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soul_n that_o we_o need_v not_o seek_v that_o in_o other_o which_o we_o shall_v have_v in_o ourselves_o and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o nature_n chief_o desire_v but_o the_o misery_n be_v that_o most_o man_n do_v not_o govern_v themselves_o according_a to_o this_o divine_a light_n but_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v lead_v by_o sense_n and_o their_o natural_a inclination_n which_o i_o must_v needs_o confess_v be_v a_o most_o corrupt_a and_o most_o dangerous_a proceed_n against_o the_o fear_n of_o some_o that_o they_o shall_v want_v necessary_n for_o their_o body_n chap._n xxvii_o let_v we_o prevent_v and_o cure_v if_o we_o can_v their_o fear_n also_o that_o mistrust_n lest_o if_o they_o forsake_v all_o they_o shall_v not_o have_v wherewithal_o to_o pass_v their_o life_n fear_n of_o which_o fear_n what_o can_v be_v say_v more_o proper_a then_o that_o which_o be_v in_o the_o psalm_n and_o they_o speak_v evil_a of_o god_n and_o say_v can_v god_n prepare_v a_o table_n in_o the_o desert_n s._n bonaverture_n in_o his_o apology_n for_o the_o poor_a 2._o reduce_v all_o this_o difference_n to_o two_o head_n and_o say_v it_o proceed_v either_o of_o infidelity_n as_o in_o they_o that_o do_v not_o believe_v that_o god_n have_v care_n of_o what_o happen_v among_o man_n at_o leastwise_o not_o of_o they_o in_o particular_a or_o it_o come_v out_o of_o pusillanimity_n which_o be_v ever_o couple_v with_o a_o slackness_n in_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o a_o earnest_a love_n of_o ourselves_o whereas_o they_o that_o frame_v a_o right_a conceit_n of_o the_o goodness_n and_o providence_n of_o god_n can_v doubt_v but_o that_o god_n have_v more_o care_n of_o their_o life_n than_o they_o themselves_o 2._o whereupon_o s._n augustin_n say_v 〈…〉_z a_o just_a man_n can_v want_v daily_a food_n see_v it_o be_v uritten_v our_o lord_n will_v not_o kill_v the_o soul_n of_o a_o just_a man_n with_o hunger_n and_o again_o i_o be_v young_a and_o become_v old_a and_o have_v not_o see_v a_o just_a man_n forsake_v nor_o his_o seed_n seek_v bread_n and_o our_o saviour_n promise_v that_o all_o thing_n shall_v be_v add_v to_o they_o that_o seek_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o the_o justice_n thereof_o and_o whereas_o all_o thing_n be_v god_n he_o that_o have_v god_n 14._o can_v want_v nothing_o if_o he_o be_v not_o want_v to_o god_n so_o when_o daniel_n be_v by_o the_o king_n commandment_n shutup_a in_o the_o den_n of_o lion_n god_n send_v he_o his_o dinner_n and_o among_o the_o hungry_a wild_a beast_n 17._o the_o man_n of_o god_n be_v feed_v so_o helias_n be_v maintain_v in_o his_o flight_n the_o crow_n minister_a unto_o he_o and_o the_o bird_n bring_v he_o meat_n in_o time_n of_o persecution_n 〈…〉_z s._n hierome_n say_v