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etc._n this_o ornament_n of_o so_o great_a a_o beauty_n i_o may_v worthy_o say_v do_v honour_n priesthood_n because_o it_o make_v the_o priest_n grateful_a or_o belove_v of_o god_n &_o man_n &_o although_o he_o be_v yet_o on_o earth_n make_v he_o in_o glory_n like_o unto_o the_o saint_n so_o he_o with_o s._n ambrose_n and_o s._n bernard_n let_v we_o join_v he_o who_o be_v all_o in_o all_o heavenly_a s._n augustine_n as_o m._n hall_n term_v he_o 24â—_n augustâ—_n serm_n 24â—_n who_o say_v qui_fw-la in_o castitate_fw-la viwnt_fw-la angelicam_fw-la habent_fw-la in_o terris_fw-la naturam_fw-la castitas_fw-la hominem_fw-la cum_fw-la deo_fw-la coniungit_fw-la angelis_n facit_fw-la civem_fw-la they_o who_o live_v chaste_o have_v a_o angelical_a nature_n on_o earth_n chastity_n conjoin_v a_o man_n with_o god_n &_o make_v he_o a_o citizen_n with_o angel_n 35._o as_o with_o the_o same_o spirit_n so_o with_o the_o same_o tongue_n do_v the_o other_o father_n speak_v both_o greek_a &_o latin_n tertullian_n say_v that_o virgin_n be_v 12â—_n tertul._n l._n ad_fw-la vxorem_fw-la cap._n 4._o hieron_n ep_v 22._o ad_fw-la eustoc_n cap._n 8._o athan._n l._n de_fw-la virginit_fw-la cyril_n catechesi_fw-la 12â—_n de_fw-fr familia_fw-la angelica_n of_o the_o company_n or_o household_n of_o angel_n s._n hierome_n that_o the_o life_n of_o virgin_n be_v the_o life_n of_o angel_n s._n athanasius_n cry_v out_o o_o continentia_fw-la angelorum_fw-la vita_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la corona_fw-la o_o chastity_n the_o life_n of_o angel_n the_o crown_n of_o saint_n yea_o it_o be_v also_o a_o angelical_a crown_n as_o s._n cyrill_n of_o jerusalem_n say_v and_o above_o the_o perfection_n of_o humane_a nature_n &_o further_o he_o add_v that_o chaste_a liver_n be_v angel_n walk_v upon_o the_o earth_n s._n gregory_n nazianzen_n speak_v to_o a_o virgin_n say_v angelorum_fw-la 31._o nazian_n orat_fw-la 31._o tam_fw-la elegisti_fw-la in_fw-la eorum_fw-la ordinem_fw-la te_fw-la aggregasti_fw-la thou_o hâ—_n choose_v the_o life_n of_o angel_n thou_o have_v put_v thâ—_n self_n into_o their_o rank_n s._n ephrem_n o_fw-la castitas_fw-la quae_fw-la â—_o castitate_fw-la ephrem_fw-la serm_n de_fw-fr castitate_fw-la mine_n angelis_n simile_n reddis_fw-la o_o chastity_n which_o make_v man_n like_a unto_o angel_n and_o not_o only_o like_v but_o equal_a say_v s._n cyprian_n cùm_fw-la castae_fw-la perseveratis_fw-la â—_o fine_fw-la cypr._n l._n the_o discipl_n &_o habitu_fw-la virginum_fw-la basil_n de_fw-fr vera_fw-la virgin_n longiùs_fw-la à _fw-la fine_fw-la virgin_n angelis_n dei_fw-la estis_fw-la aequales_fw-la while_o you_o remain_v chaste_a and_o virgin_n you_o be_v equal_a unto_o angellâ—_n yea_o most_o noble_a and_o eminent_a angel_n say_v s_n basil_n qui_fw-la virginitatem_fw-la servant_n angeli_fw-la sunt_fw-la non_fw-la obscuri_fw-la a_o qui_fw-la sed_fw-la sanè_fw-la illustres_fw-la atque_fw-la nobilissimi_fw-la they_o who_o preserve_v their_o virginity_n be_v angel_n and_o not_o some_o inferior_a obscure_a angel_n but_o eminent_a and_o moâ—_n noble_a yea_o in_o one_o respect_n as_o s._n bernard_n above_o cite_v do_v note_n and_o before_o he_o s._n cyprian_n s._n barnes_n s._n chrysostome_n and_o other_o they_o be_v more_o nob_n than_o all_o the_o angel_n together_o virginitas_fw-la aequatâ—_n pudicitiae_fw-la cypr._n the_o discipl_n &_o beno_fw-la pudicitiae_fw-la angelis_n say_v s._n cyprian_n si_fw-la verò_fw-la exquiramus_fw-la etiam_fw-la eâ—_n cedit_fw-la etc._n etc._n virginity_n equal_n itself_o with_o angel_n and_o if_o we_o penetrate_v the_o matter_n further_o it_o also_o excee_v they_o while_o in_o this_o frail_a flesh_n whicâ—_n angel_n have_v not_o it_o get_v the_o victory_n even_o against_o nature_n so_o he_o angeli_fw-la carneis_fw-la nexibus_fw-la libâ—_n virginit_fw-la basil_n l._n de_fw-fr virginit_fw-la say_v s._n basil_n integritatem_fw-la svam_fw-la in_o caelis_fw-la servant_n &c_n &c_n the_o angel_n free_a from_o all_o fleshly_a band_n preserâ—_n their_o purity_n in_o heaven_n both_o in_o respect_n of_o thâ—_n place_n and_o their_o own_o nature_n inviolable_a be_v still_o with_o god_n the_o supreme_a king_n of_o all_o but_o