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and_o many_o lose_v it_o when_o they_o have_v it_o to_o who_o shall_v thou_o leave_v all_o thy_o riches_n to_o christ_n who_o can_v die_v what_o heir_n shall_v thou_o have_v hâ—m_o that_o be_v thy_o lord_n 〈…〉_z 7._o but_o to_o grant_v that_o it_o be_v happiness_n to_o preserve_v a_o man_n family_n how_o small_a how_o short_a how_o far_o inferior_a be_v it_o to_o the_o happiness_n of_o a_o religious_a life_n for_o not_o only_o particular_a man_n but_o whole_a family_n die_v and_o once_o come_v to_o a_o end_n and_o though_o they_o continue_v never_o so_o long_o yet_o in_o time_n they_o must_v needs_o decay_v and_o aâ—_n last_o be_v whole_o extinguish_v see_v therefore_o they_o aâ—e_v subject_a to_o so_o many_o casualty_n be_v not_o he_o a_o very_a fool_n that_o shall_v feed_v himself_o with_o hope_n that_o his_o issue_n shall_v always_o continue_v and_o moreover_o strive_v so_o much_o that_o it_o may_v continue_v as_o to_o oppose_v himself_o to_o the_o counsel_n of_o god_n and_o 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desert_n s._n bonaverture_n in_o his_o apology_n for_o the_o poor_a 2._o reduce_v all_o this_o difference_n to_o two_o head_n and_o say_v it_o proceed_v either_o of_o infidelity_n as_o in_o they_o that_o do_v not_o believe_v that_o god_n have_v care_n of_o what_o happen_v among_o man_n at_o leastwise_o not_o of_o they_o in_o particular_a or_o it_o come_v out_o of_o pusillanimity_n which_o be_v ever_o couple_v with_o a_o slackness_n in_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o a_o earnest_a love_n of_o ourselves_o whereas_o they_o that_o frame_v a_o right_a conceit_n of_o the_o goodness_n and_o providence_n of_o god_n can_v doubt_v but_o that_o god_n have_v more_o care_n of_o their_o life_n than_o they_o themselves_o 2._o whereupon_o s._n augustin_n say_v 〈…〉_z a_o just_a man_n can_v want_v daily_a food_n see_v it_o be_v uritten_v our_o lord_n will_v not_o kill_v the_o soul_n of_o a_o just_a man_n with_o hunger_n and_o again_o i_o be_v young_a and_o become_v old_a and_o have_v not_o see_v a_o just_a man_n forsake_v nor_o his_o seed_n seek_v bread_n and_o our_o saviour_n promise_v that_o all_o thing_n shall_v be_v add_v to_o they_o that_o seek_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o the_o justice_n thereof_o and_o whereas_o all_o thing_n be_v god_n he_o that_o have_v god_n 14._o can_v want_v nothing_o if_o he_o be_v not_o want_v to_o god_n so_o when_o daniel_n be_v by_o the_o king_n commandment_n shutup_a in_o the_o den_n of_o lion_n god_n send_v he_o his_o dinner_n and_o among_o the_o hungry_a wild_a beast_n 17._o the_o man_n of_o god_n be_v feed_v so_o helias_n be_v maintain_v in_o his_o flight_n the_o crow_n minister_a unto_o he_o and_o the_o bird_n bring_v he_o meat_n in_o time_n of_o persecution_n 〈…〉_z s._n hierome_n say_v
seed_n of_o good_a work_n nor_o shall_v hereafter_o be_v refresh_v by_o reward_n of_o just_a recompense_n thus_o say_v s._n gregory_n 23._o the_o sum_n therefore_o of_o this_o whole_a discourse_n be_v this_o if_o the_o resolution_n of_o follow_v a_o religious_a course_n be_v to_o come_v of_o ourselves_o or_o if_o it_o be_v so_o to_o come_v of_o god_n 〈…〉_z that_o it_o be_v necessary_a we_o shall_v deserve_v it_o we_o have_v reason_n doubtless_o to_o fear_v our_o own_o frailty_n &_o inconstancy_n but_o see_v it_o come_v so_o from_o god_n that_o on_o our_o part_n it_o require_v no_o desert_n but_o give_v we_o all_o the_o desert_n we_o have_v as_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n from_o the_o beginning_n work_v it_o in_o we_o so_o it_o always_o ever_o after_o work_v it_o preserve_v us._n we_o have_v a_o excellent_a example_n of_o it_o in_o s._n peter_n the_o apostle_n when_o invite_v by_o our_o saviour_n he_o walk_v upon_o the_o water_n and_o be_v hold_v up_o above_o it_o by_o his_o holy_a hand_n â—_o when_o for_o fear_v he_o begin_v to_o sink_v this_o do_v lively_o represent_v unto_o we_o a_o religious_a state_n for_o as_o it_o be_v a_o great_a miracle_n for_o this_o heavy_a and_o lumpish_a body_n of_o we_o to_o walk_v upon_o the_o water_n so_o it_o be_v no_o less_o a_o miracle_n when_o our_o corrupt_a nature_n which_o of_o itself_o be_v always_o bear_v downward_o to_o earthly_a thing_n to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o flesh_n to_o liberty_n and_o licentiousness_n by_o the_o virtue_n of_o poverty_n chastity_n and_o obedience_n break_v through_o all_o these_o wicked_a inclination_n &_o walk_v above_o they_o as_o a_o body_n above_o the_o water_n and_o consequent_o we_o can_v bring_v this_o to_o pass_v by_o our_o own_o natural_a strength_n but_o by_o the_o power_n of_o god_n and_o it_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o his_o voice_n when_o he_o say_v unto_o we_o come_v as_o he_o say_v to_o s._n peter_n &_o by_o it_o give_v we_o the_o like_a admirable_a power_n as_o he_o give_v to_o he_o &_o 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