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and_o saint_n jerome_n say_v nepotianus_n i_o do_v not_o remember_v that_o i_o have_v read_v that_o any_o one_o die_v a_o evil_a death_n who_o willing_o exercise_v the_o work_n of_o charity_n for_o they_o have_v the_o prayer_n of_o many_o and_o it_o be_v impossible_a but_o that_o their_o prayer_n shall_v be_v hear_v and_o leo_n commend_v this_o virtue_n say_v he_o shall_v receive_v many_o great_a blessing_n at_o god_n hand_n lord_n who_o let_v not_o the_o poor_a depart_n from_o he_o without_o comfort_n mercy_n be_v of_o so_o great_a virtue_n that_o without_o it_o other_o do_v not_o any_o whit_n profit_n be_v it_o that_o thou_o be_v faithful_a sober_a &_o chaste_a &_o adorn_v with_o worthy_a title_n yet_o if_o thou_o be_v not_o merciful_a thou_o shall_v find_v no_o mercy_n and_o this_o may_v be_v enough_o to_o move_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n that_o they_o may_v ready_o &_o cheerful_o take_v upon_o they_o this_o three_o part_n of_o repentance_n which_o be_v satisfaction_n of_o this_o 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same_o manner_n do_v sinner_n who_o defer_v the_o time_n of_o repentance_n do_v increase_v the_o burden_n of_o their_o sinner_n for_o as_o s._n gregory_n say_v gregory_n the_o sin_n that_o be_v not_o forthwith_a cleanse_v and_o purge_v by_o repentance_n do_v draw_v on_o another_o with_o his_o weight_n three_o be_v not_o he_o exceed_v unjust_a and_o mad_a that_o bestow_v &_o consume_v all_o the_o time_n of_o his_o life_n all_o his_o cost_n &_o all_o his_o diligence_n in_o build_v of_o house_n in_o which_o notwithstanding_o he_o be_v not_o mind_v to_o dwell_v but_o do_v pull_v down_o with_o all_o his_o might_n and_o main_a the_o house_n which_o he_o have_v determine_v to_o inhabit_v certain_o this_o man_n altogether_o work_v against_o the_o judgement_n of_o reason_n and_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v count_v both_o a_o fool_n &_o a_o mad_a man_n this_o do_v a_o sinner_n who_o proroge_v his_o conversion_n to_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n build_v for_o himself_o a_o habitation_n in_o the_o 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