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quamdiu_fw-la fecistis_fw-la uni_fw-la ex_fw-la his_fw-la fratribus_fw-la meis_fw-la minimis_fw-la mihi_fw-la fecistis_fw-la matth._n 25._o v._n 40._o what_o you_o have_v do_v to_o the_o least_o of_o these_o my_o brethren_n you_o have_v do_v it_o to_o i_o reflect_v also_o upon_o god_n presence_n who_o behold_v help_n and_o encourage_v you_o whilst_o you_o labour_v and_o you_o will_v have_v the_o same_o comfort_n in_o your_o labour_n which_o he_o have_v labour_v pure_o to_o please_v god_n for_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o to_o do_v the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o you_o will_v have_v the_o same_o reward_n as_o if_o you_o have_v wrought_v and_o labour_v as_o saint_n joseph_n do_v to_o maintain_v jesus_n who_o say_v his_o 34._o his_o cibus_fw-la meus_fw-la est_fw-la facere_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la ejus_fw-la qui_fw-la misit_fw-la i_o joan._n 14._o v._n 34._o meat_n be_v the_o fulfil_n the_o will_n of_o his_o father_n o_o how_o do_v saint_n joseph_n do_v all_o this_o and_o how_o please_v do_v this_o make_v he_o in_o god_n sight_n his_o chief_a delight_n be_v to_o do_v god_n will._n ii_o point_n consider_v that_o his_o conversation_n with_o jesus_n and_o mary_n be_v so_o please_v to_o he_o that_o he_o avoid_v all_o other_o conversation_n to_o which_o the_o will_n of_o god_n do_v not_o particular_o lead_v he_o consider_v whither_o the_o conversation_n you_o have_v with_o these_o in_o prayer_n be_v as_o please_v to_o youâ—_n as_o to_o make_v you_o quit_v all_o other_o unnecessary_a conversation_n see_v whither_o you_o prefer_v retirement_n silence_n and_o converse_v with_o jesus_n and_o mary_n before_o all_o other_o conversation_n in_o this_o world_n consider_v also_o saint_n joseph_n modest_a behaviour_n his_o silence_n recollection_n temperance_n and_o mortification_n both_o in_o eat_v and_o drink_v and_o imitate_v he_o in_o these_o reflect_v upon_o his_o pious_a discourse_n with_o jesus_n and_o his_o spouse_n and_o frequent_o practise_v the_o same_o by_o such_o like_a 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his_o heart_n thus_o inflame_v by_o enjoy_v this_o delightful_a conversation_n endeavour_v only_o in_o your_o conversation_n to_o bring_v in_o pious_a discourse_n and_o you_o will_v invite_v he_o to_o come_v and_o converse_v with_o you_o 20._o you_o ubi_fw-la sunt_fw-la duo_fw-la vel_fw-la tres_fw-la congregati_fw-la in_o nomine_fw-la meo_fw-la ibi_fw-la sum_fw-la in_o medio_fw-la eorum_fw-la matth._n 18._o v._n 20._o meet_v but_o those_o you_o converse_v withal_o in_o his_o name_n and_o you_o will_v meet_v he_o you_o will_v always_o find_v he_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o they_o dart_v flame_n into_o your_o heart_n last_o in_o your_o conversation_n follow_v saint_n joseph_n example_n in_o take_v the_o part_n and_o excuse_v the_o absent_a when_o you_o hear_v they_o blame_v and_o you_o will_v be_v secure_a from_o fal_v into_o that_o ordinary_a defect_n which_o render_v most_o conversation_n dangerous_a and_o displease_v to_o god_n the_o censure_v or_o backbiting_a your_o neighbour_n iii_o 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