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as_o it_o be_v surpass_v in_o some_o respect_n by_o martyrdom_n so_o in_o other_o it_o exceed_v it_o i_o say_v it_o exceed_v martyrdom_n the_o suffering_n whereof_o even_o our_o saviour_n himself_o so_o much_o celebrate_v in_o these_o word_n greater_a z_o 15._o love_n than_o this_o no_o man_n have_v that_o a_o man_n yield_v his_o life_n for_o his_o friend_n caelia_n o_o good_a father_n you_o much_o strengthen_v my_o resolution_n with_o the_o sweetness_n of_o these_o your_o discourse_n but_o now_o it_o come_v to_o my_o mind_n that_o you_o one_o day_n in_o discourse_v to_o our_o religious_a sister_n of_o the_o dignity_n of_o a_o religious_a state_n do_v call_v it_o a_o sacrifice_n to_o god_n your_o meaning_n therein_o i_o do_v not_o i_o confess_v nor_o yet_o do_v perfect_o understand_v i_o will_v desire_v your_o reverence_n to_o express_v yourself_o more_o plain_o that_o so_o my_o sister_n cosmophila_n and_o myself_o may_v be_v the_o better_o instruct_v therein_o confessarius_fw-la 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