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yes_o and_o so_o may_v a_o state_n that_o have_v lose_v all_o christianity_n save_o the_o name_n but_o unity_n of_o the_o spirit_n nor_o church_n nor_o state_n can_v long_o hold_v than_o they_o do_v in_o some_o measure_n obey_v the_o spirit_n and_o love_v the_o unity_n this_o unity_n of_o the_o spirit_n be_v close_a than_o any_o corporal_a union_n can_v be_v for_o spirit_n meet_v where_o body_n can_v and_o near_o than_o body_n can_v the_o reason_n be_v give_v by_o saint_n chrysostome_n because_o the_o soul_n or_o spirit_n eph._n of_o man_n be_v more_o simple_a and_o of_o one_o sorme_n and_o the_o soul_n apt_a in_o itself_o to_o union_n be_v make_v more_o apt_a by_o the_o spirit_n
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bernard_n 252._o be_v be_v the_o great_a keeper_n of_o unity_n and_o sure_o he_o dwell_v in_o peace_n adhaerebo_fw-la vobis_fw-la etsi_fw-la nolitis_fw-la etsi_fw-la nolim_fw-la ipse_fw-la i_o will_v stick_v and_o be_v one_o with_o you_o though_o you_o will_v not_o have_v i_o do_v it_o nay_o though_o any_o tentation_n in_o myself_o will_v not_o have_v i_o do_v it_o and_o therefore_o they_o be_v quite_o out_o of_o the_o way_n in_o the_o church_n say_v saint_n jerome_n that_o think_v ibid._n they_o can_v hold_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o spirit_n disfipatâ_fw-la pace_fw-la when_o they_o have_v shake_v peace_n asunder_o and_o they_o be_v as_o far_o mistake_v in_o the_o commonwealth_n that_o steep_a all_o their_o humour_n in_o gall_n and_o yet_o will_v entitle_v themselves_o patron_n of_o unity_n and_o sure_o such_o in_o what_o state_n soever_o they_o live_v know_v not_o of_o what_o spirit_n they_o be_v though_o all_o other_o man_n see_v it_o be_v fire_n they_o call_v for_o s._n luke_n 9_o 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