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and_o fury_n who_o intend_v to_o strangle_v christianity_n in_o the_o very_a cradle_n who_o be_v the_o boutefew_n of_o the_o first_o persecution_n against_o the_o disciple_n of_o jesus_n who_o stone_a saint_n stephen_n by_o their_o hand_n who_o clothes_n he_o keep_v aug._n de_fw-fr caelum_fw-la vocavi_fw-la una_fw-la voce_fw-la percussi_fw-la alia_fw-la erexi_fw-la &_o elegi_fw-la tertia_fw-la implevi_fw-la &_o misi_fw-la quarta_fw-la liberavi_fw-la &_o coronavi_fw-la aug._n have_v find_v his_o salvation_n in_o his_o sin_n he_o be_v convert_v when_o he_o go_v about_o to_o plunge_v himself_o in_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o first_o believer_n he_o receive_v grace_n when_o he_o be_v upon_o the_o very_a point_n of_o increase_a the_o number_n of_o parricide_n in_o one_o moment_n he_o become_v a_o preacher_n of_o the_o gospel_n a_o apostle_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o the_o master_n of_o the_o gentile_n but_o the_o first_o that_o ever_o profane_v the_o body_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o 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angel_n to_o the_o opinion_n and_o esteem_n of_o man_n glory_n then_o
be_v not_o the_o true_a happiness_n of_o christian_n because_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o renounce_v it_o and_o there_o be_v great_a reason_n to_o believe_v that_o humility_n have_v more_o analogy_n with_o beatitude_n because_o it_o accompany_v the_o bless_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o grandeur_n indeed_o this_o virtue_n be_v the_o foundation_n of_o christian_a religion_n it_o be_v that_o which_o the_o son_n of_o god_n come_v to_o teach_v we_o by_o his_o word_n and_o action_n the_o way_n he_o hold_v to_o come_v to_o we_o and_o that_o we_o must_v walk_v in_o to_o come_v to_o he_o let_v we_o explain_v these_o verity_n and_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o the_o true_a glory_n of_o a_o christian_a consist_v in_o humility_n this_o virtue_n be_v so_o necessary_a and_o withal_o so_o difficult_a that_o god_n be_v fain_o to_o become_v man_n to_o teach_v it_o we_o philosopher_n who_o be_v inform_v with_o vain_a glory_n know_v not_o the_o name_n of_o it_o and_o if_o it_o come_v among_o they_o 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