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therefore_o here_o that_o man_n be_v alsoe_o undo_v and_o make_v like_o the_o devil_n because_o he_o will_v needs_o be_v like_o god_n and_o what_o may_v now_o be_v fit_a for_o the_o son_n of_o god_n to_o do_v find_v his_o eternal_a father_n to_o be_v so_o jealous_a and_o careful_a to_o maintain_v his_o own_o honour_n ecce_fw-la inquit_fw-la occasione_n mei_fw-la creaturas_fw-la svas_fw-la pater_fw-la amittit_fw-la i_o see_v say_v he_o that_o by_o my_o occasion_n my_o father_n lose_v his_o creature_n the_o angel_n will_v needs_o be_v as_o i_o be_o they_o overthrow_v themselves_o man_n will_v alsoe_o be_v so_o and_o he_o be_v also_o overthrow_v they_o all_o have_v envy_n at_o i_o and_o will_v fain_o be_v such_o as_o i_o be_o well_o then_o ecce_fw-la venio_fw-la &_o talem_fw-la eye_v exhibeo_fw-la me_fw-it ipsum_fw-la ut_fw-la quisquis_fw-la in_o videre_fw-la voluerit_fw-la quisquis_fw-la gestierit_fw-la imitari_fw-la fiat_fw-la ei_fw-la aemulatio_fw-la ista_fw-la in_o bonum_fw-la behold_v say_v the_o son_n of_o god_n i_o will_v go_v in_o such_o a_o form_n that_o who_o soever_o will_v from_o hence_o forth_o become_v like_o i_o shall_v not_o loose_v but_o gain_n and_o for_o this_o come_v the_o son_n of_o god_n from_o heaven_n and_o make_v himself_o man_n o_o therefore_o let_v such_o a_o bounty_n and_o mercy_n be_v bless_v and_o praise_v and_o glorify_v which_o move_v almighty_a god_n to_o condescend_v to_o that_o so_o great_a appetite_n which_o we_o have_v to_o be_v like_o he_o for_o now_o we_o may_v be_v as_o god_n not_o according_a to_o falsehood_n and_o with_o a_o lie_n and_o according_a to_o what_o the_o devil_n say_v but_o according_a to_o truth_n and_o not_o now_o with_o pride_n and_o malice_n but_o with_o much_o sanctity_n and_o humility_n upon_o those_o word_n paruulus_fw-la natus_fw-la est_fw-la nobis_fw-la the_o same_o saint_n say_v studeamus_fw-la effici_fw-la sicut_fw-la paruulus_fw-la discamus_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la quia_fw-la mitis_fw-la est_fw-la &_o humilis_fw-la cord_n ne_fw-la magnus_fw-la deus_fw-la sine_fw-la causa_fw-la factus_fw-la sit_fw-la homo_fw-la paruulus_fw-la since_o god_n be_v so_o great_a make_v himself_o little_a for_o we_o let_v we_o procure_v to_o humble_v ourselves_o and_o make_v ourselves_o also_o little_a that_o so_o it_o may_v not_o be_v to_o no_o purpose_n for_o we_o that_o the_o great_a god_n make_v himself_o so_o little_a as_o to_o become_v a_o child_n for_o us._n quia_fw-la nisi_fw-la efficiamini_fw-la sicut_fw-la paruulus_fw-la iste_fw-la non_fw-la intrabitis_fw-la inregnum_fw-la caelorum_fw-la because_o if_o you_o become_v not_o like_o this_o little_a child_n you_o shall_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n of_o some_o humane_a consideration_n and_o reason_n whereby_o we_o be_v to_o help_v ourselves_o for_o be_v humble_a chapter_n xix_o from_o the_o very_a begin_n of_o this_o treatise_n we_o have_v be_v declare_v many_o consideration_n and_o reason_n which_o may_v help_v and_o 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