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which_o as_o arâ—stotle_n say_v be_v the_o high_a perfection_n of_o a_o virtue_n he_o take_v great_a pleasure_n therein_o which_o come_v not_o to_o he_o so_o much_o from_o abundance_n of_o sensible_a consolation_n which_o may_v sweeten_v austerity_n to_o a_o unmortified_a man_n but_o from_o the_o ground_n and_o bottom_n of_o virtue_n entire_o acquire_v and_o possess_v chap._n 2._o of_o his_o poverty_n sect_n 1._o of_o his_o poverty_n of_o spirit_n one_o of_o the_o most_o great_a and_o admirable_a virtue_n that_o shine_v in_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr renty_n be_v this_o that_o in_o the_o possession_n of_o riches_n he_o be_v utter_o disengage_v from_o the_o love_n of_o they_o and_o possess_v in_o a_o most_o high_a degree_n as_o we_o shall_v now_o declare_v the_o first_o of_o the_o beatitude_n which_o pronounce_v bless_a be_v the_o poor_a in_o spirit_n for_o they_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n of_o grace_n in_o this_o world_n and_o of_o glory_n in_o the_o other_o a_o truth_n which_o 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that_o he_o run_v but_o to_o those_o of_o the_o gospel_n and_o in_o particular_a to_o the_o first_o concern_v which_o let_v we_o hear_v what_o one_o say_v of_o he_o a_o person_n very_o credible_a and_o of_o his_o intimate_a acquaintance_n i_o never_o sew_v mâ—n_z say_v he_o in_o so_o perfect_a a_o poverty_n of_o spirit_n nor_o in_o so_o ardent_a a_o desire_n to_o feel_v the_o effect_n of_o it_o as_o be_v he_o and_o in_o the_o fervour_n of_o his_o desire_n he_o say_v to_o i_o procure_v by_o your_o prayer_n that_o we_o may_v change_v this_o form_n of_o life_n when_o will_v you_o labour_v with_o god_n that_o this_o may_v be_v this_o habit_n and_o this_o wealth_n be_v to_o i_o most_o painful_a i_o have_v talk_v since_o his_o death_n
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