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say_v s._n augustine_n august_n my_o body_n be_v the_o horse_n i_o ride_v iter_fw-la ago_o in_o jerusalem_n my_o business_n lie_v at_o jerusalem_n thither_o i_o shall_v ride_v de_fw-fr via_fw-la conatur_fw-la excutere_fw-la my_o horse_n over_o pamper_v cast_v i_o upon_o the_o way_n or_o carry_v i_o out_o of_o the_o way_n non_fw-la cohibebo_fw-la jejunio_fw-la say_v he_o must_v not_o that_o be_v my_o way_n to_o bring_v he_o to_o a_o gentle_a ride_n &_o more_o command_n by_o lessen_v his_o proportion_n of_o provender_n 27._o s._n augustine_n mean_v the_o same_o that_o s._n paul_n preach_v i_o beat_v down_o my_o body_n say_v he_o and_o bring_v it_o in_o subjection_n and_o as_o paulinus_n read_v that_o place_n lividum_fw-la reddo_fw-la i_o make_v my_o body_n black_a and_o blue_a white_a and_o red_a be_v not_o saint_n paul_n colour_n saint_n paul_n be_v at_o this_o time_n depart_v in_o outward_a profession_n from_o the_o sect_n of_o the_o pharisee_n and_o from_o their_o ostentation_n of_o 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