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peter_n say_v he_o be_v more_o saving_o displease_v with_o himself_o when_o he_o weep_v then_o when_o he_o be_v please_v to_o himself_o and_o presume_v end_n r._n hook_n sermon_n of_o pride_n near_o the_o end_n etc._n etc._n and_o if_o the_o bless_a apostle_n do_v need_v the_o corrosive_n of_o sharp_a and_o bitter_a stroke_n lest_o his_o heart_n shall_v swell_v with_o too_o great_a abundance_n of_o heavenly_a revelation_n 12._o 2_o cor._n 12._o sure_o upon_o we_o whatsoever_o god_n in_o this_o world_n do_v or_o shall_v inflict_v it_o can_v seem_v more_o than_o our_o pride_n do_v exact_a not_o only_o by_o way_n of_o revenge_n but_o of_o remedy_n say_v a_o learned_a and_o good_a man_n hence_o that_o of_o the_o father_n note_v above_o namely_o that_o it_o be_v good_a for_o high_a and_o conceit_a man_n to_o fall_v into_o some_o manifest_a sin_n 13._o aug._n de_fw-fr civit._n l._n 14._o cap._n 13._o ut_fw-la tu_fw-la eye_n placeas_fw-la quaerentibus_fw-la nomen_fw-la tuum_fw-la qui_fw-la 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all_o of_o this_o profession_n etc._n 1_o tim._n 4.13_o etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o i_o mention_v in_o this_o form_n because_o they_o be_v so_o commend_v unto_o i_o in_o my_o young_a year_n by_o a_o learned_a ipswich_n mr._n sam._n ward_n sometime_o preacher_n of_o ipswich_n religious_a and_o elegant_a man_n in_o a_o inscription_n write_v with_o his_o own_o hand_n on_o his_o work_n work_n indeed_o be_v elaborate_a piece_n with_o the_o donation_n whereof_o he_o be_v please_v to_o befriend_v i_o this_o for_o study_n in_o the_o general_a to_o come_v unto_o particular_n and_o first_o the_o study_n of_o the_o scripture_n of_o which_o note_v what_o one_o speak_v 2._o homil._n of_o the_o perâ—l_n of_o idolatry_n part_v 2._o that_o be_v the_o best_a learned_a in_o they_o of_o all_o ancient_a doctor_n say_v the_o church_n of_o england_n as_o be_v note_v above_o tanta_fw-la est_fw-la christianorum_fw-la profundit_fw-la as_o literarum_fw-la ut_fw-la si_fw-la eas_fw-la 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