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he_o give_v the_o precept_n and_o it_o shall_v not_o pass_v away_o and_o it_o be_v good_a cheap_a for_o he_o who_o make_v all_o thing_n of_o nothing_o to_o command_v that_o nothing_o shall_v fail_v of_o that_o inviolable_a course_n wherein_o all_o thing_n be_v appoint_v to_o proceed_v according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n no_o return_n be_v make_v from_o privation_n to_o the_o habit_n as_o from_o a_o fix_a blindness_n to_o sight_n and_o much_o less_o from_o death_n to_o life_n but_o the_o law_n of_o the_o love_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n do_v overtop_v that_o other_o law_n make_v those_o thing_n grow_v true_a and_o samiliar_a which_o otherwise_o be_v not_o only_o hard_a but_o impossible_a moist_a body_n be_v appoint_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n to_o give_v place_n and_o such_o as_o be_v heavy_a and_o solid_a to_o sink_v down_o below_o they_o but_o yet_o when_o there_o be_v question_n of_o give_v comfort_n to_o his_o poor_a apostle_n 14._o matt._n 14._o the_o love_n of_o christ_n our_o lord_n make_v he_o lay_v those_o law_n aside_o and_o he_o go_v walk_v towards_o they_o upon_o the_o sea_n which_o be_v glad_a to_o perform_v the_o office_n of_o a_o pavement_n to_o his_o precious_a foot_n penerration_n of_o body_n be_v a_o thing_n whereof_o nature_n can_v endure_v to_o hear_v but_o yet_o for_o the_o unspeakable_a love_n which_o he_o bear_v to_o mother_n to_o the_o honour_n which_o be_v do_v by_o christ_n our_o lord_n to_o the_o purity_n of_o his_o b._n virgin_n mother_n the_o honour_n and_o excellency_n of_o his_o all-immaculate_a mother_n that_o ornament_n and_o glorious_a gem_n of_o heaven_n &_o earth_n he_o be_v not_o afraid_a to_o give_v that_o principle_n of_o philosophy_n the_o lie_n and_o he_o pass_v out_o of_o those_o bowel_n of_o supreme_a purity_n into_o those_o arm_n of_o matchless_a piety_n without_o the_o least_o offence_n to_o her_o most_o entire_a virginity_n but_o yet_o in_o this_o there_o be_v the_o less_o wonder_n because_o he_o 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his_o own_o or_o for_o the_o relief_n of_o any_o corporal_a necessity_n which_o he_o be_v and_o will_v be_v subject_a to_o for_o though_o the_o fox_n have_v hole_n yet_o the_o son_n of_o man_n have_v not_o where_o to_o lay_v his_o head_n and_o one_o morning_n when_o he_o return_v from_o jerusalem_n to_o bethania_n he_o be_v say_v express_o to_o have_v be_v hngry_a and_o he_o refuse_v in_o the_o 4._o the_o matt._n 4._o wilderness_n to_o turn_v certain_a stone_n into_o bread_n for_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o his_o own_o extreme_a hunger_n and_o his_o apostle_n be_v so_o oppress_v in_o this_o kind_n 12._o matt._n 12._o as_o that_o they_o be_v defend_v by_o he_o in_o gather_v the_o ear_n of_o that_o corn_n which_o belong_v to_o other_o yea_o and_o that_o upon_o a_o sabaoth_a day_n which_o do_v belong_v to_o god_n &_o except_o their_o case_n have_v be_v of_o precise_a necessity_n they_o cove_v not_o so_o well_o have_v be_v excuse_v in_o do_v it_o but_o the_o while_n though_o they_o feed_v themselves_o christ_n our_o lord_n do_v not_o so_o for_o if_o he_o have_v those_o malicious_a jew_n who_o tooth_n be_v sharp_o whet_v against_o he_o than_o all_o the_o rest_n or_o rather_o not_o against_o they_o at_o all_o but_o only_o in_o regard_n that_o they_o belong_v to_o he_o will_v have_v be_v sure_a to_o have_v bite_v he_o with_o their_o reprehension_n so_o great_a therefore_o be_v his_o necessity_n and_o yet_o he_o will_v not_o stretch_v forth_o his_o arm_n of_o power_n to_o help_v himself_o by_o any_o supernatural_a mean_n nor_o do_v we_o find_v as_o i_o be_v say_v that_o he_o who_o wrought_v such_o world_n of_o miracle_n for_o world_n of_o man_n do_v serve_v himself_o of_o any_o one_o to_o his_o own_o advantage_n 17._o matt._n 17._o it_o be_v true_a that_o he_o do_v miraculous_o enable_v s._n peter_n to_o take_v a_o piece_n of_o money_n out_o of_o the_o belly_n of_o a_o fish_n to_o be_v pay_v as_o tribute_n to_o the_o prince_n though_o he_o say_v he_o be_v no_o way_n bind_v to_o do_v it_o so_o that_o scandal_n that_o our_o lord_n will_v rather_o work_v a_o miracle_n then_o suffer_v the_o occasion_n of_o any_o scandal_n he_o who_o will_v not_o work_v a_o miracle_n for_o the_o save_n of_o his_o own_o dear_a life_n will_v yet_o be_v sure_a to_o do_v it_o for_o prevent_v the_o scandal_n of_o other_o man_n and_o withal_o that_o he_o may_v show_v how_o obedient_a man_n ought_v to_o be_v to_o their_o temporal_a prince_n so_o that_o it_o be_v in_o thing_n which_o indeed_o and_o truth_n be_v only_o temporal_a he_o wrought_v no_o miracle_n either_o by_o way_n of_o prevention_n or_o for_o the_o delivery_n of_o himself_o 4._o luc._n 4._o from_o his_o most_o wicked_a enemy_n save_v only_o when_o once_o or_o twice_o he_o grow_v invisible_a to_o their_o eye_n that_o so_o he_o may_v preserve_v himself_o for_o great_a tormets_n afterward_o when_o once_o he_o come_v to_o his_o passion_n he_o tell_v they_o indeed_o what_o he_o can_v have_v obtain_v of_o god_n for_o his_o deliverance_n 25._o matt._n 25._o namely_o so_o many_o legion_n of_o angel_n and_o he_o give_v they_o also_o a_o taste_n of_o what_o he_o be_v able_a to_o do_v for_o himself_o ibid._n ibid._n if_o he_o have_v be_v willing_a by_o the_o miracle_n which_o then_o he_o wrought_v upon_o malchus_n 18._o joan._n 18._o and_o by_o that_o other_o also_o of_o strike_v they_o who_o come_v to_o take_v he_o with_o sad_a astonishment_n to_o the_o ground_n by_o the_o only_a say_n of_o ego_fw-la sum_fw-la but_o he_o keep_v his_o miracle_n for_o the_o instruction_n &_o ease_v of_o other_o man_n and_o the_o only_a miracle_n which_o he_o wrought_v for_o himself_o be_v to_o make_v by_o the_o omnipotent_a force_n and_o power_n of_o love_n a_o god_n of_o infinite_a and_o eternal_a majesty_n to_o undertake_v for_o such_o worm_n such_o a_o world_n of_o misery_n he_o wrought_v no_o miracle_n for_o the_o win_n of_o favour_n from_o great_a person_n 23._o luc._n 23._o nor_o can_v the_o splendour_n of_o herod_n fortune_n nor_o the_o extreme_a curiosity_n of_o his_o mind_n because_o it_o be_v but_o curiosity_n obtain_v any_o one_o at_o the_o hand_n of_o our_o lord_n 6._o matt._n 13._o marc._n 6._o he_o be_v not_o desirous_a to_o win_v the_o affection_n and_o estimation_n of_o his_o own_o compatriot_n for_o though_o it_o can_v be_v say_v but_o that_o he_o wrought_v some_o miracle_n among_o they_o yet_o those_o some_o be_v so_o very_a few_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o incredulity_n that_o in_o comparison_n of_o such_o as_o he_o be_v please_v to_o work_v in_o other_o place_n they_o may_v in_o a_o manner_n be_v account_v none_o he_o do_v not_o a_o whit_n depend_v upon_o the_o acknowledgement_n and_o service_n 17._o luc._n 17._o which_o he_o may_v expect_v from_o such_o person_n as_o he_o cure_v for_o we_o see_v he_o be_v not_o discourage_v by_o the_o ingratitude_n of_o those_o leper_n from_o who_o he_o well_o know_v that_o it_o be_v almost_o thanks_n almost_o one_o of_o ten_o return_v to_o give_v 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42._o if_o the_o meaning_n of_o christ_n our_o lord_n have_v be_v but_o only_o to_o prove_v that_o he_o be_v god_n he_o may_v have_v insist_v upon_o that_o course_n which_o former_o have_v be_v hold_v with_o the_o people_n of_o god_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n at_o which_o time_n howsoever_o some_o miracle_n be_v wrought_v which_o tend_v to_o the_o comfort_n of_o the_o good_a as_o that_o of_o part_v 15._o part_v exod._n 15._o the_o red_a sea_n when_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n be_v to_o pass_v and_o of_o the_o 13._o the_o exod._n 13._o pillar_n both_o of_o the_o clould_n and_o that_o of_o fire_n of_o ibid._n of_o ibid._n the_o rain_v down_o 3_o down_o deut._n 3_o manna_n in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o some_o other_o yet_o these_o miracle_n which_o show_v the_o love_n of_o god_n to_o the_o good_a be_v not_o so_o many_o by_o much_o as_o those_o other_o by_o which_o he_o show_v his_o power_n and_o justice_n against_o the_o wicked_a as_o we_o may_v easy_o see_v by_o the_o ten_o 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