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that_o great_a and_o terrible_a vision_n at_o which_o he_o tremble_v speakethe_v thus_o of_o himself_o i_o become_v weak_a and_o be_v sick_a for_o 8._o daniel_n 8._o very_o many_o day_n for_o the_o flesh_n can_v not_o conceive_v such_o thing_n as_o pertain_v to_o the_o spirit_n and_o therefore_o sometime_o when_o a_o man_n mind_n be_v carry_v to_o see_v somewhat_o beyond_o itself_o no_o remedy_n but_o this_o earthly_a and_o frail_a vessel_n of_o our_o not_o able_a to_o bear_v such_o a_o burden_n must_v fall_v into_o weakness_n and_o infirmity_n peter_n your_o reason_n have_v take_v away_o that_o scruple_n which_o trouble_v my_o mind_n of_o abundius_n keeper_n of_o the_o same_o church_n of_o s._n peter_n chapter_n xxv_o gregory_n not_o very_o many_o year_n since_o as_o old_a man_n say_v there_o be_v a_o other_o keeper_n of_o the_o same_o church_n call_v abundius_n a_o grave_a man_n and_o of_o great_a humility_n who_o serve_v god_n so_o faithful_o that_o the_o bless_a apostle_n s._n 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