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curiosus_fw-la foras_fw-la engreditur_fw-la &_o exterius_fw-la omne_fw-la
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time_n of_o visitation_n saint_n augustine_n de_fw-fr verb._n dom._n say_v discite_fw-la à _fw-la i_o non_fw-la mundum_fw-la fabricare_fw-la etc._n etc._n learn_v of_o i_o not_o how_o to_o build_v the_o world_n nor_o create_v thing_n visible_a or_o invisible_a not_o to_o work_v miracle_n and_o raise_v the_o dead_a unto_o life_n but_o seek_v to_o imitate_v i_o in_o my_o humility_n and_o lowliness_n of_o heart_n if_o thou_o think_v in_o thy_o heart_n to_o erect_v a_o build_n in_o great_a sublimity_n consider_v first_o the_o foundation_n which_o be_v lay_v in_o humility_n and_o of_o the_o same_o virtue_n he_o thus_o proceed_v o_o medicine_n unto_o we_o most_o profitable_a all_o tumour_n repress_v all_o defect_n supply_v all_o superfluity_n reject_v all_o deprave_a thing_n correct_v what_o pride_n can_v be_v cure_v but_o by_o the_o humility_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n what_o covetousness_n heal_v but_o by_o the_o poverty_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n what_o wrath_n be_v appease_v but_o 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be_v the_o physician_n of_o we_o all_o etc._n etc._n greg._n in_o explic._n 3_o psal._n poeniten_n say_v that_o he_o which_o gather_v virtue_n without_o humility_n be_v like_o one_o that_o carry_v dust_n in_o the_o wind_n and_o saint_n bernard_n lib._n de_fw-fr consider_n stable_a and_o permanent_a be_v the_o foundation_n of_o virtue_n if_o lay_v upon_o humility_n otherwise_o the_o whole_a building_n be_v nothing_o but_o ruin_n leo_n in_o serm._n de_fw-fr nativ_n christ._n say_v in_o vain_a be_v we_o call_v christian_n if_o we_o be_v not_o imitator_n of_o christ_n who_o therefore_o name_v himself_o the_o way_n that_o the_o conversation_n of_o the_o master_n may_v be_v a_o precedent_n unto_o the_o disciple_n that_o the_o servant_n may_v choose_v that_o humility_n which_o the_o master_n follow_v who_o be_v christ._n 3_o hugo_n de_fw-fr claus._n animae_fw-la tell_v we_o that_o in_o the_o spiritual_a building_n the_o foundation_n below_o be_v place_v in_o humility_n the_o breadth_n thereof_o be_v dispose_v in_o charity_n the_o height_n thereof_o be_v erect_v in_o good-worke_n it_o be_v tile_v and_o cover_v by_o divine_a protection_n and_o perfect_v in_o the_o length_n of_o patience_n bernard_n in_o vita_fw-la laurent_n justiniani_fw-la similitudines_fw-la compare_v humility_n to_o a_o torrent_n which_o as_o in_o the_o summer_n it_o be_v temperate_a and_o shallow_a but_o in_o the_o spring_n and_o winter_n inundant_a and_o rage_a so_o humility_n in_o prosperity_n be_v mild_a and_o gentle_a but_o in_o adversity_n bold_a and_o magnanimous_a chronatus_fw-la episcop_n de_fw-fr octo_fw-la beatitud_n say_v that_o as_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a in_o any_o ascent_n to_o attain_v unto_o the_o second_o step_n or_o stair_n before_o thou_o have_v pass_v the_o first_o so_o no_o man_n can_v attain_v unto_o humility_n and_o gentleness_n till_o he_o be_v first_o poor_a in_o spirit_n thriverus_fw-la in_o apothegm_n 200._o use_v these_o word_n as_o the_o deep_a a_o vessel_n be_v 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