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&_o take_v pain_n although_o moderate_o and_o in_o honest_a matter_n &_o do_v suffer_v much_o but_o forasmuch_o as_o all_o the_o which_o they_o do_v &_o suffer_v they_o do_v &_o suffer_v it_o for_o the_o love_n of_o god_n wherefore_o willing_o joyful_o and_o without_o difficulty_n yea_o with_o pleasure_n more_o or_o less_o according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o love_n when_o therefore_o in_o work_v we_o do_v feel_v any_o il-willyngnesse_a it_o be_v a_o sign_n also_o that_o we_o be_v not_o perfect_a in_o charity_n know_v thou_o to_o who_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o do_v good_a work_n and_o thus_o to_o suffer_v unto_o he_o that_o work_v and_o suffer_v by_o force_n and_o contrary_a to_o his_o will_n go_v forward_o and_o consider_v the_o life_n of_o carnal_a man_n and_o thou_o shall_v see_v that_o they_o travail_n and_o suffer_v for_o to_o have_v worldly_a benefit_n much_o more_o than_o the_o elect_v do_v for_o god_n and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o if_o thou_o will_v demand_v of_o they_o which_o 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