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legenda_fw-la scripsit_fw-la scribenda_fw-la fecit_fw-la chap._n iii_o a_o short_a character_n of_o his_o person_n and_o quality_n 1._o i_o be_o not_o ignorant_a how_o hard_o a_o task_n this_o three_o and_o last_o part_n of_o my_o undertake_n will_v be_v if_o i_o shall_v be_v operose_fw-la in_o it_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n that_o none_o be_v think_v so_o fit_a to_o write_v caesar_n commentary_n as_o caesar_n himself_o but_o this_o be_v a_o thing_n may_v the_o more_o light_o be_v pass_v over_o both_o because_o he_o have_v be_v a_o burn_a and_o shine_a light_n upon_o so_o eminent_a a_o candlestick_n for_o so_o many_o year_n as_o render_v he_o very_o well_o know_v to_o most_o man_n and_o because_o i_o have_v not_o only_o his_o permission_n but_o command_v to_o write_v what_o now_o i_o do_v on_o purpose_n to_o prevent_v the_o over_o lavish_a expression_n by_o way_n of_o panegyric_n which_o he_o fear_v and_o forbid_v from_o another_o hand_n which_o will_v oblige_v i_o both_o to_o 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and_o find_v he_o full_a weight_n i_o shall_v add_v a_o word_n or_o two_o concern_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o superpondium_fw-la for_o as_o the_o former_a will_v show_v he_o want_v nothing_o that_o be_v indispensable_o require_v in_o a_o bishop_n so_o will_v the_o late_a that_o he_o have_v superad_v so_o much_o to_o it_o as_o we_o may_v listen_v he_o just_o in_o the_o rank_n of_o very_o good_a bishop_n and_o i_o shall_v make_v out_o all_o this_o as_o near_o as_o i_o can_v by_o particular_a instance_n that_o neither_o his_o enemy_n may_v complain_v that_o i_o flatter_v his_o memory_n nor_o his_o friend_n that_o i_o obtrude_v my_o own_o fancy_n and_o conjecture_n upon_o the_o world_n in_o stead_n of_o real_a truth_n 4._o for_o the_o first_o qualification_n i_o shall_v have_v no_o occasion_n to_o give_v offence_n to_o any_o because_o it_o be_v negative_o set_v down_o a_o bishop_n must_v be_v blameless_a so_o that_o whosoever_o shall_v accuse_v he_o upon_o this_o first_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d even_o to_o st._n hieroms_n pitch_n of_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n sine_fw-la jurgio_fw-la not_o quarrelsome_a so_o much_o as_o with_o his_o tongue_n much_o less_o with_o his_o hand_n in_o the_o great_a trial_n of_o his_o temper_n that_o ever_o he_o have_v the_o news_n of_o the_o vote_n that_o the_o revenue_n of_o the_o church_n be_v to_o be_v sell_v which_o be_v much_o more_o harsh_a to_o he_o then_o any_o thing_n which_o do_v or_o can_v concern_v himself_o all_o he_o return_v be_v in_o the_o word_n of_o that_o mirror_n of_o patience_n the_o lord_n give_v and_o the_o lord_n have_v take_v away_o bless_a be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n 1.21_o which_o he_o repeat_v three_o time_n over_o before_o the_o company_n he_o then_o be_v in_o and_o how_o often_o afterward_o in_o private_a for_o present_o he_o retire_v himself_o to_o his_o prayer_n be_v know_v only_o to_o the_o searcher_n of_o heart_n and_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o command_n he_o have_v 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