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and_o unworthy_a of_o it_o and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o he_o be_v the_o bringer_n about_o of_o it_o i_o shall_v be_v condemn_v by_o you_o all_o if_o you_o have_v not_o pity_v on_o i_o and_o redeem_v i_o from_o my_o misery_n sect_n 4._o his_o humility_n in_o his_o action_n after_o the_o humility_n of_o the_o heart_n and_o speech_n come_v that_o of_o action_n which_o monsieur_n the_o renty_n practise_v in_o a_o excellent_a manner_n we_o have_v already_o see_v it_o in_o divers_a passage_n we_o shall_v see_v it_o again_o in_o many_o other_o and_o particular_o when_o we_o speak_v of_o his_o patience_n and_o of_o his_o charity_n towards_o the_o poor_a and_o the_o sick_a but_o beside_o all_o this_o i_o shall_v not_o doubt_v to_o say_v that_o he_o be_v continual_o attentive_a to_o all_o occasion_n of_o humility_n so_o that_o none_o of_o they_o escape_v he_o without_o be_v make_v use_n of_o since_o his_o special_a vocation_n to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n he_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o shall_v carry_v he_o any_o more_o a_o cushion_n to_o the_o church_n but_o to_o be_v there_o hide_v and_o disregard_v he_o mingle_v himself_o among_o mechanic_n and_o mean_a person_n where_o he_o be_v often_o crowd_v and_o incommode_v as_o not_o be_v know_v which_o he_o endure_v with_o great_a delight_n he_o keep_v himself_o always_o as_o much_o as_o he_o can_v with_o the_o humble_a publican_n at_o the_o low_a end_n of_o the_o church_n and_o at_o diâ—on_n in_o the_o church_n of_o the_o vesuline_n the_o nun_n that_o attend_v at_o the_o grate_n spy_v he_o at_o prayer_n at_o the_o low_a end_n of_o the_o church_n with_o his_o arm_n bend_v in_o form_n of_o a_o cross_n when_o the_o people_n be_v go_v that_o stand_v there_o with_o he_o yea_o and_o often_o he_o say_v his_o prayer_n before_o the_o door_n when_o it_o be_v shut_v that_o he_o may_v not_o say_v he_o put_v any_o to_o the_o trouble_n of_o open_v it_o to_o a_o poor_a sinner_n when_o he_o hear_v high_a mass_n in_o his_o parish_n he_o 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that_o when_o he_o be_v please_v to_o do_v they_o the_o favour_n to_o visit_v they_o he_o will_v come_v in_o his_o coach_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o distance_n and_o incommodity_n he_o receive_v in_o come_v he_o answer_v pleasant_o that_o he_o love_v not_o to_o make_v use_n of_o a_o coach_n because_o that_o smell_v something_o of_o the_o monsieur_n and_o that_o he_o must_v endeavour_v to_o make_v himself_o in_o every_o thing_n very_o little_a he_o go_v therefore_o thither_o on_o foot_n and_o return_v the_o short_a day_n at_o five_o or_o six_o a_o clock_n at_o night_n all_o alone_a and_o sometime_o in_o thaw_v weather_n when_o be_v tell_v of_o the_o
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require_v a_o extreme_a deal_n of_o patience_n and_o which_o he_o practise_v in_o a_o heroical_a perfection_n even_o to_o the_o astonishment_n of_o those_o who_o be_v acquaint_v with_o the_o business_n but_o it_o be_v enough_o of_o this_o matter_n we_o have_v speak_v sufficient_o and_o i_o doubt_v not_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr renty_n who_o be_v now_o as_o his_o eminent_a virtue_n give_v we_o sufficient_a ground_n to_o believe_v in_o the_o place_n of_o perfect_a charity_n do_v approve_v of_o my_o design_n in_o not_o speak_v more_o thereof_o and_o of_o use_v reservedness_n towards_o that_o lady_n to_o who_o all_o his_o life_n he_o bear_v so_o much_o love_n and_o respect_n chap._n 6._o of_o his_o mortification_n what_o we_o have_v speak_v hitherto_o in_o this_o second_o part_n of_o the_o austerity_n of_o the_o poverty_n humility_n and_o patience_n of_o mounseur_fw-fr de_fw-fr renty_n make_v appear_v evident_o to_o what_o height_n he_o be_v mortify_v and_o that_o he_o be_v a_o true_a 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regulate_v his_o motion_n interior_n and_o exterior_a to_o annihilate_v his_o desire_n and_o to_o die_v to_o all_o the_o inclination_n of_o corrupt_a nacure_a with_o so_o great_a faithfulness_n and_o constancy_n that_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o perceive_v she_o to_o carry_v he_o to_o any_o thing_n with_o some_o imperfection_n and_o that_o his_o natural_a will_n incline_v one_o way_n he_o do_v the_o quite_o contrary_a and_o he_o tell_v a_o intimate_a person_n that_o have_v undertake_v the_o endeavour_n to_o oppose_v his_o nature_n in_o each_o thing_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n he_o have_v always_o surmount_v it_o insomuch_o that_o in_o all_o thing_n he_o proceed_v with_o a_o spirit_n of_o death_n and_o continual_a sacrifice_n make_v no_o further_a use_n of_o his_o passion_n sense_n nor_o of_o any_o thing_n in_o he_o but_o with_o a_o eye_n always_o open_a to_o hinder_v the_o operation_n of_o malign_a nature_n and_o whatever_o she_o bring_v thereto_o of_o her_o own_o follow_v the_o conduct_n of_o our_o lord_n say_v that_o a_o man_n must_v disengage_v himself_o from_o himself_o and_o every_o creature_n that_o god_n only_o may_v be_v his_o object_n and_o according_o he_o perform_v it_o exact_o for_o when_o in_o his_o sickness_n he_o endure_v most_o sharp_a pain_n he_o be_v so_o take_v up_o with_o god_n and_o abstract_v from_o they_o that_o he_o think_v not_o of_o they_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o find_v a_o man_n more_o reserve_v in_o speak_v of_o that_o which_o trouble_v he_o than_o he_o for_o as_o he_o know_v that_o nature_n be_v apt_a to_o seek_v and_o comfort_v itself_o in_o discourse_v of_o that_o which_o hurt_v she_o so_o he_o deprive_v she_o of_o that_o satisfaction_n and_o content_n lift_v up_o in_o the_o mean_a while_n his_o heart_n to_o god_n and_o offer_v he_o his_o pain_n without_o otherwise_o dwell_v upon_o it_o be_v glad_a that_o god_n work_n go_v forward_o that_o the_o body_n of_o sin_n be_v in_o destroy_v &_o his_o sacrifice_n advance_v he_o that_o 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