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to_o the_o priest_n and_o deacon_n 6._o to_o provide_v all_o thing_n necessary_a for_o they_o that_o be_v in_o prison_n wish_v that_o he_o himself_o be_v present_a with_o they_o promptus_fw-la &_o lubens_fw-la ready_o and_o willing_o he_o will_v perform_v cuncta_fw-la dilectionis_fw-la obsequia_fw-la all_o obsequious_a duty_n of_o love_n unto_o they_o 17_o helena_z the_o mother_n of_o constantine_n be_v at_o jerusalem_n serve_v in_o meat_n herself_o to_o the_o virgin_n that_o be_v there_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d placilla_n the_o wife_n of_o theodosius_n the_o emperor_n in_o propria_fw-la persona_fw-la pauperibus_fw-la ministravit_fw-la 18._o minister_v to_o the_o poor_a in_o she_o own_o person_n and_o philemon_z himself_o shall_v have_v minister_v unto_o saint_n paul_n the_o angel_n minister_v to_o we_o yea_o when_o we_o be_v in_o prison_n as_o to_o saint_n peter_n and_o shall_v we_o scorn_v be_v we_o never_o so_o wealthy_a worshipful_a honourable_a 12._o to_o minister_v to_o 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sin_n as_o we_o have_v but_o the_o great_a of_o all_o be_v his_o own_o goodness_n and_o mercy_n isai._n 9.6_o john_n 3.16_o both_o have_v sin_v angel_n and_o man_n why_o be_v christ_n make_v a_o man_n to_o die_v for_o man_n and_o not_o a_o angel_n to_o redeem_v angel_n from_o everlasting_a death_n because_o it_o be_v his_o own_o good_a will_n and_o pleasure_n his_o singular_a love_n to_o mankind_n let_v we_o therefore_o magnify_v he_o for_o it_o from_o generation_n to_o generation_n some_o as_o augustine_n observe_v take_v occasion_n from_o hence_o to_o be_v proud_a and_o insolent_a see_v christ_n take_v on_o he_o our_o nature_n not_o the_o angel_n therefore_o we_o be_v exalt_v above_o angel_n we_o have_v just_a cause_n to_o think_v high_o of_o ourselves_o as_o if_o a_o sick_a man_n shall_v boast_v the_o physician_n come_v to_o my_o house_n not_o to_o my_o neighbour_n therefore_o i_o be_o a_o better_a man_n than_o my_o neighbour_n the_o reason_n why_o christ_n take_v on_o he_o thy_o 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