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think_v as_o many_o do_v y_fw-mi â—_o fastinge_n stand_v in_o this_o point_n if_o we_o continewe_v without_o any_o dinner_n till_o it_o be_v night_n s._n hierome_n also_o say_v satiety_n or_o fullness_n be_v to_o be_v exchew_v even_o of_o y_fw-es â—_o most_o vile_a meat_n for_o there_o be_v nothing_o y_o â—_o so_o overwhelm_v y_fw-fr â—_o mind_n as_o a_o full_a belly_n thus_o have_v we_o herd_n that_o the_o first_o &_o principal_a use_n of_o fastinge_v be_v to_o tame_v chastise_v subdue_v &_o mortifi_n the_o flesh_n fast_v y_fw-fr â—_o it_o resist_v not_o but_o rather_o obei_n the_o rule_n of_o y_fw-es â—_o spirit_n as_o a_o hand_n maid_n her_o master_n or_o a_o horse_n his_o keeper_n but_o this_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v in_o our_o fast_n y_fw-mi â—_o we_o do_v not_o with_o our_o unmeasurable_a fast_n so_o make_v weak_a &_o feable_v the_o body_n that_o it_o be_v able_a to_o serve_v neither_o god_n nor_o our_o neighbour_n nor_o yet_o ourselves_o &_o by_o this_o mean_n utter_o quench_v 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