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of_o les_fw-fr enfants_fw-fr rogue_n or_o god_n child_n as_o a_o king_n of_o france_n will_v have_v they_o call_v in_o the_o street_n portfein_o near_o the_o temple_n and_o of_o the_o hospital_n call_v the_o misericorde_fw-la or_o work_v of_o mercy_n chap._n ix_o of_o the_o hospital_n in_o st._n german_n suburb_n call_v la_fw-fr petit_fw-fr maison_fw-fr of_o the_o hospital_n of_o the_o three_o hundred_o blind_a man_n call_v quinze-vingt_a and_o of_o the_o hospital_n call_v the_o providence_n chap._n x._o of_o the_o hospital_n name_v la_o charite_n in_o st._n german_n suburb_n chap._n xi_o of_o the_o hospital_n general_n chap._n xii_o of_o the_o hospital_n call_v l'_fw-fr hostel_n dieu_fw-fr or_o god_n house_n chap._n xiii_o of_o the_o hospital_n call_v our_o lady_n of_o the_o incurable_n chap._n fourteen_o of_o divers_a other_o charity_n which_o can_v so_o well_o be_v particularise_v chap._n i._o of_o the_o piety_n of_o the_o priest_n and_o people_n in_o the_o daily_a service_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o extraordinary_a care_n take_v in_o their_o ordination_n the_o pastor_n of_o paris_n be_v all_o general_o know_v to_o be_v man_n of_o exemplary_a life_n and_o sound_a learning_n be_v the_o most_o of_o they_o bachelor_n licentiate_n or_o doctor_n of_o the_o famous_a faculty_n of_o sorbonne_n these_o call_n to_o mind_n what_o st._n paul_n have_v teach_v and_o look_v upon_o it_o with_o a_o venerable_a astonishment_n that_o every_o high_a priest_n take_v from_o among_o man_n be_v appoint_v for_o man_n in_o those_o thing_n which_o appertain_v to_o god_n that_o he_o may_v offer_v gift_n and_o sacrifice_n for_o sin_n as_o well_o for_o the_o people_n as_o also_o for_o himself_o use_v all_o care_n and_o industry_n to_o apply_v the_o merit_n and_o medicinal_a grace_n purchase_v by_o our_o lord_n be_v painful_a passion_n to_o the_o poor_a sinful_a soul_n of_o their_o flock_n by_o derive_v into_o they_o those_o fountain_n of_o grace_n which_o be_v confer_v by_o their_o ministry_n in_o the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n penance_n the_o bless_a eucharist_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o also_o beside_o themselves_o not_o sufficient_a for_o the_o necessity_n of_o those_o great_a multitude_n of_o people_n under_o their_o charge_n a_o great_a number_n of_o other_o priest_n which_o these_o good_a pastor_n take_v into_o their_o society_n and_o community_n some_o forty_o or_o fifty_o some_o a_o hundred_o some_o more_o some_o few_o according_a to_o the_o vast_a number_n of_o their_o parishioner_n approach_v daily_o to_o the_o sacred_a altar_n from_o morning_n till_o noon_n with_o humble_a reverence_n and_o veneration_n to_o answer_v their_o people_n expectation_n and_o devotion_n who_o concur_v with_o they_o in_o a_o sweet_a harmony_n to_o offer_v up_o their_o vow_n and_o prayer_n so_o this_o true_a clean_o and_o unbloody_a sacrifice_n which_o the_o prophet_n malachi_n foretell_v be_v offer_v to_o god_n in_o every_o place_n and_o second_v by_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o the_o lip_n and_o heart_n of_o the_o pious_a people_n serve_v for_o the_o happy_a employment_n of_o the_o whole_a forenoon_n the_o afternoon_n want_v not_o its_o part_n neither_o which_o be_v daily_o perform_v in_o the_o evensong_n and_o compline_n so_o that_o the_o church_n door_n be_v rare_o shut_v up_o in_o paris_n all_o the_o week_n long_o beside_o these_o general_a pious_a practice_n of_o the_o people_n which_o they_o exercise_v every_o day_n in_o the_o week_n all_o paris_n over_o there_o be_v scarce_o one_o day_n in_o the_o year_n in_o which_o there_o be_v not_o some_o particular_a solemnity_n at_o one_o church_n or_o monastery_n or_o another_o to_o which_o there_o be_v great_a confluence_n of_o people_n by_o reason_n of_o some_o eminent_a preacher_n or_o the_o expose_v of_o the_o bless_a sacrament_n and_o pardon_n to_o be_v gain_v as_o it_o appear_v by_o a_o certain_a almanac_n make_v of_o set_a purpose_n to_o direct_v pious_a people_n to_o the_o say_a solemnity_n and_o as_o 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which_o on_o
that_o effect_n there_o be_v four_o porter_n take_v out_o of_o charity_n by_o reason_n of_o some_o infirmity_n as_o the_o rest_n be_v who_o be_v order_v to_o watch_v over_o the_o comportment_n of_o the_o poor_a in_o point_n of_o word_n or_o action_n or_o any_o inveterate_a vice_n they_o may_v have_v contract_v in_o their_o rude_a education_n and_o according_o to_o apprehend_v they_o by_o the_o governor_n direction_n this_o be_v not_o one_o of_o the_o least_o charity_n of_o paris_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o strange_a subject_n they_o be_v to_o deal_v withal_o whereof_o some_o through_o their_o decrepit_a age_n need_v continual_a assistance_n other_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o irregular_a and_o accidental_a disease_n must_v always_o have_v eye_n upon_o they_o other_o want_v wit_n either_o to_o assist_v themselves_o or_o to_o render_v themselves_o capable_a of_o assistance_n without_o much_o labour_n and_o other_o final_o through_o their_o rudeness_n and_o incorrigibleness_n deserve_v 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future_a happiness_n certain_a poor_a maid_n who_o be_v destitute_a of_o parent_n and_o mean_n and_o consequent_o run_v great_a hazard_n to_o lose_v that_o which_o can_v never_o afterward_o be_v recover_v and_o to_o be_v put_v withal_o together_o with_o that_o irreparable_a loss_n into_o the_o high_a way_n of_o perdition_n meanwhile_o all_o the_o other_o pious_a invention_n of_o paris_n have_v not_o reach_v to_o the_o prevention_n of_o this_o danger_n for_o however_o there_o be_v multitude_n of_o hospital_n for_o the_o education_n of_o poor_a girl_n of_o a_o mean_a condition_n yet_o these_o here_o to_o who_o the_o queen_n regent_n extend_v her_o charity_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n gentlewoman_n of_o noble_a extraction_n and_o condition_n hospital_n will_v but_o very_o ill_a suit_n with_o heart_n bear_v to_o better_a which_o according_a to_o humane_a frailty_n flesh_n and_o blood_n can_v easy_o forget_v it_o be_v her_o care_n then_o and_o liberality_n which_o provide_v they_o of_o 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