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yet_o ordinary_o he_o do_v not_o bestow_v it_o but_o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o man_n by_o who_o he_o be_v please_v we_o shall_v be_v conduct_v in_o the_o path_n of_o virtue_n inspire_v by_o his_o grace_n our_o heart_n with_o his_o holy_a truth_n at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o man_n teach_v we_o on_o their_o part_n by_o their_o word_n for_o this_o reason_n have_v he_o establish_v in_o his_o church_n pastor_n and_o doctor_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v to_o teach_v man_n divine_a verity_n and_o conduct_v they_o in_o the_o way_n of_o salvation_n now_o if_o instruction_n be_v necessary_a for_o all_o man_n it_o be_v yet_o most_o of_o all_o for_o young_a person_n who_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o age_n have_v little_a knowledge_n of_o the_o maxim_n of_o wisdom_n and_o less_o capacity_n to_o know_v themselves_o it_o be_v not_o then_o sufficient_a for_o you_o dear_a theotime_o that_o you_o daily_o beg_v wisdom_n and_o virtue_n from_o almighty_a god_n you_o must_v love_v and_o seek_v after_o 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will_n in_o wickedness_n evil._n five_o effect_v obdurateness_n in_o evil._n according_a to_o the_o measure_n that_o sin_n multiply_v the_o soul_n habituate_v herself_o and_o become_v obdurate_a so_o that_o nothing_o be_v able_a to_o soften_v she_o it_o will_v be_v a_o incredible_a thing_n if_o we_o do_v not_o daily_o see_v it_o most_o apparent_o how_o those_o who_o be_v possess_v with_o this_o sin_n become_v stupid_a and_o obdurate_a they_o be_v find_v insensible_a of_o all_o good_a motion_n deaf_a to_o all_o inspiration_n of_o grace_n the_o menace_n of_o divine_a justice_n and_o chastisement_n seem_v to_o they_o but_o dream_n witness_v the_o two_o sons-in-law_n of_o lot_n 19_o surgite_fw-la egrediamini_fw-la de_fw-la loco_fw-la isto_fw-la quia_fw-la delebit_fw-la dominus_fw-la civitatem_fw-la hanc_fw-la &_o visus_fw-la est_fw-la eye_n quasi_fw-la ludens_fw-la loqui_fw-la gen._n 19_o who_o look_v upon_o that_o admonition_n he_o give_v they_o to_o depart_v from_o the_o city_n of_o 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6._o it_o sex_n sunt_fw-la quae_fw-la odit_fw-la dominus_fw-la &_o septimum_fw-la detestatur_fw-la anima_fw-la ejus_fw-la oculos_fw-la sublime_n etc._n etc._n et_fw-la eum_fw-la qui_fw-la seminat_fw-la inter_fw-la fratres_fw-la discordias_fw-la prov._n 6._o there_o be_v six_o thing_n say_v he_o which_o god_n hate_v and_o there_o be_v a_o seven_o which_o he_o detest_v that_o be_v he_o who_o sow_v discord_n among_o his_o brethren_n and_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la say_v 9_o susurro_fw-la &_o bilinguis_fw-la maledictus_fw-la multos_fw-la enim_fw-la turbavit_fw-la pacem_fw-la habentes_fw-la eccl._n 28._o v._o 13._o vir_fw-la peccator_fw-la turbavit_fw-la amicos_fw-la &_o in_o medio_fw-la pacem_fw-la habentium_fw-la immittet_fw-la inimicitiam_fw-la ibid._n v._o 9_o that_o the_o sour_a of_o discord_n be_v curse_v because_o he_o trouble_v those_o who_o be_v in_o peace_n and_o it_o be_v only_o the_o part_n of_o a_o wicked_a man_n to_o disturb_v his_o friend_n and_o raise_v division_n in_o mind_n 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state_n and_o from_o all_o the_o disorder_n that_o be_v commit_v in_o the_o celebration_n of_o the_o nuptial_n as_o well_o by_o the_o marry_v as_o by_o those_o who_o be_v invite_v for_o how_o can_v god_n give_v his_o benediction_n to_o a_o marriage_n wherein_o the_o party_n bring_v a_o heart_n full_a of_o lewd_a thought_n and_o unchaste_a desire_n where_o they_o make_v expense_n of_o garment_n and_o feast_n which_o offend_v christian_a modesty_n and_o frequent_o exceed_v their_o state_n and_o ability_n and_o where_o all_o thing_n pass_v in_o a_o licentious_a freedom_n of_o say_v and_o do_v any_o thing_n so_o that_o these_o nuptial_n be_v rather_o the_o triumph_n of_o impure_a love_n and_o a_o feast_n of_o the_o devil_n than_o a_o marriage_n of_o christian_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v consecrate_v to_o modesty_n and_o sanctify_v by_o the_o presence_n of_o jesus_n christ_n these_o be_v the_o the_o most_o ordinary_a cause_n of_o bad_a marriage_n and_o of_o all_o the_o misery_n and_o 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