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the_o holy_a ghost_n which_o jesus_n christ_n have_v grant_v do_v and_o ever_o will_v grant_v to_o his_o elect_a the_o principal_a be_v that_o a_o man_n do_v conquer_v himself_o and_o for_o his_o love_n do_v voluntary_o support_v all_o kind_n of_o injury_n and_o blow_n even_o to_o death_n because_o indeed_o we_o can_v true_o glory_v of_o any_o of_o the_o other_o foresay_a virtue_n and_o grace_n by_o reason_n that_o they_o be_v not_o we_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v but_o 6._o god_n what_o have_v thou_o that_o thou_o have_v not_o receive_v and_o if_o thou_o have_v receive_v why_o do_v thou_o glory_n as_o if_o thou_o have_v not_o receive_v wherefore_o we_o neither_o can_v nor_o ought_v the_o glory_n but_o in_o the_o cross_n of_o tribulation_n and_o affliction_n which_o be_v our_o own_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n say_v
this_o holy_a virgin_n which_o waste_v her_o force_n and_o overthrow_v all_o her_o natural_a strength_n and_o health_n of_o body_n the_o devout_a religious_a daughter_n of_o this_o holy_a mother_n have_v exceed_v compassion_n of_o she_o and_o very_o bitter_o lament_v she_o voluntary_o procure_v she_o own_o death_n for_o remedy_v whereof_o saint_n francis_n and_o the_o bishop_n of_o assisium_n forbid_v she_o those_o three_o day_n of_o fast_n which_o every_o week_n she_o cruel_o inflict_v on_o herself_o and_o command_v she_o not_o to_o pass_v one_o day_n without_o take_v at_o least_o a_o ounce_n and_o a_o half_a of_o bread_n to_o conserve_v her_o life_n and_o albeitt_v such_o grievous_a affliction_n of_o the_o body_n do_v accustom_v to_o breed_v also_o some_o affliction_n to_o the_o heart_n yet_o do_v the_o contrary_n succeed_v in_o she_o for_o she_o carry_v a_o countenance_n so_o gracious_a and_o joyful_a in_o all_o her_o austerity_n that_o she_o seem_v either_o to_o have_v no_o feel_n 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jesus_n christ_n all_o seek_v to_o participate_v of_o the_o evangelical_a life_n which_o by_o this_o espouse_v of_o jesus_n christ_n be_v demonstrate_v unto_o they_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o virgin_n that_o by_o her_o fame_n be_v induce_v to_o piety_n unable_a to_o become_v religious_a or_o to_o leave_v their_o father_n house_n endeavour_v yet_o to_o live_v therein_o religious_o lead_v a_o regular_a life_n without_o rule_n s._n clare_n by_o her_o example_n produce_v such_o branch_n of_o salvation_n that_o it_o seem_v the_o say_n of_o rhe_n prophett_n be_v to_o be_v accomplish_v in_o she_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o desolate_a and_o barren_a be_v far_o great_a than_o of_o the_o marry_v while_o these_o matter_n thus_o proceed_v in_o italy_n the_o descent_n of_o this_o benediction_n which_o distil_v down_o in_o the_o valley_n of_o spoletum_n grow_v by_o divine_a providence_n to_o so_o spacious_a and_o large_a a_o flood_n that_o the_o violent_a current_n thereof_o over_o flow_v all_o 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