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for_o he_o know_v not_o what_o to_o make_v of_o this_o answer_n but_o the_o saint_n then_o say_v this_o honour_n my_o good_a brother_n which_o you_o see_v they_o do_v i_o i_o attribute_v not_o to_o myself_o but_o leave_n it_o all_o to_o god_n who_o it_o be_v myself_o still_o remain_v in_o the_o same_o profounditie_n of_o my_o own_o baseness_n and_o they_o for_o their_o part_n get_v well_o by_o do_v it_o because_o they_o acknowledge_v and_o honour_n god_n in_o his_o creature_n his_o companion_n then_o remain_v satisfy_v and_o admire_v the_o perfection_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o he_o do_v so_o with_o great_a reason_n for_o to_o be_v hold_v and_o honour_v for_o a_o saint_n which_o be_v the_o high_a estimation_n and_o honour_n whereof_o any_o creature_n be_v capable_a and_o to_o know_v how_o to_o give_v god_n the_o glory_n of_o it_o as_o he_o ougth_n without_o ascribe_v any_o thing_n to_o himself_o and_o without_o the_o stick_n of_o any_o thing_n to_o his_o hand_n and_o without_o take_v any_o vain_a contentment_n therein_o but_o remain_v so_o entire_o in_o his_o humility_n and_o baseness_n as_o if_o no_o such_o thing_n have_v pass_v and_o as_o if_o the_o honour_n have_v not_o be_v give_v to_o he_o but_o to_o some_o other_o be_v a_o most_o profound_a humility_n and_o a_o most_o high_a perfection_n we_o must_v therefore_o procure_v to_o arrive_v to_o this_o humility_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o our_o lord_n we_o i_o say_v who_o be_v call_v not_o to_o the_o end_n that_o we_o shall_v be_v shut_v up_o in_o corner_n or_o be_v hide_v under_o a_o bushel_n but_o set_v up_o on_o high_a like_o a_o city_n upon_o a_o hill_n or_o like_o a_o taper_n upon_o a_o candle_n stick_v to_o shine_v and_o give_v light_a to_o the_o world_n for_o which_o purpose_n it_o will_v be_v necessary_a for_o we_o to_o lay_v a_o very_a good_a foundation_n and_o for_o as_o much_o as_o be_v on_o our_o part_n to_o have_v great_a desire_n to_o be_v disesteem_v and_o despise_v and_o that_o this_o may_v flow_v out_o of_o a_o profound_a knowledge_n of_o our_o own_o misery_n our_o baseness_n and_o our_o nothing_o such_o as_o saint_n francis_n have_v when_o he_o put_v himself_o to_o tread_v mortar_n that_o so_o he_o may_v be_v hold_v for_o some_o mean_a fool_n from_o which_o profound_a knowledge_n of_o himself_o that_o desire_n grow_v of_o be_v despise_v and_o from_o thence_o alsoe_o it_o follow_v that_o when_o afterward_o they_o do_v he_o honour_n and_o kiss_v his_o habit_n and_o his_o foot_n he_o grow_v not_o proud_a with_o all_o this_o nor_o value_v himself_o one_o hair_n the_o more_o but_o he_o remain_v so_o fix_v in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o humility_n and_o meanne_n as_o if_o they_o have_v do_v he_o no_o honour_n at_o all_o ascribe_v and_o refer_v it_o all_o to_o god_n and_o so_o though_o these_o woe_n act_n of_o saint_n francis_n seem_v to_o be_v â—oe_o contrary_a to_o one_o another_o they_o yet_o proceed_v from_o the_o same_o root_n and_o from_o the_o self_n same_o spirit_n of_o humility_n of_o the_o great_a benefit_n and_o advantage_n which_o be_v in_o this_o three_o degree_n of_o humility_n chapter_n xxxvii_o tva_n sunt_fw-la omne_fw-la &_o quae_fw-la de_fw-la manu_fw-la tua_fw-la accepimus_fw-la dedimus_fw-la tibi_fw-la after_o king_n david_n have_v prepare_v much_o gold_n and_o silver_n and_o many_o rich_a material_n for_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n he_o offer_v they_o up_o to_o god_n and_o say_v these_o word_n all_o thing_n o_o lord_n be_v thou_o and_o that_o which_o we_o have_v receive_v at_o thy_o hand_n that_o do_v we_o render_v and_o return_v again_o this_o be_v that_o which_o we_o must_v do_v and_o say_v in_o all_o our_o good_a work_n o_o lord_n all_o our_o good_a work_n be_v thou_o and_o so_o we_o return_v what_o thou_o have_v give_v us._n saint_n