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to_o good_a if_o thou_o still_o keep_v thy_o patience_n and_o stand_v firm_a against_o all_o event_n it_o be_v a_o great_a evil_a not_o to_o be_v able_a to_o suffer_v evil_a 6._o thou_o may_v sometime_o dissemble_v thy_o constancy_n in_o the_o affliction_n of_o other_o but_o never_o in_o thy_o own_o let_v thy_o sorrow_n and_o mourning_n be_v common_a with_o those_o that_o mourn_v but_o not_o the_o cause_n of_o it_o comply_v a_o little_a with_o those_o who_o be_v afflict_v show_v thyself_o concern_v in_o their_o misery_n that_o by_o this_o mean_v thou_o may_v be_v a_o comfort_n to_o they_o no_o man_n can_v help_v another_o that_o be_v fall_v to_o rise_v unless_o he_o bow_v himself_o to_o lend_v he_o his_o hand_n but_o because_o all_o thing_n may_v be_v take_v two_o way_n whereof_o the_o one_o be_v tolerable_a the_o other_o intolerable_a if_o any_o one_o have_v do_v thou_o a_o injury_n do_v not_o thou_o regard_v he_o in_o that_o respect_n because_o that_o be_v the_o intolerable_a side_n 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last_o and_o variety_n of_o medicine_n hinder_v and_o spoil_v the_o health_n if_o s._n paul_n who_o be_v term_v in_o scripture_n a_o vessel_n of_o election_n not_o regard_v what_o he_o have_v do_v but_o what_o he_o be_v to_o do_v think_v he_o be_v not_o yet_o perfect_a enough_o what_o must_v thou_o do_v who_o have_v reason_n to_o wish_v that_o thy_o end_n may_v be_v foe_n good_a as_o his_o beginning_n the_o desire_n of_o knowledge_n be_v endless_a the_o love_n of_o riches_n be_v insatiable_a and_o the_o ambition_n of_o man_n have_v no_o limit_n there_o be_v no_o end_n of_o hunt_v after_o thing_n which_o must_v soon_o have_v a_o end_n but_o if_o thou_o have_v once_o have_v a_o taste_n of_o the_o divine_a wisdom_n thou_o will_v soon_o find_v satisfaction_n and_o have_v enough_o he_o invite_v thou_o to_o perfection_n after_o another_o manner_n who_o say_v be_v you_o perfect_a as_o your_o heavenly_a father_n be_v perfect_a this_o be_v the_o mark_n which_o be_v set_v before_o thou_o that_o thou_o may_v know_v thou_o can_v never_o be_v so_o perfect_a but_o that_o thou_o may_v still_o attain_v unto_o a_o high_a degree_n of_o perfection_n chap._n xxxi_o of_o temperance_n how_o much_o modesty_n conduce_v unto_o it_o of_o abstinence_n and_o chastity_n 1._o temperance_n be_v a_o virtue_n which_o refrain_v those_o pleasure_n which_o proceed_v from_o taste_v and_o touch_v it_o hate_v &_o refuse_v all_o superfluous_a delicacy_n and_o be_v content_a with_o that_o which_o be_v necessary_a in_o as_o much_o as_o reason_n permit_v it_o have_v this_o for_o a_o infallible_a rule_n to_o prescribe_v no_o other_o measure_n but_o necessity_n in_o thing_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o body_n &_o never_o make_v use_v of_o pleasure_n for_o the_o pleasure_n itself_o this_o be_v the_o virtue_n that_o must_v keep_v thou_o from_o make_v thyself_o a_o beast_n a_o natural_a modesty_n help_v much_o unto_o it_o in_o regard_v it_o be_v the_o curb_n of_o all_o evil_a motion_n the_o chief_n mark_n of_o a_o 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the_o world_n and_o to_o be_v out_o of_o their_o hear_n god_n be_v always_o with_o thou_o and_o see_v thou_o every_o where_o thy_o own_o conscience_n too_o be_v always_o with_o thou_o which_o accuse_v thou_o in_o all_o place_n 2._o abstinence_n and_o sobriety_n moderate_v the_o use_n of_o eat_v and_o drink_v chastity_n govern_v the_o sense_n of_o touch_v it_o be_v a_o hard_a matter_n not_o to_o exceed_v the_o bound_n of_o necessity_n in_o our_o diet_n the_o belly_n obey_v no_o law_n it_o be_v still_o ask_v call_v for_o and_o exact_v a_o daily_a tribute_n but_o few_o consider_v how_o little_o will_v content_v nature_n we_o force_v nature_n &_o make_v hunger_n and_o thirst_n to_o be_v slave_n to_o our_o vice_n and_o whereas_o we_o may_v easy_o content_v they_o with_o natural_a remedy_n we_o provoke_v they_o with_o variety_n of_o delicate_a meat_n and_o exquisite_a drink_n chastity_n also_o be_v very_o hard_a among_o so_o many_o object_n that_o lead_v unto_o impurity_n unless_o they_o 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