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man_n rock_n and_o as_o long_o as_o he_o stand_v upon_o it_o fall_v he_o can_v for_o this_o cause_n our_o saviour_n call_v simon_n peter_n quasi_fw-la petra_n because_o his_o faith_n be_v his_o rock_n and_o against_o this_o he_o tell_v he_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n shall_v not_o prevail_v wherefore_o see_v our_o faith_n be_v so_o please_v to_o god_n and_o so_o profitable_a to_o we_o we_o ought_v often_o to_o offer_v it_o to_o he_o in_o profession_n next_o we_o shall_v do_v more_o reverent_o to_o stand_v up_o at_o the_o read_n of_o the_o psalm_n before_o after_z and_o between_o the_o holy_a lesson_n and_o at_o gloria_fw-la patri_fw-la because_o in_o these_o we_o speak_v unto_o god_n and_o it_o be_v not_o good_a manner_n in_o a_o public_a assembly_n to_o speak_v unto_o god_n sit_v as_o if_o we_o be_v his_o fellow_n last_o we_o be_v to_o stand_v up_o at_o the_o read_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o regard_n of_o the_o author_n of_o the_o speech_n which_o be_v our_o lord_n christ_n as_o also_o 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their_o nature_n and_o become_v holiness_n the_o reason_n whereof_o be_v because_o all_o action_n be_v specify_v ab_fw-la objecto_fw-la &_o fine_a as_o the_o school_n teach_v but_o in_o these_o act_n of_o religion_n the_o object_n be_v god_n and_o his_o glory_n their_o high_a end_n next_o to_o which_o consequent_o follow_v man_n reward_n therefore_o it_o can_v be_v that_o these_o action_n of_o the_o body_n accompany_v those_o of_o the_o mind_n shall_v from_o their_o end_n be_v otherwise_o then_o spiritual_a duty_n as_o s._n thomas_n of_o aquine_n have_v 2._o it_o adoratio_fw-la corporalis_fw-la in_o spiritu_fw-la fit_a in_o quantum_fw-la à _fw-la spirituali_fw-la devotione_fw-la procedit_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la eam_fw-la ordinatur_fw-la &_o quia_fw-la per_fw-la sensum_fw-la deum_fw-la attingere_fw-la non_fw-la possumus_fw-la per_fw-la sensibilia_fw-la tamen_fw-la signa_fw-la mens_fw-la nostra_fw-la provocatur_fw-la in_fw-la deum_fw-la ut_fw-la tendat_fw-la bodily_a worship_n be_v perform_v 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