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she_o do_v so_o contemn_v all_o other_o external_a good_n and_o faculty_n that_o she_o be_v alone_o content_a with_o that_o which_o do_v only_o seem_v enough_o unto_o she_o to_o the_o only_a necessary_a sustenance_n of_o her_o life_n .10_o revel_v cap._n 10._o and_o 3._o cap._n 8._o and_o richelius_n cite_v by_o canisius_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 10._o testify_v the_o same_o when_o he_o say_v that_o the_o b._n virgin_n after_o her_o son_n be_v glorify_v and_o ascend_v into_o heaven_n do_v so_o conform_v herself_o with_o his_o new_a glory_n that_o the_o world_n grow_v daily_o more_o and_o more_o vile_a in_o her_o sight_n and_o esteem_v she_o thirst_v insatiable_o after_o celestial_a thing_n 2._o how_o true_o poor_a she_o be_v in_o her_o temporal_a estate_n the_o same_o s._n brigit_fw-la declare_v thus_o from_o the_o b._n virgin_n own_o mouth_n fron_n the_o beginning_n say_v she_o i_o make_v a_o vow_n in_o my_o hart_n if_o so_o it_o may_v be_v acceptable_a to_o god_n never_o to_o possess_v 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the_o imitation_n of_o the_o b._n virgin_n in_o humility_n modesty_n patience_n and_o obedience_n how_o great_a the_o virtue_n of_o humility_n as_o the_o foundation_n of_o all_o other_o virtue_n be_v in_o the_o bless_a virgin_n s._n mechtild_v declare_v thus_o the_o first_o virtue_n wherein_o she_o exercise_v herself_o be_v humility_n think_v always_o so_o humble_o of_o herself_o that_o although_o she_o be_v adorn_v which_o so_o many_o grace_n and_o privilege_n yet_o do_v she_o never_o prefer_v herself_o before_o any_o other_o person_n but_o humble_v herself_o even_o unto_o all_o conserve_n silent_o in_o her_o breast_n the_o many_o virtue_n &_o praise_n due_a unto_o she_o as_o may_v appear_v by_o her_o canticle_n of_o magnificat_fw-la the_o which_o s._n mary_n of_o oegnia_n do_v sing_v forth_o as_o she_o lie_v a_o die_a thereby_o to_o declare_v the_o honour_n which_o she_o bear_v unto_o the_o bless_v virgin_n as_o have_v burn_v all_o her_o life_n time_n with_o a_o most_o ardent_a 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