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mocker_n of_o this_o age_n esteem_v a_o womanly_a affection_n there_o be_v nothing_o to_o be_v find_v among_o they_o but_o eat_v drink_v singing_z and_o a_o contract_n of_o one_o sin_n after_o another_o with_o carnal_a rejoice_v but_o woe_n be_v unto_o they_o that_o now_o laugh_v for_o assure_o they_o 38._o luke_n 6._o 25._o mat._n 5._o 4._o gen._n 27._o 38._o shall_v weep_v the_o end_n of_o their_o joy_n shall_v be_v endless_a mourning_n and_o gnash_n of_o tooth_n they_o shall_v shed_v tear_n abundant_o with_o esau_n but_o shall_v find_v no_o place_n for_o mercy_n let_v we_o therefore_o go_v to_o the_o house_n of_o mourning_n with_o the_o 44._o mary_n tear_n please_v christ_n better_a than_o the_o pharisy_n delicate_n luke_n 7._o 38._o verse_n 44._o godly_a rather_o than_o to_o the_o banquet_a house_n of_o the_o wicked_a rejoice_v in_o their_o sinful_a pleasure_n at_o one_o time_n simon_n the_o pharisee_n give_v our_o saviour_n a_o dinner_n and_o mary_n who_o have_v be_v a_o sinner_n 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teipsum_fw-la learn_v therefore_o first_o of_o all_o to_o love_v thyself_o and_o then_o will_v i_o commit_v thy_o neighbour_n to_o thou_o that_o thou_o may_v love_v he_o as_o thyself_o si_fw-mi autem_fw-la nondum_fw-la nosti_fw-la diligere_fw-la te_fw-la tâ—meo_fw-la ne_fw-la decipias_fw-la proximum_fw-la sicut_fw-la te_fw-la but_o if_o otherwise_o thou_o have_v not_o learned_a to_o love_v thyself_o i_o fear_v that_o as_o thou_o deceive_v thyself_o thou_o will_v also_o deceive_v thy_o neighbour_n love_v he_o so_o that_o thou_o draw_v he_o into_o the_o snare_n of_o sin_n with_o thyself_o to_o both_o your_o destruction_n this_o be_v not_o love_n but_o hatred_n for_o he_o who_o love_v any_o thing_n true_o hate_v every_o thing_n that_o will_v destroy_v it_o as_o he_o that_o love_v a_o garment_n hate_v the_o moth_n that_o consume_v it_o and_o he_o that_o love_v a_o tree_n hate_v the_o worm_n that_o eat_v it_o up_o so_o he_o that_o love_v a_o man_n will_v also_o hate_v the_o sin_n that_o 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