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the_o seed_n of_o the_o word_n shall_v fall_v for_o the_o most_o part_n it_o make_v the_o auditor_n to_o laugh_v and_o to_o smile_v in_o their_o sleeve_n but_o as_o saint_n jerome_n admonish_v we_o lachrymae_fw-la auditorum_fw-la laudes_fw-la tuus_fw-la sunto_fw-la it_o be_v a_o great_a commendation_n for_o a_o preacher_n to_o make_v the_o people_n weep_v be_v prick_v in_o their_o heart_n for_o their_o sin_n then_o to_o move_v they_o to_o laughter_n let_v we_o all_o strive_v to_o have_v a_o good_a conscience_n even_o in_o the_o manner_n of_o our_o preach_n that_o when_o the_o sermon_n be_v end_v our_o conscience_n may_v bear_v we_o witness_v we_o seek_v god_n glory_n not_o our_o own_o saint_n chrys._n cry_v out_o upon_o it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d vix_fw-la ullus_fw-la est_fw-la sacerdos_n qui_fw-la ad_fw-la eum_fw-la non_fw-la allidit_fw-la etiam_fw-la hodie_fw-la animus_n meus_fw-la ab_fw-la inani_fw-la gloria_fw-la capitur_fw-la let_v we_o all_o strive_v against_o it_o with_o 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evil_a he_o need_v not_o say_v so_o to_o the_o people_n they_o will_v make_v haste_n to_o do_v the_o like_a fast_o enough_o nulli_fw-la jam_fw-la illicitum_fw-la esse_fw-la videtur_fw-la quod_fw-la ab_fw-la episcopo_fw-la tanquam_fw-la licitum_fw-la perpetratur_fw-la 6._o id_fw-la homines_fw-la credunt_fw-la esse_fw-la laudabile_fw-la quod_fw-la episcopus_fw-la habuerit_fw-la delectabile_fw-la if_o the_o minister_n be_v a_o drunkard_n a_o frequent_a of_o tavern_n and_o alehouse_n etc._n etc._n the_o people_n take_v licence_n thereby_o to_o commit_v the_o like_a sin_n if_o covetousness_n be_v a_o sin_n will_v our_o minister_n be_v covetous_a etc._n etc._n thus_o he_o do_v not_o only_a sin_n himself_o but_o he_o make_v other_o to_o sin_n therefore_o for_o conscience_n sake_n we_o have_v need_n all_o to_o have_v a_o eye_n to_o it_o tanquam_fw-la in_o coelo_fw-la peccat_fw-la jesum_fw-la say_v saint_n bern._n qui_fw-la in_o clero_fw-la iniqua_fw-la facit_fw-la