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any_o man_n be_v and_o then_o we_o may_v esteem_v or_o honour_v he_o more_o or_o less_o according_a to_o what_o we_o know_v of_o he_o so_o that_o still_o you_o must_v first_o know_v what_o you_o be_v and_o afterward_o according_a to_o what_o you_o be_v you_o may_v esteem_v yourselves_o and_o you_o shall_v have_v good_a leave_n to_o do_v so_o for_o if_o you_o esteem_v yourselves_o for_o what_o you_o be_v you_o will_v be_v very_o humble_a for_o you_o will_v esteem_v yourselves_o very_o little_a but_o if_o you_o esteem_v yourselves_o more_o than_o you_o deserve_v that_o will_v be_v pride_n saint_n isidore_n say_v superhus_fw-la dictus_fw-la est_fw-la quia_fw-la super_fw-la vult_fw-la videre_fw-la quam_fw-la est_fw-la therefore_o be_v a_o man_n call_v proud_a be_v cause_n he_o hold_v himself_o and_o desire_n to_o be_v hold_v by_o other_o for_o more_o than_o he_o be_v and_o this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o reason_n which_o some_o assign_v why_o god_n love_v humility_n so_o much_o because_o he_o 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and_o only_a mean_n for_o the_o obtain_n of_o humility_n let_v we_o begin_v to_o sound_v and_o dig_v deep_a into_o ourselves_o and_o into_o the_o knowledge_n of_o our_o weakness_n and_o misery_n that_o so_o we_o may_v discover_v this_o most_o rich_a treasure_n say_v st._n hierome_n in_o the_o very_a dung_n of_o your_o baseness_n and_o of_o your_o infirmity_n and_o sin_n you_o shall_v find_v that_o precious_a pearl_n of_o humility_n let_v we_o begin_v with_o our_o corporal_a be_v &_o let_v that_o be_v the_o first_o press_v of_o the_o spade_n as_o st._n bernard_n say_v set_a these_o thing_n ever_o before_o thy_o eye_n what_o thou_o be_v what_o thou_o be_v and_o what_o thou_o be_v to_o be_v have_v ever_o before_o thy_o eye_n what_o thou_o be_v before_o thou_o be_v engender_v which_o be_v a_o certain_a thing_n so_o stink_a and_o so_o filthy_a as_o that_o we_o may_v not_o give_v it_o the_o true_a name_n what_o be_v thou_o now_o thou_o be_v a_o vessel_n full_a of_o dung_n what_o be_v thou_o 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which_o he_o discern_v in_o himself_o for_o the_o goodness_n and_o mercy_n of_o god_n upon_o which_o he_o have_v place_v his_o eye_n and_o his_o heart_n do_v infinite_o exceed_v and_o out_o strip_v all_o that_o which_o can_v be_v ill_a in_o we_o and_o with_o this_o consideration_n be_v root_v in_o the_o very_a string_n of_o the_o heart_n a_o man_n untie_v himself_o from_o himself_o as_o from_o some_o break_a reed_n and_o ever_o go_v rest_v upon_o god_n and_o confide_v in_o he_o according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o prophet_n daniel_n not_o confide_v in_o ourselves_o nor_o in_o any_o merit_n or_o good_a work_n of_o we_o do_v we_o presume_v to_o lift_v up_o our_o eye_n to_o thou_o o_o lord_n and_o to_o beg_v favour_n at_o thy_o hand_n but_o by_o put_v our_o confidence_n in_o thy_o great_a mercy_n chap_n xiii_o of_o the_o second_o degree_n of_o humility_n and_o here_o it_o be_v declare_v wherein_o this_o degree_n consist_v the_o second_o degree_n of_o humility_n say_v bonaventure_n be_v 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