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A72216 The second booke of the dialogues of S. Gregorie the Greate the first pope of that name containing the life and miracles of our Holie father S. Benedict. To which is adioined the fule of the same holie patriarche translated into the Englishe tonge by C.F. priest & monke of the same order.; Dialogi. Part 2. English Gregory I, Pope, ca. 540-604.; Batt, Antonie.; Fursdon, John, d. 1638.; Gregory I, Pope, ca. 540-604. Short treatise touching the confraternitie of the scapular of St. Benedicts order. 1638 (1638) STC 12350.5; ESTC S125237 72,895 252

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prophet_n i_o have_v not_o hide_v thy_o justice_n in_o my_o hart_n i_o have_v tell_v thy_o truth_n and_o thy_o salvation_n but_o they_o contemn_v despise_v i_o and_o then_o final_o death_n as_o a_o just_a punishment_n shall_v be_v inflict_v upon_o the_o disobedient_a sheep_n when_o therefore_o any_o one_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o name_n of_o a_o abbot_n he_o ought_v to_o govern_v his_o disciple_n with_o a_o twofold_a doctrine_n that_o be_v to_o show_v they_o all_o virtue_n and_o sanctity_n more_o by_o deed_n then_o by_o word_n and_o to_o capable_a disciple_n he_o may_v declare_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n by_o word_n but_o to_o the_o hard_a heart_a person_n and_o to_o such_o as_o be_v more_o simple_a he_o must_v show_v they_o by_o his_o action_n and_o life_n and_o all_o thing_n which_o he_o shall_v teach_v his_o disciple_n to_o be_v unfitting_a by_o his_o own_o action_n let_v he_o show_v that_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v do_v lest_o preach_v well_o to_o other_o he_o himself_o be_v find_v reprobate_a and_o god_n say_v unto_o he_o sin_v why_o do_v thou_o declare_v my_o justice_n and_o take_v my_o testament_n in_o thy_o mouth_n thou_o have_v hate_v discipline_n and_o have_v cast_v my_o speech_n behind_o thou_o and_o thou_o who_o have_v see_v a_o moat_n in_o thy_o brother_n eye_n have_v not_o see_v a_o beam_n in_o thy_o own_o let_v there_o be_v no_o acception_n of_o person_n in_o the_o monastery_n let_v not_o one_o be_v love_v or_o favour_v more_o than_o a_o other_o except_o such_o a_o one_o as_o in_o good_a work_n and_o obedience_n shall_v be_v find_v to_o surpass_v other_o let_v not_o a_o free_a man_n or_o of_o better_a parentage_n come_v to_o religion_n be_v prefer_v before_o he_o who_o be_v of_o servile_a or_o mean_a condition_n except_o there_o be_v some_o other_o reasonable_a cause_n for_o it_o but_o if_o upon_o just_a consideration_n the_o abbot_n shall_v so_o think_v fit_v let_v he_o do_v it_o in_o any_o rank_n or_o degree_n what_o soever_o otherwise_o let_v every_o one_o keep_v their_o own_o place_n because_o whether_o bondman_n or_o free_a man_n we_o be_v all_o one_o in_o christ_n and_o bear_v a_o equal_a burden_n of_o servitude_n under_o one_o lord_n for_o with_o god_n there_o be_v no_o acception_n of_o person_n only_o in_o this_o he_o make_v a_o difference_n if_o in_o good_a work_n and_o humility_n we_o surpass_v other_o therefore_o let_v the_o abbot_n bear_v equal_a love_n to_o ward_n all_o and_o let_v all_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o same_o order_n and_o discipline_n according_a to_o their_o desert_n for_o the_o abbot_n ought_v all_o way_n in_o his_o doctrine_n to_o observe_v that_o apostolical_a form_n where_o it_o be_v say_v reproove_v entreat_v reprehend_v that_o be_v temper_v as_o time_n and_o occasion_n require_v fair_a speech_n with_o terror_n let_v he_o show_v both_o the_o severity_n of_o a_o master_n and_o the_o pious_a affection_n of_o a_o father_n that_o be_v he_o ought_v sharp_o to_o reprove_v such_o as_o be_v 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no●_n have_v do_v to_o himself_o let_v he_o not_o do●_n to_o another_o to_o deny_v himself_o to_o himself_o that_o he_o may_v follow_v christ_n to_o chastise_v his_o body_n not_o to_o seek_v after_o delight_n to_o love_v fast_v to_o relieve_v the_o poor_a to_o clothe_v the_o naked_a to_o visit_v the_o sick_a to_o bury_v the_o dead_a to_o help_v those_o that_o be_v in_o tribulation_n to_o comfort_v the_o sad_a to_o withdraw_v himself_o from_o worldly_a business_n to_o prefer_v nothing_o before_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n not_o to_o give_v way_n to_o anger_n not_o to_o bear_v revenge_n in_o his_o mind_n not_o to_o foster_v guile_n or_o deceit_n in_o his_o hart_n not_o to_o make_v feign_a peace_n not_o to_o forsake_v charity_n not_o to_o swear_v ●t_a all_o lest_o perhaps_o he_o forswear_v himself_o to_o speak_v the_o truth_n from_o hart_n and_o ●outh_n not_o to_o do_v evil_a for_o evil_n not_o ●o_o do_v any_o injury_n yea_o and_o patient_o to_o ●uffer_v a_o injury_n donne_fw-fr to_o 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