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not_o plunge_v into_o all_o but_o then_o unity_n be_v sure_a to_o be_v overthrow_v and_o trample_v on_o nor_o be_v particular_a church_n only_o thus_o rend_v to_o piece_n by_o pride_n but_o also_o the_o church_n universal_a be_v fill_v with_o schism_n for_o what_o be_v it_o that_o make_v one_o church_n usurp_v upon_o another_o that_o set_v one_o church_n to_o domineer_v over_o another_o that_o cause_n one_o church_n to_o excommunicate_v and_o anathematise_v another_o whereby_o catholic_n unity_n be_v destroy_v but_o pride_n chief_o as_o we_o prize_v and_o love_n unity_n therefore_o let_v we_o down_o with_o pride_n and_o resolve_v to_o walk_v humble_o with_o god_n and_o all_o man_n towards_o our_o better_n equal_n and_o inferior_n towards_o they_o that_o be_v our_o friend_n and_o they_o that_o be_v our_o enemy_n towards_o they_o that_o agree_v with_o we_o and_o they_o that_o dissent_v from_o we_o let_v we_o walk_v with_o lowliness_n if_o they_o be_v haughty_a and_o insolent_a towards_o we_o let_v we_o for_o inestimable_a unity_n sake_n demean_v ourselves_o with_o all_o lowliness_n towards_o they_o and_o why_o shall_v we_o not_o for_o lord_n what_o have_v we_o to_o be_v proud_a of_o be_v we_o not_o frailty_n and_o dust_n and_o so_o nothing_o be_v we_o not_o corruption_n and_o sin_n and_o so_o worse_o than_o nothing_o and_o for_o such_o nothing_o and_o worse_o than_o nothing_o as_o we_o to_o swell_v with_o pride_n will_v be_v folly_n and_o sin_n enough_o though_o the_o poison_n of_o it_o wrought_v only_o within_o we_o but_o when_o its_o venom_n be_v spread_v and_o diffusive_a and_o breath_n out_o a_o contagion_n fatal_a to_o unity_n not_o to_o throw_v off_o pride_n and_o put_v on_o humility_n must_v be_v sinful_a folly_n of_o a_o large_a size_n and_o god_n forbid_v we_o shall_v be_v guilty_a of_o it_o three_o labour_v for_o a_o meek_a temper_n of_o mind_n as_o the_o wise_a man_n assure_v we_o wrath_n be_v cruel_a and_o anger_n be_v outrageous_a prov._n 27.4_o and_o true_o so_o cruel_a be_v wrath_n that_o it_o will_v kill_v unity_n where_o it_o be_v not_o restrain_v and_o as_o solomon_n there_o express_v it_o such_o a_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d or_o outrageous_a inundation_n be_v anger_n that_o if_o it_o be_v not_o keep_v within_o bound_n it_o will_v not_o fail_v to_o overflow_v and_o drown_v it_o and_o therefore_o to_o preserve_v unity_n the_o apostle_n urge_v we_o in_o the_o three_o place_n to_o walk_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d with_o meekness_n anger_n we_o know_v be_v a_o short_a madness_n as_o the_o moralist_n teach_v and_o where_o it_o tumultuate_v and_o rage_n it_o even_a degrade_n humanity_n and_o make_v man_n to_o act_v in_o way_n unworthy_a of_o themselves_o it_o distract_v the_o mind_n and_o roil_n the_o spirit_n and_o throw_v it_o into_o wild_a and_o rueful_a disorder_n it_o put_v down_o the_o use_n of_o judgement_n for_o the_o time_n and_o exalt_v frenzy_n into_o the_o throne_n of_o reason_n it_o quite_o overthrow_v wisdom_n empire_n and_o put_v the_o sceptre_n into_o folly_n hand_n set_v it_o up_o to_o domineer_v in_o all_o our_o capacity_n for_o than_o it_o be_v to_o use_v philo_n distinction_n that_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d the_o feminine_a part_n of_o we_o prevail_v against_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d the_o masculine_a that_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d the_o child_n in_o we_o according_a to_o simplicius_n be_v too_o hard_a for_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d the_o inner_a man_n as_o the_o christian_a doctrine_n call_v it_o that_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d the_o beast_n according_a to_o plotinus_n vanquish_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d the_o intellectual_a power_n that_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d according_a to_o the_o stoic_n vnreasonableness_n bafle_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d the_o mind_n that_o passion_n which_o according_a to_o maximus_n tyrius_n be_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d