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to_o deny_v ourselves_o and_o to_o take_v up_o the_o cross_n of_o christ_n that_o we_o may_v follow_v he_o 3.5_o he_o col._n 3.5_o to_o mortify_v our_o earthly_a member_n 6.13_o member_n rom._n 6.13_o to_o give_v ourselves_o unto_o god_n &_o our_o member_n as_o weapon_n of_o righteousness_n unto_o god_n 12.1_o god_n cap._n 12.1_o to_o offer_v our_o body_n a_o holy_a lively_a and_o acceptable_a sacrifice_n unto_o god_n 6.20_o god_n 1._o cor._n 6.20_o to_o glorify_v god_n both_o in_o our_o body_n and_o in_o our_o spirit_n as_o be_v both_o he_o 5.15_o he_o 2_o cor._n 5.15_o to_o live_v unto_o he_o which_o die_v for_o we_o and_o rise_v again_o these_o vow_n we_o make_v to_o god_n in_o our_o baptism_n and_o we_o profess_v the_o continue_n and_o renew_v of_o they_o from_o time_n to_o time_n in_o come_v to_o the_o table_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o also_o in_o our_o daily_a prayer_n and_o meditation_n and_o in_o all_o those_o promise_n which_o the_o remembrance_n of_o our_o own_o way_n draw_v 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to_o believe_v in_o god_n to_o trust_v in_o he_o to_o live_v a_o good_a life_n to_o hope_v to_o receive_v of_o he_o eternal_a life_n and_o such_o like_a as_o we_o have_v see_v before_o now_o it_o be_v true_a that_o he_o say_v further_a that_o etc._n that_o ibid._n alius_fw-la vovet_fw-la castitatem_fw-la coniugalem_fw-la ut_fw-la praeter_fw-la vxorem_fw-la svam_fw-la non_fw-la noverit_fw-la aliam_fw-la etc._n etc._n alij_fw-la vovent_fw-la experti_fw-la tale_n contugium_fw-la nihil_fw-la tale_n ultra_fw-la patiâ—â—lij_fw-la virginitatem_fw-la ab_fw-la ipsi_fw-la ineuâ—te_fw-la aet_fw-la â—te_fw-la vovint_o alâ—j_fw-la vovent_fw-la domum_fw-la svam_fw-la hospâ—talem_fw-la omnibus_fw-la sanctis_fw-la alij_fw-la vovent_fw-la relinquere_fw-la omne_fw-la sva_fw-la etc._n etc._n some_o vow_n chastity_n in_o marriage_n by_o keep_v themselves_o the_o husband_n to_o his_o own_o wife_n only_o or_o the_o wife_n only_o to_o her_o own_o husband_n some_o have_v be_v marry_v vow_v not_o to_o marry_v 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because_o he_o can_v endure_v that_o no_o part_n of_o glory_n shall_v redound_v to_o man_n to_o be_v short_a it_o appear_v both_o by_o that_o that_o be_v say_v here_o and_o that_o that_o have_v be_v 45._o be_v sect._n 4.44_o 45._o before_o allege_v that_o gregory_n do_v not_o bereave_v man_n only_o of_o that_o perfection_n that_o shall_v be_v in_o heaven_n but_o also_o of_o that_o that_o be_v require_v &_o by_o duty_n ought_v to_o be_v in_o he_o here_o upon_o the_o earth_n 50._o w._n bishop_n now_o before_o i_o depart_v from_o this_o large_a question_n of_o justification_n i_o will_v handle_v yet_o one_o other_o question_n which_o common_o arise_v about_o it_o it_o be_v whether_o faith_n may_v be_v without_o charity_n i_o prove_v that_o it_o may_v so_o be_v first_o out_o of_o these_o word_n of_o our_o saviour_n many_o shall_v say_v unto_o i_o in_o that_o day_n lord_n lord_n 7._o math._n 7._o have_v we_o not_o prophesy_v in_o thy_o name_n have_v we_o not_o cast_v out_o devil_n have_v 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