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i_o understand_v experience_n which_o be_v in_o a_o high_a degree_n and_o join_v with_o a_o indifferent_a knowledge_n be_v much_o more_o desierable_a in_o the_o director_n of_o who_o i_o treat_v thë_fw-la à _fw-la profound_a knowledge_n with_o a_o slight_a experience_n the_o reason_n of_o this_o be_v evident_a in_o regard_n that_o for_o the_o conduct_n of_o soul_n there_o be_v more_o need_n of_o action_n then_o of_o contemplation_n and_o to_o make_v they_o good_a then_o learned_a the_o follow_v of_o virtue_n and_o fly_v of_o vice_n consist_v more_o in_o action_n then_o speculation_n in_o deed_n then_o in_o discourse_n and_o we_o speak_v here_o rather_o of_o a_o conductor_n then_o of_o a_o doctor_n and_o of_o a_o zealous_a conductor_n than_o a_o soare_v doctor_n of_o a_o purifie_v and_o burn_v seraphin_n then_o of_o a_o knowe_a and_o teache_v cherubin_n it_o be_v enough_o that_o he_o have_v conrage_v to_o cry_v out_o without_o cease_v and_o to_o represent_v unto_o the_o soul_n the_o 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the_o truth_n she_o suffer_v all_o thing_n believe_v all_o thing_n hope_v all_o thing_n bear_v all_o thing_n she_o never_o fall_v away_o whether_o prophecy_n shall_v be_v make_v void_a or_o tongue_n shall_v cease_v or_o knowledge_n shall_v be_v destroy_v these_o apistolicall_a word_n deserve_v to_o be_v write_v upon_o a_o diamond_n nay_o rather_o upon_o the_o table_n of_o our_o heart_n o_o that_o we_o will_v ponder_v and_o ruminate_v on_o they_o as_o we_o ought_v how_o many_o taste_n shall_v we_o find_v in_o this_o manna_n how_o many_o secret_n shall_v we_o therein_o discover_v not_o only_o to_o aid_v we_o in_o the_o choice_n of_o which_o ispeake_v but_o also_o for_o our_o own_o perfection_n but_o where_o shall_v a_o man_n find_v a_o director_n who_o have_v a_o charity_n accompany_v with_o so_o many_o rare_a quality_n and_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o my_o bless_a father_n so_o dear_o prize_v that_o holy_a person_n john_n auila_n who_o say_v that_o one_o among_o a_o thousand_o be_v 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charity_n be_v therein_o require_v in_o a_o supreme_a degree_n together_o with_o all_o other_o virtue_n which_o accompany_v she_o as_o their_o queen_n patience_n meekness_n humility_n verity_n justice_n and_o the_o other_o which_o the_o apostle_n note_v and_o those_o also_o which_o he_o name_v not_o but_o without_o staye_v to_o decipher_v all_o that_o great_a retinue_n i_o undertake_v not_o to_o set_v forth_o in_o its_o full_a lustre_n more_o than_o one_o quality_n which_o be_v essential_a unto_o the_o subject_n whereof_o i_o treat_v and_o fundamental_a for_o defence_n of_o the_o counsel_n which_o i_o give_v as_o also_o to_o prove_v the_o justice_n thereof_o against_o detraction_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o charity_n seek_v not_o its_o proper_a interest_n whence_o i_o gather_v this_o proposition_n whereof_o i_o will_v declare_v the_o truth_n that_o to_o make_v a_o good_a election_n of_o a_o spiritual_a director_n he_o ought_v to_o be_v disinteressed_n which_o be_v that_o unto_o the_o knowledge_n and_o experience_n which_o i_o have_v represent_v be_v join_v charity_n the_o void_a of_o proper_a interest_n this_o be_v well_o understand_v let_v he_o not_o fear_v to_o embark_v himself_o under_o his_o conduct_n where_o he_o can_v but_o make_v a_o very_a happy_a voyage_n under_o so_o assure_v a_o pilot_n but_o assoon_o as_o one_o shall_v perceve_v the_o rock_n of_o proper_a interest_n let_v he_o speedy_o retire_v as_o a_o vessel_n which_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o shipwreck_n behold_v the_o whole_a basis_n and_o true_a subject_n of_o this_o discourse_n which_o cause_v i_o to_o take_v pen_n in_o hand_n for_o the_o pull_n of_o verity_n out_o of_o the_o throat_n of_o calumny_n to_o stop_n and_o shut_v up_o the_o mouth_n of_o detraction_n and_o cause_n iniquity_n to_o lie_v turne_a its_o malice_n on_o its_o own_o face_n to_o its_o confusion_n so_o shall_v the_o woe_n return_n and_o its_o malignity_n fall_v back_o upon_o its_o own_o head_n and_o i_o assure_v myself_o that_o this_o will_v prove_v profitable_a to_o diverse_a penitent_a and_o pious_a soul_n who_o when_o i_o shall_v have_v cause_v the_o scale_n and_o film_n fall_v from_o their_o eye_n will_v know_v that_o all_o be_v not_o gold_n that_o glister_v and_o that_o among_o diverse_a jewel_n that_o appear_v precious_a there_o be_v some_o doublett_n and_o withal_o that_o the_o fine_a be_v not_o the_o best_a chap._n xiii_o that_o true_a charity_n be_v disinteressed_n to_o divide_v this_o matter_n according_a to_o order_n we_o will_v first_o speak_v of_o this_o charity_n disinteressed_n in_o general_a and_o next_o we_o will_v describe_v the_o interest_n in_o particular_a to_o the_o end_n this_o touchstone_n may_v discover_v the_o false_a from_o the_o true_a the_o pure_a from_o the_o basâ—_n alloy_n that_o charity_n carry_v we_o to_o love_n god_n for_o the_o love_n of_o himself_o and_o our_o neighbour_n for_o the_o love_n of_o god_n there_o be_v no_o doubt_n it_o be_v also_o out_o of_o controversy_n 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the_o apostle_n teach_v we_o that_o they_o who_o sow_v the_o spiritual_a may_v reap_v temporal_a comfort_n will_v to_o god_n my_o dear_a brethren_n that_o we_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o this_o holy_a apostle_n to_o the_o end_n we_o may_v do_v and_o say_v like_o he_o for_o they_o may_v we_o use_v his_o term_n and_o take_v the_o testament_n of_o god_n by_o our_o mouth_n but_o all_o they_o who_o allege_v his_o word_n have_v not_o his_o feeling_n witness_n that_o which_o s._n peter_n say_v unto_o such_o as_o abuse_v the_o divine_a â—wrritings_n of_o that_o vessel_n of_o election_n to_o their_o own_o perdition_n it_o be_v true_a that_o s._n paul_n complain_v oftentimes_o of_o his_o anguish_n which_o reduce_v he_o even_o to_o the_o point_n of_o be_v weary_a of_o his_o life_n and_o to_o cry_v out_o miserable_o who_o will_v free_v i_o from_o the_o body_n of_o this_o death_n and_o moreover_o i_o desire_v to_o be_v dissolve_v to_o fly_v unto_o jesus-christ_n he_o speak_v of_o his_o poverty_n 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steep_v his_o sting_n in_o his_o own_o honey_n and_o he_o give_v sufficient_o to_o understand_v how_o much_o his_o charity_n be_v disinteressed_n and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o the_o good_n but_o the_o soul_n which_o he_o seek_v for_o to_o gain_v they_o to_o jesus_n christ_n for_o he_o glorifi_v god_n because_o he_o know_v how_o to_o abound_v and_o also_o to_o suffer_v want_n that_o he_o know_v how_o by_o the_o labour_n of_o his_o hand_n to_o gain_v what_o be_v necessary_a for_o he_o not_o only_o for_o his_o own_o live_n but_o also_o for_o the_o entertainment_n of_o his_o companion_n not_o to_o be_v chargeable_a to_o any_o not_o care_v to_o exact_v of_o the_o faithful_a which_o he_o can_v lawful_o do_v and_o by_o right_a of_o justice_n to_o the_o end_n say_v he_o that_o all_o pass_v honest_o among_o we_o as_o well_o become_v saint_n these_o be_v not_o then_o to_o speak_v proper_o complaint_n which_o s._n paul_n sometime_o utter_v of_o his_o necessity_n but_o free_a representation_n of_o his_o want_n to_o the_o faithful_a that_o as_o member_n of_o the_o self_n same_o body_n they_o may_v help_v to_o bear_v one_o another_o burden_n to_o fulfil_v the_o law_n of_o jesus-christ_n and_o his_o divine_a precept_n which_o recommend_v once_o neighbour_n to_o every_o one_o a_o precept_n which_o oblige_v under_o pain_n of_o sin_n when_o the_o necessity_n of_o he_o that_o implore_v our_o aid_n be_v extreme_a if_o then_o the_o poor_a director_n converte_v misbeseeme_a complaint_n into_o a_o simple_a and_o candid_a declaration_n of_o his_o necessity_n without_o any_o art_n yea_o rather_o without_o deceit_n there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o god_n who_o be_v the_o god_n of_o heart_n and_o who_o have_v not_o only_o those_o of_o king_n but_o also_o of_o all_o particular_a man_n in_o his_o hand_n will_v give_v such_o motion_n as_o shabbe_v requisite_a to_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v assist_v with_o a_o frank_a and_o free_a will_n by_o such_o à _fw-fr soul_n as_o shall_v feel_v itself_o importune_v with_o complaint_n which_o have_v always_o some_o image_n of_o reproach_n and_o every_o one_o know_v how_o ill_o the_o reproach_v tone_n sound_v in_o ear_n beat_v therewith_o but_o to_o give_v a_o great_a indulgence_n a_o more_o ample_a mean_n both_o of_o breathe_v and_o sigh_v unto_o he_o who_o be_v press_v with_o the_o sting_n of_o necessity_n according_a to_o the_o sacred_a counsel_n give_v strong_a drink_n unto_o those_o who_o have_v their_o spirit_n in_o bitterness_n i_o will_v serve_v as_o with_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o midwife_n such_o as_o be_v in_o this_o affliction_n and_o help_v they_o to_o be_v deliur_v of_o their_o grief_n i_o will_v then_o presuppose_v that_o the_o priest_n who_o complain_v shall_v become_v poor_a by_o misfortune_n which_o be_v common_a in_o the_o misery_n whereof_o the_o world_n be_v replenish_v and_o which_o the_o vulgar_a attribute_n to_o the_o cross_n of_o adverse_a fortune_n though_o in_o effect_n they_o be_v but_o the_o stroke_n of_o the_o divine_a providence_n i_o will_v imagine_v that_o loss_n by_o fire_n hail_n storm_n deluge_n banqueroute_n suit_n war_n uniuste_a pillage_n and_o other_o scourge_n have_v take_v from_o he_o or_o waste_v his_o reveneve_n be_v it_o ecclesiastical_a be_v it_o patrimonial_a and_o in_o conclusion_n he_o be_v bring_v to_o poverty_n in_o this_o case_n wâ—ll_n you_o not_o have_v he_o complain_v and_o to_o who_o may_v he_o more_o tender_o make_v his_o complaint_n then_o unto_o those_o who_o come_v unto_o he_o for_o their_o interior_a direction_n of_o who_o can_v he_o with_o more_o reason_n hope_v for_o a_o temporal_a assistance_n then_o of_o such_o as_o expect_v from_o he_o à _fw-la spiritual_a he_o know_v their_o conscience_n why_o shall_v he_o not_o lay_v open_a unto_o they_o his_o necessity_n we_o have_v already_o satisfy_v this_o objection_n in_o as_o much_o as_o we_o have_v permit_v the_o discovery_n of_o want_n provide_v it_o be_v not_o by_o way_n of_o complaint_n since_o that_o manner_n be_v double_o unjust_a it_o be_v first_o injurious_a to_o god_n and_o second_o unto_o he_o who_o receave_v the_o complaint_n unto_o man_n for_o in_o what_o be_v he_o culpeable_a of_o this_o necessity_n be_v it_o he_o who_o have_v reduce_v he_o into_o this_o necessity_n unto_o god_n for_o if_o one_o hair_n of_o our_o head_n fall_v not_o without_o his_o ordinance_n and_o if_o he_o havecare_v of_o the_o least_o sparrow_n be_v it_o not_o to_o contest_v with_o his_o providence_n by_o complain_v of_o the_o be_v event_n since_o they_o only_o be_v effect_n of_o this_o first_o cause_n ay_o but_o he_o complain_v unto_o the_o soul_n direct_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o beggar_n who_o represent_v their_o misery_n unto_o passenger_n to_o the_o end_n they_o shall_v take_v pity_n on_o they_o and_o comfort_v they_o with_o some_o smalle_a alm_n let_v they_o do_v there_o like_v theine_o poor_a who_o to_o draw_v unto_o they_o the_o liberality_n of_o such_o unto_o who_o they_o present_v their_o misfortune_n be_v careful_a not_o to_o use_v complaint_n which_o have_v the_o least_o air_n of_o reproache_v for_o instead_o of_o mollify_a heart_n this_o way_n they_o will_v harden_v they_o and_o produce_v contrary_a effect_n to_o what_o they_o pretend_v chap._n xv._o wherein_o uniuste_a but_o when_o one_o make_v complaint_n of_o the_o little_a charity_n that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n when_o one_o exaggerate_v his_o necessity_n and_o which_o be_v but_o indifferent_a he_o paint_v it_o forth_o as_o extreme_a with_o press_v and_o importune_a term_n which_o testify_v either_o à _fw-fr great_a greediness_n or_o a_o extreme_a impatience_n of_o suffering_n or_o too_o slender_a a_o confidence_n in_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n this_o true_o take_v much_o away_o from_o the_o credit_n of_o the_o director_n and_o of_o the_o edification_n which_o
a_o cenobite_n be_v in_o a_o community_n not_o mendicant_a by_o institute_n and_o privilege_n and_o have_v no_o other_o mean_n to_o live_v but_o by_o the_o labour_n of_o his_o hand_n shall_v it_o not_o be_v injustice_n in_o he_o be_v unwilling_a to_o take_v pain_n yet_o to_o make_v complaint_n of_o his_o necessity_n may_v not_o â—_o man_n with_o reason_n ask_v he_o why_o he_o choose_v this_o kind_n of_o life_n if_o unwilling_a to_o practice_v it_o and_o a_o secular_a artisan_n who_o be_v expert_a in_o a_o good_a trade_n and_o will_v suffer_v hunger_n rather_o than_o exercise_v the_o same_o and_o apply_v his_o labour_n thereunto_a shall_v he_o not_o give_v more_o ground_n of_o derision_n than_o pity_n in_o case_n he_o complain_v of_o his_o want_n have_v arm_n health_n and_o strength_n to_o support_v he_o in_o performance_n of_o his_o work_n but_o peradventure_o we_o frame_v these_o reason_n to_o little_a purpose_n since_o this_o manner_n of_o live_v be_v no_o more_o in_o use_n among_o the_o cenobit_n there_o be_v few_o monastery_n except_o those_o of_o the_o mendicant_n which_o have_v not_o their_o live_n settle_v by_o the_o second_o and_o three_o mean_n which_o be_v to_o say_v by_o the_o good_n bring_v in_o or_o gather_v together_o in_o common_a or_o by_o the_o foundation_n of_o pious_a person_n chap._n iii_o of_o found_v cenobite_n and_o whether_o their_o complaint_n be_v just_a if_o then_o a_o director_n cenobite_fw-la biside_n in_o a_o house_n where_o the_o institute_n be_v to_o live_v of_o reveneve_n according_a to_o either_o of_o the_o manner_n what_o cause_n will_v he_o have_v to_o complain_v of_o his_o particular_a poverty_n since_o that_o in_o à _fw-fr conuentual_a family_n well_o govern_v the_o distribution_n of_o the_o common_a good_n be_v make_v into_o particular_n with_o a_o justice_n si_fw-la exact_a as_o every_o one_o have_v what_o be_v needful_a for_o his_o livelihood_n clothing_n and_o all_o other_o commodity_n of_o life_n if_o the_o director_n complain_v of_o his_o community_n and_o of_o his_o superior_n as_o not_o receive_v thing_n just_o necessary_a see_v he_o not_o that_o like_a cham_fw-mi he_o discover_v the_o shame_n of_o his_o father_n and_o of_o his_o house_n and_o that_o this_o complaint_n give_v rather_o occasion_n of_o scandal_n then_o subject_a of_o edification_n and_o to_o believe_v that_o they_o be_v fit_a to_o exasperate_v soul_n then_o to_o reclaim_v and_o to_o take_v they_o of_o rather_o they_o to_o allure_v they_o have_v they_o not_o reason_n to_o say_v within_o themselves_o let_v those_o people_n first_o well_o order_v their_o own_o community_n and_o then_o will_v they_o well_o direct_v other_o he_o who_o say_v the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o a_o pastor_n know_v not_o how_o to_o order_v his_o family_n nor_o rule_v his_o domestics_n how_o will_v he_o be_v able_a to_o govern_v in_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o wise_o to_o dispose_v thereof_o and_o what_o kind_n of_o director_n be_v they_o who_o know_v not_o how_o to_o guide_v themselves_o but_o some_o will_v reply_v it_o be_v of_o the_o poverty_n of_o the_o house_n they_o complain_v not_o of_o their_o own_o particular_a o_o wife_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la why_o do_v thou_o disguise_v thyself_o no_o no_o we_o run_v upon_o a_o hot_a send_v we_o understand_v the_o dubling_n we_o know_v how_o to_o keep_v ourselves_o from_o change_n we_o will_v present_o speak_v concern_v the_o specious_a complaint_n which_o the_o pastor_n and_o cenobit_n make_v of_o the_o poverty_n of_o their_o parish_n and_o convent_v litere_fw-la we_o will_v only_o touch_v the_o personal_a which_o have_v so_o much_o the_o more_o ill_a grace_n in_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o cenobite_n as_o they_o seem_v to_o yield_v unto_o propriety_n a_o vice_n so_o much_o detest_v by_o all_o the_o ascetik_n who_o heretofore_o deny_v christian_a burial_n unto_o such_o as_o at_o their_o death_n be_v find_v to_o be_v taint_v therewith_o give_v they_o the_o sepulture_n of_o ass_n for_o in_o fine_a what_o will_v the_o cenobite_n what_o pretend_v he_o by_o this_o complaint_n but_o to_o be_v ease_v in_o his_o own_o particular_a of_o the_o necessity_n wherewith_o â—e_n say_v he_o be_v press_v under_o colour_n of_o the_o poverty_n of_o the_o house_n where_o he_o live_v and_o may_v not_o one_o ask_v he_o why_o he_o leave_v his_o good_n in_o the_o world_n whereof_o he_o can_v have_v live_v without_o importune_v any_o to_o put_v himself_o into_o à _fw-la disaccomodate_v house_n in_o a_o order_n which_o needs_o foundation_n since_o it_o be_v not_o of_o the_o rank_n of_o mendicant_o and_o found_v according_a to_o the_o two_o kind_n of_o which_o we_o treat_v if_o he_o be_v acquaint_v with_o these_o incommodity_n during_o his_o noviship_n why_o do_v he_o become_v profess_v and_o have_v make_v his_o profession_n why_o do_v he_o give_v testemony_n of_o his_o repentance_n by_o his_o complaint_n if_o the_o press_a necessity_n of_o the_o house_n or_o of_o the_o order_n be_v conceal_v from_o he_o 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