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A09502 Spirituall exercyses and goostly meditacions and a neare waye to come to perfection and lyfe contemplatyue, very profytable for religyous, and generally for al other that desyre to come to the perfecte loue of god, and to the contempte of the worlde. Collected and set foorthe by the helpe of god, and diligente laboure of F. Wyllyam Peryn bacheler of diuinitie and pryor of the friers preachers of greate Sayncte Bartholomes in Smythfyelde. Peryn, William.; Essche, Nicolas van, 1507-1578. Exercitia. 1557 (1557) STC 19784; ESTC S114592 137,241 328

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accordydg_v to_o the_o example_n of_o our_o savyor_n jesu_n who_o in_o moo_v pain_n and_o sorrow_n which_o begin_v in_o the_o gardyn_n upon_o thursday_n at_o night_n abide_a therein_o unto_o the_o moost_n painful_a death_n upon_o the_o cross_n clean_a destytute_n of_o all_o comfort_n &_o sensible_a consolation_n as_o though_o he_o have_v be_v the_o very_a enemy_n of_o god_n only_o have_v the_o essencial_a love_n and_o charytie_n of_o god_n but_o in_o all_o other_o consolacyon_n he_o be_v most_o perfect_o resign_v to_o the_o will_n of_o his_o heavenly_a father_n ¶_o the_o ten_o impedyment_n that_o be_v a_o inordynate_a earnestness_n and_o cleave_v to_o whereby_o many_o be_v addyct_v and_o so_o earnest_o set_v upon_o the_o work_v that_o they_o have_v to_o do_v either_o of_o obedience_n or_o necessity_n of_o charity_n that_o while_o they_o do_v they_o their_o heart_n and_o mind_n be_v all_o occupy_v in_o they_o and_o for_o the_o time_n they_o seem_v to_o rest_v in_o they_o and_o though_o 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therefore_o great_a cause_n to_o love_v he_o again_o and_o to_o show_v love_a kindness_n unto_o so_o curtyse_v and_o kind_n lover_n and_o lord_n god_n now_o if_o thou_o can_v feel_v thy_o heart_n movyd_v unto_o love_n towards_o thy_o lord_n jesu_n by_o this_o or_o like_a comtemplacyon_n of_o his_o benefit_n and_o of_o his_o infinite_a goodness_n that_o have_v love_v the_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n with_o a_o everlasting_a charyte_n then_o shall_v thou_o proceed_v and_o force_v thy_o will_n and_o affection_n to_o these_o three_o sort_n or_o degree_n of_o love_n the_o first_o be_v bare_a love_n that_o be_v to_o say_v thou_o must_v move_v thyself_o to_o love_v he_o only_o and_o forsake_v all_o love_n that_o thou_o bere_v to_o thy_o friend_n kynsfolke_n apparel_n book_n and_o of_o any_o other_o thing_n in_o this_o world_n for_o thou_o can_v not_o love_v these_o and_o love_v god_n only_o for_o he_o will_v have_v all_o thy_o love_n as_o he_o be_v most_o worthy_a and_o must_v 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