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the_o whole_a state_n of_o our_o life_n we_o shall_v know_v it_o clear_o in_o the_o next_o world_n and_o god_n will_v let_v we_o see_v there_o that_o he_o have_v make_v we_o escape_v a_o world_n of_o danger_n into_o which_o the_o weight_n of_o our_o concupiscence_n will_v have_v draw_v we_o headlong_o if_o he_o have_v not_o stop_v the_o course_n of_o it_o and_o we_o may_v likewise_o know_v some_o part_n thereof_o in_o this_o life_n if_o we_o reflect_v upon_o what_o may_v happen_v to_o we_o from_o all_o the_o fault_n which_o we_o have_v commit_v and_o on_o the_o excess_n whereunto_o our_o passion_n may_v have_v carry_v we_o if_o they_o have_v be_v violent_o excite_v by_o the_o object_n and_o favour_v by_o occasion_n and_o not_o hinder_v by_o the_o obstacle_n which_o god_n place_v there_o to_o keep_v they_o within_o certain_a boundary_n which_o make_v we_o acknowledge_v that_o it_o be_v not_o through_o our_o moderation_n and_o wisdom_n that_o we_o have_v escape_v these_o great_a inconvenience_n but_o mere_o by_o god_n mercy_n 23._o we_o must_v take_v away_o in_o the_o examen_fw-la of_o virtue_n which_o we_o believe_v we_o have_v what_o there_o be_v pure_o natural_a and_o wherein_o grace_n have_v no_o share_n at_o all_o for_o god_n who_o ought_v to_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o all_o our_o judgement_n make_v no_o account_n of_o what_o come_v from_o nature_n the_o effect_n of_o custom_n and_o habit_n which_o be_v nothing_o but_o another_o nature_n must_v be_v take_v away_o there_o must_v be_v a_o absolute_a deprive_v ourselves_o from_o the_o desire_n we_o have_v to_o please_v man_n and_o from_o other_o secret_a consideration_n from_o interest_n and_o passion_n because_o all_o that_o be_v very_o bad_a we_o must_v separate_v from_o it_o what_o we_o have_v destroy_v by_o our_o ingratitude_n and_o our_o sin_n because_o that_o not_o subsist_v in_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n ought_v not_o to_o subsist_v in_o we_o we_o must_v consider_v how_o many_o of_o these_o virtue_n such_o as_o they_o be_v have_v little_a extent_n force_n and_o solidity_n with_o how_o small_a zeal_n we_o carry_v ourselves_o therein_o and_o after_o all_o these_o separation_n we_o must_v ask_v ourselves_o what_o we_o have_v yet_o remain_v 24._o not_o only_o good_a quality_n and_o virtue_n be_v nothing_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n be_v destroy_v by_o crime_n but_o without_o have_v commit_v any_o they_o become_v often_o useless_a and_o even_o render_v we_o culpable_a by_o the_o little_a use_n we_o make_v of_o they_o because_o the_o gift_n of_o god_n include_v always_o some_o new_a obligation_n he_o expect_v more_o from_o those_o to_o who_o he_o have_v give_v most_o we_o owe_v he_o for_o the_o interest_n of_o his_o favour_n and_o grace_n and_o if_o we_o fail_v to_o give_v it_o he_o he_o will_v rather_o we_o have_v not_o receive_v they_o if_o he_o have_v give_v we_o a_o favourable_a natural_a condition_n if_o he_o have_v preserve_v we_o from_o temptation_n which_o carry_v away_o most_o part_n of_o other_o if_o we_o have_v have_v little_a to_o contest_v within_o ourselves_o if_o he_o have_v give_v we_o some_o good_a quality_n of_o mind_n some_o propensity_n and_o inclination_n to_o virtue_n last_o if_o he_o have_v bestow_v on_o we_o virtue_n itself_o we_o ought_v to_o look_v upon_o all_o that_o as_o talent_n from_o god_n yet_o only_o conditional_a to_o increase_v they_o so_o that_o if_o we_o know_v we_o have_v not_o perform_v it_o there_o be_v nothing_o aught_o to_o give_v we_o more_o confusion_n and_o fear_n 25._o we_o ought_v above_o all_o to_o consider_v the_o ill_a use_n we_o have_v make_v of_o all_o the_o truth_n god_n have_v be_v please_v to_o discover_v to_o we_o be_v it_o in_o the_o elevate_n we_o thereby_o inward_o or_o outward_o be_v it_o in_o profane_v they_o by_o indiscreet_a entertainment_n or_o that_o we_o make_v use_v of_o they_o not_o to_o contemn_v or_o despise_v ourselves_o but_o other_o for_o that_o be_v the_o use_n or_o rather_o the_o most_o 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opinion_n and_o impression_n of_o other_o but_o these_o opinion_n and_o impression_n be_v uniform_a they_o give_v we_o often_o mean_v to_o acknowledge_v that_o this_o conduct_n be_v not_o regulate_v according_a to_o god_n law_n other_o be_v ordinary_o more_o subtle_a than_o we_o to_o discover_v what_o happen_v in_o we_o of_o passion_n and_o self-love_n even_o often_o time_n when_o these_o impression_n be_v unjust_a they_o do_v not_o forbear_v to_o have_v some_o cause_n in_o we_o the_o which_o we_o may_v â—â—medy_v in_o fine_a how_o unreasonable_a they_o be_v as_o they_o may_v be_v either_o sharpen_v or_o sweeten_v by_o our_o conduct_n they_o may_v serve_v for_o obstacle_n to_o certain_a enterprise_n and_o facilitate_v other_o and_o we_o may_v sometime_o take_v other_o course_n to_o avoid_v they_o it_o be_v always_o good_a to_o know_v they_o provide_v we_o be_v able_a to_o undergo_v they_o 36._o we_o may_v obtain_v this_o advantage_n and_o we_o may_v shun_v one_o part_n of_o the_o 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humour_n because_o when_o this_o self_n impression_n be_v give_v even_o our_o friend_n believe_v they_o be_v oblige_v by_o charity_n to_o dissemble_v their_o opinion_n and_o to_o leave_v we_o to_o our_o own_o will_n 250._o aug._n epist_n 250._o st_n austin_n complain_v as_o of_o one_o of_o the_o chief_a difficulty_n which_o be_v meet_v with_o in_o the_o commerce_n of_o this_o life_n that_o when_o man_n approve_v not_o something_o in_o the_o word_n or_o writing_n of_o some_o one_o and_o that_o they_o discover_v to_o they_o this_o opinion_n in_o the_o belief_n that_o christian_a liberty_n do_v oblige_v we_o to_o make_v use_n of_o it_o thus_o it_o happen_v often_o that_o these_o advice_n pass_v for_o effect_n of_o jealousy_n rather_o than_o of_o amity_n he_o represent_v these_o evil_a suspicion_n as_o a_o conconsiderable_a fault_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n very_o frequent_a and_o he_o say_v that_o oftentimes_o they_o cause_v division_n and_o enmity_n among_o person_n very_o well_o 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world_n may_v distinguish_v by_o action_n which_o can_v not_o be_v meet_v with_o in_o other_o they_o will_v all_o be_v public_a continual_a and_o subsist_v miracle_n which_o will_v destroy_v the_o state_n of_o faith_n by_o which_o god_n will_v save_v the_o world_n the_o wicked_a who_o will_v see_v themselves_o in_o a_o impossibility_n of_o imitate_v they_o will_v thereby_o clear_o know_v that_o nature_n can_v attain_v to_o the_o state_n of_o virtuous_a men._n therefore_o there_o must_v be_v some_o action_n pure_o human_a which_o do_v so_o much_o resemble_v supernatural_a and_o divine_a action_n that_o the_o distinction_n can_v be_v perceive_v and_o as_o these_o well-meaning_a man_n do_v not_o commit_v any_o crime_n and_o thus_o can_v be_v thereby_o intermix_v together_o with_o the_o wicked_a it_o must_v necessary_o follow_v that_o the_o wicked_a can_v imitate_v their_o virtuous_a action_n and_o do_v some_o which_o may_v be_v so_o like_o outward_o that_o they_o can_v be_v discover_v from_o the_o other_o 49._o but_o it_o be_v not_o only_o a_o effect_n of_o god_n justice_n to_o withdraw_v from_o the_o sight_n of_o wicked_a man_n the_o treasure_n of_o grace_n which_o he_o give_v to_o the_o just_a this_o be_v one_o of_o his_o mercy_n also_o towards_o the_o just_a themselves_o it_o be_v good_a for_o they_o not_o to_o know_v themselves_o nor_o to_o see_v their_o own_o proper_a justice_n the_o sight_n will_v be_v capable_a to_o overwhelm_v they_o man_n be_v so_o weak_a and_o feeble_a even_o in_o his_o force_n that_o he_o be_v not_o able_a to_o undergo_v the_o weight_n of_o it_o and_o by_o a_o strange_a disorder_n which_o have_v its_o source_n in_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o heart_n although_o its_o happiness_n consist_v in_o the_o possession_n of_o virtue_n and_o its_o misfortune_n in_o be_v full_a of_o fault_n it_o be_v therefore_o more_o dangerous_a for_o he_o to_o know_v his_o virtue_n than_o his_o fault_n the_o knowledge_n of_o humility_n render_v he_o proud_a and_o that_o of_o his_o pride_n humble_a he_o be_v strong_a and_o powerful_a when_o he_o know_v himself_o weak_a and_o weak_a when_o he_o think_v he_o be_v strong_a thus_o this_o obscurity_n which_o impede_v and_o hinder_v he_o from_o distinguish_v clear_o whether_o he_o act_v by_o charity_n or_o by_o self-love_n be_v so_o far_o from_o hurt_v that_o it_o be_v comfortable_a to_o he_o this_o obscurity_n do_v not_o take_v away_o virtue_n from_o he_o but_o hinder_v he_o from_o lose_v they_o by_o keep_v he_o always_o in_o humility_n and_o fear_n and_o make_v he_o mistrust_v all_o his_o work_n and_o to_o rely_v only_o on_o god_n mercy_n 50._o this_o be_v the_o great_a profit_n of_o this_o outward_a resemblance_n of_o the_o action_n of_o self-love_n with_o those_o of_o charity_n but_o we_o may_v yet_o take_v notice_n of_o some_o other_o which_o be_v very_o material_a it_o happen_v oftentimes_o that_o charity_n be_v weak_a in_o certain_a soul_n and_o in_o this_o condition_n of_o weakness_n 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