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dispensation_n of_o his_o divine_a mystery_n the_o administration_n of_o his_o sacrament_n the_o government_n of_o the_o church_n and_o in_o fine_a the_o salvation_n of_o soul_n which_o he_o have_v redeemed_a by_o the_o price_n of_o his_o blood_n a_o state_n who_o function_n surpass_v all_o those_o of_o angel_n who_o look_v upon_o they_o with_o a_o profound_a respect_n esteem_v they_o infinite_o above_o their_o power_n and_o the_o dignity_n of_o their_o celestial_a nature_n o_o god_n theotime_o what_o a_o grandeur_n and_o dignity_n be_v this_o this_o so_o exalt_v a_o state_n ought_v not_o to_o swell_v ecclesiastic_o with_o glory_n state._n the_o obligation_n of_o a_o ecclesiastical_a state._n but_o fill_v they_o with_o much_o fear_n and_o tremble_v for_o as_o it_o be_v high_a it_o bring_v with_o it_o vast_a obligation_n 1._o it_o oblige_v they_o to_o a_o great_a sanctity_n because_o they_o approach_v to_o god_n in_o their_o ministry_n they_o be_v oblige_v to_o be_v holy._n 1._o holy._n sanctificabor_n in_o eye_n qui_fw-la appropinquant_fw-la ad_fw-la i_o leu._n 10._o sancti_fw-la estote_fw-la quia_fw-la ego_fw-la sanctus_fw-la sum_fw-la levit._fw-la 1._o i_o will_v be_v sanctify_v say_v he_o in_o those_o who_o approach_v to_o i_o be_v holy_a because_o i_o be_o holy_a for_o this_o reason_n 8._o reason_n per_fw-la sacrum_fw-la ordinem_fw-la deputatur_fw-la aliquis_fw-la ad_fw-la dignissima_fw-la ministeria_fw-la quibus_fw-la ipsi_fw-la christo_fw-la servitur_fw-la in_o ministerio_fw-la altaris_fw-la ad_fw-la quod_fw-la requiritur_fw-la major_a sanctitas_fw-la interior_a quam_fw-la requirat_fw-la etiam_fw-la religionis_fw-la status_fw-la s._n thom._n 2_o 2_o ae_z quaest_n 138._o art._n 8._o s._n thomas_n say_v that_o the_o sanctity_n require_v for_o this_o state_n aught_o to_o be_v great_a than_o that_o of_o a_o religious_a state._n and_o they_o be_v not_o only_o oblige_v to_o a_o particular_a and_o hide_a sanctity_n such_o as_o that_o of_o other_o christian_n but_o 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