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the_o credit_n of_o it_o forasmuch_o as_o he_o shall_v be_v a_o double_a gainer_n thereby_o to_o wit_n for_o the_o work_n and_o the_o humility_n he_o also_o advise_v he_o to_o beg_v earnest_o of_o god_n if_o he_o bestow_v on_o they_o any_o virtue_n not_o to_o discover_v it_o unto_o they_o lest_o they_o take_v occasion_n of_o grow_v proud_a thereby_o oft_o repeat_v those_o word_n secretum_fw-la meum_fw-la mihi_fw-la etc._n etc._n my_o secret_n to_o myself_o my_o secret_n to_o myself_o withal_o he_o affirm_v it_o be_v a_o token_n of_o apparent_a danger_n wilful_o to_o incur_v a_o danger_n and_o therefore_o wish_v his_o often_o to_o say_v trust_v not_o unto_o i_o lord_n for_o except_o thou_o help_v doubtless_o i_o shall_v fall_v he_o forbid_v they_o to_o vaunt_v of_o themselves_o at_o any_o time_n say_v if_o i_o be_v tempt_v this_o will_v i_o do_v or_o say_v but_o rather_o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v i_o know_v what_o say_v but_o what_o i_o shall_v say_v or_o do_v i_o know_v not_o in_o 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