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dowry_n but_o she_o give_v he_o so_o resolute_a a_o denial_n that_o thence_o forward_o she_o be_v no_o more_o solicit_v by_o suitor_n this_o example_n be_v not_o ordinary_a in_o england_n in_o this_o so_o corrupt_a a_o age_n where_o sometime_o woman_n of_o honour_n after_o the_o death_n of_o their_o husband_n not_o find_v other_o equal_a to_o themselves_o in_o dignity_n do_v marry_v even_o their_o servant_n or_o man_n of_o mean_a condition_n in_o this_o manner_n live_v this_o hon._n ble_o lady_n all_o her_o life_n without_o reprehension_n as_o s._n paul_n speak_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o crooked_a and_o perverse_a nation_n among_o who_o she_o shine_v as_o light_v in_o the_o world_n and_o 2._o phil._n 2._o albeit_o these_o be_v argument_n of_o rare_a chastity_n yet_o i_o will_v add_v one_o far_o more_o singular_a &_o eminent_a the_o truth_n whereof_o though_o it_o depend_v on_o her_o only_a testimony_n yet_o since_o god_n do_v divide_v to_o every_o one_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v according_a as_o he_o will_v &_o impart_v 12._o 1._o cor._n 12._o great_a gift_n unto_o his_o servant_n and_o she_o be_v so_o worthy_a a_o lady_n as_o whosoever_o know_v she_o can_v have_v no_o suspicion_n that_o for_o vain_a glory_n she_o will_v delude_v her_o confessor_n i_o little_a fear_n but_o that_o it_o will_v find_v credit_n with_o the_o unpartial_a reader_n &_o this_o it_o be_v that_o in_o all_o her_o life_n she_o never_o flesh_n the_o la._n madge_n never_o feel_v the_o rebellion_n of_o the_o flesh_n feel_v the_o involuntary_a sting_n or_o as_o they_o call_v it_o rebellion_n of_o the_o flesh_n whereby_o her_o mind_n shall_v be_v provoke_v to_o lust_n o_o singular_a chastity_n o_o what_o kind_a of_o taste_n of_o the_o state_n of_o innocence_n o_o wonderful_a argument_n of_o god_n love_n towards_o this_o woman_n for_o with_o what_o purity_n do_v god_n beautify_v her_o soul_n who_o so_o adorn_v her_o flesh_n what_o treasure_n do_v he_o lie_v up_o in_o so_o rich_a a_o chest_n what_o pure_a tabernacle_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v that_o soul_n which_o inhabit_v so_o pure_a and_o chaste_a a_o body_n neither_o yet_o be_v this_o all_o that_o in_o this_o kind_n i_o can_v relate_v of_o this_o chaste_a woman_n but_o as_o s._n hierome_n say_v of_o himself_o write_v the_o life_n of_o s._n paula_n i_o be_o constrain_v to_o omit_v many_o thing_n lest_o i_o shall_v exceed_v the_o belief_n of_o thing_n and_o by_o detractor_n be_v repute_v a_o liar_n but_o what_o chaste_a soul_n think_v you_o have_v she_o who_o be_v free_v from_o that_o interior_a and_o cruel_a enemy_n of_o her_o chastity_n and_o if_o some_o time_n the_o enemy_n do_v suggest_v that_o unto_o her_o soul_n whereto_o her_o flesh_n do_v not_o allure_v she_o if_o she_o be_v wake_v she_o do_v instant_o not_o only_a reject_v it_o from_o her_o mind_n but_o even_o with_o spit_v or_o some_o exterior_a sign_n do_v declare_v how_o much_o she_o detest_v it_o but_o if_o it_o happen_v in_o her_o sleep_n when_o 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death_n but_o now_o let_v we_o consider_v her_o patience_n of_o her_o singular_a patience_n chap._n viii_o our_o saviour_n affirm_v patience_n to_o be_v so_o necessary_a to_o every_o man_n that_o he_o declare_v that_o therein_o we_o shall_v possess_v our_o soul_n as_o if_o without_o it_o man_n be_v not_o master_n 1._o luc._n 1._o of_o himself_o but_o be_v carry_v hither_o and_o thither_o with_o the_o blind_a fury_n of_o affection_n and_o this_o virtue_n in_o the_o la._n magdalen_n be_v not_o inferior_a to_o the_o former_a for_o it_o appear_v admirable_a patience_n her_o continual_a patience_n to_o all_o that_o know_v she_o not_o for_o a_o certain_a time_n nor_o in_o some_o company_n nor_o upon_o certain_a occasion_n but_o in_o all_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o her_o life_n nor_o do_v she_o carry_v herself_o patient_o towards_o stranger_n only_o or_o her_o equal_n but_o even_o towards_o her_o familiar_n and_o her_o very_a servant_n from_o reprehend_v of_o who_o if_o they_o have_v offend_v she_o she_o accustom_v angry_a she_o will_v nor_o chide_v her_o servant_n lest_o she_o shall_v be_v angry_a to_o abstain_v lest_o as_o she_o often_o say_v she_o shall_v be_v move_v to_o anger_n be_v more_o careful_a of_o her_o patience_n and_o tranquillity_n of_o mind_n then_o of_o conscrue_v her_o temporal_a estate_n for_o when_o any_o matter_n be_v commit_v deserve_v reprehension_n she_o accustom_v to_o say_v to_o one_o go_v and_o chide_v such_o a_o one_o and_o so_o far_o be_v she_o from_o the_o vice_n of_o chide_v that_o she_o understand_v not_o all_o the_o word_n which_o brawl_a lady_n a_o mild_a speech_n of_o the_o lady_n people_n accustom_v to_o use_v and_o therefore_o when_o not_o long_o before_o her_o death_n she_o hear_v one_o woman_n scold_v with_o another_o she_o open_o say_v that_o till_o that_o day_n she_o never_o hear_v such_o kind_n of_o speech_n she_o use_v to_o say_v a_o good_a word_n be_v as_o easy_o speak_v as_o a_o evil_a and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o her_o 〈…〉_o her_o notable_a patience_n towâ—â—â—…_n 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o not_o only_a 〈◊〉_d the_o 〈…〉_o will_v 〈…〉_o he_o 〈…〉_o which_o adversary_n patience_n overcom_v adversary_n she_o 〈…〉_o he_o it_o be_v doubtless_o a_o act_n of_o great_a patience_n 〈…〉_o â—â—â—meles_a a_o injury_n of_o her_o servant_n but_o a_o great_a to_o conceal_v it_o but_o the_o great_a in_o that_o she_o accustom_v to_o induce_v her_o adversary_n by_o benefit_n to_o acknowledge_v their_o fault_n and_o so_o much_o do_v this_o her_o patience_n prevail_v with_o two_o of_o her_o notorious_a adversary_n that_o upon_o their_o knee_n they_o ask_v her_o pardon_n conversation_n people_n of_o all_o age_n and_o condition_n delight_v in_o her_o conversation_n of_o their_o offence_n and_o this_o her_o patience_n be_v in_o she_o so_o much_o the_o more_o admirable_a as_o she_o be_v by_o nature_n choleric_a and_o so_o much_o choler_n be_v find_v in_o her_o body_n after_o her_o death_n that_o such_o as_o see_v it_o and_o know_v she_o most_o 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