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charity_n and_o humility_n be_v yet_o become_v more_o famous_a because_o they_o be_v much_o more_o esteem_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n which_o only_o speak_v of_o this_o excess_n of_o charity_n which_o cause_v he_o to_o give_v his_o life_n for_o the_o propitiation_n of_o our_o sin_n and_o of_o his_o annihilation_n and_o humiliation_n which_o make_v he_o obedient_a even_o to_o death_n and_o death_n of_o the_o cross_n this_o â—ayd_n he_o himself_o like_o a_o good_a pastor_n and_o prince_n of_o pastor_n and_o bishop_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o director_n of_o director_n that_o he_o come_v to_o serve_v and_o not_o to_o be_v serve_v have_v for_o that_o cause_n take_v upon_o he_o the_o likeness_n of_o a_o slave_n in_o become_a man_n and_o speake_v to_o his_o disciple_n i_o be_o say_v he_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o you_o as_o à _fw-fr waiter_n at_o table_n not_o as_o sit_v with_o you_o in_o this_o spirit_n not_o of_o authority_n but_o of_o humility_n the_o great_a apostle_n will_v be_v 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augustine_n so_o far_o be_v this_o holy_a pastor_n from_o the_o spirit_n of_o constraint_n and_o servitude_n so_o highe_o do_v he_o prize_v voluntary_a sacrifice_n and_o how_o great_a a_o enemy_n be_v he_o unto_o this_o domination_n which_o some_o director_n establish_v over_o soul_n by_o this_o so_o fair_a à _fw-fr way_n in_o appearance_n and_o so_o advantageous_a by_o their_o imperious_a pretence_n this_o be_v not_o in_o the_o least_o sort_n to_o derogate_v from_o the_o prerogative_n of_o holy_a vow_n so_o much_o commend_v in_o holy_a scripture_n and_o by_o all_o antiquity_n no_o true_o and_o who_o can_v do_v it_o without_o sacrilege_n and_o blasphemy_n but_o nevertheless_o a_o man_n may_v say_v thereof_o as_o of_o the_o ark_n which_o be_v so_o holy_a and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o it_o do_v not_o belong_v to_o every_o one_o to_o touch_v or_o look_v into_o it_o the_o example_n of_o the_o bethsamit_n and_o of_o osa_n be_v dreadful_a for_o this_o cause_n and_o the_o censor_n be_v not_o 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