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they_o be_v not_o by_o this_o less_o violent_a in_o their_o passion_n or_o less_o vain_a in_o their_o conversation_n nor_o be_v they_o more_o devout_a or_o more_o charitable_a which_o give_v occasion_n to_o heretic_n to_o judge_n amiss_o of_o our_o faith_n and_o to_o libertine_n to_o blame_v the_o frequent_a use_n of_o this_o sacrament_n from_o whence_o then_o proceed_v this_o prodigious_a sterility_n among_o christian_n in_o a_o sacrament_n so_o fruitful_a and_o operative_a it_o be_v not_o the_o fault_n of_o the_o virtue_n of_o it_o because_o we_o receive_v the_o selfsame_a which_o produce_v the_o courage_n of_o martyr_n and_o sanctity_n of_o the_o church_n sure_o we_o ought_v to_o accuse_v ourselves_o as_o defective_a cause_n by_o put_v obstacle_n to_o the_o effect_n of_o it_o for_o we_o have_v free_a liberty_n to_o render_v unprofitable_a all_o the_o cause_n of_o good_a present_v unto_o we_o the_o precious_a body_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n have_v a_o