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wonderful_a thing_n and_o to_o work_v miracle_n to_o cure_v thâ—_n sick_a to_o cast_v out_o devil_n and_o to_o revive_v the_o dead_a but_o learn_v of_o i_o to_o be_v meek_a and_o humble_a of_o hart_n potentior_fw-la est_fw-la enim_fw-la &_o tutior_fw-la solidissima_fw-la humilitas_fw-la quam_fw-la ventâ—sissima_fw-la celsitudo_fw-la better_a â—s_v the_o humble_a man_n who_o serve_v god_n â—hen_o he_o who_o work_v miracle_n that_o other_o way_n be_v plain_a and_o safe_a but_o this_o be_v full_a of_o stumble_a block_n and_o danger_n the_o necessity_n which_o we_o have_v of_o this_o virtue_n of_o humility_n be_v so_o great_a that_o without_o it_o a_o man_n can_v make_v one_o step_n â—n_o spiritual_a life_n the_o glorious_a s._n augustine_n say_v nisi_fw-la humilitas_fw-la omne_fw-la quaecunque_fw-la bene_fw-la facimus_fw-la &_o praecesserit_fw-la &_o comitetur_fw-la &_o consecuta_fw-la fuerit_fw-la iam_fw-la nobis_fw-la de_fw-la aliquo_fw-la bono_fw-mi facto_fw-la gaudentibus_fw-la totum_fw-la extorquet_fw-la de_fw-la manu_fw-la superbia_fw-la it_o be_v necessary_a that_o all_o our_o
imagine_v that_o you_o ever_o give_v he_o any_o offence_n nay_o rather_o it_o seem_v to_o he_o that_o you_o let_v he_o live_v at_o great_a ease_n and_o how_o soever_o you_o proceed_v with_o he_o he_o be_v very_o well_o satisfy_v that_o you_o treat_v he_o better_o than_o he_o deserve_v humility_n be_v also_o a_o mighty_a mean_n towards_o patience_n and_o therefore_o the_o wiseman_n advise_v he_o who_o mean_v to_o serve_v almighty_a god_n to_o prepare_v himself_o to_o suffer_v temptation_n &_o disgust_n and_o to_o arm_v himself_o with_o patience_n assign_v he_o for_o the_o mean_n thereof_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v humble_a de_fw-fr prime_a cor_fw-la tuum_fw-la &_o sustine_fw-la carry_v thy_o hart_n abase_v and_o then_o suffer_v omne_fw-la quod_fw-la tibi_fw-la applicitum_fw-la fuerit_fw-la accipe_fw-la &_o in_o dolore_fw-la sustine_fw-la receive_v all_o that_o in_o good_a part_n which_o come_v upon_o thou_o though_o it_o be_v very_o contrary_a to_o thy_o gust_n and_o to_o thy_o sense_n and_o endure_v it_o though_o it_o put_v thou_o to_o pain_n but_o how_o shall_v this_o be_v do_v what_o kind_n of_o armour_n be_v that_o which_o you_o mean_v to_o put_v upon_o i_o to_o the_o end_n that_o i_o may_v not_o feel_v affliction_n or_o if_o i_o feel_v it_o that_o i_o may_v cable_n to_o support_v it_o in_o humilitate_fw-la tua_fw-la patientiam_fw-la habe_fw-la possess_v humility_n and_o so_o you_o shall_v have_v patience_n from_o humility_n do_v alsoe_o springe_n that_o kind_n of_o peace_n which_o be_v so_o much_o desire_v by_o all_o &_o which_o be_v so_o necessary_a for_o such_o as_o be_v religious_a so_o say_v christ_n our_o saviour_n discite_fw-la à _fw-la i_o quia_fw-la mitis_fw-la sum_fw-la &_o humilis_fw-la cord_n &_o invenietis_fw-la requiem_n animabus_fw-la vestris_fw-la be_v humble_a and_o you_o shall_v possess_v great_a peace_n both_o with_o in_o yourselves_o and_o with_o your_o brethren_n and_o as_o among_o the_o proud_a there_o be_v ever_o contention_n and_o dispute_v and_o brawl_n inter_fw-la superbos_fw-la say_v the_o wise_a man_n semper_fw-la iurgia_fw-la sunt_fw-la so_o among_o such_o as_o be_v humble_a there_o can_v be_v no_o contention_n or_o strife_n except_o only_o that_o holy_a strife_n and_o contention_n who_o may_v be_v the_o inferior_a &_o may_v give_v all_o kind_n of_o advantage_n to_o his_o fellow_n which_o be_v that_o bless_a contention_n which_o occur_v between_o s._n paul_n the_o hermit_n and_o s._n anthony_n about_o who_o shall_v first_o break_v the_o bread_n one_o of_o they_o importune_v the_o other_o to_o do_v it_o because_o he_o be_v his_o guest_n and_o the_o other_o he_o because_o he_o be_v his_o elder_n and_o each_o of_o they_o procure_v to_o honour_n and_o prefer_v his_o fellow_n these_o be_v good_a contention_n and_o strife_n which_o as_o they_o grow_v from_o true_a humility_n and_o fraternal_a charity_n so_o do_v they_o also_o strengthen_v and_o conserve_v the_o same_o let_v we_o now_o pass_v on_o to_o those_o 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on_o themselves_o which_o god_n be_v wout_z to_o punish_v by_o permit_v man_n to_o faâ—â—e_v into_o those_o other_o sin_n humility_n be_v also_o so_o great_a a_o ornament_n to_o chastity_n and_o poverty_n that_o s._n bernard_n say_v sine_fw-la humilitate_fw-la audeo_fw-la dicere_fw-la nec_fw-la virginitas_fw-la mariae_fw-la deo_fw-la placuisseâ—_n i_o dare_v adventuri_fw-la to_o say_v that_o even_o the_o virginity_n itself_o of_o our_o b._n lady_n will_v not_o have_v be_v p_o ease_v to_o god_n without_o humility_n let_v we_o now_o come_v to_o the_o virtue_n of_o obedience_n wherein_o our_o h._n father_n require_v as_o of_o the_o society_n to_o excel_v a_o clear_a truth_n it_o be_v that_o both_o he_o can_v be_v true_o obedient_a who_o be_v not_o humâ—le_a and_o that_o he_o who_o be_v humble_a must_v medes_o be_v obedient_a the_o humble_a man_n may_v be_v command_v to_o do_v any_o thing_n but_o so_o may_v not_o he_o who_o be_v not_o humble_a the_o humble_a man_n frame_v no_o contrary_a 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up_o in_o her_o oratory_n clad_v with_o sackcloth_n and_o cover_v with_o ash_n &_o prostrate_a upon_o the_o earth_n cry_v out_o in_o these_o wore_n humilium_fw-la &_o mansuetorum_fw-la semper_fw-la tibi_fw-la placuit_fw-la deprecatio_fw-la the_o prayer_n of_o the_o humble_a and_o meek_a of_o hart_n be_v ever_o please_v to_o thou_o o_o lord_n respexit_fw-la in_o orationem_fw-la humilium_fw-la &_o non_fw-la sprevit_fw-la precem_fw-la eorum_fw-la god_n behold_v the_o prayer_n of_o the_o humble_a and_o desprised_a not_o their_o petition_n ne_fw-fr avertatur_fw-la humilis_fw-la factus_fw-la confusuâ—_n never_o think_v that_o the_o humble_a man_n shall_v be_v drive_v a_o way_n or_o that_o he_o shall_v depart_v out_o of_o countenance_n he_o shall_v obtain_v what_o he_o ask_v god_n will_v here_o his_o prayer_n do_v but_o consider_v how_o high_o that_o humble_a prayer_n of_o the_o publican_n of_o the_o gospel_n please_v god_n he_o who_o presume_v not_o so_o much_o as_o to_z listen_v up_o his_o 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necessity_n which_o