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against_o it_o with_o no_o other_o arm_n then_o his_o justice_n
to_o save_v himself_o in_o a_o region_n of_o nothing_o o_o poor_a soul_n thou_o fear_v the_o poverty_n which_o thy_o jesus_n fear_n resolution_n against_o fear_n have_v consecrate_v in_o the_o crib_n and_o in_o clout_n thou_o fear_v the_o reproach_n which_o he_o have_v sanctify_v in_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o reputation_n thou_o fear_v the_o dolour_n which_o he_o have_v lodge_v in_o his_o virginal_a flesh_n thou_o fear_v death_n which_o he_o overcome_v for_o thou_o thou_o fear_v the_o false_a opinion_n of_o the_o world_n and_o what_o fear_v thou_o not_o since_o thou_o dread_a fantasy_n which_o be_v less_o than_o the_o shadow_n of_o a_o hair_n there_o be_v but_o one_o thing_n which_o thou_o fear_v not_o to_o 83._o nulla_fw-la metuendi_fw-la causa_fw-la nisi_fw-la ne_fw-la quod_fw-la amamus_fw-la aut_fw-la adeptum_fw-la amittamus_fw-la aut_fw-la non_fw-la adipiscamur_fw-la speratum_fw-la aug._n q._n 33._o &_o 83._o lose_v innocency_n and_o sanctity_n which_o thou_o expose_v to_o so_o 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