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which_o be_v bestial_a and_o brutish_a in_o they_o and_o indeed_o wherein_o can_v we_o more_o near_o resemble_v god_n then_o in_o the_o destruction_n of_o sin_n and_o this_o we_o may_v work_v by_o help_n of_o our_o passion_n this_o fleshly_a part_n of_o we_o god_n have_v give_v we_o but_o dedit_fw-la sociam_fw-la he_o give_v it_o for_o a_o companion_n not_o a_o enemy_n nyssene_n will_v tell_v we_o that_o the_o soul_n may_v set_v it_o in_o tune_n as_o a_o musician_n do_v his_o harp_n and_o lute_n and_o make_v such_o a_o harmony_n as_o shall_v be_v very_o delightful_a in_o the_o ear_n of_o god_n and_o a_o friend_n also_o we_o may_v make_v it_o to_o exalt_v and_o promote_v we_o it_o may_v help_v we_o to_o a_o confessor_n place_n in_o heaven_n by_o the_o confession_n of_o the_o tongue_n it_o may_v procure_v we_o a_o virgin_n be_v place_n by_o chastity_n and_o crown_v we_o with_o martyrdom_n by_o die_v for_o christ_n nemo_fw-la non_fw-la in_o cansa_fw-la dei_fw-la facere_fw-la potest_fw-la 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