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say_v ecce_fw-la nos_fw-la relinquimus_fw-la omne_fw-la etc._n etc._n behold_v we_o have_v leave_v all_o thing_n and_o have_v follow_v thou_o what_o therefore_o shall_v we_o have_v matt_n 19_o now_o among_o those_o thing_n which_o they_o have_v forsake_v our_o lord_n himself_o rekon_v father_n &_o mother_n brethren_n and_o sister_n house_n &_o land_n and_o of_o this_o s._n john_n himself_o &_o of_o his_o brother_n s._n james_n s._n matthew_n thus_o write_v c._n 4._o illi_fw-la autem_fw-la relictis_fw-la retibus_fw-la &_o patre_fw-la secuti_fw-la sunt_fw-la eum_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o they_o forthwith_o leave_v their_o net_n and_o father_n and_o follow_v he_o what_o do_v he_o who_o leave_v one_o mother_n present_o receive_v another_o mother_n but_o the_o answer_v here_o be_v obious_a and_o facile_a for_o the_o apostle_n that_o they_o may_v follow_v christ_n dismiss_v and_o part_v wâ—th_n father_n and_o mother_n so_o far_o forth_o as_o they_o may_v be_v any_o hindrance_n to_o they_o 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and_o care_n but_o he_o do_v undergo_v the_o charge_n and_o solicitude_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n the_o mother_n at_o the_o command_n of_o christ_n because_o she_o be_v deprive_v of_o all_o humane_a help_n and_o consolation_n god_n indeed_o can_v easy_o without_o man_n labour_n have_v provide_v by_o the_o ministry_n of_o his_o angel_n all_o thing_n which_o be_v necessary_a for_o maintain_v of_o her_o life_n for_o to_o christ_n himself_o the_o angel_n do_v minister_v in_o the_o desert_n yet_o it_o be_v his_o good_a pleasure_n thus_o to_o proceed_v with_o s._n john_n that_o so_o he_o may_v leave_v this_o mean_n of_o succour_n to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n &_o also_o thereby_o honour_n s_n john_n for_o god_n send_v elias_n to_o provide_v and_o take_v care_n of_o the_o widow_n not_o that_o he_o can_v not_o nourish_v and_o feed_v she_o by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o crow_n as_o before_o he_o have_v do_v but_o that_o god_n may_v thereby_o more_o bless_v the_o widow_n as_o s._n austin_n 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word_n or_o sentence_n several_a fruit_n may_v be_v gather_v if_o all_o point_n thereof_o be_v diligent_o ponder_v and_o first_o be_v collect_v and_o manifest_v from_o thence_o christ_n infinite_a desire_n of_o suffer_v for_o our_o salvation_n that_o so_o our_o redemption_n may_v be_v make_v most_o full_a and_o copious_a other_o man_n be_v very_o wary_a in_o their_o death_n especial_o in_o a_o violent_a death_n be_v full_a of_o dishonour_n and_o contumely_n that_o their_o near_a friend_n be_v not_o present_a thereat_o for_o fear_v that_o their_o own_o dolour_n and_o grief_n through_o their_o friend_n sight_n be_v augment_v but_o christ_n not_o content_a with_o his_o own_o suffering_n and_o those_o most_o cruel_a and_o attend_v on_o with_o all_o reproach_n and_o
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of_o faith_n since_o it_o be_v write_v in_o what_o day_n soever_o the_o sinner_n shall_v repent_v i_o will_v not_o remember_v his_o sin_n ezech._n 33._o let_v they_o also_o take_v the_o helmet_n of_o hope_n which_o trust_v in_o the_o boundless_a mercy_n of_o god_n and_o let_v they_o often_o repeat_v into_o thy_o hand_n i_o commend_v my_o spirit_n neither_o be_v that_o reason_n which_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o our_o hope_n to_o be_v omit_v to_o wit_n because_o thou_o have_v redeem_v i_o o_o lord_n god_n of_o truth_n for_o who_o will_v restore_v to_o christ_n his_o innocent_a blood_n who_o will_v repay_v back_o to_o he_o the_o price_n with_o which_o he_o buy_v we_o for_o so_o s._n austin_n speak_v teach_v we_o in_o those_o word_n to_o confide_v much_o in_o our_o redemption_n which_o be_v in_o jesus_n christ_n which_o can_v be_v in_o vain_a and_o fruitless_a except_o ourselves_o do_v put_v a_o bar_n or_o hindrance_n thereto_o through_o impenitency_n or_o desperation_n the_o three_o fruit_n of_o the_o seven_o word_n chap._n xxii_o the_o three_o fruit_n be_v place_v in_o that_o we_o may_v learn_v that_o death_n near_o approach_v we_o be_v not_o much_o to_o confide_v in_o the_o almsdeed_n fast_n or_o the_o prayer_n of_o our_o kindred_n &_o friend_n for_o there_o be_v many_o who_o during_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o their_o life_n be_v whole_o forgetful_a of_o their_o soul_n busi_v their_o mind_n with_o nothing_o else_o but_o how_o to_o leave_v their_o wife_n child_n and_o kinsfolk_n rich_a &_o of_o great_a estate_n but_o when_o themselves_o come_v to_o die_v than_o &_o not_o before_o they_o begin_v to_o think_v of_o their_o own_o soul_n and_o because_o they_o have_v distribute_v and_o divide_v their_o good_n &_o faculty_n among_o their_o foresaid_a friend_n they_o commend_v the_o charge_n of_o their_o soul_n to_o they_o that_o by_o their_o mean_n their_o soul_n may_v be_v help_v with_o almsdeed_n prayer_n mass_n and_o other_o good_a work_n christ_n do_v not_o teach_v we_o this_o by_o his_o example_n since_o he_o commend_v his_o soul_n not_o to_o his_o kinsman_n but_o to_o his_o father_n neither_o do_v s._n peter_n admonish_v we_o that_o we_o shall_v commend_v our_o soul_n to_o our_o child_n or_o kinsfolk_n but_o to_o the_o faithful_a creator_n by_o good_a deed_n 1._o pet._n 4._o i_o do_v not_o say_v this_o as_o reprehend_v those_o who_o either_o procure_v or_o desire_v almsdeed_n or_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o holy_a mass_n to_o be_v offer_v up_o for_o they_o after_o their_o death_n but_o i_o much_o blame_v those_o who_o repose_v too_o much_o trust_v in_o their_o child_n and_o kinsfolk_n since_o daily_a experience_n teach_v that_o they_o quick_o forget_v their_o dead_a ancestor_n i_o further_o reprehend_v they_o because_o in_o a_o matter_n of_o so_o great_a importance_n they_o will_v not_o provide_v for_o themselves_o and_o that_o they_o will_v not_o give_v and_o perform_v the_o work_n of_o charity_n and_o almsdeed_n by_o which_o they_o may_v 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