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know_v all_o thy_o evil_a inclination_n all_o thy_o vicious_a quality_n let_v he_o know_v all_o the_o good_a thou_o do_v and_o all_o the_o evil_a thou_o commit_v discover_v unto_o he_o all_o the_o particular_a favour_n thou_o receive_v from_o god_n desire_v he_o that_o when_o he_o perceive_v in_o thou_o any_o irregular_a and_o disordinate_a affection_n he_o will_v not_o forbear_v to_o tell_v thou_o of_o it_o &_o that_o too_o very_a often_o lest_o that_o by_o be_v ashamed_a to_o reprehend_v thou_o he_o shall_v dissemble_v at_o thy_o fault_n but_o if_o it_o shall_v chance_v that_o he_o tell_v thou_o he_o find_v nothing_o to_o be_v reprehend_v in_o thy_o life_n do_v not_o present_o conclude_v that_o thou_o be_v innocent_a because_o perhaps_o the_o reason_n of_o his_o silence_n be_v for_o that_o he_o see_v he_o shall_v get_v thy_o hatred_n by_o speak_v or_o else_o that_o he_o despair_n of_o thy_o amendment_n wherefore_o entreat_v he_o more_o and_o more_o that_o so_o he_o may_v see_v thou_o 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themselves_o &_o will_v not_o discover_v their_o infirmity_n to_o their_o spiritual_a physician_n the_o devil_n persuade_v they_o to_o this_o silence_n hope_v thereby_o to_o make_v his_o advantage_n of_o it_o as_o long_o as_o they_o discover_v nothing_o when_o thou_o be_v trouble_v with_o any_o corporal_a disease_n however_o so_o shameful_a thou_o have_v no_o difficulty_n to_o show_v it_o to_o he_o that_o be_v to_o cure_v it_o and_o yet_o thou_o hide_v with_o great_a care_n the_o ulcer_n of_o thy_o soul_n as_o if_o hide_v will_v cure_v they_o whereas_o they_o will_v at_o some_o time_n or_o other_o discover_v themselves_o in_o spite_n of_o all_o thy_o care_n he_o that_o hide_v his_o wound_n will_v never_o be_v cure_v 5._o do_v the_o physician_n do_v thou_o any_o wrong_n if_o he_o discover_v thy_o disease_n if_o when_o thou_o be_v in_o danger_n he_o tell_v thou_o that_o thou_o be_v ill_a that_o thou_o be_v in_o a_o favour_n that_o thou_o be_v to_o abstain_v one_o day_n from_o meat_n &_o ordain_v thou_o to_o drink_v water_n in_o another_o sure_o thou_o will_v commend_v he_o and_o thank_v he_o for_o it_o but_o if_o any_o one_o shall_v tell_v thou_o that_o thy_o passion_n or_o desire_n be_v violent_a that_o thy_o opinion_n be_v vain_a and_o idle_a thy_o affection_n immoderate_a or_o the_o like_a thou_o will_v present_o cry_v out_o that_o thou_o be_v affront_v injure_v &_o abuse_v and_o therefore_o will_v be_v revenge_v of_o he_o unhappy_a man_n what_o hurt_n do_v it_o do_v thou_o to_o be_v admonish_v of_o thy_o salvation_n what_o injury_n can_v thou_o call_v it_o unless_o such_o a_o one_o as_o a_o look_a glass_n may_v be_v say_v to_o do_v to_o a_o ugly_a face_n he_o show_v thou_o what_o thou_o be_v mend_v therefore_o thy_o fault_n which_o he_o reprehend_v in_o thou_o correct_v thy_o manner_n wash_v of_o the_o spot_n of_o thy_o conscience_n it_o be_v in_o thy_o power_n if_o thou_o will_v to_o live_v so_o that_o no_o man_n can_v just_o reprehend_v thou_o chap._n iii_o of_o the_o purgative_a way_n and_o how_o to_o extirpate_v all_o sin_n and_o vicious_a affection_n the_o best_a motive_n to_o this_o be_v a_o continual_a remembrance_n of_o death_n and_o eternity_n 1._o whensoever_o any_o man_n commit_v a_o sin_n he_o actual_o stray_v from_o god_n &_o this_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o the_o misery_n in_o the_o world_n from_o this_o proceed_v all_o the_o pain_n and_o trouble_n of_o this_o life_n this_o be_v the_o poison_n which_o infect_v the_o whole_a world_n we_o do_v not_o perceive_v the_o malice_n of_o it_o when_o we_o commit_v the_o sin_n but_o when_o it_o be_v once_o commit_v than_o we_o understand_v the_o mischief_n it_o bring_v with_o it_o we_o read_v of_o tyrant_n that_o be_v wont_v heretofore_o a_o strange_a punishment_n to_o tie_v live_v body_n unto_o dead_a carcase_n that_o so_o they_o may_v be_v poison_v to_o death_n with_o the_o horrid_a infection_n of_o a_o abominable_a stench_n by_o sin_n we_o be_v bring_v to_o suffer_v the_o like_a punishment_n we_o carry_v about_o with_o we_o our_o own_o executioner_n &_o can_v easy_o deliver_v ourselves_o from_o it_o if_o thou_o can_v not_o resolve_v to_o suffer_v something_o for_o avoid_v sin_n thou_o will_v be_v force_v to_o suffer_v much_o after_o thou_o have_v commit_v it_o a_o evil_a action_n be_v no_o soon_o resolve_v upon_o but_o it_o present_o produce_v its_o own_o punishment_n it_o be_v this_o which_o make_v we_o guilty_a of_o death_n and_o eternal_a damnation_n we_o must_v therefore_o have_v a_o special_a care_n to_o expiate_v our_o conscience_n from_o all_o sin_n by_o contrition_n confession_n and_o satisfaction_n and_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o avoid_v fall_v into_o great_a sin_n but_o we_o must_v also_o have_v a_o care_n to_o avoid_v lesser_a fault_n which_o although_o they_o do_v not_o cause_v immediate_a death_n to_o the_o soul_n yet_o weaken_v our_o spiritual_a force_n &_o be_v a_o disposition_n to_o mortal_a sin_n but_o the_o ship_n wrack_n be_v equal_o 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