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destruction_n of_o man_n and_o chief_o of_o young_a person_n be_v a_o ill_a guide_n which_o lead_v they_o into_o precipice_n and_o make_v they_o fall_v into_o many_o misfortune_n o_o theotime_n the_o wiseman_n say_v 21.28_o vir_fw-la obediens_fw-la loquetur_fw-la victorias_fw-la prov._n 21.28_o that_o the_o obedient_a man_n will_v recount_v his_o victory_n if_o you_o obey_v well_o in_o your_o tender_a age_n you_o will_v recount_v one_o day_n the_o victory_n you_o have_v gain_v over_o your_o most_o dangerous_a enemy_n with_o your_o own_o proper_a will_n you_o will_v know_v how_o much_o this_o virtue_n be_v useful_a and_o praise_n god_n for_o it_o all_o your_o life_n chap._n viii_o of_o chastity_n tractableness_n and_o obedience_n hinder_v the_o disorder_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o chastity_n those_o of_o the_o body_n it_o be_v a_o virtue_n which_o entire_o fly_v the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v what_o chastity_n be_v and_o study_n to_o stifle_v the_o thought_n desire_n and_o feeling_n of_o unclean_a delight_n because_o they_o displease_v god._n it_o be_v necessary_a for_o all_o man_n necessary_a how_o necessary_a but_o particular_o for_o young_a person_n who_o be_v more_o susceptible_a of_o immodest_a pleasure_n have_v a_o most_o particular_a need_n of_o this_o virtue_n as_o we_o have_v show_v in_o part_n 3_o but_o as_o there_o be_v no_o age_n for_o which_o it_o be_v more_o necessary_a than_o for_o youth_n convenient_a how_o convenient_a so_o there_o be_v none_o to_o which_o it_o be_v more_o convenient_a and_o advantageous_a i_o will_v to_o god_n theotime_o you_o and_o all_o those_o of_o your_o age_n can_v comprehend_v the_o beauty_n of_o this_o virtue_n with_o the_o ornament_n and_o profit_n it_o bring_v you_o if_o chastity_n render_v man_n like_o angel_n angel_n it_o make_v they_o like_o angel_n according_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o holy_a father_n cite_v above_o in_o part_n 2._o because_o it_o make_v they_o imitate_v the_o purity_n of_o the_o angel_n in_o a_o frail_a body_n it_o be_v chief_o in_o young_a person_n where_o this_o effect_n be_v find_v true_a because_o their_o age_n be_v less_o corrupt_v by_o sin_n their_o chastity_n approach_v near_a to_o the_o purity_n of_o those_o celestial_a spirit_n if_o chastity_n do_v partake_v something_o of_o the_o glory_n of_o martyrdom_n martyr_n and_o martyr_n according_a to_o the_o sense_n of_o s._n jerom_n demâ—â—r_n habet_fw-la &_o pudicitia_fw-la servata_fw-la martyrium_fw-la saum_v s._n hier._n epist_n ad_fw-la demâ—â—r_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o rude_a combat_n it_o sustain_v which_o sometime_o be_v no_o less_o than_o those_o of_o torment_n it_o be_v chief_o to_o the_o chastity_n of_o young_a person_n to_o who_o that_o glory_n do_v appertain_v sententiis_fw-la quem_fw-la tormenta_fw-mi non_fw-la vicerant_fw-la volaptas_fw-la superabat_fw-la idem_fw-la in_o vita_fw-la b._n hilarion_n adolescentia_fw-la multa_fw-la corporis_fw-la bella_fw-la sustinet_fw-la idem_fw-la acrior_fw-la pugna_fw-la juvenum_fw-la s._n aug._n ser._n 23._o de_fw-la verbis_fw-la domini_fw-la martyrium_fw-la sine_fw-la sanguine_fw-la triplex_fw-la est_fw-la parcitas_fw-la in_o ubertate_fw-la quam_fw-la habuit_fw-la david_n &_o job_n largitas_fw-la in_o paupertate_fw-la quam_fw-la exercuit_fw-la tobias_n &_o vidua_fw-la castitas_fw-la in_o juventute_fw-la qua_fw-la usus_fw-la est_fw-la joseph_n in_o aegypto_n s._n bern._n in_o sententiis_fw-la because_o the_o combat_n they_o suffer_v be_v ordinary_o more_o violent_a and_o more_o frequent_a than_o those_o of_o other_o which_o make_v s._n bernard_n say_v that_o beside_o the_o martyrdom_n which_o be_v undergo_v by_o the_o effusion_n of_o blood_n there_o be_v yet_o three_o other_o that_o be_v frugality_n practise_v in_o plenty_n whereof_o david_n and_o job_n show_v a_o pattern_n liberality_n in_o poverty_n exercise_v by_o tobias_n and_o the_o widow_n in_o the_o gospel_n and_o chastity_n in_o youth_n preserve_v by_o joseph_n in_o egypt_n last_o theotime_o those_o excellent_a commendation_n 1._o pudicitia_n flos_fw-la morum_fw-la honour_n corporum_fw-la decor_fw-la sexuum_fw-la fundamentum_fw-la sanctitatis_fw-la praesagium_fw-la omnis_fw-la bonae_fw-la mentis_fw-la s._n cyp._n de_fw-fr bono_fw-mi pudicitiae_fw-la in_o malevolam_fw-la animam_fw-la non_fw-la introibit_fw-la sapientia_fw-la nec_fw-la habitabit_fw-la in_o corpore_fw-la subdito_fw-la peccatis_fw-la sap._n 1._o which_o the_o father_n give_v to_o chastity_n which_o they_o call_v the_o flower_n and_o ornament_n of_o manner_n the_o honour_n of_o the_o body_n the_o groundwork_n of_o sanctity_n the_o presage_v of_o all_o sort_n of_o virtue_n chief_o belong_v to_o young_a man_n for_o it_o be_v true_a that_o chastity_n in_o young_a person_n be_v a_o great_a foundation_n for_o virtue_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o good_a may_v be_v expect_v from_o a_o chaste_a youth_n because_o as_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n can_v dwell_v in_o impure_a heart_n so_o it_o take_v delight_n to_o inhabit_v in_o chaste_a soul_n and_o to_o heap_v upon_o they_o all_o sort_n of_o favour_n ruffin_n recount_v to_o this_o purpose_n that_o st._n gregory_n of_o nazianzen_n be_v yet_o young_a have_v a_o vision_n
judgement_n of_o reproach_n let_v he_o escape_v fly_v as_o the_o plague_n all_o conversation_n of_o dishonest_a thing_n which_o be_v real_o the_o plague_n and_o corruption_n of_o good_a mannner_n and_o which_o cause_n a_o vast_a number_n of_o sin_n in_o those_o who_o discourse_n of_o they_o and_o in_o those_o who_o harken_v to_o they_o fly_v also_o all_o dubious_a expression_n or_o such_o as_o incline_v to_o a_o double_a sense_n which_o may_v give_v other_o occasion_n of_o impure_a thought_n and_o last_o avoid_v all_o speech_n or_o immodest_a injury_n which_o man_n have_v so_o frequent_o in_o their_o mouth_n and_o be_v not_o sufferable_a among_o the_o debauch_a much_o less_o in_o you_o 2._o in_o good_a or_o indifferent_a discourse_n be_v not_o too_o ready_a or_o light_a in_o speak_v but_o harken_v before_o you_o speak_v there_o be_v some_o humour_n which_o be_v always_o the_o first_o in_o talk_v and_o the_o last_o in_o hold_v their_o tongue_n who_o meddle_v with_o every_o thing_n interrupt_v other_o and_o speak_v of_o thing_n they_o understand_v not_o it_o be_v the_o sign_n of_o a_o ill-bred_a light_a indiscreet_a and_o sometime_o of_o a_o proud_a mind_n the_o wiseman_n say_v excellent_o well_o 20._o well_o vidisti_fw-la hominem_fw-la velocem_fw-la ad_fw-la loquendum_fw-la stultitia_fw-la magis_fw-la sperandum_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la illius_fw-la correctio_fw-la prov._n 20._o when_o you_o see_v a_o man_n free_a in_o talk_v you_o must_v expect_v from_o he_o more_o folly_n than_o wisdom_n to_o regulate_v well_o your_o speech_n see_v the_o maxim_n you_o must_v observe_v 1._o speak_v little_a and_o hear_v much_o speak_v rule_n for_o speak_v it_o be_v the_o chief_a mark_n of_o a_o wise_a mind_n to_o hearken_v to_o other_o and_o speak_v little_a the_o scripture_n say_v that_o 1._o that_o qui_fw-la moderatur_fw-la sermon_n suos_fw-la doctus_fw-la est_fw-la &_o prudens_fw-la stultus_fw-la quoque_fw-la si_fw-la tacuerit_fw-la sapiens_fw-la reputabitur_fw-la &_o si_fw-la compresserit_fw-la labia_fw-la sva_fw-la intelligens_fw-la prov._n 17._o utinam_fw-la taceretis_fw-la ut_fw-la putaremini_fw-la sapientes_fw-la job_n 1.13_o sit_fw-la autem_fw-la omnis_fw-la homo_fw-la velox_fw-la ad_fw-la audiendum_fw-la tardus_fw-la vero_fw-la ad_fw-la loquendum_fw-la jac._n 1._o he_o who_o govern_v well_o his_o speech_n be_v wise_a and_o advise_v and_o that_o silence_n be_v so_o great_a a_o sign_n of_o wisdom_n that_o when_o it_o be_v find_v in_o a_o man_n of_o small_a understanding_n it_o make_v he_o esteem_v discreet_a i_o speak_v not_o of_o a_o dull_a and_o melancholy_a silence_n which_o spring_v from_o stupidity_n and_o heaviness_n but_o of_o a_o wise_a silence_n which_o be_v observe_v by_o modesty_n that_o it_o may_v give_v ear_n to_o other_o and_o speak_v in_o a_o proper_a time_n in_o conversation_n when_o another_o speak_v conversation_n how_o we_o must_v behave_v ourselves_o in_o conversation_n have_v a_o care_n of_o three_o thing_n 1._o not_o to_o speak_v before_o you_o have_v hear_v what_o he_o say_v 2._o not_o to_o interrupt_v he_o who_o speak_v 3._o not_o to_o be_v too_o hasty_a to_o talk_v when_o something_a you_o understand_v not_o be_v well_o speak_v of_o there_o be_v three_o precept_n of_o the_o wiseman_n 11._o wiseman_n priusquam_fw-la inaudias_fw-la ne_fw-la respondeas_fw-la verbum_fw-la &_o in_o medio_fw-la sermonum_fw-la ne_fw-la adjicias_fw-la loqui_fw-la eccl._n 11._o before_o you_o have_v hear_v answer_v nothing_o speak_v not_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o discourse_n learn_v before_o you_o speak_v for_o as_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o proverb_n 18.24_o proverb_n antequam_fw-la loquaris_fw-la disce_fw-la eccles_n 18._o qui_fw-la prius_fw-la respondeat_fw-la quam_fw-la audiat_fw-la stultum_fw-la se_fw-la esse_fw-la demonstrat_fw-la &_o confusione_n dignum_fw-la prov._n 18.24_o he_o who_o speak_v before_o he_o understand_v show_v that_o he_o be_v unwise_a and_o worthy_a of_o confusion_n when_o you_o shall_v be_v in_o some_o honourable_a company_n observe_v what_o the_o wiseman_n appoint_v you_o to_o do_v 12._o do_v adolescens_fw-la loquere_fw-la in_o tua_fw-la causa_fw-la vix_fw-la cum_fw-la necesse_fw-la fuerit_fw-la si_fw-mi bis_fw-la interrogatus_fw-la fueris_fw-la habeat_fw-la caput_fw-la responsum_fw-la tuum_fw-la in_o multis_fw-la esto_fw-la quasi_fw-la inscius_fw-la audire_fw-la tacens_fw-la simul_fw-la &_o quaerens_fw-la eccl._n 12._o speak_v little_a and_o only_o when_o you_o be_v ask_v and_o let_v your_o answer_n be_v short_a seem_v not_o to_o be_v too_o know_v but_o in_o the_o most_o part_n of_o conversation_n comport_v yourself_o as_o if_o you_o understand_v nothing_o of_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v treat_v and_o this_o not_o by_o dissimulation_n but_o by_o modesty_n harken_v to_o other_o be_v silent_a and_o ask_v to_o learn_v of_o they_o chap._n xii_o of_o other_o vice_n of_o the_o tongue_n and_o particular_o of_o swear_v beside_o wicked_a and_o impertinent_a discourse_n and_o a_o vanity_n in_o talk_v there_o be_v also_o many_o other_o vice_n of_o the_o tongue_n which_o christian_a modesty_n ought_v careful_o to_o retrench_v the_o first_o whereof_o be_v swear_v to_o be_v addict_v to_o swear_v be_v a_o very_a vicious_a quality_n especial_o in_o young_a people_n i_o speak_v not_o of_o oath_n make_v by_o religion_n to_o assure_v a_o truth_n when_o sufficient_a necessity_n require_v a_o necessity_n which_o seldom_o happen_v to_o young_a person_n but_o of_o those_o oath_n so_o common_a among_o christian_n where_o the_o adorable_a name_n of_o god_n be_v employ_v and_o take_v in_o vain_a in_o the_o least_o anger_n or_o first_o impatience_n and_o sometime_o by_o a_o settle_a judgement_n from_o a_o detestable_a custom_n of_o swear_v by_o the_o name_n of_o god_n in_o all_o manner_n of_o occasion_n this_o sin_n be_v one_o of_o the_o wicked_a habit_n a_o man_n can_v contract_v for_o 1._o it_o be_v a_o contempt_n of_o god_n 20_o sanctum_fw-la &_o terribile_fw-la nomen_fw-la ejus_fw-la psal_n 110._o non_fw-la assume_v nomen_fw-la domini_fw-la dei_fw-la tui_fw-la in_o vanum_fw-la exod._n 20_o to_o bear_v so_o little_a respect_n for_o his_o holy_a name_n which_o all_o creature_n adore_v and_o who_o sanctity_n make_v all_o the_o angel_n to_o tremble_v and_o this_o notwithstanding_o the_o express_a prohibition_n god_n have_v make_v of_o it_o thou_o shall_v not_o take_v the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n in_o vain_a 2._o it_o be_v a_o notable_a outrage_n offer_v to_o his_o son_n jesus-christ_n to_o treat_v with_o so_o much_o irreverence_v the_o precious_a death_n he_o suffer_v for_o our_o redemption_n and_o the_o adorable_a blood_n he_o shed_v for_o our_o salvation_n a_o outrage_n which_o be_v no_o less_o than_o that_o he_o receive_v by_o the_o cruelty_n of_o his_o executioner_n he_o be_v scourge_v say_v st._n augustin_n with_o the_o rod_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o he_o be_v now_o whip_v by_o the_o blasphemous_a tongue_n of_o wicked_a christian_n and_o they_o sin_v no_o less_o who_o blaspheme_n jesus_n christ_n reign_v in_o heaven_n than_o those_o who_o blaspheme_v he_o when_o he_o walk_v upon_o earth_n 3._o sin_n the_o cause_n of_o many_o sin_n this_o vice_n cause_v many_o other_o sin_n to_o be_v commit_v for_o beside_o that_o there_o be_v no_o sin_n multiply_v like_o swear_v it_o draw_v the_o curse_n of_o god_n upon_o those_o who_o be_v accustom_a to_o it_o by_o which_o they_o be_v abandon_v to_o their_o passion_n 25._o vir_fw-la multum_fw-la jurans_fw-la replebitur_fw-la iniquitate_fw-la eccl._n 25._o and_o to_o the_o occasion_n of_o sin_n for_o this_o reason_n the_o wiseman_n say_v that_o he_o who_o swear_v often_o shall_v be_v fill_v with_o iniquity_n 4._o correct_v it_o be_v hard_o to_o be_v correct_v this_o vice_n be_v very_o hard_a to_o be_v correct_v though_o never_o so_o little_o root_v it_o increase_v still_o with_o age_n and_o become_v at_o length_n incapable_a of_o remedy_n as_o those_o who_o be_v subject_a to_o it_o 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18._o crime_n ut_fw-la discant_fw-la now_o blasphemare_fw-la 1_o tim._n â—_o s._n greg._n â—â—e_v 4._o diâ—l_n cap._n 18._o to_o teach_v they_o say_v he_o not_o
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omnem_fw-la christianum_fw-la prima_fw-la honestatis_fw-la debet_fw-la
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