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nor_o willing_a to_o hear_v any_o other_o praise_n or_o speak_v well_o of_o we_o for_o in_o this_o there_o be_v also_o great_a danger_n saint_n ambrose_n say_v that_o when_o the_o devil_n can_v beat_v we_o down_o by_o pusillanimity_n and_o dismay_v he_o procure_v to_o blow_v we_o up_o by_o presumption_n and_o pride_n and_o when_o he_o can_v overthrow_v we_o by_o the_o way_n of_o affront_n he_o procure_v that_o we_o may_v be_v honour_v and_o praise_v and_o so_o to_o be_v undo_v by_o that_o mean_n saint_n hierome_n say_v keep_v yourselves_o safe_a from_o these_o siren_n for_o they_o inchant_v man_n and_o put_v they_o out_o of_o their_o wit_n the_o music_n of_o the_o praise_n of_o man_n be_v so_o delightful_a
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pride_n and_o they_o have_v it_o so_o root_v and_o even_o wrought_v into_o the_o most_o intimous_a part_n of_o the_o heart_n that_o they_o themselves_o understand_v it_o not_o but_o be_v so_o well_o please_v and_o confident_a of_o themselves_o as_o to_o think_v that_o god_n and_o they_o be_v all_o one_o as_o it_o happen_v to_o st._n peter_n the_o apostle_n who_o conceive_v not_o that_o those_o word_n of_o he_o have_v flow_v from_o pride_n when_o he_o say_v though_o all_o man_n shall_v be_v offend_v because_o of_o thou_o yet_o will_v i_o never_o be_v offend_v matt._n 26.33_o but_o he_o think_v that_o it_o have_v be_v courage_n in_o he_o and_o a_o extraordinary_a love_n which_o he_o carry_v to_o his_o master_n therefore_o to_o cure_v such_o pride_n as_o this_o which_o lie_v so_o close_a and_o be_v so_o disguise_v as_o that_o a_o man_n be_v already_o fall_v though_o himself_o perceive_v it_o not_o our_o lord_n permit_v sometime_o that_o such_o person_n fall_v into_o certain_a manifest_a 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jesus_n christ_n sake_n our_o only_a saviour_n and_o redeemer_n amen_n finis_fw-la a_o prayer_n against_o pride_n understanding_n o_o my_o bless_a lord_n how_o displease_v pride_n be_v unto_o thou_o and_o how_o thou_o hate_v self-conceit_n if_o i_o have_v indeed_o any_o understanding_n as_o i_o ought_v the_o consideration_n thereof_o will_v sufficient_o persuade_v i_o that_o i_o shall_v not_o only_o dislike_v but_o abhor_v it_o as_o a_o mortal_a and_o damnable_a thing_n since_o thou_o o_o lord_n do_v so_o abhor_v it_o that_o the_o angel_n who_o thou_o creat_v with_o so_o many_o perfection_n and_o adorn_v with_o such_o be_v auty_n &_o gift_n give_v they_o the_o possession_n of_o thy_o inwarde_a heaven_n yet_o for_o this_o sin_n only_o do_v thou_o banish_v they_o thence_o into_o the_o infernal_a pit_n where_o they_o suffer_v the_o condign_a punishment_n of_o their_o heinous_a offence_n and_o from_o that_o time_n till_o this_o present_a and_o from_o this_o time_n for_o ever_o to_o come_v 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