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it_o quite_o up_o by_o the_o root_n the_o which_o very_a point_n i_o mean_v the_o necessity_n of_o patience_n the_o same_o s._n cyprian_n more_o easy_o prove_v to_o be_v in_o chastity_n justice_n and_o peace_n with_o our_o neighbour_n for_o thus_o he_o hereof_o discourse_v let_v thy_o patience_n be_v strong_a &_o immovable_a in_o thy_o hart_n let_v not_o thy_o sanctify_v body_n and_o temple_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v pollute_v with_o adultery_n neither_o let_v thy_o innocency_n devote_a to_o justice_n be_v contaminate_v with_o any_o contagion_n of_o deceit_n nor_o after_o thou_o have_v receive_v the_o most_o reverend_a eucharist_n let_v thy_o hand_n be_v dishonour_v with_o the_o sword_n or_o imbrue_v in_o blood_n ibid._n thus_o this_o doctor_n who_o intimate_v from_o a_o contrary_a sense_n that_o chastity_n without_o the_o support_n of_o patience_n be_v not_o able_a to_o resist_v adultery_n nor_o justice_n can_v be_v void_a of_o fraud_n nor_o the_o take_n of_o the_o eucharist_n can_v free_v a_o man_n from_o homicide_n this_o which_o s._n james_n above_o teach_v touch_v the_o virtue_n of_o patience_n be_v also_o teach_v in_o other_o word_n by_o the_o prophet_n david_n by_o christ_n himself_o and_o by_o the_o apostle_n david_n word_n be_v these_o psal_n 9_o the_o patience_n of_o the_o poor_a shall_v never_o perish_v beacuse_n it_o be_v a_o perfect_a work_n and_o in_o this_o respect_n its_o reward_n shall_v not_o consume_v or_o waste_v away_o patience_n also_o be_v say_v not_o to_o perish_v because_o it_o be_v recompense_v for_o all_o eternity_n in_o regard_n of_o its_o fruit_n after_o this_o manner_n we_o be_v accustom_v to_o say_v that_o the_o labour_n of_o a_o husbandman_n do_v perish_v when_o they_o bear_v no_o fruit_n and_o not_o perish_v when_o they_o bear_v fruit_n now_o the_o word_n poor_a be_v here_o add_v because_o in_o this_o place_n it_o signifi_v one_o that_o be_v humble_a who_o acknowledge_v himself_o to_o be_v poor_a and_o that_o he_o can_v either_o do_v or_o suffer_v any_o thing_n without_o the_o concurrency_n and_o aid_n of_o god_n and_o thus_o be_v this_o point_n expound_v by_o s_n austin_n lib._n the_o patient_a cap._n 15._o neither_o only_a the_o poor_a but_o the_o rich_a and_o such_o as_o do_v abound_v with_o affluency_n of_o temporal_a wealth_n may_v have_v the_o virtue_n of_o patience_n so_o that_o they_o do_v not_o confide_v and_o trust_v in_o their_o riches_n but_o in_o god_n of_o who_o as_o be_v true_o poor_a in_o all_o divine_a gift_n they_o pray_v for_o patience_n and_o obtain_v it_o this_o say_a point_n our_o lord_n himself_o signify_v when_o he_o say_v in_o the_o gospel_n luc._n 21._o in_o your_o patience_n you_o shall_v possess_v your_o soul_n for_o he_o only_o do_v true_o enjoy_v his_o soul_n that_o be_v his_o life_n of_o which_o no_o man_n can_v be_v bereave_v who_o will_v tolerate_v patient_o all_o affliction_n yea_o the_o very_a death_n of_o the_o body_n so_o that_o he_o sin_v not_o against_o god_n 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