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for_o i_o also_o be_o a_o man_n under_o authority_n and_o i_o say_v to_o one_o go_v and_o he_o go_v and_o to_o another_o come_v and_o he_o come_v saint_n austen_n say_v of_o he_o that_o by_o confess_v himself_o unworthy_a dom._n he_o make_v himself_o more_o worthy_a for_o there_o be_v no_o disposition_n so_o fit_a for_o the_o receive_n of_o god_n as_o that_o which_o acknowledge_v and_o confess_v it_o be_v own_o unworthiness_n 89._o and_o saint_n ambrose_n beat_v upon_o the_o same_o point_n say_v that_o those_o house_n which_o seem_v too_o straight_o and_o too_o narrow_a to_o receive_v our_o saviour_n christ_n be_v make_v large_a enough_o by_o confess_v their_o unworthiness_n to_o receive_v he_o but_o here_o do_v that_o place_n of_o saint_n paul_n offer_v itself_o he_o that_o shall_v eat_v of_o this_o bread_n and_o drink_v this_o cup_n unworthy_o shall_v be_v guilty_a of_o the_o body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ._n 11._o now_o if_o he_o that_o receive_v christ_n unworthy_o shall_v be_v hold_v guilty_a of_o his_o body_n and_o blood_n shall_v not_o he_o much_o more_o be_v condemn_v in_o confess_v himself_o unworthy_a to_o receive_v he_o i_o answer_v that_o in_o the_o communion_n there_o be_v two_o manner_n of_o dignity_n to_o be_v consider_v one_o of_o the_o person_n which_o receive_v christ_n our_o saviour_n the_o other_o of_o the_o disposition_n and_o preparation_n wherewith_o he_o receive_v he_o touch_v the_o first_o dignity_n no_o man_n can_v receive_v christ_n worthy_o for_o the_o holy_a be_v he_o never_o so_o holy_a be_v but_o a_o creature_n and_o there_o be_v a_o infinite_a distance_n betwixt_o he_o and_o his_o creator_n but_o touch_v that_o other_o dignity_n of_o preparation_n and_o disposition_n a_o man_n may_v receive_v he_o worthy_o by_o do_v that_o which_o god_n command_v we_o to_o do_v for_o the_o better_a receive_n of_o he_o a_o husbandman_n can_v hardly_o receive_v his_o king_n worthy_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o house_n and_o his_o person_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o great_a disequalitie_n between_o they_o but_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o preparation_n do_v that_o which_o he_o be_v command_v to_o do_v on_o his_o part_n as_o to_o see_v the_o house_n be_v clean_o and_o every_o thing_n in_o good_a order_n so_o may_v he_o receive_v he_o worthy_o sed_fw-la tantum_fw-la dic_fw-la verbo_fw-la &_o sanabitur_fw-la pver_fw-la meus_fw-la only_o say_v the_o word_n and_o my_o servant_n shall_v be_v whole_a sir_n trouble_v not_o yourself_o in_o come_v to_o a_o house_n unworthy_a so_o great_a a_o favour_n but_o half_o a_o word_n from_o your_o mouth_n will_v be_v sufficient_a to_o cure_v my_o servant_n yet_o do_v he_o not_o hereby_o signify_v that_o his_o word_n be_v necessary_a since_o that_o without_o his_o word_n and_o without_o his_o come_n his_o will_n be_v sufficient_a and_o all_o this_o do_v the_o centurion_n
etc._n etc._n what_o thing_n more_o natural_a than_o to_o give_v our_o heart_n unto_o god_n for_o those_o general_a benefit_n of_o creator_n redeemer_n and_o conserver_n and_o for_o many_o other_o particular_n which_o can_v be_v sum_v up_o and_o yet_o the_o devil_n do_v blot_v they_o out_o of_o our_o heart_n and_o sow_n in_o stead_n thereof_o so_o many_o ingratitude_n as_o heaven_n stand_v astonish_v thereat_o though_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o natural_a thing_n to_o love_v our_o friend_n nam_n &_o ethnici_fw-la hoc_fw-la faciunt_fw-la i._o for_o even_o the_o heathen_n do_v this_o yet_o the_o devil_n sow_v a_o kind_n of_o hatred_n in_o our_o heart_n so_o abhorrible_a to_o nature_n that_o feign_a friendship_n come_v to_o be_v double_v malice_n and_o the_o world_n be_v so_o far_o go_v in_o this_o case_n that_o it_o be_v now_o hold_v as_o strange_a as_o happy_a that_o one_o friend_n shall_v true_o love_v another_o hence_o be_v it_o that_o the_o scripture_n make_v so_o many_o invective_n against_o false_a friend_n 16.29_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la say_v there_o be_v a_o friend_n for_o his_o own_o occasion_n &_o will_v not_o abide_v in_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o trouble_n solomon_n say_v vir_fw-la iniquus_fw-la tentat_fw-la amicum_fw-la suum_fw-la i._o a_o violent_a man_n entice_v his_o neighbour_n in_o that_o chapter_n of_o false_a and_o true_a friendship_n so_o many_o thing_n be_v there_o speak_v touch_v false_a friend_n as_o very_o well_o prove_v that_o commandment_n be_v not_o superfluous_a diliges_fw-la amicum_fw-la tuum_fw-la and_o that_o which_o chrysostome_n say_v do_v much_o favour_n this_o doctrine_n for_o that_o one_o of_o the_o reason_n why_o god_n command_v man_n to_o love_v his_o enemy_n be_v to_o afford_v matter_n of_o love_n to_o the_o will_n for_o friend_n be_v so_o rare_a and_o so_o few_o that_o it_o will_v remain_v idle_a and_o vain_a if_o we_o shall_v not_o love_v our_o enemy_n odio_fw-la habebis_fw-la inimicum_fw-la tuum_fw-la thou_o shall_v hate_v thy_o enemy_n irenaeus_n saint_n basil_n saint_n ambrose_n saint_n chrysostome_n hâ—â—â—t_fw-la epiphanius_n and_o hilary_n hold_v that_o this_o law_n be_v permissive_a like_o the_o libel_n of_o divorce_n ad_fw-la duritiam_fw-la cordis_fw-la vestri_fw-la i._o for_o the_o hardness_n of_o your_o heart_n so_o that_o a_o less_o evil_a be_v permit_v for_o the_o avoid_n of_o a_o great_a and_o therefore_o saint_n austen_n say_v that_o god_n never_o permit_v that_o we_o shall_v hate_v our_o enemy_n but_o his_o sin_n as_o thou_o do_v hate_v the_o shadow_n of_o a_o figtree_n or_o the_o walnut_n and_o yet_o regard_v a_o image_n that_o be_v make_v of_o the_o wood_n thereof_o 10._o or_o as_o thou_o take_v the_o ring_n of_o a_o fire-pan_n by_o that_o part_n which_o be_v cold_a and_o fly_v from_o that_o which_o be_v hot_a and_o will_v burn_v thy_o hand_n in_o like_a sort_n thou_o must_v love_v thy_o enemy_n as_o he_o be_v the_o image_n of_o god_n and_o hate_v he_o as_o he_o be_v a_o sinner_n and_o in_o another_o place_n the_o same_o doctor_n say_v that_o god_n put_v it_o in_o the_o singular_a number_n odio_fw-la habebis_fw-la inimicum_fw-la tuum_fw-la i._o thou_o shall_v hate_v thy_o enemy_n signify_v thereby_o that_o we_o shall_v hate_v the_o devil_n but_o not_o our_o brother_n and_o that_o we_o err_v in_o this_o our_o hate_n for_o it_o be_v no_o wisdom_n in_o we_o to_o hate_v our_o enemy_n who_o do_v we_o so_o much_o good_a but_o the_o devil_n who_o do_v we_o so_o much_o harm_n first_o then_o i_o say_v that_o this_o law_n be_v not_o of_o god_n for_o god_n be_v love_n 1_o as_o saint_n john_n say_v and_o love_n can_v make_v a_o law_n of_o dis-love_n second_o it_o be_v not_o please_v unto_o god_n for_o the_o scripture_n be_v so_o full_a of_o those_o good_a thing_n that_o he_o do_v for_o his_o enemy_n only_o to_o stir_v up_o man_n heart_n to_o divine_a love_n he_o will_v not_o command_v we_o to_o hate_v they_o saint_n paul_n say_v 12._o that_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n speak_v better_a thing_n than_o that_o of_o abel_n for_o this_o cry_v for_o vengeance_n that_o for_o pardon_n and_o forgiveness_n the_o blood_n of_o a_o dead_a man_n be_v wont_a to_o discover_v the_o murderer_n his_o wound_n bleed_v afresh_o one_o while_o it_o natural_o call_v for_o revenge_n another_o it_o boil_v and_o break_v forth_o into_o flame_n at_o the_o very_a presence_n of_o the_o murderer_n another_o while_o the_o vital_a spirit_n which_o the_o murderer_n leave_v in_o the_o wound_n return_v to_o their_o natural_a place_n and_o with_o great_a force_n gush_v forth_o afresh_o but_o be_v it_o as_o it_o may_v be_v i_o be_o sure_a the_o blood_n of_o christ_n speak_v better_a thing_n than_o that_o of_o abel_n for_o this_o discover_v the_o murderer_n and_o that_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o those_o that_o crucify_v he_o pray_v unto_o god_n to_o forgive_v they_o as_o not_o know_v what_o they_o do_v three_o that_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o god_n intention_n in_o exodus_fw-la he_o command_v that_o he_o that_o shall_v meet_v with_o a_o ox_n of_o his_o enemy_n that_o be_v like_a to_o perish_v or_o a_o ass_n that_o be_v halter_v &_o entangle_v he_o shall_v help_v both_o the_o one_o &_o the_o other_o now_o he_o that_o will_v we_o to_o be_v thus_o friendly_a to_o a_o beast_n what_o will_v he_o we_o shall_v do_v to_o the_o owner_n thereof_o nunquid_fw-la deo_fw-la est_fw-la cura_fw-la de_fw-fr bobus_fw-la have_v god_n care_n of_o ox_n in_o deut._n god_n command_v strom._n that_o they_o shall_v not_o hate_v the_o idumean_n nor_o the_o egyptian_a who_o according_a to_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n be_v their_o notorious_a enemy_n in_o the_o prou._n it_o be_v say_v when_o thy_o enemy_n fall_v rejoice_v not_o at_o his_o overthrow_n for_o god_n may_v exchange_v fortune_n and_o his_o tear_n may_v come_v to_o thy_o eye_n and_o thy_o joy_n to_o his_o heart_n and_o eccl._n tell_v we_o he_o that_o seek_v vengeance_n shall_v find_v vengeance_n 4._o and_o those_o that_o have_v be_v possess_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n have_v much_o endear_v this_o theme_n as_o david_n job_n tobias_n and_o diverse_a other_o four_o it_o be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n i_o ask_v thou_o if_o thy_o enemy_n shall_v be_v appoint_v to_o be_v thy_o judge_n thou_o have_v offend_v the_o law_n will_v thou_o not_o hold_v it_o a_o unreasonable_a thing_n and_o will_v thou_o then_o be_v judge_n of_o thy_o own_o wrong_n god_n be_v only_o a_o competent_a judge_n in_o causis_fw-la proprijs_fw-la i._o in_o his_o own_o matter_n the_o rest_n be_v force_n and_o violence_n 21.5_o the_o gibeonite_n hold_v themselves_o wrong_v by_o saul_n complain_v grievous_o thereof_o unto_o david_n david_n demand_v of_o they_o quid_fw-la faciam_fw-la vobis_fw-la i._n what_o shall_v i_o do_v unto_o you_o they_o reply_v non_fw-la est_fw-la nobis_fw-la super_fw-la argento_fw-la &_o auro_fw-la quaestio_fw-la i._o our_o question_n be_v not_o about_o silver_n and_o gold_n what_o be_v it_o then_o say_v he_o that_o you_o will_v have_v virum_fw-la qui_fw-la attrivit_fw-la nos_fw-la &_o oppressit_fw-la inique_fw-la ita_fw-la deleredebemus_fw-la ut_fw-la neque_fw-la unus_fw-la quidem_fw-la residuus_fw-la â—it_n de_fw-la stirpe_fw-la eius_fw-la in_o cunctis_fw-la finibus_fw-la israel_n i._n the_o man_n that_o consume_v we_o he_o will_v we_o so_o destroy_v that_o not_o one_o shall_v be_v leave_v of_o his_o stock_n in_o all_o the_o border_n of_o israel_n god_n that_o there_o may_v not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o cat_n or_o a_o dog_n be_v leave_v alive_a of_o the_o house_n of_o saul_n but_o where_o revenge_n be_v so_o full_a of_o rage_n and_o run_v mad_a as_o it_o be_v it_o be_v good_a to_o take_v the_o sword_n out_o of_o their_o hand_n and_o that_o no_o man_n may_v have_v authority_n to_o revenge_v his_o own_o wrong_n be_v the_o cause_n never_o so_o just_a and_o holy_a 18._o elias_n slay_v four_o hundred_o prophet_n it_o be_v god_n cause_n but_o god_n do_v not_o give_v he_o leave_v to_o kill_v jesabel_n who_o have_v do_v himself_o such_o wrong_n saint_n peter_n sentence_v ananias_n and_o saphira_n but_o not_o herod_n who_o imprison_v he_o and_o condemn_v he_o to_o death_n david_n do_v not_o take_v vengeance_n of_o shimei_n for_o fear_n he_o shall_v have_v exceed_v therein_o as_o also_o for_o that_o it_o be_v causa_fw-la propria_fw-la his_o own_o cause_n the_o law_n of_o nature_n tell_v we_o quod_fw-la tibi_fw-la nonuis_fw-la alteri_fw-la ne_fw-la feceris_fw-la do_v not_o that_o to_o another_o which_o thou_o will_v not_o have_v do_v to_o thyself_o tobias_n notify_v the_o same_o to_o his_o son_n quod_fw-la ab_fw-la alio_fw-la oderis_fw-la fieri_fw-la tibi_fw-la vide_fw-la ne_fw-la tu_fw-la aliquando_fw-la facias_fw-la â—1_n and_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la learn_v from_o thyself_o what_o be_v fit_a for_o thy_o neighbour_n our_o saviour_n christ_n have_v set_v we_o
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truth_n for_o that_o there_o be_v scarce_o any_o man_n that_o accuse_v himself_o for_o the_o not_o give_v of_o a_o alm_n but_o withal_o it_o be_v a_o foul_a shame_n for_o we_o to_o think_v that_o god_n shall_v condemn_v so_o many_o to_o eternal_a fire_n for_o their_o not_o show_v pity_n to_o the_o poor_a if_o it_o be_v no_o more_o but_o a_o bare_a council_n and_o advice_n gregory_n nazianzen_n in_o a_o oration_n which_o he_o make_v of_o the_o care_n that_o ought_v to_o be_v have_v of_o the_o poor_a prove_v out_o of_o this_o place_n that_o to_o relieve_v the_o poor_a and_o the_o needy_a be_v not_o negotium_fw-la voluntarium_fw-la sed_fw-la necessarium_fw-la not_o a_o voluntary_a but_o a_o necessary_a business_n and_o saint_n augustine_n and_o thomas_n be_v of_o opinion_n that_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o relieve_v the_o necessity_n of_o
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have_v not_o die_v for_o the_o carelessness_n of_o your_o great_a prince_n in_o not_o due_o consider_v and_o not_o measure_v according_o unto_o prudence_n the_o strength_n and_o ability_n of_o their_o subject_n be_v no_o small_a occasion_n of_o those_o many_o mischief_n which_o have_v follow_v thereupon_o 33.13_o jacob_n say_v to_o his_o brother_n esau_n i_o will_v drive_v soft_o according_a to_o the_o pace_n of_o the_o cattle_n which_o be_v before_o i_o and_o as_o the_o child_n be_v able_a to_o endure_v for_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o go_v such_o great_a journey_n as_o my_o lord_n who_o see_v that_o the_o childeren_n be_v tender_a and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d and_o cow_n with_o young_a under_o my_o hand_n and_o if_o they_o shall_v overdrive_v they_o one_o day_n all_o the_o flock_n will_v die_v hercules_n show_v a_o noble_a spirit_n when_o see_v atlas_n groan_n under_o the_o heavy_a weight_n of_o heaven_n in_o pity_n of_o he_o put_v to_o his_o own_o shoulder_n to_o ease_v he_o of_o his_o load_n never_o do_v those_o prince_n long_o enjoy_v their_o crown_n who_o impose_v heavy_a tax_n on_o their_o subject_n not_o only_o because_o they_o make_v their_o vassal_n to_o pay_v more_o than_o they_o be_v able_a to_o pay_v but_o for_o that_o their_o minister_n extortion_n and_o vexation_n wring_v the_o blood_n out_o of_o their_o very_a heart_n and_o the_o tear_n out_o of_o their_o eye_n which_o ascend_v heaven_n turn_v to_o lightning_n and_o thunderbolt_n super_fw-la deducentem_fw-la eas_fw-la upon_o he_o that_o cause_v they_o qui_fw-la se_fw-la exaltat_fw-la humiliabitur_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la se_fw-la humiliat_v exaltabitur_fw-la he_o that_o exalt_v himself_o shall_v be_v humble_v and_o he_o that_o humble_v himself_o shall_v be_v exalt_v our_o saviour_n here_o treat_v how_o much_o humility_n import_v a_o christian_n and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o only_a door_n whereby_o we_o be_v to_o enter_v into_o heaven_n saint_n augustine_n tell_v thou_o that_o thou_o must_v tread_v the_o same_o tread_n that_o our_o saviour_n trod_v and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o way_n to_o walk_v to_o paradise_n but_o that_o wherein_o he_o himself_o walk_v and_o the_o first_o step_n that_o lead_v to_o this_o path_n be_v humility_n the_o second_o stride_n be_v likewise_o humility_n and_o the_o three_o and_o last_o must_v also_o be_v humility_n and_o if_o thou_o shall_v ask_v i_o a_o thousand_o time_n over_o and_o over_o which_o be_v the_o way_n that_o lead_v to_o bliss_n my_o answer_n must_v be_v humility_n hear_v what_o pope_n leo_n say_v tota_n disciplina_fw-la christiana_n etc._n etc._n the_o whole_a course_n of_o christian_a discipline_n consist_v in_o true_a humility_n which_o our_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n make_v choice_n of_o in_o his_o mother_n womb_n and_o afterward_o teach_v the_o same_o to_o other_o from_o the_o very_a bowel_n of_o his_o mother_n of_o all_o other_o virtue_n he_o make_v choice_n of_o this_o and_o in_o the_o discourse_n of_o his_o life_n he_o declare_v this_o to_o be_v his_o only_a daughter_n and_o heir_n one_o reason_n among_o many_o other_o which_o he_o may_v have_v allege_v be_v that_o in_o this_o life_n where_o all_o be_v storm_n and_o tempest_n torment_n war_n and_o temptation_n in_o a_o word_n where_o nothing_o be_v secure_a and_o certain_a humility_n among_o these_o so_o many_o peril_n and_o danger_n which_o be_v like_o so_o many_o rock_n and_o shelf_n will_v bring_v thou_o safe_a through_o the_o sea_n of_o this_o world_n to_o the_o haven_n of_o happiness_n in_o a_o cruel_a storm_n at_o sea_n the_o low_a place_n in_o the_o ship_n be_v the_o safe_a elias_n in_o that_o furious_a whirlwind_n in_o that_o terrible_a earthquake_n and_o that_o fearful_a fire_n wrap_v himself_o up_o like_o a_o bottom_n of_o yarn_n and_o lie_v close_o to_o the_o earth_n david_n in_o that_o his_o persecution_n by_o saul_n say_v i_o be_v humble_v and_o he_o deliver_v i_o job_n in_o that_o general_a destruction_n of_o all_o his_o good_n when_o those_o bad_a tiding_n be_v bring_v unto_o he_o he_o arise_v and_o rend_v his_o garment_n 1._o and_o shave_v his_o head_n and_o fall_v down_o upon_o the_o ground_n and_o worship_v and_o say_v naked_a come_v i_o out_o of_o my_o mother_n womb_n and_o naked_a shall_v i_o return_v thither_o the_o lord_n have_v give_v &_o the_o lord_n have_v take_v it_o away_o bless_a be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o tempest_n afterward_o increase_a upon_o he_o as_o bile_n botch_n leprosy_n worm_n and_o a_o wife_n he_o get_v he_o to_o a_o dunghill_n with_o a_o piece_n of_o a_o potsherd_v in_o his_o hand_n make_v choice_n of_o the_o humble_a but_o safe_a place_n give_v we_o grace_n o_o lord_n to_o imitate_v this_o his_o humility_n that_o thou_o may_v bless_v we_o in_o this_o world_n and_o in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v etc._n etc._n the_o fourteenth_n sermon_n upon_o the_o
see_v that_o the_o malice_n thereof_o have_v go_v so_o far_o as_o to_o take_v away_o the_o life_n of_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n there_o be_v not_o that_o ill_a which_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o fear_v we_o be_v to_o fear_v the_o sea_n even_o then_o when_o it_o promise_v fair_a weather_n this_o speech_n of_o our_o saviour_n might_n likewise_o seem_v unto_o they_o to_o be_v some_o parable_n for_o that_o which_o the_o will_n affect_v not_o the_o understanding_n do_v not_o half_a well_o apprehend_v it_o he_o say_v unto_o the_o jew_n oportet_fw-la exaâ—tari_fw-la â—ilium_fw-la hominis_fw-la the_o son_n of_o man_n must_v be_v lift_v up_o and_o they_o present_o take_v hold_v of_o it_o the_o angel_n tell_v lot_n that_o sodom_n shall_v be_v consume_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n from_o heaven_n and_o he_o advise_v his_o son_n in_o law_n thereof_o he_o seem_v unto_o they_o as_o one_o that_o mock_v precept_n must_v be_v upon_o precept_n line_n upon_o line_n here_o a_o little_a and_o there_o a_o 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mutiny_n which_o he_o have_v occasion_v to_o make_v himself_o king_n and_o even_o then_o when_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v stand_v in_o fear_n of_o his_o displeasure_n he_o undaduised_o crave_v of_o he_o to_o give_v he_o his_o father_n shunamite_n to_o wife_n this_o seem_v to_o solomon_n so_o foolish_a and_o so_o shameless_a a_o petition_n that_o he_o cause_v his_o life_n to_o be_v take_v from_o he_o accessit_fw-la mater_fw-la the_o mother_n come_v parent_n common_o desire_v to_o leave_v their_o child_n more_o rich_a and_o wealthy_a than_o holy_a and_o religious_a a_o mother_n will_v wish_v her_o daughter_n rather_o beauty_n than_o virtue_n a_o good_a dowry_n than_o good_a endowment_n saint_n augustine_n say_v of_o himself_o that_o he_o have_v a_o father_n that_o take_v more_o care_n to_o make_v he_o a_o courtier_n of_o the_o earth_n than_o of_o heaven_n &_o desire_v more_o that_o the_o world_n shall_v celebrate_v he_o for_o a_o wise_a and_o discreet_a man_n than_o to_o be_v account_v one_o of_o christ_n follower_n saint_n chrysostome_n say_v that_o of_o our_o child_n we_o make_v little_a reckon_n but_o of_o the_o wealth_n that_o we_o be_v to_o leave_v they_o exceed_v much_o be_v like_o unto_o that_o sick_a man_n who_o not_o think_v of_o the_o danger_n wherein_o he_o be_v cut_v he_o out_o new_a clothes_n and_o entertain_v new_a servant_n a_o gentleman_n will_v take_v more_o care_n of_o his_o horse_n and_o a_o great_a lord_n of_o his_o estate_n than_o of_o his_o child_n for_o his_o horse_n the_o one_o will_v look_v out_o a_o good_a rider_n and_o such_o a_o one_o as_o shall_v see_v he_o well_o feed_v and_o dress_v the_o other_o a_o very_a good_a steward_n for_o his_o land_n but_o for_o their_o child_n which_o be_v their_o best_a riches_n and_o great_a inheritance_n they_o be_v careless_a in_o their_o choice_n of_o a_o good_a tutor_n or_o governor_n in_o his_o book_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la monastica_fw-la the_o say_a doctor_n cit_v the_o example_n of_o job_n who_o do_v not_o care_n so_o much_o that_o his_o child_n shall_v be_v rich_a well_o esteem_v and_o respect_v in_o the_o world_n as_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v holy_a and_o religious_a he_o rise_v up_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n 1.5_o and_o offer_v burn_v offering_n according_a to_o the_o number_n of_o theâ—_n all_o for_o job_n think_v it_o may_v be_v my_o son_n have_v sin_v and_o blaspheme_v god_n in_o their_o heart_n thus_o do_v job_n every_o day_n saint_n augustine_n report_v of_o his_o mother_n that_o she_o give_v great_a store_n of_o alm_n and_o that_o she_o go_v twice_o a_o day_n to_o the_o church_n and_o that_o kneel_v down_o upon_o her_o knee_n she_o pour_v forth_o many_o tear_n from_o her_o eye_n not_o beg_v gold_n nor_o silver_n of_o god_n but_o that_o he_o will_v be_v please_v to_o convert_v her_o son_n and_o bring_v he_o to_o the_o true_a faith_n liberty_n the_o mother_n come_v these_o her_o son_n think_v themselves_o now_o cocksure_o for_o they_o know_v that_o our_o saviour_n 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upon_o our_o eye_n that_o be_v we_o must_v think_v upon_o our_o own_o baseness_n and_o frailty_n for_o the_o principium_fw-la or_o beginning_n of_o christian_a perfection_n be_v for_o a_o man_n to_o know_v himself_o nor_o be_v his_o work_n only_o manifest_v in_o these_o his_o eye_n but_o all_o his_o other_o perfection_n and_o attribute_n as_o his_o omnipotency_n in_o restore_v his_o eyesight_n or_o rather_o make_v he_o new_a eye_n mould_v out_o of_o dirt_n his_o justice_n in_o let_v the_o pharisee_n live_v in_o their_o blindness_n and_o his_o goodness_n and_o bounty_n in_o give_v light_n to_o this_o blind_a man_n neither_o he_o nor_o his_o parent_n etc._n etc._n saint_n chrysostome_n ask_v the_o question_n why_o god_n will_v manifest_v his_o work_n in_o this_o blind_a man_n so_o much_o to_o his_o cost_n be_v that_o he_o may_v have_v take_v for_o this_o purpose_n mean_v of_o good_a and_o not_o of_o hurt_n saint_n ambrose_n say_v that_o our_o saviour_n christ_n be_v willing_a to_o take_v our_o sin_n as_o a_o pledge_n or_o gage_v of_o his_o glory_n that_o he_o may_v make_v it_o thereby_o the_o sure_a for_o those_o that_o impose_v tribute_n or_o settle_v their_o rent_n be_v always_o careful_a to_o have_v good_a security_n and_o of_o all_o other_o assurance_n glory_n the_o best_a be_v that_o the_o state_n thus_o engage_v or_o impawn_v be_v proper_o belong_v to_o the_o debtor_n and_o if_o god_n shall_v ground_v his_o glory_n on_o our_o goodness_n we_o can_v give_v he_o any_o good_a security_n for_o it_o because_o this_o be_v other_o good_n and_o not_o our_o own_o but_o our_o sin_n be_v our_o own_o and_o whatsoever_o be_v ill_a in_o we_o proper_o belong_v to_o we_o and_o be_v so_o perpetuate_v to_o our_o person_n that_o they_o can_v never_o fail_v us._n christ_n do_v redeem_v we_o from_o the_o captivity_n of_o our_o crime_n but_o in_o this_o his_o redeem_n and_o ransom_v we_o from_o sin_n this_o holy_a saint_n say_v that_o he_o have_v a_o kind_n of_o interest_n of_o his_o own_o man_n for_o although_o god_n do_v not_o remain_v thereby_o more_o powerful_a more_o merciful_a more_o just_a etc._n etc._n habuit_fw-la tamen_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la cultum_fw-la suae_fw-la maiestatis_fw-la adiungeret_fw-la he_o have_v something_o by_o the_o bargain_n that_o give_v a_o addition_n to_o the_o worship_n of_o his_o divine_a majesty_n and_o as_o it_o be_v in_o another_o place_n by_o give_v we_o liberty_n sibi_fw-la etiam_fw-la aliquid_fw-la acquisivit_fw-la he_o get_v somewhat_o also_o to_o himself_o what_o do_v he_o get_v by_o it_o he_o get_v in_o a_o manner_n all_o his_o glory_n by_o it_o he_o get_v to_o be_v reverence_v serve_v praise_v acknowledge_v and_o adore_v to_o be_v as_o well_o a_o saviour_n as_o a_o god_n
mulierem_fw-la seee_v thou_o this_o woman_n no_o simon_n thou_o do_v not_o see_v she_o for_o thou_o do_v imagine_v she_o to_o be_v a_o sinner_n whereas_o indeed_o she_o be_v a_o saint_n many_o sin_n be_v forgive_v she_o sinner_n that_o the_o sin_n of_o mary_n magdalen_n be_v many_o the_o reason_n before_o allege_a the_o seven_o devil_n drive_v out_o of_o she_o deliver_v by_o saint_n mark_v and_o saint_n luke_n and_o the_o name_n of_o sinneresse_n in_o so_o populous_a a_o city_n be_v sufficient_a testimony_n of_o this_o truth_n but_o a_o strong_a proof_n thereof_o be_v those_o word_n utter_v by_o our_o saviour_n christ_n many_o sin_n be_v forgive_v she_o wherein_o we_o be_v to_o consider_v his_o frankness_n and_o freeness_n in_o forgive_a show_v his_o power_n and_o omnipotency_n in_o nothing_o more_o than_o in_o pity_v our_o infirmity_n and_o pardon_v our_o offence_n for_o that_o so_o great_a a_o forgiver_n of_o sin_n shall_v say_v many_o sin_n be_v forgive_v thou_o do_v argue_v that_o 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