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and_o ransom_n the_o time_n they_o withhold_v captivate_v if_o they_o will_v embrace_v and_o follow_v the_o counsel_n of_o the_o prophet_n baruch_n where_o he_o say_v 28._o baruch_n 4_o 28._o sicut_fw-la fuit_fw-la sensus_fw-la vester_fw-ge etc._n etc._n convert_v and_o turn_v you_o to_o god_n and_o after_o your_o conversion_n to_o he_o by_o repentance_n you_o shall_v serve_v and_o obey_v he_o ten_o time_n more_o careful_a with_o more_o ardent_a heat_n fervour_n and_o diligence_n then_o before_o when_o you_o depart_v from_o he_o and_o misemployed_a your_o time_n they_o will_v likewise_o rescue_v and_o repurchase_v the_o same_o again_o if_o they_o will_v perform_v the_o admonition_n which_o the_o apostle_n s._n paul_n give_v declare_v upon_o the_o consequence_n of_o these_o word_n sicut_fw-la exhibuistis_fw-la membra_fw-la vestra_fw-la 6.19_o rom._n 6.19_o etc._n etc._n even_o as_o hitherto_o you_o have_v employ_v &_o yield_v your_o body_n sense_n and_o member_n in_o the_o service_n 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because_o they_o be_v not_o capable_a thereof_o nor_o yet_o any_o feel_n of_o punishment_n for_o they_o can_v apprehend_v it_o nor_o any_o other_o misery_n which_o man_n suffer_v for_o their_o sin_n but_o the_o day_n be_v say_v to_o be_v evil_a in_o respect_n of_o man_n who_o live_v in_o they_o by_o occasion_n of_o their_o transgression_n and_o sin_n they_o commit_v or_o by_o reason_n of_o those_o punishment_n they_o suffer_v cause_v by_o the_o former_a according_a to_o s._n chrysostome_n and_o s._n jeromes_n exposition_n 27._o chrys_n &_o hier._n sup_v psal_n 27._o and_o so_o be_v person_n that_o be_v weak_a sick_a sad_a sorrowful_a or_o afflict_a wont_a to_o say_v o_o what_o a_o evil_a day_n this_o have_v be_v unto_o i_o oh_o how_o terrible_a and_o how_o bitter_a two_o thing_n there_o be_v say_v that_o excellent_a s._n augustine_n that_o make_v the_o day_n to_o be_v evil_a apost_n aug._n ser_n 24._o de_fw-la verbis_fw-la apost_n &_o be_v the_o cause_n wherefore_o they_o be_v term_v 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see_v good_a day_n say_v that_o those_o good_a day_n be_v they_o of_o the_o other_o life_n for_o that_o those_o of_o this_o be_v evil_a according_a to_o that_o which_o jacob_n speak_v to_o pharaoh_n 47.8.9_o gen._n 47.8.9_o and_o the_o apostle_n s_o paul_n also_o when_o he_o write_v to_o they_o of_o ephesus_n redeem_v the_o time_n 5.15_o ephes_n 5.15_o because_o the_o day_n be_v evil_a and_o s._n basil_n faith_n the_o same_o the_o whole_a time_n of_o my_o pisgrimage_n say_v jacob_n answer_v pharaoh_n ibid._n basil_n ibid._n who_o have_v ask_v he_o 47.9_o gen._n 47.9_o how_o old_a he_o be_v be_v a_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o year_n few_o and_o evil_o have_v the_o day_n of_o my_o life_n be_v the_o king_n demand_v he_o how_o many_o be_v the_o year_n of_o thy_o life_n and_o he_o answer_v the_o day_n of_o my_o pilgrimage_n etc._n etc._n and_o though_o it_o seem_v that_o
in_o old_a and_o decrepit_a age_n and_o be_v not_o so_o secure_a nor_o of_o such_o confidence_n and_o assurance_n yet_o other_o expound_v they_o to_o the_o purpose_n we_o now_o treat_v of_o that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o other_o term_n o_o lord_n i_o fear_v and_o tremble_v that_o for_o my_o demerit_n and_o sin_n and_o for_o have_v so_o ill_o employ_v my_o time_n my_o life_n be_v cut_v off_o or_o shorten_v which_o be_v a_o punishment_n thou_o be_v wont_a to_o inflict_v upon_o some_o who_o run_v on_o in_o their_o wickedness_n not_o regard_v the_o exceed_a infinite_a finite_a worth_n of_o time_n and_o therefore_o do_v i_o earnest_o entreat_v thou_o that_o i_o be_v not_o unreasonable_o cut_v off_o &_o take_v away_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o my_o day_n but_o that_o thou_o suffer_v and_o permit_v i_o to_o enjoy_v &_o full_o to_o accomplish_v the_o residue_n of_o my_o year_n which_o thou_o in_o thy_o determination_n have_v appoint_v i_o shall_v live_v if_o i_o persist_v obedient_a in_o thy_o service_n as_o i_o ought_v that_o holy_a and_o bless_a man_n job_n the_o mirror_n and_o pattern_n of_o all_o patience_n also_o say_v speak_v of_o the_o sinful_a man_n 15.32_o job._n 15.32_o antequam_fw-la dies_fw-la eius_fw-la impleantur_fw-la peribit_fw-la etc._n etc._n before_o that_o he_o accomplish_v his_o day_n he_o shall_v die_v and_o his_o hand_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o as_o the_o vine_n in_o the_o bud_n that_o be_v to_o say_v god_n will_v take_v he_o away_o and_o shall_v cut_v he_o off_o in_o the_o blade_n be_v young_a and_o tender_a and_o shall_v fade_v and_o wither_v away_o before_o his_o time_n and_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o his_o day_n shall_v be_v bereave_v of_o his_o life_n as_o be_v a_o unworthy_a and_o unjust_a possessor_n thereof_o over_o &_o beside_o this_o be_v a_o great_a punishment_n in_o this_o life_n in_o the_o other_o the_o remembrance_n of_o time_n which_o they_o enjoy_v &_o suffer_v to_o pass_v away_o without_o any_o profit_n shall_v be_v a_o great_a pain_n and_o grievous_a torment_n to_o the_o condemn_a one_o and_o therefore_o shall_v then_o though_o all_o to_o late_o behold_v and_o bewail_v the_o lack_n and_o want_v of_o so_o precious_a a_o jewel_n holy_a s._n bernard_n 2._o bern._n ser_n de_fw-fr fallâ—â—_n praesentis_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la sap._n 2._o in_o a_o sermon_n entitle_v of_o the_o fallacy_n and_o deceit_n of_o this_o present_a life_n very_o elegant_o declare_v how_o it_o bewitch_v and_o deceive_v sinner_n sometime_o protract_v and_o make_v their_o life_n long_o &_o large_a whereby_o they_o may_v so_o defer_v and_o prolong_v their_o conversion_n and_o amendment_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o they_o never_o afterward_o amend_v indeed_o or_o be_v reclaim_v and_o othertime_n abridge_n it_o and_o make_v it_o short_a whereby_o they_o may_v true_o say_v that_o life_n be_v short_a &_o be_v but_o a_o blast_n and_o therefore_o let_v we_o make_v haste_n to_o glut_v ourselves_o with_o all_o manner_n of_o delight_n &_o pleasure_n of_o the_o world_n whereupon_o he_o say_v that_o god_n among_o other_o thing_n cut_v off_o such_o person_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o greedy_a appetite_n and_o licentiousness_n for_o their_o impudency_n in_o offend_v and_o bereave_v they_o both_o of_o time_n and_o of_o their_o life_n because_o such_o who_o of_o their_o own_o accord_n have_v no_o regard_n to_o leave_v their_o wicked_a way_n god_n cut_v off_o before_o their_o time_n and_o charge_v they_o with_o death_n and_o by_o force_n constrain_v they_o to_o forbear_v to_o sin_v any_o further_o and_o for_o that_o respect_n many_o sinner_n die_v very_o improvident_o &_o unwillinglie_o which_o the_o world_n judge_v to_o happen_v unto_o they_o by_o some_o accident_n or_o hide_a indisposition_n or_o for_o some_o manifest_a casuastie_a pretend_v beside_o that_o those_o day_n wherein_o they_o live_v not_o in_o sin_n be_v not_o true_a day_n nor_o the_o life_n that_o they_o lead_v true_a life_n but_o paint_v and_o appear_v whereupon_o they_o be_v 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shall_v be_v very_o poor_a &_o spare_v of_o day_n that_o be_v they_o shall_v die_v very_o timeous_o and_o speedy_o contrariwise_o upright_o and_o just_a man_n shall_v be_v full_a of_o day_n and_o shall_v live_v far_o long_o than_o the_o world_n suppose_v for_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o gather_v they_o into_o his_o barn_n until_o it_o be_v due_a season_n chap._n 4._o he_o that_o now_o enjoy_v the_o benefit_n of_o time_n must_v with_o great_a fervency_n and_o zeal_n labour_v to_o employ_v it_o altogether_o well_o if_o time_n be_v such_o a_o precious_a jewel_n bestow_v upon_o we_o to_o do_v good_a work_n and_o to_o labour_v in_o the_o vineyard_n of_o our_o saviour_n all_o the_o day_n long_o until_o sun_n set_v and_o if_o we_o profit_v not_o ourselves_o therewith_o we_o may_v fear_v and_o tremble_v that_o it_o will_v be_v take_v away_o from_o we_o and_o that_o we_o shall_v want_v the_o same_o when_o we_o most_o desire_v and_o have_v need_n thereof_o it_o be_v good_a reason_n therefore_o 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imagine_v that_o thy_o servant_n or_o thy_o friend_n or_o any_o other_o worldly_a person_n aught_o to_o gain_v heaven_n for_o thou_o thyself_o play_v the_o truant_n and_o continue_v lazy_a thy_o hand_n and_o thy_o arm_n be_v to_o perform_v it_o and_o be_v to_o labour_v with_o greediness_n earnestness_n carefulness_n and_o zeal_n because_o life_n flit_v away_o and_o when_o thou_o least_o suspect_v thy_o sun_n will_v set_v rejoice_v that_o thou_o have_v labour_v much_o because_o thy_o rest_n and_o reward_n shall_v be_v so_o much_o the_o great_a and_o the_o reason_n which_o the_o preacher_n yield_v for_o all_o above_o say_v be_v because_o that_o after_o this_o life_n no_o work_n either_o of_o reason_n or_o of_o understanding_n or_o any_o act_n of_o will_n or_o of_o any_o other_o power_n shall_v be_v of_o worth_n nor_o of_o profit_n to_o gain_v thereby_o grace_n or_o glory_n the_o seven_o fertile_a year_n prefigure_v by_o the_o seven_o fat_a kine_n 41.2_o gen._n 41.2_o which_o king_n pharaoh_n see_v in_o his_o dream_n do_v signify_v the_o time_n of_o this_o life_n which_o by_o week_n whereof_o every_o week_n comprehend_v seven_o day_n go_v on_o with_o a_o alternative_a continuation_n &_o succession_n wheel_v about_o &_o prosecute_v his_o path_n but_o afterward_o will_v come_v other_o seven_o year_n which_o will_v be_v all_o that_o which_o shall_v remain_v in_o the_o other_o life_n which_o be_v without_o end_n prefigure_v by_o the_o seven_o lean_a and_o hunger-starved_a kine_n 3._o verse_n 3._o barren_a and_o without_o fruit_n of_o desert_n for_o which_o cause_n in_o imitation_n of_o that_o discreet_a and_o wise_a man_n joseph_n 16.16_o exod._n 16.16_o now_o brother_n fill_v thy_o granary_n and_o storehouse_n &_o make_v provision_n against_o the_o time_n of_o want_n and_o famine_n because_o if_o thou_o
torment_n may_v be_v the_o great_a and_o their_o punishment_n prolong_v the_o cause_n whereof_o will_v be_v pavit_fw-la enim_fw-la sterilem_fw-la 21._o verse_n 21._o etc._n etc._n because_o they_o feed_v and_o pamper_a the_o barren_a &_o they_o right_v not_o the_o widow_n that_o barren_n signify_v the_o body_n for_o the_o more_o it_o be_v cocker_v and_o pamper_a the_o less_o fruit_n of_o godliness_n do_v it_o yield_v it_o be_v all_o one_o as_o if_o they_o pamper_a and_o cherish_v a_o dry_a wooden_a block_n the_o widow_n signify_v the_o soul_n because_o there_o be_v no_o widow_n so_o mure_v up_o in_o a_o corner_n nor_o so_o sole_o leave_v as_o herself_o be_v in_o the_o house_n of_o the_o sinner_n to_o conclude_v therefore_o i_o hearty_o pray_v and_o entreat_v all_o sinner_n for_o the_o love_n of_o jesus_n christ_n yea_o all_o such_o as_o bereave_v the_o soul_n of_o time_n and_o assume_v it_o for_o the_o lust_n &_o appetite_n of_o their_o own_o body_n diligent_o to_o consider_v of_o 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with_o labour_n and_o pain_n with_o manifold_a business_n and_o affair_n and_o likewise_o for_o that_o the_o soul_n be_v unite_v and_o as_o it_o be_v incorporate_v with_o the_o gross_a body_n it_o be_v to_o be_v grant_v that_o at_o sometime_o she_o must_v enjoy_v her_o desire_n and_o solace_n as_o also_o the_o old_a marry_a man_n though_o never_o so_o wise_a and_o discreet_a yield_v and_o use_v some_o youthful_a behaviour_n towards_o his_o wife_n special_o if_o she_o be_v a_o young_a woman_n wherefore_o some_o interposition_n of_o mirth_n be_v very_o requisite_a and_o necessary_a among_o many_o business_n of_o care_n and_o respect_n for_o the_o refresh_n of_o the_o continual_a travel_n and_o wearisomeness_n of_o the_o body_n for_o if_o man_n shall_v always_o without_o intermission_n work_n and_o labour_n he_o will_v not_o only_o make_v dull_a and_o weary_a his_o understanding_n and_o memory_n continual_o be_v the_o vigour_n and_o strength_n of_o his_o health_n but_o also_o shall_v 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and_o for_o that_o respect_n there_o be_v a_o virtue_n which_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o comitas_fw-la gentenesse_n or_o good_a behaviour_n conformable_a to_o which_o god_n will_v that_o man_n shall_v recreate_v and_o sport_v themselves_o in_o such_o sort_n ambr._n s._n ambr._n that_o as_o say_v s._n ambrose_n it_o behove_v not_o to_o loose_v our_o gravity_n or_o sobriety_n in_o pleasure_n lest_o the_o harmony_n of_o good_a life_n shall_v be_v dissolve_v aristotle_n say_v aristot_n aristot_n that_o as_o a_o little_a salt_n will_v serve_v to_o season_v one_o mess_n of_o meat_n so_o a_o little_a recreation_n suffice_v life_n which_o recreation_n be_v to_o be_v use_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o salt_n be_v and_o so_o their_o play_n sport_n and_o entertainment_n ought_v to_o be_v lawful_a short_a seldom_o honest_a and_o not_o prejudicial_a or_o offensive_a to_o any_o accommodate_v &_o fit_v to_o the_o time_n place_n and_o person_n &_o with_o such_o moderation_n and_o soberness_n as_o that_o which_o he_o take_v and_o assume_v for_o help_n and_o ease_n be_v no_o let_v or_o hindrance_n unto_o he_o nor_o any_o impediment_n of_o his_o virtuous_a exercise_n and_o other_o just_a office_n or_o duty_n that_o which_o be_v to_o be_v recover_v and_o obtain_v be_v ability_n and_o strength_n whereby_o thing_n may_v be_v the_o better_o compass_v and_o bring_v to_o pass_v and_o effect_v without_o default_n or_o difficulty_n for_o when_o the_o faintness_n of_o our_o natural_a disposition_n be_v well_o refresh_v it_o incourage_v and_o animate_v we_o to_o proceed_v &_o persevere_v therein_o as_o on_o the_o other_o side_n it_o be_v such_o a_o enemy_n unto_o labour_n and_o amendment_n of_o life_n as_o that_o our_o appetite_n do_v covet_v and_o long_o for_o pleasure_n without_o rule_n or_o order_n unless_o great_a care_n &_o diligent_a respect_n be_v have_v and_o that_o mediocrity_n be_v keep_v wherein_o all_o virtue_n consist_v otherwise_o
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seqq_n man_n ought_v always_o to_o pray_v who_o with_o mere_a importunacie_n and_o perseverance_n come_v to_o weary_a the_o judge_n for_o the_o grace_n and_o favour_n she_o desire_v and_o this_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o example_n of_o the_o church_n who_o pray_v without_o intermission_n for_o the_o apostle_n s_o peter_n while_o he_o be_v detain_v in_o prison_n 12.5_o act._n 12.5_o until_o he_o be_v deliver_v thence_o and_o that_o she_o see_v he_o safe_a moreover_o that_o say_v pray_v continual_o be_v as_o much_o to_o say_v as_o pray_v at_o hour_n &_o time_n convenient_a wherefore_o dionysius_n carthusianus_n say_v carthus_n diony_n carthus_n let_v he_o that_o pray_v pray_v without_o intermission_n in_o due_a time_n and_o he_o pray_v always_o who_o pray_v when_o he_o may_v and_o have_v occasion_n and_o fit_a opportunity_n thereunto_o simon_n de_fw-fr cassia_n declare_v it_o thus_o 7_o simon_n de_fw-fr cass_n in_o job._n 7_o all_o the_o life_n of_o man_n be_v a_o continual_a trial_n 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aid_n and_o courage_n for_o which_o cause_n those_o father_n who_o in_o time_n of_o persecution_n live_v in_o the_o desert_n and_o solitary_a place_n enjoy_v and_o use_v their_o corporal_a occupation_n or_o bodily_a travel_n and_o set_v time_n thereto_o limit_v and_o dedicate_v whereby_o the_o devil_n may_v always_o find_v they_o occupy_v either_o in_o corporal_a or_o spiritual_a exercise_n which_o corporal_a exercise_n serve_v in_o steed_n of_o recreation_n and_o repast_n and_o for_o the_o obtain_n of_o more_o valour_n and_o courage_n to_o perform_v the_o spiritual_a so_o say_v s._n jerome_n in_o his_o rule_n 8._o d._n hiero._n in_o reg_fw-la cap._n 8._o give_v no_o place_n nor_o entertainment_n to_o idle_a and_o wander_a thought_n for_o if_o they_o begin_v to_o be_v lord_n over_o thou_o &_o to_o master_v thou_o thou_o shall_v perceive_v and_o feel_v in_o thy_o soul_n a_o most_o heavy_a loss_n and_o great_a damage_n and_o lest_o the_o devil_n do_v find_v thou_o lazy_a &_o idle_a 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