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we_o but_o rayther_o move_v to_o pity_v they_o as_o the_o father_n wish_v scapula_n a_o great_a persecuter_n of_o the_o christian_n that_o if_o he_o will_v tertull._n not_o spare_v they_o he_o shall_v spare_v himself_o who_o shall_v have_v the_o worst_a of_o it_o a_o four_o be_v a_o little_a delay_n and_o forbearance_n either_o for_o the_o inward_a work_n or_o outward_a utter_v of_o anger_n whilst_o we_o gather_v our_o wit_n about_o we_o which_o he_o that_o can_v bring_v himself_o to_o will_n often_v by_o find_v just_a cause_n of_o anger_n at_o himself_o forbear_v be_v angry_a at_o other_o and_o to_o seneca_n this_o tend_v the_o counsayl_n give_v unto_o câ—sâ—â—_n that_o he_o shall_v neither_o do_v nâ—r_o speak_v any_o thing_n in_o anger_n till_o he_o have_v saâ—d_v over_o the_o greek_a alphabet_n a_o five_o be_v not_o to_o take_v liberty_n to_o be_v a_o little_a angry_a at_o trâ—â—â—eâ—_n for_o he_o that_o plutarch_n use_v himself_o to_o that_o will_v not_o keep_v from_o extremity_n â—â—_o great_a matter_n the_o last_o be_v to_o avoid_v occasion_n of_o provocation_n whether_o person_n or_o thing_n which_o whilst_o angry_a folk_n for_o the_o most_o part_n affect_v they_o gather_v such_o for_o the_o fire_n wherewith_o to_o burn_v themselves_o hasten_v to_o discover_v their_o own_o shâ—me_n &_o make_v wâ—y_n for_o the_o devil_n temptation_n unto_o which_o they_o give_v way_n afterward_o chap._n lvii_o of_o humility_n and_o meekness_n hvmilitie_n be_v that_o virtue_n by_o which_o we_o be_v teach_v to_o uâ—lue_v according_a to_o &_o not_o abâ—ve_v the_o worth_n ourselus_o and_o all_o the_o good_a thing_n which_o god_n â—ath_v give_v we_o i_o say_v according_a to_o the_o worth_n for_o man_n may_v as_o one_o say_v not_o subject_n but_o seneca_n aâ—jâ—ct_v themselves_o and_o sometime_o we_o see_v man_n special_o