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virgo_fw-la non_fw-la dubitetis_fw-la quòd_fw-la hodie_fw-la omninò_fw-la mittet_fw-la nec_fw-la aâ—â—_n mittere_fw-la debuit_fw-la et_fw-la ratio_fw-la quando_fw-la deus_fw-la traxit_fw-la populum_fw-la de_fw-la captivitate_fw-la aegypti_n quinquagesima_fw-la die_fw-la descendit_fw-la in_o forma_fw-la ignis_fw-la in_o monte_fw-fr sinai_n dando_fw-la legem_fw-la fuit_fw-la figura_fw-la quod_fw-la quinquagesima_fw-la die_fw-la resurrectionis_fw-la suae_fw-la nos_fw-la liberaret_fw-la &_o vivificaret_fw-la unde_fw-la ponamus_fw-la nos_fw-la in_o oratione_fw-la petrus_n cum_fw-la alijs_fw-la se_fw-la ad_fw-la unam_fw-la partem_fw-la posuit_fw-la lazarus_n cum_fw-la lxxij_o ad_fw-la aliam_fw-la &_o magdalena_n cum_fw-la alijs_fw-la mulieribus_fw-la ad_fw-la aliam_fw-la &_o virgo_fw-la maria_fw-la in_o medio_fw-la in_o coelesti_fw-la palatio_fw-la facta_fw-la est_fw-la dissentio_fw-la inter_fw-la patrem_fw-la &_o spiritum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la o_o pater_fw-la inquit_fw-la filius_fw-la 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the_o word_n which_o i_o have_v translate_v to_o hurt_v and_o so_o be_v common_o take_v in_o profane_a author_n albeit_o in_o holy_a scripture_n and_o the_o commentary_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n to_o blasphemè_fw-la be_v to_o speak_v any_o thing_n derogatory_n to_o the_o honour_n and_o glory_n of_o the_o high_a majesty_n now_o if_o treason_n commit_v against_o a_o king_n who_o be_v but_o a_o mortal_a man_n and_o who_o breath_n be_v in_o his_o nostril_n deserve_v death_n doubtless_o blasphemy_n and_o treason_n commit_v against_o the_o king_n of_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o lord_n the_o immortal_a and_o the_o eternal_a god_n must_v needs_o deserve_v eternal_a death_n 14_o the_o next_o thing_n that_o we_o be_v to_o entreat_v of_o be_v of_o curse_v or_o imprecation_n and_o as_o i_o have_v not_o trifle_v away_o the_o time_n in_o reckon_v up_o the_o sundry_a sort_n of_o imprecation_n and_o curse_n use_v at_o this_o day_n a_o thing_n both_o tedious_a and_o odious_a to_o those_o that_o 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in_o mind_n of_o a_o very_a pleasant_a story_n serve_v fit_o to_o exemplify_v the_o matter_n in_o hand_n a_o tailor_n of_o florence_n have_v worship_v the_o image_n of_o s._n john_n baptist_n in_o the_o church_n of_o s._n michael_n berteldi_n very_o devout_o for_o a_o long_a time_n kneel_v on_o a_o time_n before_o it_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n after_o he_o have_v patter_v over_o his_o ordinary_a prayer_n he_o begin_v in_o this_o sort_n glorioso_n santo_n giovanni_n benedetto_n io_fw-it ti_fw-mi priego_fw-it che_fw-it etc._n etc._n that_o be_v glorious_a and_o bless_a s._n john_n i_o beseech_v thou_o grant_v i_o these_o two_o request_n tell_v i_o whether_o my_o wife_n ever_o play_v false_a with_o i_o and_o what_o shall_v become_v of_o my_o son_n this_o be_v the_o prayer_n of_o that_o devout_a tailor_n now_o here_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o a_o young_a fellow_n clerk_n of_o the_o parish_n who_o have_v sundry_a time_n observe_v he_o kneel_v and_o pray_v in_o this_o sort_n desirous_a to_o discover_v this_o secret_a and_o to_o know_v what_o speech_n he_o use_v to_o the_o image_n hide_v himself_o behind_o the_o altar_n where_o the_o image_n stand_v that_o so_o he_o may_v hear_v the_o prayer_n which_o he_o make_v he_o then_o answer_v in_o the_o person_n of_o s._n john_n baptist_n say_v sappi_n charissimo_fw-la siglivolo_fw-la etc._n etc._n know_v my_o dear_a son_n that_o for_o the_o devotion_n and_o reverence_n thou_o have_v bear_v i_o these_o many_o year_n thou_o shall_v be_v hear_v come_v again_o to_o morrow_n morning_n and_o thou_o shall_v have_v a_o certain_a answer_n for_o this_o time_n depart_v in_o peace_n the_o tailor_n exceed_v glad_a of_o this_o answer_n go_v home_o and_o fail_v not_o to_o come_v the_o next_o morning_n at_o the_o time_n appoint_v not_o forget_v after_o he_o have_v mumble_v over_o his_o matin_n and_o do_v his_o devotion_n to_o put_v saint_n john_n in_o mind_n of_o his_o promise_n say_v dâ—lcissimo_fw-la santo_n giovanni_n io_fw-it ti_fw-mi priego_fw-it che_fw-it mi_fw-it obserua_fw-la la_fw-it promessa_fw-it that_o be_v sweet_a saint_n john_n i_o pray_v thou_o keep_v touch_n with_o i_o and_o perform_v thy_o promise_n whereunto_o the_o sexton_n who_o miss_v not_o to_o come_v again_o to_o make_v a_o end_n of_o his_o sport_n answer_v in_o the_o person_n of_o s._n john_n seruo_fw-la &_o amico_fw-la mio_fw-mi sappi_n cheltuo_fw-la figlivolo_fw-it sara_fw-it impiceato_fw-it presto_fw-it &_o la_fw-fr tua_fw-la donna_fw-fr ha_o fatto_fw-it fallo_fw-la con_fw-mi piu_fw-it di_fw-it uno_fw-la that_o be_v my_o good_a servant_n and_o friend_n be_v it_o know_v unto_o thou_o that_o thy_o son_n shall_v short_o be_v hang_v and_o that_o thy_o wife_n have_v hornify_v thou_o more_o than_o once_o the_o tailor_n hear_v this_o rose_z up_o and_o depart_v as_o mute_a as_o a_o fish_n but_o as_o angry_a as_o a_o wasp_n and_o when_o he_o be_v come_v to_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o church_n turn_v back_o and_o neither_o kneel_v down_o nor_o use_v accustom_a reverence_n nay_o not_o so_o much_o as_o vail_v his_o bonnet_n begin_v in_o this_o sort_n what_o s._n john_n be_v thou_o the_o sexton_n answer_v i_o be_o thy_o good_a s._n john_n baptist._n whereupon_o he_o can_v not_o refrain_v but_o curse_v he_o with_o the_o foresay_a curse_n which_o put_v i_o in_o mind_n of_o this_o story_n tell_v he_o withal_o that_o it_o be_v not_o of_o late_a that_o he_o have_v have_v a_o wicked_a tongue_n and_o that_o therefore_o herod_n cut_v off_o his_o head_n but_o i_o will_v here_o allege_v his_o own_o word_n not_o alter_v so_o much_o as_o the_o orthography_n siam_fw-it col_fw-fr malanna_fw-la &_o con_fw-mi la_fw-fr mala_fw-la pasqua_n che_fw-mi dio_fw-mi te_fw-mi dia._n tu_fw-la non_fw-la dicesti_fw-la mai_fw-gr altro_fw-it che_fw-it male_n &_o per_fw-la la_fw-fr tua_fw-la pessima_fw-la lingua_fw-la ti_fw-mi fu_fw-fr eglitagliatâ—_n el_fw-es
16._o a_o imitator_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o of_o the_o perfect_a for_o he_o do_v eat_v of_o every_o tree_n 17._o a_o detester_n of_o all_o wickedness_n commit_v against_o god_n because_o he_o do_v not_o eat_v of_o the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n of_o evil_a 18._o one_o that_o have_v as_o it_o be_v betroth_a himself_o to_o poverty_n renounce_v the_o world_n because_o god_n give_v he_o a_o helper_n to_o assist_v he_o viz._n poverty_n to_o be_v his_o companion_n and_o last_o a_o dispenser_n of_o all_o sanctity_n and_o religion_n because_o of_o he_o the_o church_n be_v form_v as_o concern_v the_o three_o order_n for_o those_o three_o branch_n spring_v out_o of_o he_o as_o from_o a_o rib_n take_v out_o of_o his_o side_n nay_o there_o be_v no_o testimony_n of_o scripture_n from_o the_o first_o chapter_n of_o genesis_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o apocalypse_n which_o be_v not_o use_v or_o rather_o abuse_v to_o magnify_v and_o set_v out_o the_o order_n of_o s._n francis_n fol._n 83._o et_fw-la ideo_fw-la johannes_n euangelista_fw-la postquam_fw-la apoc._n cap._n 7._o descripsit_fw-la tempus_fw-la missionis_fw-la â—_o francisci_fw-la scilicet_fw-la sub_fw-la apertione_fw-la sexti_fw-la sigilli_fw-la &_o quomodo_fw-la est_fw-la missus_fw-la quia_fw-la ut_fw-la angelus_n habens_fw-la signum_fw-la dei_fw-la vivi_fw-la subdit_fw-la de_fw-la multitudine_fw-la francisci_fw-la praedicatione_n vita_fw-la &_o exemplo_fw-la &_o suorum_fw-la sociorum_fw-la ad_fw-la christum_fw-la conversa_fw-la &_o convertenda_fw-la quum_fw-la dicit_fw-la quod_fw-la vidit_fw-la numerum_fw-la signatorum_fw-la centum_fw-la quadraginta_fw-la quatuor_fw-la millia_fw-la ex_fw-la omni_fw-la tribu_fw-la filiorum_fw-la israel_n hoc_fw-la potest_fw-la exponi_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la ordine_fw-la tot_fw-la essent_fw-la futuri_fw-la fratres_fw-la sive_fw-la convertendi_fw-la per_fw-la fratres_fw-la deducto_fw-la populo_fw-la ad_fw-la dominum_fw-la &_o hoc_fw-la in_o ordinis_fw-la processu_fw-la well_fw-mi tempore_fw-la antichristi_fw-la quando_fw-la hic_fw-la ordo_fw-la destructis_fw-la aliis_fw-la ordinibus_fw-la praedicabit_fw-la contra_fw-la antichristum_n et_fw-la tunc_fw-la iuxta_fw-la dictum_fw-la apostoli_fw-la &_o scripturae_fw-la &_o apoc._n cap._n 8_o reliquiae_fw-la israel_n ad_fw-la dominum_fw-la convertentur_fw-la well_fw-mi potest_fw-la dici_fw-la quod_fw-la per_fw-la numerum_fw-la certum_fw-la iuxta_fw-la modum_fw-la loquendi_fw-la scripturae_fw-la accipit_fw-la incertum_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la solùm_fw-la sint_fw-la signati_fw-la scilicet_fw-la habitu_fw-la francisci_fw-la &_o crucifixi_fw-la centum_fw-la quadraginta_fw-la quatuor_fw-la millia_fw-la sed_fw-la infiniti_fw-la alij_fw-la et_fw-la hoc_fw-la videtur_fw-la johannes_n innuere_fw-la quum_fw-la subdit_fw-la quod_fw-la vidit_fw-la post_fw-la praedicta_fw-la turbam_fw-la magnam_fw-la quam_fw-la nemo_fw-la dinumerare_fw-la poterat_fw-la ex_fw-la omnibus_fw-la tribubus_fw-la populis_fw-la &_o linguis_fw-la etc._n etc._n sic_fw-la ergo_fw-la multitudine_fw-la locorum_fw-la per_fw-la angulos_fw-la mundi_fw-la diffusorum_fw-la apparet_fw-la multitudo_fw-la fratrum_fw-la qui_fw-la sunt_fw-la istius_fw-la ordinis_fw-la that_o be_v and_o therefore_o saint_n john_n the_o evangelist_n apocal._n 7._o have_v set_v down_o the_o time_n when_o saint_n francis_n shall_v be_v send_v into_o the_o world_n namely_o at_o the_o open_n of_o the_o six_o seal_n and_o in_o what_o sort_n viz._n as_o a_o angel_n have_v the_o sign_n of_o the_o live_a god_n he_o tell_v we_o of_o the_o multitude_n which_o shall_v be_v convert_v to_o christ_n by_o the_o holy_a life_n and_o doctrine_n of_o he_o and_o his_o fellow_n when_o he_o say_v that_o the_o number_n of_o those_o which_o be_v seal_v be_v a_o hundred_o forty_o and_o four_o thousand_o of_o all_o the_o tribe_n of_o israel_n which_o may_v be_v thus_o expound_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v so_o many_o friar_n of_o that_o order_n or_o of_o such_o as_o be_v to_o be_v convert_v by_o their_o mean_n the_o people_n be_v bring_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o that_o in_o the_o continuation_n of_o the_o order_n or_o rather_o in_o the_o time_n of_o antichrist_n when_o this_o order_n shall_v preach_v against_o antichrist_n the_o rest_n be_v abolish_v and_o then_o according_a to_o the_o say_n of_o the_o apostle_n the_o scripture_n and_o the_o apocalyp_n chap._n 8._o the_o remnant_n of_o israel_n shall_v be_v convert_v to_o the_o lord_n or_o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o by_o a_o certain_a number_n in_o the_o scripture_n phrase_n be_v mean_v a_o uncertain_a to_o wit_n that_o there_o shall_v not_o only_o be_v a_o hundred_o forty_o and_o four_o thousand_o franciscan_n and_o crucigeri_fw-la seal_v but_o a_o infinite_a number_n of_o other_o also_o and_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v saint_n johns_n meaning_n when_o he_o say_v that_o he_o see_v a_o great_a multitude_n which_o can_v not_o be_v number_v of_o all_o tribe_n people_n &_o tongue_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o the_o multitude_n of_o franciscan_n may_v be_v gather_v by_o the_o multitude_n of_o their_o covent_n in_o all_o quarter_n and_o corner_n of_o the_o world_n and_o fol._n 4._o in_o the_o same_o page_n before_o the_o former_a place_n we_o have_v these_o word_n quibus_fw-la &_o alijs_fw-la quae_fw-la hîc_fw-la omittuntur_fw-la quanta_fw-la est_fw-la gloria_fw-la beati_fw-la francisci_fw-la evidenter_fw-la astruitur_fw-la &_o monstratur_fw-la &_o consequenter_fw-la apparet_fw-la quod_fw-la beatus_fw-la franciscus_n in_fw-la coelo_fw-la praemium_fw-la habet_fw-la magnum_fw-la &_o in_o sede_fw-la celsus_fw-la sublimatur_fw-la ut_fw-la de_fw-la ipso_fw-la dicatur_fw-la domino_fw-la jesu_fw-la illud_fw-la psalmi_n octavi_fw-la gloriâ_fw-la &_o honore_fw-la coronasti_fw-la eum_fw-la &_o constituisti_fw-la super_fw-la opera_fw-la manuum_fw-la tuarum_fw-la dedit_fw-la enim_fw-la illi_fw-la gloriam_fw-la regni_fw-la qualem_fw-la nullus_fw-la ante_fw-la eum_fw-la habuit_fw-la 1._o paral._n 29._o that_o be_v by_o which_o and_o sundry_a other_o particular_n here_o omit_v it_o may_v appear_v how_o great_a the_o glory_n of_o saint_n francis_n be_v and_o consequent_o how_o great_a a_o reward_n he_o have_v in_o heaven_n and_o how_o he_o be_v exalt_v and_o set_v in_o a_o high_a throne_n for_o psal._n 8._o the_o holy_a ghost_n say_v to_o christ_n concern_v he_o thou_o have_v crown_v he_o with_o glory_n and_o honour_n and_o have_v set_v he_o over_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n for_o he_o have_v give_v he_o a_o great_a measure_n of_o glory_n in_o his_o celestial_a kingdom_n than_o ever_o he_o give_v to_o any_o before_o he_o 1._o paralip_n 29._o and_o fol._n 14._o fuit_fw-la etiam_fw-la beatus_fw-la franciscus_n ministris_fw-la pluribus_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o iâ—_n saint_n francis_n be_v also_o manifest_v to_o many_o provincial_a minister_n when_o he_o establish_v the_o last_o rule_n at_o which_o word_n of_o saint_n francis_n christ_n bow_v himself_o say_v that_o that_o be_v his_o meaning_n touch_v the_o observation_n of_o the_o rule_n and_o thereupon_o cry_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n in_o their_o hear_n that_o himself_o and_o not_o s._n francis_n be_v author_n thereof_o it_o be_v there_o further_o say_v that_o saint_n francis_n keep_v every_o jot_n and_o â—ittle_a of_o the_o law_n and_o fol._n 17._o that_o he_o be_v patriarch_n prophet_n apostle_n martyr_n doctor_n confessor_n virgin_n angel_n nay_o above_o all_o saint_n whatsoever_o most_o conformable_a to_o christ._n and_o fol._n 46._o he_o set_v down_o the_o name_n and_o surname_n of_o his_o twelve_o apostle_n viz._n petrus_n cathanei_n johannes_n de_fw-fr capella_n philippus_n longus_n etc._n etc._n and_o straight_o after_o he_o say_v as_o judas_n iscariot_n wr_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o office_n of_o apostleship_n under_o christ_n so_o johannes_n de_fw-fr capella_n be_v put_v from_o his_o apostleship_n under_o saint_n francis_n and_o what_o will_v we_o more_o when_o they_o stick_v not_o to_o say_v fol._n 220._o beatus_fw-la franciscus_n titulatus_fw-la fuit_fw-la titulo_fw-la jesus_n per_fw-la conformitatem_fw-la quam_fw-la habuit_fw-la ad_fw-la vitam_fw-la jesu_fw-la nazarenus_n quia_fw-la vigo_fw-la purissima_fw-la rex_fw-la sensuum_fw-la interiorum_fw-la &_o exteriorum_fw-la custodia_fw-la &_o regulatione_fw-la judaeorum_n quia_fw-la iubilo_fw-la &_o gaudio_fw-la plenus_fw-la creaturas_fw-la omnes_fw-la ad_fw-la deum_fw-la laudandum_fw-la solicitavit_fw-la that_o be_v saint_n francis_n be_v call_v jesus_n in_o regard_n of_o his_o conformity_n with_o he_o in_o his_o holy_a life_n a_o nazarite_n because_o he_o be_v a_o most_o pure_a virgin_n a_o king_n as_o have_v power_n and_o dominion_n over_o his_o inward_a and_o outward_a sense_n of_o the_o jew_n because_o that_o be_v full_a of_o spiritual_a and_o heavenly_a joy_n he_o stir_v up_o all_o creature_n to_o praise_v god_n but_o enough_o of_o these_o diabolical_a and_o damnable_a speech_n for_o i_o suppose_v i_o be_o come_v to_o the_o height_n of_o the_o blasphemous_a impiety_n of_o these_o monkish_a miscreant_n if_o i_o may_v so_o call_v they_o to_o express_v the_o impiety_n whereof_o their_o blasphemy_n give_v sufficient_a testimony_n 5_o touch_v blasphemy_n which_o have_v be_v utter_v in_o the_o pulpit_n by_o popish_a preacher_n i_o will_v here_o allege_v some_o few_o example_n as_o a_o additament_n to_o the_o former_a yet_o so_o as_o if_o i_o haply_o omit_v any_o which_o shall_v afterward_o come_v to_o
out_o of_o the_o legend_n of_o this_o saint_n though_o like_o a_o filch_a fellow_n he_o cunning_o conceal_v it_o 12_o and_o now_o i_o hope_v gentle_a reader_n i_o have_v fulfil_v my_o promise_n which_o i_o make_v in_o the_o title_n of_o this_o chapter_n for_o which_o cause_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o i_o have_v deserve_v well_o of_o our_o holy_a mother_n the_o church_n but_o to_o come_v to_o their_o work_n of_o supererogation_n i_o will_v bestow_v some_o pain_n to_o show_v how_o these_o preacher_n apply_v their_o tale_n story_n or_o fable_n in_o their_o sermon_n first_o they_o begin_v with_o a_o place_n of_o scripture_n which_o they_o call_v a_o theme_n whence_o come_v this_o fine_a phrase_n juxta_fw-la thema_fw-la praelibatum_fw-la which_o if_o it_o be_v suitable_a to_o the_o matter_n they_o intend_v to_o speak_v of_o it_o be_v so_o much_o the_o better_o if_o not_o there_o be_v no_o remedy_n they_o must_v take_v it_o as_o it_o be_v and_o patience_n now_o here_o note_n that_o though_o they_o be_v to_o preach_v of_o any_o saint_n yet_o will_v they_o take_v some_o text_n which_o speak_v either_o of_o christ_n or_o of_o some_o other_o for_o example_n one_o of_o the_o sermon_n in_o that_o worthy_a work_n call_v dormi_fw-la securè_fw-la de_fw-la sâ—ncto_fw-la andrea_n sermone_fw-la 1._o begin_v thus_o christo_fw-la confixus_fw-la sum_fw-la cruci_fw-la galat._n 2._o notate_fw-la charissimi_fw-la dicit_fw-la enim_fw-la beatus_fw-la augustinus_n super_fw-la verbo_fw-la praedicto_fw-la quòd_fw-la christus_fw-la etc._n etc._n certè_fw-la hoc_fw-la fecit_fw-la sanctus_fw-la andreas_n cum_fw-la magno_fw-la desiderio_fw-la quievit_fw-la per_fw-la biduum_fw-la in_o cruâ—e_n &_o in_o eo_fw-la obdormivit_fw-la in_o domino_fw-la ideo_fw-la convenienter_fw-la dicit_fw-la christo_fw-la confixus_fw-la sum_fw-la and_o in_o the_o sermon_n de_fw-fr s._n augustino_n tu_fw-la signaculum_fw-la similitudinis_fw-la dei_fw-la plenus_fw-la sapientiae_fw-la ezech._n 28._o and_o a_o little_a after_o quare_fw-la meritò_fw-la dicitur_fw-la de_fw-la eo_fw-la sancto_fw-la augustino_n tu_fw-la signacuium_fw-la similit_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o quibus_fw-la quidem_fw-la verbis_fw-la tria_fw-la notantur_fw-la in_fw-la quibus_fw-la sanctus_fw-la augustinus_n commendatur_fw-la primum_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o in_o the_o 13._o sermon_n de_fw-fr sancta_fw-la agnete_n quam_fw-la pulchra_fw-la es_fw-la &_o decora_fw-la charissima_fw-la in_o delitijs_fw-la cant._n 7._o notate_fw-la charissimi_fw-la dicit_fw-la enim_fw-la sanctus_fw-la gregorius_n quòd_fw-la mos_fw-la est_fw-la amantium_fw-la mutua_fw-la collaudationâ—_n laetari_fw-la hinc_fw-la est_fw-la enim_fw-la quòd_fw-la deâ—_n filius_fw-la qui_fw-la etc._n etc._n advertens_fw-la pulchritudinem_fw-la sanctae_fw-la agnetis_fw-gr quam_fw-la habuit_fw-la in_o corpore_fw-la &_o animâ—_n benè_fw-la commendat_fw-la eam_fw-la dicens_fw-la quam_fw-la pulchra_fw-la es_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o quibus_fw-la quidâ—m_fw-la verbis_fw-la sancta_fw-la agnes_n tripliciter_fw-la commendatur_fw-la à _fw-la christo_fw-la svo_fw-la dilecto_fw-la primò_fw-la etc._n etc._n true_a it_o be_v i_o must_v needs_o confess_v he_o have_v have_v more_o care_n and_o conscience_n in_o other_o place_n not_o because_o he_o make_v any_o bone_n to_o abuse_v the_o scripture_n but_o for_o that_o he_o ingenious_o confess_v that_o he_o apply_v such_o or_o such_o place_n to_o some_o other_o then_o to_o he_o of_o who_o they_o be_v write_v for_o serm_n 6._o de_fw-fr sancta_fw-la lucia_n upon_o these_o word_n lux_fw-la in_o tenebris_fw-la lucet_fw-la &_o tenebrae_fw-la eam_fw-la non_fw-la comprehenderunt_fw-la john_n 1._o he_o say_v notate_fw-la charissimi_fw-la quamuis_fw-la istud_fw-la verbum_fw-la sit_fw-la dictum_fw-la de_fw-la christo_fw-la tamen_fw-la convenienter_fw-la potest_fw-la dici_fw-la de_fw-la sancta_fw-la lucia_n in_o quibus_fw-la quidem_fw-la verbis_fw-la tria_fw-la notantur_fw-la in_fw-la quibus_fw-la sancta_fw-la lucia_n nobis_fw-la tripliciter_fw-la commendatur_fw-la primum_fw-la est_fw-la nobilitas_fw-la nominis_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o his_o impudence_n be_v much_o more_o intolerable_a when_o he_o do_v not_o only_o apply_v the_o text_n to_o another_o person_n but_o wrest_v and_o wringe_v chop_v and_o change_v that_o which_o make_v not_o for_o his_o purpose_n or_o rather_o against_o he_o for_o preach_v of_o the_o conception_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n and_o go_v about_o to_o prove_v that_o she_o be_v not_o stain_v with_o original_a sin_n he_o take_v a_o text_n which_o speak_v of_o the_o conception_n indeed_o but_o that_o which_o be_v speak_v of_o sin_n which_o deny_v that_o conception_n he_o leave_v quite_o out_o mark_v how_o david_n psal._n 51._o say_v et_fw-la in_o peccato_fw-la concepit_fw-la i_o mater_fw-la mea_fw-la and_o in_o sin_n have_v my_o mother_n conceive_v i_o now_o this_o gentle_a sir_n john_n to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v apply_v this_o text_n to_o the_o virgin_n mary_n cut_v off_o 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hinc_fw-la est_fw-la enim_fw-la quòd_fw-la sanctus_fw-la augustinus_n etc._n etc._n and_o in_o the_o sermon_n de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la laurentio_n victoriam_fw-la &_o honorem_fw-la acquirit_fw-la qui_fw-la that_fw-mi munera_fw-la proverb_n 22._o notate_fw-la charissimi_fw-la dicit_fw-la arist._n 4._o ethicorum_fw-la quòd_fw-la laus_fw-la &_o gratiarum_fw-la actio_fw-la debetur_fw-la danti_fw-la à _fw-la recipiente_fw-la hinc_fw-la est_fw-la enim_fw-la quòd_fw-la sanctus_fw-la laurentius_n etc._n etc._n now_o this_o quotation_n of_o aristotle_n ethic_n put_v i_o in_o mind_n of_o a_o deep_a divine_a who_o say_v that_o if_o the_o scripture_n be_v lose_v we_o may_v find_v a_o great_a part_n of_o it_o in_o aristotle_n moral_n and_o we_o know_v that_o in_o old_a time_n aristotle_n and_o his_o expositor_n be_v often_o allege_v in_o theological_a disputation_n than_o the_o scripture_n or_o the_o ancient_a father_n but_o to_o return_v to_o the_o method_n which_o these_o preacher_n observe_v in_o 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