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idleness_n be_v will_v never_o dream_v that_o in_o it_o shall_v consist_v a_o christian_n perfection_n for_o idleness_n be_v the_o mother_n of_o all_o vice_n &_o the_o very_a bane_n of_o virtue_n and_o no_o less_o pernicious_a to_o man_n soul_n and_o body_n also_o than_o it_o be_v to_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o gardener_n or_o husband_n man_n for_o as_o the_o earth_n not_o till_v nor_o labour_v bring_v forth_o nothing_o but_o weed_n as_o the_o tree_n not_o prune_v bear_v nought_o but_o leaf_n and_o at_o the_o length_n not_o so_o much_o as_o leaf_n so_o if_o by_o continual_a exercise_n of_o virtue_n and_o good_a work_n the_o seed-plotte_n of_o our_o soul_n be_v not_o continual_o manure_v and_o till_v the_o seed_n of_o god_n inspiration_n &_o inclination_n to_o virtue_n which_o be_v never_o want_v in_o our_o soul_n bring_v for_o the_o no_o fruit_n of_o good_a work_n and_o virtuous_a action_n but_o only_o the_o brere_n bramble_n and_o weed_n of_o vice_n do_v overgrow_v the_o soul_n and_o 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justice_n but_o in_o no_o practice_n nor_o exercise_n of_o virtue_n in_o no_o labour_n or_o good_a work_n at_o all_o and_o so_o whereas_o all_o other_o creature_n attain_v to_o their_o end_n by_o action_n motion_n and_o labour_n man_n only_o by_o idleness_n that_o be_v by_o apprehend_v only_o and_o do_v nothing_o shall_v purchase_v his_o felicity_n the_o artificer_n shall_v come_v to_o perfection_n in_o his_o art_n by_o labour_n exercise_n and_o operation_n not_o of_o one_o or_o twoe_n but_o many_o day_n yea_o of_o his_o whole_a life_n because_o by_o continual_a practice_n he_o augment_v his_o skill_n but_o the_o art_n of_o a_o christian_a shall_v require_v no_o practice_n at_o all_o no_o labour_n no_o work_v because_o according_a to_o this_o opinion_n on_o only_a act_n of_o faith_n before_o a_o man_n die_v be_v sufficient_a to_o justify_v he_o from_o all_o his_o former_a sin_n and_o to_o make_v he_o as_o just_a &_o as_o holy_a as_o christ_n himself_o who_o be_v the_o holy_a of_o holye_n and_o so_o eternal_a felicity_n which_o be_v a_o operation_n by_o which_o we_o see_v god_n face_n to_o face_n &_o enjoy_v our_o summum_fw-la bonum_fw-la shall_v be_v get_v without_o operation_n and_o we_o shall_v win_v our_o goal_n without_o run_v atcheve_fw-mi our_o victory_n without_o fight_v and_o gain_v our_o wage_n without_o work_v that_o be_v by_o a_o idle_a faith_n which_o apprehend_v only_o but_o do_v nothing_o they_o teach_v we_o also_o that_o since_o adames_n fall_v our_o nature_n be_v so_o corrupt_a that_o all_o our_o action_n even_o those_o that_o go_v for_o best_a be_v mortal_a and_o damnable_a sin_n in_o so_o much_o that_o you_o may_v as_o well_o and_o as_o soon_o get_v oil_n out_o of_o a_o marble_n stone_n as_o wring_v one_o good_a work_n from_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n which_o if_o it_o be_v true_a then_o certes_o sleep_v and_o idleness_n be_v our_o great_a perfection_n for_o if_o in_o every_o act_n we_o sin_v mortal_o better_a be_v it_o to_o sleep_v then_o 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