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he_o adore_v which_o make_v averro_n to_o say_v i_o have_v travel_v over_o the_o world_n wherein_o i_o have_v find_v divers_a sect_n but_o none_o so_o foolish_a as_o the_o sect_n of_o christian_n for_o they_o devour_v with_o their_o tooth_n their_o god_n who_o they_o adore_v which_o plain_o show_v that_o then_o it_o be_v the_o custom_n to_o adore_v the_o holy_a sacrament_n and_o the_o folly_n of_o they_o who_o deride_v such_o piety_n q._n what_o say_v he_o when_o he_o take_v the_o holy_a host_n in_o his_o hand_n a._n because_o the_o word_n be_v very_o pious_a and_o may_v be_v appropriate_v to_o any_o one_o who_o communicate_v i_o shall_v set_v they_o down_o here_o the_o priest_n devout_o say_v i_o will_v take_v the_o celestial_a
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eye_n fix_v on_o the_o host_n say_v lord_z i_o be_o not_o worthy_a that_o thou_o shall_v enter_v under_o my_o roof_n but_o only_o say_v the_o word_n and_o my_o soul_n shall_v be_v heal_v repeat_v the_o same_o three_o time_n and_o at_o each_o time_n he_o strike_v his_o breast_n the_o word_n be_v of_o the_o centurion_n who_o desire_v christ_n to_o cure_v his_o servant_n of_o a_o palsy_n and_o when_o christ_n say_v i_o will_v come_v and_o cure_v he_o he_o with_o a_o lively_a faith_n answer_v lord_n i_o be_o not_o worthy_a that_o thou_o shall_v enter_v into_o my_o house_n neither_o be_v it_o necessary_a that_o thou_o come_v in_o person_n for_o by_o thy_o word_n alone_o thou_o can_v cure_v he_o thy_o word_n therefore_o will_v suffice_v st._n chrysostome_n in_o his_o liturgy_n make_v here_o a_o large_a discourse_n say_v o_o lord_n i_o be_o not_o worthy_a that_o thou_o shall_v enter_v under_o this_o sordid_a roof_n of_o my_o soul_n but_o even_o as_o thou_o have_v vouchsafe_v to_o be_v in_o 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occasion_n yet_o for_o their_o piety_n wherein_o they_o abound_v she_o appropriate_v to_o the_o sense_n of_o this_o present_a act_n of_o communion_n for_o the_o word_n have_v great_a energy_n and_o force_n for_o first_o lord_n be_v a_o name_n of_o fear_n and_o dread_n in_o he_o that_o invocate_v it_o the_o prophet_n say_v in_o the_o person_n of_o god_n if_o i_o be_v the_o lord_n where_o be_v my_o fear_n with_o fear_v therefore_o and_o tremble_v we_o ought_v to_o come_v to_o this_o dreadful_a sacrament_n this_o name_n lord_n also_o be_v a_o name_n of_o power_n and_o majesty_n and_o therefore_o challenge_v all_o reverence_n and_o honour_n correspondent_a and_o therefore_o we_o may_v just_o say_v we_o be_v not_o worthy_a and_o with_o st._n peter_n on_o our_o knee_n before_o the_o bless_a sacrament_n say_v go_v forth_o from_o i_o because_o i_o be_o a_o sinful_a man_n for_o he_o think_v himself_o unworthy_a of_o his_o presence_n because_o he_o be_v a_o sinner_n the_o sacred_a text_n give_v 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