n pamphilus_n s._n hierome_n 〈◊〉_d p._n eccl._n â—uâ—ian_n 〈◊〉_d s_o basil._n s._n gregory_n nazian_n vide_fw-la russin_n lib._n 11._o s._n epiphanius_n s._n iâ—hn_n chrysostome_n s._n john_n damascen_n bâ—ssarion_n s_o hierome_n s_o augustin_n s._n hierome_n ep._n 62._o idem_fw-la ep_n 60._o idem_fw-la ep_n 26._o idem_fw-la in_o libâ—_n â—_z hiâ—â—â—m_fw-la s_o augustin_n ep_n 29._o q._n 4._o idem_fw-la 3._o contra_fw-la petilian_n c._n 40._o s._n paulinus_n s._n hierome_n ep._n 13._o s._n martin_n john_n cassian_n eucherius_n prospâ—r_n s._n fulgentius_n of_o ruspae_fw-la cassiodorus_n s._n gregory_n 〈…〉_z eutropius_n isiâ—orus_n ildâ—â—onsus_n caesarius_n venerall_n bede_n s._n anselmâ—_n 〈◊〉_d 2.9_o ezâ—â—h_o 18._o why_o religion_n join_v with_o nobility_n be_v so_o admire_v s._n augustin_n 8._o consâ—_n â—_z 4_o job_n 36.5.25_o s_o bernarâ—â—pâ—â—â—_n â—â—â—_z s._n hâ—â—rome_n 〈◊〉_d 26._o grecian_a emperoura_n religious_a western_a emperor_n lothariuâ—â—_n hugo_n 〈…〉_z king_n of_o italy_n pipin_n bamba_n veremund_n ramirez_n king_n of_o england_n religious_a sigebert_n ethelred_n cheme_v offa._n inas_fw-la ceolulf_n egbert_n charlemagne_n trebellius_n john_n prena_n king_n of_o jerusalem_n etc._n etc._n henry_n k._n of_o cyprus_n john_n king_n of_o armenia_n three_o son_n of_o charles_n the_o great_a three_o son_n of_o vibian_a king_n of_o ireland_n a_o notable_a example_n two_o sâ—nnes_n of_o richard_n k._n of_o england_n two_o son_n of_o charlâ—â—_n king_n of_o 〈…〉_z s._n lewis_n bishop_n of_o 〈◊〉_d peter_n son_n to_o the_o king_n of_o arragon_n prince_n of_o inferior_a degree_n great_a man_n of_o s._n francis_n his_o oâ—der_n and_o of_o the_o society_n of_o jesus_n fa._n francis_n borgia_n duke_n of_o gandie_n antony_n de_fw-fr cordova_n son_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o feria_n râ—phe_n aquaviua_fw-mi son_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o atri_fw-la eâ—cl_n 11._o andrew_n spinola_n theodora_n empress_n augusta_n richard_n cunegundes_n s._n cunegundes_n agnes_n elizâ—beth_n tâ—sâ—a_fw-la radegundes_n adocra_n batilda_n english_a exampler_n alfred_n ethelburg_n etheldred_n margaret_z daughter_n to_o the_o king_n of_o hungary_n sancha_n agnes_n câ—â—â—gundes_n joane_n isabel._n blanâ—h_n margaret_n 〈◊〉_d 15._o dionysius_n benedictus_fw-la 1._o pelagius_n 2._o s._n gregory_n the_o grâ—at_a bonifaâ—ius_fw-la 4._o adeodatus_n agatho_n benedictus_fw-la 2._o gregory_n the_o second_o and_o the_o three_o stephanus_n 3_o paschalisâ—_n â—_z gregoriâ—â—_n â—_z leo_fw-la 4._o leo_fw-la 5._o triâ—hâ—mius_fw-la l._n 4._o de_fw-fr vir._n illâ—c_fw-la 8._o sylvester_n 2._o sergius_n 4._o 〈◊〉_d 19_o stephenus_fw-la 9_o 〈…〉_z man_n for_o fifty_o year_n together_o gregoriuâ—â—_n â—_z victorâ—_n â—_z paschalisâ—_n â—_z gelasius_n 1_o callistus_n 2._o eugenius_n 3_o s._n bernard_n epist._n 236._o anastasius_n 4._o adrianus_n 4._o celestinus_fw-la 5._o 〈◊〉_d 22._o câ—â—mâ—ns_n 6._o maison-dâ—â—_a veâ—anus_fw-la 5._o 〈…〉_z order_n 〈◊〉_d dominick_n innocent_a ut_fw-la 3._o benedictus_fw-la 11._o pius_fw-la 5._o pope_n that_o be_v franciscan_n nicolausâ—_n â—_z alexander_n 5._o sixtus_n 5._o sixtuâ—_n 5._o eugenius_n 4_o paulus_n 4._o trith_n de_fw-fr vir_fw-la 〈◊〉_d c._n 21._o cardinal_n benedictius_n 80._o dominican_n to_o franciscan_n 43._o bishop_n s._n antâ—n_n p._n 3._o in_o â—3_n 〈…〉_z triâ—â—_n l._n 4._o c._n 1â—_n sulpiâ—â—us_fw-la s_o greg._n 1._o p._n â—ast_n c._n 1._o religious_a man_n more_o fit_a to_o govern_v then_o any_o other_o why_o matth_n â—â—_o &_o 23._o io._n 10._o many_o notable_a bishop_n that_o be_v monk_n s_o basil._n s._n 〈…〉_z s_o fulgâ—ntâ—us_n s._n anselm_n culiâ—â—mus_fw-la â—iturâ—â—â—n_n s_o boniface_n andreaâ—â—â—sulanus_n laurentius_n justinianus_n s._n antonine_n antonius_n câ—â—â—â—orum_fw-la s._n dunstan_n martin_n sarmiento_n â—â—â—â—uent_n in_o â—â—ta_fw-la s._n francis_n reliâ—â—â—â—â—_n peâ—â—le_v uphold_v the_o church_n the_o prayer_n of_o religious_a people_n very_o beneficial_a s_o bernard_n serm_n par_fw-fr 93._o s._n gregory_n nazian_n or_o 〈…〉_z de_fw-fr euâ—_n c._n 8._o the_o benefit_n of_o example_n s._n john_n chrysostome_n hom_n 5â—_n ad_fw-la pâ—p_n s._n john_n chrysostome_n 〈…〉_z matth._n â—_o religious_a people_n do_v great_o help_v towards_o the_o salvation_n of_o other_o religious_a man_n oppose_v themselves_o against_o hereticksâ—_n and_o convert_v nation_n s._n râ—migius_n martin_n s._n augustin_n of_o england_n lambert_n s._n wilfride_n s._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o luâ—ger_n ausgarius_n allus_fw-la adalberâ—us_fw-la bruno_n humbertâ—â—_n otho_n vicelinuâ—_n dominican_n franciscan_n the_o greek_a church_n 〈◊〉_d tartarian_n armenia_n babylon_n dalmâ—tia_fw-la catâ—â—â—_n hungaâ—â—_n the_o society_n of_o iâ—sus_n s._n bernard_n carnâ—â—_n 〈…〉_z s._n vincent_n the_o francisâ—ans_v the_o first_o 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈…〉_z the_o new_a world_n the_o dominican_n the_o 〈◊〉_d the_o labour_n trouble_n &_o hazard_n in_o convert_n of_o barbarous_a nation_n god_n choose_v the_o ignoble_a to_o preach_v the_o gospel_n 1._o cor._n 1._o s._n ambrose_n san_n lucam_fw-la 2._o corinth_n 9_o s._n hierome_n in_o vita_fw-la malach._n 1._o reg._n 17.34.49_o jos._n 6._o example_n more_o forcible_a than_o word_n contempt_n of_o the_o world_n admirable_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o world_n s._n john_n chrysostom_n hâ—m_fw-la 46._o in_o matth._n religious_a people_n more_o free_a to_o attend_v to_o the_o conversion_n of_o soul_n deut._n 20._o s._n ambros._n lib._n c._n in_o luâ—_n people_n sin_n more_o out_o of_o infirmity_n than_o 〈◊〉_d oâ—ance_n s._n gregory_n 2._o moraâ—_n c._n 25._o union_n of_o many_o be_v a_o great_a help_n to_o compau_v good_a thing_n const._n mo_z 〈…〉_z chastity_n a_o great_a help_n s._n greg._n mor_fw-fr 2._o c._n q._n job_n 9_o s._n ronavent_a in_o viâ—a_fw-la s._n franâ—_n cant._n 4._o man_n excel_v beast_n in_o two_o thing_n religious_a man_n have_v make_v learning_n more_o learned_a s._n gregory_n 2._o d._n 〈◊〉_d 1._o cassiodorus_n dionysius_n 〈◊〉_d 2._o gregorieâ—_n leanâ—â—r_n caesarius_n theodore_n vencrable_a bâ—de_n bâ—â—â—fiâ—e_n 〈◊〉_d haymo_n rabanus_n straâ—us_n odo_n cluniacen_n rodulphus_fw-la fuldensis_fw-la marianus_n scotus_n lanfâ—anâ—k_n s._n anselmâ—_n humberâ—_n petrus_n damianus_n hâ—rmannus_n câ—ntractas_fw-la petrus_n cluniacensiâ—_n sigebert_n gratian._n hugo_n victorinus_n rupertus_n heâ—man_n lapus_n boliâ—riâ—is_fw-la auian_n clâ—men_n 6._o panormitanus_fw-la a_o memorable_a say_n of_o a_o cardinal_n dominican_n s._n thomas_n franciscan_n s._n anthony_n of_o milan_n alexander_n hales_n s._n bonaventure_n riâ—hard_n middleton_n scotus_n oâ—kam_n maâ—ron_n aâ—uarus_n pelagius_n lyra._n oâ—her_o order_n â—â—gidius_fw-la romanus_n thomas_n waldensis_n dionysius_n the_o society_n of_o jesus_n