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and_o again_o which_o do_v great_o delight_v he_o and_o into_o these_o thing_n they_o desire_v to_o look_v the_o rather_o to_o declare_v they_o unto_o man_n as_o gabriel_n to_o mary_n and_o many_o angel_n to_o the_o shepherd_n it_o be_v most_o gross_a negligence_n therefore_o in_o man_n not_o to_o regard_v to_o know_v these_o mystery_n when_o as_o both_o prophet_n and_o angel_n note_n note_n for_o our_o sake_n have_v be_v so_o intent_n about_o they_o and_o take_v so_o much_o pleasure_n to_o search_v and_o find_v out_o and_o know_v they_o chri._n greg._n moral_a 18._o cap._n 28._o bed_n tom_n ult._n qu._n 9_o isidor_n lib._n 1._o sententiarum_fw-la tho._n aquinas_n glos_n ordin_fw-fr beda_n th._n aquinas_n sophron._n orat._n 1._o de_fw-la natiu_fw-la chri._n there_o be_v many_o that_o follow_v the_o latin_a translation_n apply_v it_o to_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n say_v that_o they_o desire_v to_o behold_v he_o not_o that_o they_o behold_v he_o not_o but_o because_o their_o delight_n 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here_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o a_o true_a and_o lively_a faith_n they_o in_o who_o it_o be_v be_v sanctify_v in_o their_o heart_n which_o be_v when_o they_o endeavour_n and_o by_o endeavour_v attain_v to_o have_v chaste_a and_o pure_a mind_n the_o word_n of_o god_n descend_v into_o they_o and_o not_o be_v outward_o receive_v only_o a_o like_a place_n unto_o this_o be_v 1_o joh._n 3.3_o he_o that_o have_v this_o hope_n purge_v himself_o and_o this_o be_v do_v by_o the_o spirit_n a_o fruit_n whereof_o be_v to_o be_v holy_a and_o pure_a gal._n 5.19_o and_o this_o be_v the_o only_a way_n to_o become_v chaste_a in_o deed_n for_o which_o it_o be_v labour_v in_o vain_a by_o abstinence_n as_o both_o jerome_n and_o bernard_n do_v testify_v of_o themselves_o he_o that_o will_v be_v chaste_a indeed_o must_v have_v a_o chaste_a heart_n make_v so_o by_o the_o spirit_n enter_v in_o by_o the_o word_n luther_n luther_n luther_n expound_v the_o spirit_n here_o of_o the_o heart_n say_v that_o the_o 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that_o do_v hurt_v and_o not_o they_o which_o seem_v to_o be_v hurt_v unless_o they_o will_v hurt_v themselves_o through_o their_o impotency_n of_o mind_n and_o impatience_n malus_fw-la impatience_n nulla_fw-la nocebit_fw-la tibi_fw-la adversâ—â—_n as_o si_fw-la nâ—lla_fw-la domâ—netur_fw-la in_o teiniquitas_fw-la psal_n 139.2_o aug._n serm._n 107._o de_fw-fr diversis_fw-la tu_fw-la noli_fw-la tib's_n essemalus_fw-la libert_n te_fw-la deus_fw-la à _fw-la te_fw-la quando_fw-la â—nim_fw-la deus_fw-la gratia_fw-la &_o misericordia_fw-la sva_fw-la de_fw-la malo_fw-la faâ—at_fw-la te_fw-la bonam_fw-la unâ—e_fw-la te_fw-la liberat_fw-la nisi_fw-la à _fw-la terpso_fw-la homine_fw-la maâ—â—_n omnino_fw-la fratâ—es_fw-la meiâ—_n hoc_fw-la veâ—â—m_fw-la ioâ—â—â—erin_fw-mi est_fw-la bec_fw-la sixum_fw-la si_fw-la deus_fw-la te_fw-la liberavit_fw-la a_o teipso_fw-la homine_fw-la malo_fw-la nibiâ—_n tibi_fw-la nocâ—bit_fw-la quasquis_fw-la suerit_fw-la in_o te_fw-la alius_fw-la homo_fw-la 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