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to_o god_n o_o lord_n i_o be_o thy_o servant_n 90._o i_o be_o thy_o servant_n and_o the_o child_n of_o thy_o handmaid_n thou_o have_v break_v my_o bond_n and_o i_o will_v sacrifice_v to_o thou_o a_o sacrifice_n of_o praise_n this_o benefit_n also_o acknowledge_v saint_n paul_n when_o he_o say_v that_o our_o oldman_n be_v crucify_v 6._o to_o the_o end_n the_o body_n of_o sin_n may_v be_v destroy_v and_o we_o be_v no_o more_o in_o servitude_n to_o sin_n understanding_n by_o the_o old_a man_n and_o the_o body_n of_o sin_n our_o concupiscence_n mortify_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o child_n of_o god_n mind_n 27_o after_o this_o privilege_n of_o freedom_n follow_v another_o of_o no_o less_o importance_n than_o this_o and_o that_o be_v a_o certain_a heavenly_a peace_n and_o tranquillity_n of_o mind_n according_a to_o the_o say_n of_o the_o prophet_n factus_fw-la est_fw-la in_o pace_fw-la locus_fw-la eius_fw-la his_o place_n be_v make_v in_o peace_n 〈…〉_o and_o in_o another_o 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without_o any_o perturbation_n that_o much_o trouble_v they_o in_o the_o great_a occurrent_n of_o this_o life_n but_o the_o wicked_a man_n 11._o not_o have_v mortify_v the_o say_a passion_n be_v toss_v and_o trouble_v with_o the_o same_o as_o with_o vehement_a and_o contrary_a wind_n and_o therefore_o their_o state_n and_o condition_n be_v compare_v by_o esay_n to_o a_o tempestuous_a sea_n 57_o that_o never_o be_v quiet_a and_o by_o saint_n james_n to_o a_o city_n or_o country_n 3._o where_o the_o inhabitant_n be_v at_o war_n and_o sedition_n among_o themselves_o and_o the_o cause_n hereof_o be_v two_o first_o for_o that_o the_o passion_n of_o concupiscence_n man_n be_v many_o and_o almost_o infinite_a in_o number_n do_v lust_n after_o infinite_a thing_n and_o be_v never_o satisfy_v but_o be_v like_o those_o bloodsucker_n which_o the_o wise_a man_n speak_v of_o that_o cry_v always_o give_v give_v and_o never_o ho._n as_o for_o example_n 30._o when_o be_v the_o ambitious_a man_n 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