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such_o dignity_n and_o honour_n as_o he_o have_v he_o shall_v be_v exclude_v from_o his_o portion_n in_o heaven_n ibid._n p._n 99_o 5._o luther_n when_o he_o reflect_v upon_o the_o favour_n and_o present_v bestow_v upon_o he_o by_o prince_n and_o great_a personage_n fear_v lest_o they_o may_v be_v a_o bait_n to_o draw_v he_o to_o a_o inordinate_a love_n of_o the_o world_n break_v out_o into_o these_o pathetic_a expression_n valde_fw-la protestatus_fw-la sum_fw-la i_o nolle_fw-la ita_fw-la satiari_fw-la that_o be_v i_o protest_v stout_o that_o i_o will_v not_o be_v satisfy_v with_o worldly_a welfare_n for_o my_o portion_n ibid._n p._n 144._o 6._o st._n bernard_n go_v to_o enter_n himself_o into_o a_o monastery_n of_o the_o cistertian_n persuade_v four_o of_o his_o brethren_n to_o leave_v the_o world_n and_o all_o their_o worldly_a preferment_n and_o to_o join_v with_o he_o in_o this_o retirement_n which_o they_o do_v and_o according_o take_a leave_n of_o their_o father_n see_v their_o 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