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nakedness_n and_o again_o that_o in_o great_a necessity_n and_o distress_n he_o approve_v himself_o 4._o the_o minister_n of_o god_n and_o in_o that_o notable_a gloriation_n that_o nothing_o be_v able_a to_o separate_v we_o from_o 35._o the_o love_n of_o god_n he_o will_v not_o have_v make_v mention_n of_o persecution_n famine_n nakedness_n if_o in_o this_o life_n the_o saint_n of_o god_n be_v not_o subject_a unto_o they_o but_o all_o these_o misery_n end_v with_o our_o mortal_a death_n life_n no_o relic_n of_o they_o shall_v remain_v in_o the_o heaven_n ibi_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la paupertatis_fw-la metus_fw-la non_fw-la â—…gritudinis_fw-la 37._o imbecillitas_fw-la no_o fear_n of_o famine_n no_o sense_n of_o sickness_n there_o nullum_fw-la cibi_fw-la desiderium_fw-la no_o desire_n of_o meat_n there_o and_o how_o can_v there_o be_v a_o want_n of_o that_o whereof_o there_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o desire_n ibi_fw-la est_fw-la vita_fw-la sine_fw-la morte_fw-la ibi_fw-la 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