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so_o supernatural_a a_o end_n as_o it_o be_v to_o convert_v soul_n to_o draw_v they_o out_o of_o sin_n out_o of_o heresy_n out_o of_o infidelity_n who_o i_o say_v consider_v this_o will_v not_o faint_a under_o the_o thought_n and_o say_v jesus_n how_o a_o great_a disproportion_n be_v this_o such_o a_o employment_n fit_v not_o well_o with_o i_o who_o be_o the_o most_o needy_a and_o miserable_a creature_n of_o all_o other_o but_o yet_o in_o this_o you_o be_v deceive_v for_o even_o for_o this_o very_a reason_n this_o enterprise_n be_v fit_a for_o you_o moses_n can_v not_o believe_v that_o he_o be_v ever_o to_o perform_v so_o great_a a_o work_n as_o to_o draw_v the_o people_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o the_o captivity_n of_o egypt_n and_o he_o excuse_v himself_o thus_o to_o god_n who_o be_v desirous_a to_o send_v he_o quis_fw-la sum_fw-la ego_fw-la ut_fw-la vadam_fw-la ad_fw-la pharaonem_fw-la &_o educam_fw-la filios_fw-la israel_n de_fw-fr aegipto_n what_o be_o i_o that_o i_o shall_v go_v treat_v with_o the_o king_n and_o procure_v he_o to_o let_v the_o people_n of_o israel_n depart_v out_o of_o egypt_n obsecio_fw-la domine_fw-la mittequem_fw-la inissurus_fw-la es_fw-la send_v he_o o_o lord_n who_o you_o be_v to_o send_v for_o as_o for_o i_o i_o be_o a_o stammerer_n and_o unfit_a for_o the_o employment_n this_o be_v thaâ—_n say_v god_n which_o serve_v my_o turn_n ego_fw-la ero_fw-la in_o ore_fw-la tuo_fw-la docebo_fw-la te_fw-la quid_fw-la loquaris_fw-la it_o be_v not_o thou_o who_o shall_v do_v it_o i_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o &_o i_o which_o will_v teach_v thou_o what_o thou_o be_v to_o say_v the_o same_o happen_v alsoe_o to_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n who_o god_n send_v to_o preach_v to_o the_o world_n but_o he_o begin_v to_o excuse_v himself_o thus_o a._n a._n a._n domine_fw-la deus_fw-la ecce_fw-la nescio_fw-la loqui_fw-la quia_fw-la pver_fw-la ego_fw-la sum_fw-la a._n a._n a._n do_v you_o not_o see_v o_o lord_n that_o i_o can_v hardly_o pronounce_v my_o word_n but_o be_o a_o very_a child_n &_o how_o then_o wâ—ll_n you_o have_v i_o undertake_v so_o great_a a_o enterprise_n as_o this_o even_o for_o this_o very_a reason_n he_o will_v use_v thou_o and_o thou_o be_v just_a the_o man_n he_o seek_v and_o perhaps_o if_o thou_o be_v endue_v with_o many_o part_n god_n will_v not_o have_v choose_v thou_o to_o this_o end_n but_o now_o thou_o shall_v have_v no_o colour_n to_o steal_v the_o praise_n and_o attribute_v any_o thing_n to_o thyself_o &_o by_o such_o weak_a instrument_n be_v he_o desirous_a to_o do_v great_a thing_n the_o holy_a evangelist_n recount_v that_o the_o apostle_n come_v from_o preach_v &_o christ_n our_o lord_n observe_v the_o fruit_n which_o they_o have_v gather_v and_o the_o wonderful_a thing_n which_o they_o have_v wrought_v do_v high_o rejoice_v in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o give_v great_a thanks_o and_o glorify_v his_o eternal_a father_n in_o illa_fw-la hora_fw-la exaltavit_fw-la spiritu_fw-la sancto_fw-la &_o dixit_fw-la confiteor_fw-la tibi_fw-la pater_fw-la domine_fw-la caeli_fw-la &_o terrae_fw-la quod_fw-la abscondisti_fw-la haec_fw-la a_o sapientibus_fw-la &_o prudentibus_fw-la &_o revelasti_fw-la ea_fw-la paruulis_fw-la ita_fw-la pater_fw-la quoniam_fw-la sic_fw-la fuit_fw-la placitum_fw-la ante_fw-la te_fw-la i_o give_v thou_o thanks_o o_o eternal_a father_n lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n for_o that_o thou_o have_v hide_v these_o thing_n from_o the_o wise_a and_o prudent_a of_o the_o world_n and_o have_v reveal_v and_o communicate_v they_o to_o thy_o little_a one_o and_o by_o their_o mean_n do_v work_v so_o great_a wonder_n bless_a and_o praise_v be_v thou_o o_o lord_n for_o ever_o because_o thou_o have_v be_v please_v to_o do_v thus_o o_o happy_a little_a one_o happy_a humble_a soul_n for_o these_o be_v they_o who_o god_n exalt_v and_o by_o who_o he_o work_v wonder_n &_o who_o he_o take_v for_o his_o instrument_n in_o doenig_v great_a thing_n in_o work_v great_a conversion_n and_o gather_v great_a fruit_n of_o soul_n therefore_o let_v no_o man_n be_v discourage_v or_o dismay_v nolite_fw-la timere_fw-la pusillis_fw-la grex_fw-la quia_fw-la complacuit_fw-la patri_fw-la vestro_fw-la dare_v verbis_fw-la regnum_fw-la be_v not_o afraid_a little_a flock_n be_v not_o diâ—aminated_v or_o put_v out_o of_o hart_n o_o thou_o little_a society_n of_o jesus_n because_o thou_o see_v thyself_o very_o little_a and_o the_o least_o of_o all_o other_o for_o it_o have_v be_v please_v to_o your_o heavenly_a father_n to_o give_v you_o power_n over_o the_o heart_n and_o soul_n of_o man_n i_o will_v be_v with_o you_o say_v christ_n our_o savyour_fw-mi to_o our_o father_n ignatius_n when_o he_o appear_v to_o he_o as_o he_o be_v grenig_v to_o room_n ego_fw-la vobis_fw-la romae_fw-la propitius_fw-la ero_fw-la i_o will_v assist_v you_o i_o will_v be_v with_o you_o and_o by_o occasion_n of_o this_o miracle_n and_o admirable_a apparition_n the_o title_n and_o name_n of_o society_n of_o jesus_n be_v give_v to_o our_o order_n to_o the_o end_n we_o may_v understand_v that_o we_o be_v not_o call_v to_o the_o society_n and_o order_n of_o ignatius_n but_o to_o the_o society_n of_o jesus_n &_o that_o we_o may_v hold_v for_o certain_a that_o jesus_n will_v ever_o be_v in_o our_o succour_n as_o himself_o promise_v to_o our_o father_n and_o that_o we_o shall_v ever_o have_v he_o for_o our_o conductour_n and_o captain_n and_o therefore_o let_v we_o not_o grow_v weary_a or_o be_v discourage_v in_o this_o so_o great_a affair_n of_o help_a soul_n to_o which_o god_n have_v call_v us._n of_o the_o first_o degree_n of_o humility_n which_o be_v for_o a_o man_n to_o think_v mean_o of_o himself_o chapter_n v._n saint_n laurentius_n justinianus_n say_v that_o no_o man_n know_v well_o what_o humility_n be_v but_o he_o who_o have_v receive_v the_o gift_n of_o be_v humble_a from_o god_n it_o be_v real_o a_o very_a hard_a thing_n to_o be_v know_v a_o man_n say_v this_o
glad_a we_o read_v of_o our_o father_n franciscus_n de_fw-fr borgia_n that_o no_o one_o thing_n trouble_v he_o so_o much_o as_o when_o he_o find_v himself_o to_o be_v honour_v for_o a_o saint_n and_o servant_n of_o god_n and_o be_v ask_v once_o why_o he_o afflict_a himself_o so_o much_o for_o this_o himself_n not_o desire_v it_o nor_o procure_v it_o he_o make_v answer_v that_o he_o fear_v the_o account_v which_o he_o be_v to_o give_v to_o god_n when_o he_o find_v himself_o to_o be_v so_o far_o another_o man_n from_o that_o which_o he_o be_v conceive_v to_o be_v which_o be_v that_o which_o we_o say_v before_o of_o saint_n gregory_n aâ—ter_v this_o manner_n be_v we_o to_o be_v very_o deep_o ground_v in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o ourselves_o that_o so_o the_o wind_n of_o praise_n and_o estimation_n of_o man_n may_v not_o blow_v we_o up_o and_o draw_v we_o out_o of_o our_o nothing_n but_o we_o must_v rather_o be_v the_o more_o ashamed_a thereof_o &_o confound_v thereby_o consider_v how_o false_a those_o praise_n be_v &_o that_o we_o have_v no_o such_o virtue_n in_o we_o as_o may_v deserve_v they_o and_o that_o we_o be_v not_o such_o as_o the_o world_n conceive_v and_o publish_v and_o as_o indeed_o we_o ought_v to_o be_v of_o the_o fowerth_o step_n which_o be_v to_o desire_v to_o be_v disesteem_v and_o despise_v and_o to_o be_v glad_a thereof_o chapter_n xv._o the_o fowerth_o step_n for_o arrive_v to_o the_o perfection_n of_o humility_n be_v for_o a_o man_n to_o desire_v to_o be_v despise_v and_o disesteem_v and_o he_o be_v glad_a of_o dishonour_n injury_n and_o contempt_n saint_n bernard_n say_v verus_fw-la humilis_fw-la vilis_fw-la vult_fw-la reputari_fw-la non_fw-la humilis_fw-la praedicari_fw-la &_o gaudet_fw-la de_fw-la contemptu_fw-la svi_fw-la the_o man_n who_o be_v true_o humble_a desire_v to_o be_v hold_v by_o other_o in_o small_a account_v and_o not_o to_o be_v account_v humble_a but_o unworthy_a and_o mean_a and_o to_o be_v glad_a thereof_o this_o be_v the_o 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humility_n namely_o that_o of_o the_o understanding_n be_v not_o in_o christ_n our_o lord_n for_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a for_o he_o to_o think_v that_o he_o deserve_v to_o be_v hold_v in_o mean_a account_v and_o much_o less_o to_o be_v dishonour_v and_o despise_v quoniam_fw-la sciebat_fw-la se_fw-la ipsum_fw-la because_o he_o understand_v himself_o perfect_o well_o and_o â—now_v that_o he_o be_v true_a god_n and_o equal_a to_o his_o father_n non_fw-la rapinam_fw-la arbitratus_fw-la est_fw-la esse_fw-la se_fw-la aequalem_fw-la deo_fw-la sed_fw-la semetipsum_fw-la exinanivit_fw-la sormam_fw-la serui_fw-la accipiens_fw-la but_o the_o second_o kind_n of_o humility_n be_v in_o he_o namely_o that_o of_o the_o hart_n and_o will_n for_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o great_a love_n which_o he_o bear_v we_o he_o be_v please_v to_o abase_v and_o disauthorise_v himself_o and_o to_o seem_v vile_a and_o contemptible_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o man_n and_o so_o he_o say_v discite_fw-la a_o i_o quia_fw-la 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detraberis_fw-la ad_fw-la profundum_fw-la laci_fw-la god_n alsoe_o create_v man_n and_o instant_o the_o devil_n strike_v he_o with_o his_o own_o leprosy_n and_o poison_n eritis_fw-la sicut_fw-la dij_fw-la scientes_fw-la bonum_fw-la &_o malum_fw-la they_o fall_v gluttonous_o upon_o what_o he_o tell_v they_o namely_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v as_o god_n and_o then_o they_o break_v the_o divine_a comaundement_n and_o so_o become_v like_o the_o devil_n the_o prophett_n eliseus_n say_v to_o his_o servant_n giezi_n after_o he_o take_v the_o present_n of_o the_o leprous_a naaman_n thou_o have_v take_v the_o good_n of_o naaman_n and_o behold_v his_o leprosy_n shall_v alsoe_o stick_v to_o thou_o and_o to_o all_o thy_o descendants_n for_o ever_o this_o be_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n against_o man_n that_o since_o he_o will_v needs_o have_v the_o riches_n of_o lucifer_n which_o be_v his_o pride_n he_o shall_v also_o have_v his_o leprosy_n which_o be_v the_o punishment_n thereof_o you_o see_v therefore_o here_o that_o man_n be_v alsoe_o undo_v and_o make_v like_o the_o devil_n because_o he_o will_v needs_o be_v like_o god_n and_o what_o may_v now_o be_v fit_a for_o the_o son_n of_o god_n to_o do_v find_v his_o eternal_a father_n to_o be_v so_o jealous_a and_o careful_a to_o maintain_v his_o own_o honour_n ecce_fw-la inquit_fw-la occasione_n mei_fw-la creaturas_fw-la svas_fw-la pater_fw-la amittit_fw-la i_o see_v say_v he_o that_o by_o my_o occasion_n my_o father_n lose_v his_o creature_n the_o angel_n will_v needs_o be_v as_o i_o be_o they_o overthrow_v themselves_o man_n will_v alsoe_o be_v so_o and_o he_o be_v also_o overthrow_v they_o all_o have_v envy_n at_o i_o and_o will_v fain_o be_v such_o as_o i_o be_o well_o then_o ecce_fw-la venio_fw-la &_o talem_fw-la eye_v exhibeo_fw-la me_fw-it ipsum_fw-la ut_fw-la quisquis_fw-la in_o videre_fw-la voluerit_fw-la quisquis_fw-la gestierit_fw-la imitari_fw-la fiat_fw-la ei_fw-la aemulatio_fw-la ista_fw-la in_o bonum_fw-la behold_v say_v the_o son_n of_o god_n i_o will_v go_v in_o such_o a_o form_n that_o who_o soever_o will_v from_o hence_o forth_o become_v like_o i_o shall_v not_o loose_v but_o gain_n and_o for_o this_o come_v the_o son_n of_o god_n from_o heaven_n and_o make_v himself_o man_n o_o therefore_o let_v such_o a_o bounty_n and_o mercy_n be_v bless_v and_o praise_v and_o glorify_v which_o move_v almighty_a god_n to_o condescend_v to_o that_o so_o great_a appetite_n which_o we_o have_v to_o be_v like_o he_o for_o now_o we_o may_v be_v as_o god_n not_o according_a to_o falsehood_n and_o with_o a_o lie_n and_o according_a to_o what_o the_o devil_n say_v but_o according_a to_o truth_n and_o not_o now_o with_o pride_n and_o malice_n but_o with_o much_o sanctity_n and_o humility_n upon_o those_o word_n paruulus_fw-la natus_fw-la est_fw-la nobis_fw-la the_o same_o saint_n say_v studeamus_fw-la effici_fw-la sicut_fw-la paruulus_fw-la discamus_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la quia_fw-la mitis_fw-la est_fw-la &_o humilis_fw-la cord_n ne_fw-la magnus_fw-la deus_fw-la sine_fw-la causa_fw-la factus_fw-la sit_fw-la homo_fw-la paruulus_fw-la since_o god_n be_v so_o great_a make_v himself_o little_a for_o we_o let_v we_o procure_v to_o humble_v ourselves_o and_o make_v ourselves_o also_o little_a that_o so_o it_o may_v not_o be_v to_o no_o purpose_n for_o we_o that_o the_o great_a god_n make_v himself_o so_o little_a as_o to_o become_v a_o child_n for_o us._n quia_fw-la nisi_fw-la efficiamini_fw-la sicut_fw-la paruulus_fw-la iste_fw-la non_fw-la intrabitis_fw-la inregnum_fw-la caelorum_fw-la because_o if_o you_o become_v not_o like_o this_o little_a child_n you_o shall_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n of_o some_o humane_a consideration_n and_o reason_n whereby_o we_o be_v to_o help_v ourselves_o for_o be_v humble_a chapter_n xix_o from_o the_o very_a begin_n of_o this_o treatise_n we_o have_v be_v declare_v many_o consideration_n and_o reason_n which_o may_v help_v and_o animate_v we_o much_o towards_o the_o get_n of_o the_o virtue_n of_o humility_n show_v that_o it_o be_v the_o root_n and_o foundation_n of_o all_o the_o virtue_n the_o short_a way_n to_o acquire_v they_o the_o mean_n to_o conserve_v they_o and_o that_o in_o fine_a if_o we_o possess_v this_o we_o shall_v be_v master_n of_o they_o all_o but_o yet_o that_o it_o may_v appear_v that_o we_o mean_v not_o to_o carry_v it_o all_o by_o the_o only_a way_n of_o spirit_n it_o will_v not_o be_v a_o miss_n that_o we_o deliver_v some_o human_a consideration_n and_o reason_n which_o may_v be_v more_o proportionable_a and_o connaturall_a to_o our_o weakness_n to_o the_o end_n that_o be_v so_o convince_v not_o only_o by_o vay_fw-mi of_o spirit_n and_o of_o perfection_n but_o even_o of_o natural_a reason_n alsoe_o we_o may_v have_v both_o more_o courage_n and_o more_o affection_n to_o the_o contempt_n of_o honour_n and_o estimation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o to_o proceed_v in_o the_o way_n of_o humility_n for_o all_o this_o will_v be_v needful_a for_o the_o acquire_v of_o a_o thing_n so_o hard_o as_o this_o and_o so_o it_o will_v be_v well_o that_o we_o help_v ourselves_o of_o it_o all_o let_v it_o therefore_o be_v the_o first_o that_o we_o put_v ourselves_o to_o consider_v and_o examine_v at_o good_a leisure_n and_o with_o attention_n what_o thing_n this_o honour_n and_o estimation_n of_o man_n be_v which_o make_v so_o still_o war_n against_o we_o and_o give_v we_o all_o so_o much_o to_o do_v let_v we_o see_v what_o weight_n and_o bulk_n it_o have_v that_o so_o we_o may_v esteem_v it_o no_o better_a than_o it_o deserve_v and_o may_v animate_v ourselves_o to_o despise_v it_o and_o not_o continue_v in_o so_o much_o error_n as_o now_o we_o find_v ourselves_o subject_a to_o seneca_n say_v very_o well_o that_o there_o be_v many_o thing_n which_o we_o hold_v to_o be_v great_a not_o because_o indeed_o they_o be_v great_a but_o because_o our_o poorness_n and_o wretchedness_n be_v such_o that_o 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in_fw-la oculis_fw-la dei_fw-la conscientia_fw-la non_fw-la accuset_fw-la think_v of_o augustine_n what_o thou_o will_v that_o which_o i_o desire_v be_v that_o my_o conscience_n may_v not_o reproach_v i_o in_o the_o sigh_v of_o god_n this_o be_v that_o which_o import_v the_o rest_n be_v soolery_n for_o it_o neither_o give_v nor_o take_v away_o this_o be_v that_o which_o that_o other_o saint_n say_v what_o be_v a_o man_n the_o better_a for_o be_v praise_v by_o another_o and_o as_o much_o as_o any_o man_n be_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n so_o much_o indeed_o he_o be_v and_o no_o more_o as_o the_o humble_a saint_n francis_n say_v or_o rather_o as_o be_v say_v by_o the_o apostle_n saint_n paul_n non_fw-la enim_fw-la qui_fw-la se_fw-la ipsum_fw-la commendat_fw-la illi_fw-la probatus_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la quem_fw-la deus_fw-la commendat_fw-la saint_n augustine_n bring_v a_o good_a comparison_n to_o this_o purpose_n est_fw-la enim_fw-la superbia_fw-la non_fw-la magnitudo_fw-la sed_fw-la 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