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you_o be_v bind_v to_o understand_v it_o true_a it_o be_v god_n work_v in_o we_o his_o grace_n by_o the_o sacrament_n but_o we_o must_v dispose_v ourselves_o to_o a_o reception_n of_o the_o divine_a blessing_n by_o moral_a instrument_n the_o soul_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o must_v work_v together_o with_o god_n and_o the_o body_n work_v together_o with_o the_o soul_n but_o no_o external_a action_n can_v purify_v the_o soul_n because_o its_o nature_n and_o operation_n be_v spiritual_a it_o can_v no_o more_o be_v change_v by_o a_o ceremony_n or_o a_o external_a solemnity_n than_o a_o angel_n can_v be_v caress_v with_o sweet_a meat_n or_o a_o man_n belly_n can_v be_v fill_v with_o music_n or_o long_a oration_n the_o sum_n be_v this_o no_o christian_n do_v his_o duty_n to_o god_n but_o he_o that_o serve_v he_o with_o all_o his_o heart_n and_o although_o it_o become_v come_v we_o to_o fulfil_v all_o righteousness_n even_o the_o external_a also_o yet_o that_o which_o make_v 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we_o understand_v christ_n commandment_n to_o extend_v our_o duty_n not_o only_o to_o what_o be_v name_v and_o what_o be_v not_o name_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n and_o design_n but_o that_o we_o abstain_v from_o all_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v like_a to_o sin_n *_o of_o this_o nature_n there_o be_v many_o all_o violence_n of_o passion_n irregularity_n in_o game_n prodigality_n of_o our_o time_n undecency_n of_o action_n do_v thing_n unworthy_a of_o our_o birth_n or_o our_o profession_n aptness_n to_o go_v to_o law_n ambitus_fw-la or_o a_o fierce_a prosecution_n even_o of_o honourable_a employment_n misconstruction_n of_o the_o word_n and_o action_n of_o our_o brother_n easiness_n to_o believe_v evil_a of_o other_o willingness_n to_o report_v the_o evil_n which_o we_o hear_v curiosity_n of_o diet_n peevishness_n towards_o servant_n indiscreet_a and_o importune_a stand_v for_o place_n and_o all_o excess_n in_o ornament_n for_o even_o this_o little_a instance_n be_v direct_o prohibit_v by_o the_o christian_a and_o royal_a law_n of_o charity_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v st._n paul_n the_o word_n be_v a_o word_n hard_a to_o be_v understand_v we_o render_v it_o well_o enough_o charity_n vaunt_v not_o itself_o and_o upon_o this_o saint_n basil_n say_v that_o a_o ecclesiastic_a person_n and_o so_o every_o christian_a in_o his_o proportion_n ought_v not_o to_o go_v in_o splendid_a and_o vain_a ornament_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d every_o thing_n that_o be_v not_o wise_o useful_a or_o proportion_v to_o the_o state_n of_o the_o christian_a but_o minister_n only_o to_o vanity_n be_v a_o part_n of_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v a_o vaunt_a which_o the_o charity_n and_o the_o grace_n of_o a_o christian_a do_v not_o well_o endure_v *_o these_o thing_n be_v like_a to_o sin_n they_o be_v of_o a_o suspicious_a nature_n and_o not_o easy_o to_o be_v reconcile_v to_o the_o righteousness_n evangelical_n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o christianity_n be_v nice_a and_o curious_a it_o be_v the_o cleanness_n and_o the_o purification_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o christ_n intend_v to_o present_v his_o church_n to_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d without_o spot_n or_o wrinkle_n or_o any_o such_o thing_n n._n b._n or_o any_o such_o thing_n if_o there_o be_v any_o irregularity_n that_o be_v less_o than_o a_o wrinkle_n the_o evangelical_n righteousness_n do_v not_o allow_v it_o *_o these_o be_v such_o thing_n which_o if_o man_n will_v stand_v to_o defend_v possible_o a_o modest_a reprover_n will_v be_v more_o ashamed_a than_o a_o impudent_a offender_n *_o if_o i_o see_v a_o person_n apt_a to_o quarrel_n to_o take_v every_o thing_n in_o a_o ill_a sense_n to_o resent_v a_o error_n deep_o to_o reprove_v it_o bitter_o to_o remember_v it_o tenacious_o to_o repeat_v it_o frequent_o to_o upbraid_v it_o
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