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what_o i_o love_v for_o very_o i_o do_v love_n it_o and_o this_o love_n be_v of_o thy_o give_v forsake_v not_o therefore_o thy_o own_o gift_n nor_o despise_v 1_o thou_o he_o that_o thirst_v after_o thy_o herbage_n let_v i_o confess_v unto_o thou_o whatsoever_o i_o shall_v find_v in_o thy_o book_n and_o let_v i_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o praise_n and_o let_v i_o drink_v thou_o up_o and_o let_v i_o consider_v of_o the_o wonderful_a thing_n of_o thy_o law_n even_o from_o the_o very_a beginning_n wherein_o thou_o make_v the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n unto_o that_o everlasting_a kingdom_n of_o thy_o holy_a city_n which_o be_v before_o thou_o have_v mercy_n lord_n upon_o i_o and_o hear_v my_o petition_n for_o it_o be_v not_o i_o suppose_v of_o the_o earth_n not_o for_o gold_n &_o siver_z or_o precious_a stone_n or_o gorgeous_a apparel_n or_o honour_n and_o office_n or_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o flesh_n or_o necessary_n for_o the_o body_n or_o for_o this_o life_n of_o our_o earthly_a 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moses_n i_o beg_v of_o thou_o my_o god_n inspire_v by_o who_o he_o utter_v these_o truth_n i_o beg_v of_o thou_o the_o pardon_n of_o my_o sin_n and_o thou_o that_o enable_v that_o servant_n of_o thou_o to_o deliver_v these_o truth_n enable_v i_o also_o to_o understand_v they_o chap._n 4._o the_o creature_n proclaim_v god_n to_o be_v their_o creator_n 1_o behold_v the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n be_v already_o they_o proclaim_v themselves_o to_o have_v be_v create_v for_o they_o be_v change_v and_o alter_v from_o what_o they_o be_v whereas_o whatsoever_o be_v not_o make_v and_o yet_o have_v a_o be_v have_v nothing_o in_o it_o now_o which_o it_o have_v not_o before_o which_o to_o have_v be_v indeed_o to_o be_v change_v and_o alter_v they_o proclaim_v also_o that_o they_o make_v not_o themselves_o but_o say_v therefore_o we_o be_v because_o we_o be_v make_v and_o therefore_o be_v we_o not_o before_o our_o time_n be_v to_o be_v as_o if_o we_o can_v possible_o have_v make_v ourselves_o now_o the_o evidentnesse_n of_o the_o thing_n be_v this_o voice_n of_o the_o speaker_n it_o be_v thou_o therefore_o o_o lord_n that_o make_v they_o thou_o who_o be_v full_a of_o beauty_n they_o be_v fair_a also_o thou_o who_o be_v good_a they_o also_o be_v good_a even_o thou_o who_o have_v be_v see_v these_o have_v their_o being_n yet_o be_v they_o neither_o so_o fair_a so_o good_a nor_o be_v so_o as_o thou_o their_o creator_n art_n compare_v with_o who_o they_o be_v neither_o fair_a nor_o good_a nor_o be_v at_o all_o thus_o much_o we_o know_v thanks_n to_o
there_o can_v in_o like_a manner_n any_o thing_n chance_n unto_o thou_o that_o be_v unchangeable_o eternal_a that_o be_v the_o eternal_a creator_n of_o soul_n like_a as_o therefore_o thou_o in_o the_o beginning_n know_v the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n without_o any_o variety_n of_o thy_o knowledge_n even_o so_o do_v thou_o in_o the_o beginning_n create_v heaven_n and_o earth_n without_o any_o distinction_n of_o thy_o action_n let_v he_o that_o understand_v it_o confess_v unto_o thou_o and_o let_v he_o that_o understand_v it_o not_o confess_v unto_o thou_o also_o oh_o how_o high_a be_v thou_o and_o yet_o the_o humble_a in_o heart_n be_v the_o house_n that_o thou_o dwell_v in_o for_o thou_o vayself_n 4_o wthose_n that_o be_v bow_v down_o and_o never_o can_v they_o fall_v who_o strength_n thou_o be_v saint_n augustine_n confession_n the_o twelve_o book_n chap._n 1._o it_o be_v very_o difficult_a to_o find_v out_o the_o truth_n my_o heart_n o_o lord_n truth_n touch_v with_o the_o word_n of_o holy_a scripture_n be_v busy_o employ_v in_o this_o poverty_n of_o my_o life_n and_o even_o therefore_o in_o our_o discourse_n oftentimes_o appear_v there_o a_o most_o plentiful_a poverty_n of_o humane_a understanding_n because_o that_o our_o inquire_n spend_v we_o more_o word_n than_o our_o find_v out_o do_v and_o we_o be_v long_o about_o demand_v then_o about_o obtain_v and_o our_o hand_n that_o knock_v have_v more_o work_n to_o do_v than_o our_o other_o hand_n that_o receive_v a_o promise_n have_v we_o lay_v hold_v of_o who_o shall_v defeat_v we_o of_o it_o if_o god_n be_v on_o our_o side_n who_o can_v be_v against_o we_o ask_v and_o 7._o you_o shall_v have_v seek_v and_o you_o shall_v find_v knock_v and_o it_o shall_v be_v open_v unto_o you_o for_o every_o one_o that_o ask_v receive_v and_o he_o that_o seek_v find_v and_o to_o he_o that_o knock_v shall_v it_o be_v open_v these_o be_v thou_o own_o promise_n and_o who_o needs_o fear_n to_o be_v deceive_v whenas_o the_o truth_n promise_v chap._n 2._o that_o the_o heaven_n we_o see_v be_v but_o earth_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o heaven_n of_o heaven_n which_o we_o see_v not_o 1._o unto_o thy_o highness_n the_o lowliness_n of_o my_o tongue_n now_o confess_v because_o thou_o have_v make_v heaven_n and_o earth_n this_o heaven_n i_o mean_v which_o i_o see_v and_o this_o earth_n that_o i_o tread_v upon_o whence_o be_v this_o earth_n that_o i_o bear_v about_o i_o thou_o make_v it_o but_o where_o be_v that_o heaven_n of_o heaven_n make_v for_o the_o lord_n which_o we_o hear_v of_o in_o the_o word_n of_o the_o psalmist_n the_o heaven_n even_o the_o heaven_n be_v the_o lord_n but_o the_o earth_n 16_o have_v he_o give_v to_o the_o child_n of_o man_n where_o be_v that_o heaven_n which_o we_o see_v not_o that_o in_o comparison_n whereof_o all_o this_o heaven_n which_o we_o see_v be_v but_o mere_a earth_n for_o this_o heaven_n be_v whole_o corporeal_a for_o all_o this_o which_o be_v whole_o corporeal_a be_v not_o every_o 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light_n where_o shall_v â—â—_o have_v be_v bestow_v but_o in_o be_v over_o all_o by_o show_v itself_o and_o enlighten_v other_o where_o therefore_o as_o light_n be_v not_o yet_o what_o be_v it_o that_o darkness_n be_v present_a but_o that_o light_n be_v absent_a darkness_n therefore_o be_v over_o all_o hitherto_o because_o light_n be_v absent_a like_v as_o where_o there_o be_v no_o find_v there_o be_v silence_n and_o what_o be_v it_o to_o have_v silence_n there_o but_o to_o have_v no_o sound_n there_o have_v not_o thou_o o_o lord_n teach_v these_o thing_n unto_o the_o soul_n which_o thus_o confess_v unto_o thou_o have_v not_o thou_o teach_v i_o lord_n that_o before_o thou_o creat_v &_o diversify_v this_o unshape_a matter_n there_o be_v nothing_o neither_o colour_n nor_o figure_n nor_o body_n nor_o spirit_n and_o yet_o be_v there_o not_o altogether_o a_o absolute_a nothing_o for_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a unshapednes_n without_o any_o form_n in_o it_o chap._n 4._o of_o the_o chaos_n 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disquiet_v within_o i_o 5._o 105_o trust_v in_o the_o lord_n his_o word_n 20_o be_v a_o lantern_n unto_o thy_o foot_n 3._o trust_v and_o abide_v on_o he_o until_o the_o night_n the_o mother_n of_o the_o wicked_a until_o the_o wrath_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v overpast_v the_o child_n of_o which_o wrath_n ourselves_o who_o be_v sometime_o darkness_n have_v be_v the_o relic_n of_o which_o darkness_n we_o still_o bear_v about_o we_o 8._o in_o our_o body_n dead_a because_o 10_o of_o sin_n until_o the_o day_n break_v and_o the_o shadow_n flee_v 17_o away_o 2._o hope_v thou_o in_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o morning_n i_o shall_v stand_v in_o thy_o presence_n and_o contemplate_v thou_o yea_o i_o shall_v for_o ever_o confess_v unto_o thou_o in_o the_o morning_n i_o shall_v stand_v in_o thy_o presence_n and_o shall_v see_v the_o health_n of_o my_o countenance_n even_o my_o god_n who_o also_o shall_v 11_o quicken_v our_o mortal_a body_n 11_o by_o the_o spirit_n that_o dwell_v in_o we_o who_o in_o mercy_n sometime_o move_v upon_o our_o inner_a darksome_a and_o float_a deep_a from_o who_o in_o this_o our_o pilgrimage_n we_o have_v receive_v such_o a_o pledge_n as_o that_o even_o now_o we_o be_v light_n even_o already_o in_o this_o life_n while_o we_o be_v save_v by_o hope_n make_v the_o child_n of_o light_n and_o the_o child_n of_o the_o day_n not_o the_o child_n of_o the_o night_n nor_o of_o the_o darkness_n which_o yet_o sometime_o we_o have_v be_v betwixt_o which_o child_n of_o darkness_n and_o we_o in_o this_o uncertainty_n of_o humane_a knowledge_n thou_o only_o can_v 7._o divide_v thou_o who_o prove_v the_o heart_n and_o call_v the_o light_n day_n and_o the_o darkness_n night_n for_o who_o can_v discern_v we_o but_o thou_o and_o what_o have_v we_o that_o we_o have_v not_o receive_v of_o thou_o out_o of_o the_o same_o lump_n be_v some_o make_v for_o vessel_n of_o honour_n and_o other_o for_o dishonour_n chap._n 15._o by_o the_o word_n firmament_n be_v the_o scripture_n 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cloud_n the_o cloud_n pass_v away_o but_o the_o heaven_n abide_v the_o preacher_n of_o thy_o word_n pass_v out_o of_o this_o life_n into_o another_o but_o thy_o scripture_n be_v spread_v abroad_o over_o the_o people_n even_o unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n 4._o yea_o both_o heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v pass_v but_o thy_o 3_o word_n shall_v not_o pass_v away_o because_o the_o parchment_n shall_v be_v fold_v up_o and_o the_o grass_n over_o which_o it_o be_v spread_v out_o shall_v with_o the_o goodliness_n of_o it_o 8._o also_o pass_v away_o but_o thy_o word_n remain_v for_o ever_o which_o word_n now_o appear_v unto_o we_o under_o the_o darkness_n of_o the_o cloud_n and_o under_o the_o glass_n of_o the_o heaven_n and_o not_o as_o in_o 12_o itself_o it_o be_v because_o that_o even_o we_o though_o the_o wellbeloved_n of_o thy_o son_n yet_o be_v it_o not_o hitherto_o manifest_v what_o we_o 2_o shall_v be_v he_o stand_v look_v through_o the_o lattice_n of_o our_o flesh_n 9_o and_o he_o speak_v we_o fair_a yea_o he_o set_v we_o on_o fire_n and_o we_o run_v after_o the_o send_v of_o his_o odour_n 2_o but_o when_o he_o shall_v appear_v then_o shall_v we_o be_v like_o he_o for_o we_o shall_v see_v he_o as_o he_o be_v grant_v we_o lord_n to_o see_v he_o that_o be_v our_o own_o though_o the_o time_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v chap._n 16._o god_n be_v unchangeable_a 1._o for_o full_o as_o in_o thyself_o thou_o be_v thou_o only_o know_v thou_o who_o art_n unchangeable_o and_o know_v est_fw-la unchangeable_o and_o will_v unchangeable_o and_o thy_o essence_n both_o know_v and_o will_v unchangeable_o and_o thy_o knowledge_n be_v &_o will_n unchangeable_o and_o thy_o will_n be_v &_o know_v unchangeable_o nor_o seem_v it_o right_a in_o thy_o eye_n that_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o a_o unchangeable_a light_n know_v itself_o so_o it_o shall_v be_v know_v of_o a_o thing_n changeable_a that_o receive_v light_a from_o another_o my_o soul_n be_v therefore_o like_o a_o land_n where_o no_o water_n be_v because_o that_o as_o it_o 6_o can_v of_o itself_o enlighten_v itself_o so_o can_v it_o not_o of_o itself_o satisfy_v itself_o for_o so_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o life_n with_o thou_o like_v as_o in_o thy_o light_n we_o shall_v see_v light_a 9_o chap._n 17._o what_o be_v mean_v by_o dry_a land_n and_o by_o the_o sea_n 1._o who_o gather_v water_n bitter_a spirit_v people_n together_o into_o one_o society_n because_o that_o all_o of_o they_o propound_v to_o themselves_o the_o same_o end_n of_o a_o temporal_a and_o earthly_a felicity_n for_o attain_v whereof_o they_o do_v whatever_o they_o do_v though_o in_o the_o do_n they_o waver_v up_o and_o down_o with_o innumerable_a variety_n
be_v then_o enlarge_v or_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o have_v be_v enlarge_v at_o all_o whence_o therefore_o come_v it_o that_o my_o ear_n be_v on_o all_o side_n so_o beat_v with_o this_o noise_n this_o let_v he_o alone_o let_v he_o do_v what_o he_o will_v for_o he_o be_v not_o yet_o baptize_v whereas_o upon_o any_o doubt_n of_o bodily_a health_n we_o do_v not_o say_v let_v he_o be_v more_o dangerous_o wound_v for_o he_o be_v not_o yet_o cure_v how_o much_o better_o have_v it_o be_v for_o i_o to_o have_v be_v speedy_o cure_v that_o by_o my_o friend_n diligence_n and_o my_o own_o so_o much_o may_v have_v be_v wrought_v in_o i_o that_o my_o soul_n have_v receive_v health_n may_v have_v be_v safe_a under_o thy_o protection_n who_o have_v give_v it_o this_o very_o have_v be_v the_o better_a course_n but_o how_o many_o and_o what_o violent_a wave_n of_o temptation_n do_v seem_v to_o threaten_v i_o after_o my_o childhood_n those_o my_o mother_n full_a well_o know_v and_o desire_v to_o commit_v both_o those_o temptation_n by_o which_o i_o be_v afterward_o to_o be_v new_o mould_v as_o i_o also_o the_o work_n itself_o unto_o thy_o dispose_n chap._n 12._o he_o be_v force_v to_o his_o book_n which_o god_n turn_v to_o good_a purpose_n 1._o but_o in_o this_o my_o childhood_n wherein_o there_o be_v less_o fear_n of_o i_o than_o in_o my_o youth_n i_o love_v not_o my_o book_n and_o i_o hate_v to_o be_v force_v to_o it_o yet_o be_v i_o hold_v to_o it_o notwithstanding_o wherein_o they_o do_v very_o well_o for_o i_o but_o i_o do_v not_o well_o for_o myself_o for_o i_o will_v never_o have_v take_v my_o learning_n have_v i_o not_o be_v constrain_v to_o it_o for_o no_o man_n do_v well_o against_o his_o will_n though_o that_o which_o he_o do_v be_v good_a nor_o do_v they_o that_o force_v i_o to_o it_o very_o well_o but_o it_o be_v thou_o my_o god_n that_o do_v the_o good_a to_o i_o for_o they_o that_o held-mee_a to_o my_o learning_n do_v not_o understand_v to_o what_o i_o will_v apply_v it_o unless_o to_o satiate_v the_o insatiable_a desire_n of_o a_o rich_a beggary_n and_o a_o dishonourable_a glory_n 2._o but_o thou_o before_o who_o the_o 30_o very_a hair_n of_o our_o head_n be_v number_v do_v convert_v the_o common_a error_n of_o they_o all_o who_o press_v i_o to_o learning_n to_o my_o own_o benefit_n and_o my_o error_n who_o will_v not_o learn_v do_v thou_o make_v use_n of_o for_o my_o punishment_n of_o which_o i_o be_v then_o so_o little_a a_o boy_n and_o so_o great_a a_o sinner_n be_v not_o unworthy_a thus_o by_o their_o mean_n who_o do_v not_o well_o by_o i_o do_v thou_o well_o for_o i_o and_o upon_o i_o who_o be_v a_o sinner_n thou_o inflict_v a_o deserve_a punishment_n for_o thou_o have_v appoint_v it_o and_o so_o it_o prove_v every_o man_n inordinate_a affection_n shall_v be_v his_o own_o affliction_n chap._n 13._o with_o what_o study_v he_o be_v chief_o delight_v 1._o but_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o of_o a_o child_n i_o shall_v so_o natural_o hate_v the_o greek_a tongue_n when_o it_o be_v teach_v i_o i_o can_v yet_o understand_v latin_a i_o love_v very_o well_o not_o that_o part_n which_o our_o first_o master_n enter_v we_o in_o but_o that_o which_o the_o grammarian_n teach_v we_o for_o those_o first_o rudiment_n to_o read_v to_o write_v and_o cipher_n i_o account_v no_o less_o painful_a and_o troublesome_a than_o the_o greek_a but_o whence_o shall_v this_o proceed_v but_o from_o the_o sinfulness_n and_o vanity_n of_o this_o life_n for_o i_o be_v but_o flesh_n a_o wind_n that_o 39_o pass_v away_o and_o come_v not_o again_o for_o those_o first_o rudiment_n be_v better_a because_o more_o certain_a see_v by_o they_o that_o skill_n be_v and_o be_v wrought_v in_o i_o that_o i_o be_o able_a to_o read_v what_o i_o find_v write_v and_o of_o myself_o to_o write_v what_o i_o will_v than_o these_o latter_a by_o which_o i_o be_v enforce_v to_o commit_v to_o memory_n the_o wander_n of_o i_o know_v not_o what_o aeneas_n while_o i_o forget_v i_o own_o and_o to_o bewail_v dead_a dido_n because_o she_o kill_v herself_o for_o love_n when_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n wretch_n that_o i_o be_v i_o with_o dry_a eye_n endure_v myself_o then_o die_v towards_o thou_o o_o god_n my_o life_n for_o what_o can_v be_v more_o miserable_a than_o a_o wretch_n that_o pity_v not_o himself_o one_o bemoan_v dido_n death_n cause_v by_o love_v of_o aeneas_n and_o yet_o not_o lament_v his_o own_o death_n cause_v by_o not_o love_v of_o thou_o 2._o o_o god_n thou_o light_v of_o my_o heart_n thou_o bread_n of_o the_o internal_a mouth_n of_o my_o soul_n and_o thou_o firm_a knot_n marry_v my_o soul_n and_o the_o bosom_n of_o my_o thought_n together_o i_o do_v not_o love_v thou_o and_o i_o commit_v fornication_n against_o thou_o while_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n every_o one_o applaud_v i_o with_o well_o do_v well_o do_v but_o the_o love_n of_o this_o world_n be_v fornication_n 4._o against_o god_n which_o so_o applaud_v and_o encourage_v a_o spiritual_a fornicator_n that_o it_o be_v even_o a_o shame_n for_o a_o man_n to_o be_v otherwise_o but_o i_o bemoan_v not_o all_o this_o but_o dead_a dido_n i_o bewail_v that_o kill_v herself_o by_o fall_v upon_o the_o sword_n i_o myself_o follow_v these_o low_a creature_n of_o thou_o forsake_v thou_o and_o myself_o be_v earth_n hasten_v to_o the_o earth_n but_o if_o i_o be_v forbid_v to_o read_v these_o toy_n how_o sorry_a will_v i_o be_v for_o that_o i_o may_v not_o read_v that_o which_o will_v make_v i_o sorry_a such_o madness_n be_v esteem_v to_o be_v more_o commendable_a and_o fluent_a learning_n than_o the_o learning_n to_o write_v and_o read_v 3._o but_o let_v my_o god_n now_o cry_v unto_o my_o soul_n and_o let_v thy_o truth_n say_v unto_o i_o it_o be_v not_o so_o it_o be_v not_o so_o that_o first_o kind_n of_o learning_n be_v far_o better_a for_o behold_v i_o be_o ready_a to_o forget_v the_o wander_n of_o aeneas_n and_o all_o such_o toy_n than_o i_o be_o to_o write_v and_o read_v true_a it_o be_v that_o there_o be_v curtain_n at_o the_o entrance_n of_o grammer-schoole_n but_o they_o signify_v not_o so_o much_o the_o cloth_n of_o state_n to_o privacy_n as_o serve_v for_o a_o blind_a to_o the_o folly_n commit_v behind_o they_o let_v not_o these_o master_n now_o cry_v out_o upon_o i_o who_o now_o i_o be_o out_o of_o fear_n of_o while_o i_o confess_v to_o thou_o my_o god_n what_o my_o soul_n delight_v in_o and_o rest_v content_v with_o the_o reprehension_n of_o my_o own_o evil_a way_n that_o i_o may_v love_v thy_o good_a one_o let_v not_o those_o buyer_n or_o seller_n of_o grammar_n exclaim_v upon_o i_o for_o that_o if_o i_o ask_v they_o whether_o that_o of_o the_o poet_n be_v true_a that_o aeneae_n ever_o come_v to_o carthage_n the_o unlearned_a will_v answer_v they_o know_v not_o and_o the_o learned_a will_v deny_v it_o to_o be_v true_a 4._o but_o if_o i_o ask_v they_o with_o what_o letter_n aeneas_n name_n be_v write_v every_o one_o that_o have_v but_o learned_a so_o sarre_o will_v pitch_v upon_o one_o truth_n according_a to_o the_o agreement_n and_o will_n whereby_o man_n at_o first_o make_v rule_n for_o those_o character_n if_o i_o shall_v ask_v again_o which_o of_o the_o two_o will_v be_v most_o incommodious_a to_o the_o life_n of_o man_n to_o forget_v to_o write_v and_o read_v or_o these_o poetical_a fiction_n who_o see_v not_o what_o any_o man_n will_v answer_v that_o have_v not_o quite_o forget_v himself_o i_o offend_v therefore_o be_v but_o a_o boy_n when_o in_o my_o affection_n i_o prefer_v those_o vain_a study_n to_o these_o more_o profitable_a or_o rather_o indeed_o i_o utter_o hate_v these_o and_o be_v in_o love_n with_o those_o but_o then_o one_o and_o one_o make_v two_o and_o two_o and_o two_o make_v four_o be_v a_o harsh_a song_n to_o i_o but_o the_o wooden_a horse_n full_a of_o arm_a man_n and_o the_o burn_a of_o troy_n and_o the_o ghost_n of_o creusa_n be_v a_o most_o delightful_a spectacle_n of_o vanity_n chap._n 14._o of_o the_o greek_a and_o latin_a tongue_n 1._o but_o why_o then_o do_v i_o hate_v the_o greek_a grammarian_n that_o chant_v of_o such_o thing_n for_o homer_n himself_o be_v skilful_a in_o contrive_v such_o fiction_n and_o be_v most_o delightful_o wanton_a but_o yet_o very_o harsh_a to_o i_o be_v a_o school_n boy_n i_o believe_v that_o virgil_n be_v no_o less_o to_o grecian_a child_n when_o they_o be_v compel_v to_o learn_v he_o as_o i_o be_v to_o learn_v homer_n for_o to_o say_v troth_n the_o difficulty_n of_o learning_n a_o strange_a language_n do_v sprinkle_v as_o
of_o the_o only_a true_a and_o most_o true_a god_n see_v this_o fundamental_a point_n be_v above_o all_o the_o rest_n to_o be_v believe_v and_o that_o because_o no_o wrangle_v of_o all_o those_o cavil_v question_n whereof_o i_o have_v read_v so_o many_o controvert_v among_o the_o philosopher_n can_v so_o far_o enforce_v i_o as_o that_o i_o shall_v at_o any_o time_n not_o believe_v thou_o to_o be_v whatsoever_o thou_o be_v though_o what_o i_o know_v not_o or_o that_o the_o government_n of_o human_a business_n shall_v not_o belong_v unto_o thou_o thus_o much_o though_o i_o sometime_o believe_v more_o strong_o and_o more_o weak_o otherwhiles_a yet_o i_o ever_o believe_v both_o that_o thou_o be_v god_n and_o have_v a_o care_n of_o we_o though_o i_o be_v utter_o ignorant_a either_o what_o be_v to_o be_v think_v of_o thy_o substance_n or_o what_o way_n lead_v or_o bring_v back_o again_o towards_o thou_o 3._o see_v therefore_o mankind_n will_v prove_v too_o weak_a to_o find_v out_o the_o truth_n by_o the_o way_n of_o evident_a reason_n and_o even_o for_o this_o cause_n be_v there_o need_v of_o the_o authority_n of_o holy_a writ_n i_o begin_v now_o to_o believe_v that_o thou_o will_v by_v no_o mean_n have_v estate_v such_o excellency_n sophistry_n of_o authority_n upon_o that_o book_n all_o the_o world_n over_o have_v it_o not_o be_v thy_o express_a pleasure_n to_o have_v thy_o own_o self_n both_o believe_v in_o by_o mean_n of_o it_o and_o seek_v by_o it_o also_o for_o those_o absurdity_n which_o in_o those_o scripture_n be_v go_v heretofore_o to_o offend_v i_o after_o i_o have_v hear_v divers_a of_o they_o expound_v probable_o i_o refer_v now_o to_o the_o depth_n of_o the_o mystery_n yea_o and_o the_o authority_n of_o that_o book_n appear_v so_o much_o the_o more_o venerable_a and_o so_o much_o the_o more_o danger_n worthy_a of_o our_o religious_a credit_n by_o how_o much_o the_o ready_a at_o hand_n it_o be_v for_o all_o to_o read_v upon_o preserve_v yet_o the_o majesty_n of_o the_o secret_a under_o the_o profoundness_n of_o the_o meaning_n offer_v itself_o unto_o all_o in_o word_n most_o open_a and_o in_o a_o stile_n of_o speak_v most_o humble_a and_o exercise_v the_o intention_n of_o such_o as_o be_v not_o light_a of_o heart_n that_o it_o may_v by_o that_o mean_n receive_v all_o into_o its_o common_a bosom_n and_o through_o narrow_a passage_n waft_v over_o some_o few_o towards_o thou_o yet_o be_v these_o few_o a_o good_a many_o more_o than_o they_o will_v have_v be_v have_v it_o not_o obtain_v the_o eminency_n of_o such_o high_a authority_n nor_o alluâ—ed_v on_o those_o company_n with_o a_o bosom_n of_o holy_a humility_n these_o thing_n than_o i_o think_v upon_o and_o thou_o be_v with_o i_o i_o sigh_v &_o thou_o hear_v i_o i_o waver_v up_o and_o down_o and_o thou_o do_v guide_v i_o i_o wander_v through_o the_o broad_a way_n of_o this_o world_n yet_o do_v thou_o not_o forsake_v i_o chap._n 6._o the_o misery_n of_o the_o ambitious_a show_v by_o the_o example_n of_o a_o beggar_n 1._o i_o gape_v after_o honour_n gain_n wedlock_n and_o thou_o laugh_v at_o i_o in_o these_o desire_n of_o i_o i_o undergo_v most_o bitter_a hardship_n wherein_o thou_o be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o gracious_a unto_o i_o as_o thou_o do_v less_o suffer_v any_o thing_n to_o grow_v sweet_a unto_o i_o which_o be_v not_o thou_o thyself_o behold_v now_o my_o heart_n o_o lord_n who_o will_v i_o shall_v remember_v all_o this_o that_o i_o may_v now_o confess_v it_o unto_o thou_o let_v now_o my_o soul_n cleave_v fast_o unto_o thou_o which_o thou_o have_v free_v from_o that_o fast-holding_a birdlime_n of_o death_n how_o wretched_a be_v it_o at_o that_o time_n it_o have_v utter_o lose_v the_o sense_n of_o its_o own_o wound_n but_o thâ—â—_n do_v lance_n it_o that_o forsake_v â—â—_o other_o thing_n it_o may_v be_v convert_v unto_o thou_o who_o be_v above_o all_o and_o without_o who_o all_o thing_n will_v turn_v to_o nothing_o that_o it_o may_v i_o say_v be_v convert_v and_o be_v heal_v how_o miserable_a therefore_o be_v i_o at_o that_o time_n and_o how_o do_v thou_o deal_v with_o i_o to_o make_v i_o sensible_a of_o my_o misery_n that_o same_o day_n namely_o when_o i_o provide_v myself_o for_o a_o oration_n in_o praise_n of_o the_o emperor_n wherein_o i_o be_v to_o deliver_v many_o a_o untruth_n and_o to_o be_v applaud_v notwithstanding_o even_o by_o those_o that_o know_v i_o do_v so_o while_o my_o heart_n pant_v after_o these_o care_n and_o boil_a again_o with_o the_o favourishnesse_n of_o these_o consume_a thought_n walk_v along_o one_o of_o the_o street_n of_o milan_n i_o observe_v a_o poor_a beggar-man_n half_o drink_v i_o believe_v very_o jocund_a and_o pleasant_a upon_o the_o matter_n but_o i_o look_v mournful_o at_o it_o fall_v to_o discourse_v with_o my_o friend_n then_o in_o company_n with_o i_o about_o the_o many_o sorrow_n occasion_v by_o our_o own_o madness_n for_o that_o by_o all_o such_o endeavour_n of_o we_o under_o which_o i_o then_o labour_v and_o gall_v by_o the_o spur_n of_o desire_n drag_v after_o i_o the_o burden_n of_o my_o own_o infelicity_n increase_v it_o by_o the_o drag_v we_o have_v mind_n of_o nothing_o but_o how_o to_o attain_v some_o kind_n of_o jocundnesse_n whither_o that_o beggar-man_n have_v arrive_v before_o we_o who_o shall_v never_o perchance_o come_v at_o all_o thither_o for_o that_o which_o he_o have_v attain_v unto_o by_o mean_n of_o a_o few_o penny_n and_o those_o beg_v too_o the_o same_o be_v i_o now_o plot_v for_o by_o many_o a_o troublesome_a turn_n and_o wind_v namely_o to_o compass_v the_o joy_n of_o a_o temporary_a felicity_n 2._o for_o that_o beggar-man_n very_o enjoy_v no_o true_a joy_n but_o yet_o 〈◊〉_d those_o my_o ambitious_a design_n hunt_v after_o a_o much_o uncertainer_n and_o certain_o that_o fellow_n be_v jocund_a but_o i_o perplex_v he_o void_a of_o care_n i_o full_a of_o fear_n but_o shall_v any_o man_n demand_n of_o i_o whether_o i_o have_v rather_o be_v merry_a or_o fearful_a i_o will_v answer_v merry_a again_o be_v i_o ask_v whether_o i_o have_v rather_o be_v in_o that_o beggar-mans_n case_n or_o in_o my_o own_o at_o that_o time_n i_o will_v make_v choice_n of_o my_o own_o though_o thus_o overgo_v with_o care_n and_o fear_n yet_o be_v this_o upon_o a_o wilfulness_n for_o be_v it_o out_o of_o any_o true_a reason_n for_o i_o ought_v not_o to_o prefer_v myself_o before_o that_o beggar_n because_o i_o be_v more_o learned_a than_o he_o see_v my_o learning_n be_v not_o it_o that_o make_v i_o joyful_a but_o i_o seek_v rather_o to_o please_v man_n by_o it_o not_o so_o much_o to_o instruct_v they_o as_o mere_o to_o delight_v they_o for_o this_o cause_n do_v thou_o even_o break_v my_o bone_n with_o the_o staff_n of_o thy_o correction_n away_o with_o those_o therefore_o from_o my_o soul_n who_o say_v unto_o it_o there_o be_v much_o difference_n purpose_n betwixt_o the_o occasion_n of_o a_o man_n rejoice_v 3._o that_o beggar-man_n rejoice_v in_o his_o drunkenness_n thou_o desire_v to_o rejoice_v in_o a_o purchase_a glory_n what_o glory_n lord_n that_o which_o be_v not_o in_o thou_o for_o even_o as_o he_o be_v no_o true_a joy_n no_o more_o be_v i_o any_o true_a glory_n beside_o which_o it_o utter_o overturn_v my_o soul_n he_o be_v that_o night_n to_o digest_v his_o drunkenness_n but_o many_o a_o might_n have_v i_o sleep_v with_o i_o and_o have_v rise_v again_o with_o it_o and_o be_v to_o sleep_v again_o and_o again_o to_o rise_v with_o it_o i_o know_v not_o how_o often_o but_o be_v there_o indeed_o any_o difference_n in_o the_o ground_n of_o a_o man_n rejoice_v i_o know_v there_o be_v and_o that_o the_o joy_n of_o a_o faithful_a hope_n be_v incomparable_o beyond_o such_o a_o vanity_n yea_o and_o at_o that_o very_a time_n be_v there_o much_o difference_n betwixt_o he_o and_o i_o for_o he_o very_o be_v the_o happy_a man_n not_o only_o for_o that_o he_o be_v thorough_o drench_v in_o mirth_n when_o as_o my_o bowel_n be_v grip_v with_o care_n but_o also_o for_o that_o by_o his_o lusty_a do_v bouse_v he_o have_v get_v good_a store_n of_o wine_n whereas_o i_o by_o a_o slatter_a oration_n seek_v after_o 〈◊〉_d puff_n of_o pride_n much_o to_o this_o purpose_n say_v i_o at_o that_o time_n to_o my_o dear_a companion_n and_o i_o mark_v by_o they_o how_o it_o fare_v with_o i_o and_o i_o find_v myself_o in_o a_o ill_a take_n i_o grieve_v for_o it_o by_o which_o i_o double_v my_o ill_a take_n and_o when_o any_o prosperity_n smile_v upon_o i_o it_o irkt_v i_o to_o catch_v at_o it_o for_o that_o almost_o before_o i_o can_v lay_v hand_n upon_o it_o away_o it_o fly_v from_o i_o
chap._n 7._o he_o dissuade_v alipius_n from_o his_o excessive_a delight_n in_o the_o etc._n circensian_a game_n 1._o we_o joint_o bemoan_v ourselves_o for_o this_o who_o live_v like_o friend_n together_o but_o chief_o and_o most_o familiar_o do_v i_o speak_v hereof_o with_o alipius_n and_o nebridius_fw-la of_o who_o alipius_n be_v bear_v in_o the_o same_o town_n with_o i_o who_o parent_n be_v of_o the_o chief_a rank_n there_o and_o himself_o young_a than_o i_o he_o have_v also_o study_v under_o i_o first_o when_o i_o set_v up_o school_n in_o our_o own_o town_n and_o at_o carthage_n afterward_o he_o love_v i_o very_o much_o because_o i_o seem_v of_o a_o good_a disposition_n to_o he_o and_o well_o learned_a and_o i_o love_v he_o again_o for_o his_o great_a towardlines_n to_o virtue_n which_o be_v eminent_a enough_o for_o one_o of_o no_o great_a yeerâ—â—_n but_o that_o whirlpit_n of_o thâ—_n 〈◊〉_d thaginian_n fashion_n among_o who_o those_o idler_n spectacle_n be_v hot_o follow_v have_v already_o swallow_v up_o he_o in_o immoderate_a delight_n of_o the_o circensian_a sport_n but_o mean_v while_o that_o he_o be_v miserably-tumbled_n up_o and_o down_o that_o way_n and_o i_o profess_v rhetoric_n there_o have_v set_v up_o a_o public_a school_n he_o make_v no_o use_n of_o i_o as_o his_o master_n by_o reason_n of_o some_o unkindness_n rise_v betwixt_o his_o father_n and_o i_o although_o therefore_o i_o have_v find_v how_o dangerous_o he_o dote_v upon_o the_o race-place_n and_o that_o i_o be_v grievous_o perplex_v that_o he_o take_v the_o course_n to_o undo_v so_o good_a a_o hope_n as_o be_v conceive_v of_o he_o or_o rather_o as_o i_o think_v he_o have_v already_o undo_v it_o yet_o have_v i_o no_o mean_n either_o private_o to_o advise_v he_o or_o by_o way_n of_o constraint_n to_o reclaim_v he_o by_o interest_n of_o a_o friendship_n or_o the_o awe_n of_o a_o master_n for_o i_o suppose_v very_o that_o he_o have_v have_v the_o same_o opinion_n of_o i_o with_o his_o father_n 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