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right_a door_n and_o far_o far_o more_o upon_o such_o other_o as_o go_v not_o in_o by_o so_o good_a a_o way_n very_o madness_n very_o a_o strange_a blindness_n or_o rather_o madness_n it_o be_v to_o be_v wonder_v at_o that_o there_o be_v person_n to_o be_v find_v so_o strait-harted_n in_o the_o service_n of_o our_o lord_n that_o if_o they_o be_v advise_v to_o do_v any_o thing_n therein_o though_o it_o be_v clear_o good_a yet_o do_v they_o go_v consider_v &_o reconsider_v whither_o or_o no_o the_o do_v of_o it_o do_v oblige_v under_o the_o pain_n of_o mortal_a sin_n that_o so_o indeed_o they_o may_v forbear_v to_o do_v it_o for_o they_o say_v that_o they_o be_v but_o weak_a &_o they_o will_v not_o ingulfe_n themselves_o into_o matter_n of_o great_a perfection_n but_o tread_v in_o the_o plain_n &_o beat_a way_n and_o yet_o these_o very_a man_n who_o be_v so_o void_a of_o courage_n in_o the_o search_n of_o true_a virtue_n which_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o our_o lord_n it_o will_v be_v no_o 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yea_o &_o they_o who_o do_v not_o confide_v in_o god_n that_o he_o will_v help_v they_o in_o those_o good_a work_n which_o only_o do_v concern_v themselves_o do_v promise_v themselves_o with_o strange_a boldness_n that_o god_n will_v guide_v they_o by_o the_o hand_n towards_o those_o thing_n which_o concern_v the_o government_n of_o other_o whereas_o indeed_o he_o may_v answer_v they_o with_o great_a reason_n that_o since_o they_o will_v needs_o plung_v themselves_o into_o that_o danger_n let_v they_o look_v to_o their_o own_o carriage_n therein_o for_o of_o such_o as_o these_o it_o be_v that_o god_n do_v say_v they_o reign_v but_o not_o by_o my_o direction_n they_o be_v prince_n and_o i_o know_v
particular_a endeavour_n and_o remedy_n he_o therefore_o that_o shall_v find_v himself_o subject_a to_o this_o necessity_n must_v in_o the_o first_o place_n treat_v his_o body_n with_o severity_n by_o lessen_v both_o food_n &_o sleep_n and_o by_o give_v it_o a_o hard_a bed_n hayr-clothe_n &_o other_o convenient_a help_n of_o this_o kind_n whereby_o it_o may_v be_v afflict_v for_o protestant_a for_o harken_v to_o this_o holy_a father_n though_o he_o be_v no_o protestant_a s_n hierome_n say_v by_o fast_v the_o plague_n of_o this_o body_n of_o we_o be_v cure_v and_o s._n hilarion_n speak_v thus_o to_o his_o flesh_n and_o blood_n i_o will_v tame_v thou_o and_o take_v order_n that_o thou_o shall_v not_o kieke_v but_o that_o through_o hunger_n and_o pain_n thou_o may_v have_v more_o mind_n of_o mâ—ate_n than_o lust_n and_o s._n hierome_n counsel_v eustochium_fw-la the_o virgin_n that_o although_o she_o have_v be_v bring_v up_o in_o dainty_a fare_n yet_o she_o shall_v be_v very_o careful_a to_o use_v abstinence_n in_o diet_n and_o not_o to_o abstain_v from_o give_v the_o body_n further_o trouble_v assure_v she_o that_o without_o take_v of_o this_o course_n she_o will_v not_o be_v able_a to_o make_v good_a the_o possession_n of_o chastity_n if_o by_o occasion_n of_o such_o penance_n the_o body_n shall_v grow_v to_o weakness_n and_o the_o health_n to_o prejudice_n the_o same_o s._n hierome_n make_v answer_n in_o another_o place_n that_o it_o be_v better_o the_o stomach_n shall_v suffer_v than_o the_o soul_n and_o to_o command_v the_o body_n then_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o it_o and_o that_o the_o leg_n be_v better_a to_o tremble_v for_o weakness_n than_o that_o chastity_n shall_v reel_v for_o lack_v of_o strength_n it_o be_v true_a indeed_o that_o in_o another_o place_n he_o withal_o require_v that_o the_o fast_a be_v not_o so_o excessive_a as_o to_o weaken_v the_o stomach_n &_o yet_o again_o in_o another_o place_n he_o reprehend_v some_o who_o he_o have_v know_v to_o have_v run_v hazard_n of_o lose_v their_o wit_n through_o the_o excess_n of_o fast_v &_o absteyn_v in_o this_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o give_v a_o general_a rule_n that_o may_v square_v with_o all_o for_o father_n for_o it_o be_v therefore_o necessary_a to_o have_v often_o recourse_n to_o his_o ghostly_a father_n some_o find_v help_v by_o one_o mean_n &_o another_o not_o &_o some_o one_o may_v be_v hurt_v by_o it_o in_o his_o health_n and_o not_o another_o and_o one_o thing_n it_o be_v when_o the_o war_n be_v so_o great_a as_o to_o place_v a_o man_n in_o danger_n of_o lose_v his_o chastity_n for_o in_o that_o case_n it_o be_v fit_a to_o put_v the_o body_n to_o any_o inconvenience_n that_o the_o soul_n may_v so_o be_v able_a to_o remain_v with_o life_n and_o another_o thing_n it_o be_v for_o a_o man_n to_o struggle_v with_o a_o moderate_a tentation_n whereby_o he_o fear_v not_o so_o much_o danger_n nor_o for_o the_o conquest_n thereof_o be_v in_o necessity_n of_o take_v so_o much_o pain_n now_o for_o the_o use_n of_o the_o most_o convenient_a help_n in_o such_o occasion_n it_o will_v much_o depend_v upon_o the_o discreet_a conduct_n of_o he_o that_o guide_v the_o person_n tempt_v who_o be_v both_o to_o pray_v with_o all_o humility_n to_o our_o lord_n that_o herein_o he_o will_v impart_v some_o light_n and_o since_o thâ—_n vessel_n â—_o vessel_n 1._o cor._n â—_o of_o election_n s_n paul_n do_v not_o trust_v his_o flesh_n and_o blood_n do_v blood_n s._n paul_n be_v no_o protestant_n both_o because_o he_o think_v it_o necessary_a to_o chastise_v &_o beat_v his_o body_n and_o for_o that_o he_o make_v not_o himself_o sure_a of_o his_o salvation_n as_o these_o other_o do_v but_o that_o he_o punish_v and_o make_v it_o subject_a least_o preach_a virtue_n to_o other_o himself_o may_v become_v vicious_a by_o fall_v into_o sin_n how_o shall_v we_o conceive_v that_o we_o can_v be_v chaste_a without_o chastize_v our_o body_n since_o we_o have_v both_o less_o virtue_n and_o great_a cause_n of_o fear_n than_o he_o very_o note_n very_o note_n hardly_o be_v humility_n hold_v fast_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o honour_n &_o temperance_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o abundance_n &_o chastity_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o delicacy_n and_o if_o he_o shall_v be_v worthy_a of_o derision_n who_o procure_v to_o quench_v the_o fire_n wherein_o his_o house_n be_v burn_v will_v cast_v in_o a_o supply_n of_o more_o dry_a wood_n much_o more_o worthy_o shall_v he_o be_v deride_v who_o on_o the_o one_o side_n desire_v chastity_n and_o on_o the_o other_o stuff_v his_o skin_n with_o curious_a and_o choice_a meat_n and_o give_v himself_o moreover_o to_o idleness_n for_o these_o thing_n do_v not_o only_o not_o quench_v the_o fire_n which_o already_o be_v kindle_v but_o will_v suffice_v to_o kindle_v it_o even_o where_o it_o be_v already_o quench_v and_o since_o the_o prophet_n 1â—_n prophet_n ezech._n 1â—_n ezechiel_n be_v a_o witness_n to_o we_o that_o the_o cause_n why_o that_o unfortunate_a city_n of_o sodom_n grow_v up_o to_o the_o high_a of_o that_o abominable_a sin_n be_v the_o lust_n the_o abundance_n and_o idleness_n be_v the_o mother_n and_o the_o nurse_n of_o lust_n fullness_n &_o abundance_n of_o bread_n and_o the_o idleness_n wherein_o they_o spend_v their_o time_n who_o will_v now_o presume_v to_o live_v in_o idleness_n or_o in_o delicacye_n yea_o or_o even_o to_o see_v they_o though_o but_o a_o far_o off_o for_o as_o much_o as_o these_o thing_n which_o in_o they_o be_v able_a to_o produce_v that_o great_a sin_n with_o facility_n will_v be_v able_a to_o induce_v we_o to_o commit_v the_o lesser_a let_v such_o a_o one_o therefore_o as_o be_v a_o friend_n to_o chastity_n love_v temperance_n and_o the_o ill_a treat_v of_o his_o body_n for_o if_o he_o will_v have_v the_o one_o without_o the_o other_o it_o will_v not_o prove_v with_o he_o but_o rather_o he_o will_v be_v deprive_v of_o both_o for_o those_o thing_n which_o god_n do_v join_v man_n shall_v not_o desire_v to_o separate_v neither_o shall_v he_o be_v able_a though_o he_o will_v chap._n vi_o of_o two_o cause_n that_o there_o be_v of_o sensual_a tentation_n &_o what_o mean_v we_o must_v use_v against_o they_o when_o they_o rise_v from_o the_o malice_n of_o the_o devil_n we_o be_v much_o to_o mark_v that_o the_o remedy_n of_o which_o i_o have_v speak_v in_o afflict_v the_o body_n be_v wont_a to_o help_v when_o the_o tentation_n spring_v from_o the_o body_n as_o it_o use_v to_o do_v in_o young_a man_n who_o have_v good_a health_n and_o have_v use_v to_o regale_n themselves_o then_o apply_v then_o according_a to_o the_o several_a root_n &_o motive_n of_o the_o tentation_n so_o be_v the_o remedy_n to_o be_v apply_v i_o say_v it_o be_v fit_a to_o reform_v the_o body_n when_o the_o root_n of_o the_o infirmity_n rise_v thence_o but_o sometime_o the_o tentation_n grow_v by_o mean_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o it_o may_v partly_o be_v perceave_v by_o this_o that_o it_o fight_v with_o we_o more_o by_o thought_n &_o foul_a imagination_n of_o the_o mind_n then_o by_o impure_a motion_n of_o the_o body_n or_o if_o you_o find_v these_o late_a also_o in_o your_o body_n it_o be_v not_o because_o the_o tentation_n begin_v there_o but_o have_v begin_v by_o thought_n it_o grow_v at_o last_o to_o result_v into_o the_o exterior_a which_o exterior_a of_o the_o body_n be_v sometime_o extreme_o weak_a and_o little_o better_a than_o dead_a evil_a thought_n be_v yet_o now_o and_o then_o most_o lively_a in_o it_o as_o it_o happen_v to_o s._n hierome_n according_a to_o his_o own_o relation_n it_o be_v also_o another_o sign_n that_o such_o tentation_n be_v of_o the_o devil_n when_o they_o come_v upon_o a_o sudden_a and_o when_o a_o man_n give_v least_o occasion_n or_o have_v cause_n to_o expect_v they_o least_o nor_o thought_n nor_o there_o be_v no_o sin_n at_o all_o if_o no_o occasion_n nor_o consent_n be_v give_v nor_o pleasure_n take_v in_o the_o suggestion_n of_o carnal_a thought_n can_v he_o as_o it_o may_v happen_v observe_v due_a reverence_n in_o the_o very_a time_n of_o his_o prayer_n no_o nor_o at_o the_o altar_n nor_o in_o other_o holy_a place_n where_o yet_o even_o a_o very_a wicked_a man_n will_v consider_v where_o he_o be_v &_o abstayn_v from_o think_v of_o such_o thing_n sometime_o note_n sometime_o note_n these_o thought_n be_v such_o in_o quality_n and_o so_o many_o in_o number_n as_o that_o a_o man_n never_o know_v nor_o hear_v nor_o imagine_v any_o such_o thing_n as_o do_v then_o present_v themselves_o and_o by_o the_o force_n wherewith_o they_o come_v and_o by_o the_o very_a thing_n themselves_o which_o interior_o be_v tell_v he_o a_o man_n find_v that_o they_o spring_v not_o from_o himself_o but_o that_o
all_o thing_n of_o the_o earth_n yea_o and_o of_o heaven_n itself_o be_v but_o very_o poor_a and_o unworthy_a of_o be_v desire_v or_o enjoy_v if_o from_o they_o we_o sever_v the_o will_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o one_o thing_n how_o little_a soever_o or_o how_o bitter_a soever_o it_o be_v otherwise_o which_o if_o it_o be_v join_v to_o the_o will_n of_o our_o lord_n be_v not_o of_o extreme_a value_n better_o it_o be_v without_o comparison_n to_o be_v in_o affliction_n if_o our_o lord_n require_v it_o than_o abstract_v from_o his_o will_n to_o be_v in_o heaven_n and_o if_o once_o we_o do_v banish_v from_o ourselves_o this_o secret_a covetousness_n with_o resolution_n there_o will_v fall_v of_o withal_o many_o evil_a fruit_n which_o grow_v from_o thence_o and_o we_o shall_v gather_v other_o in_o place_n thereof_o of_o more_o worth_n namely_o joy_n and_o peace_n which_o use_n to_o be_v derive_v from_o the_o union_n of_o a_o soul_n with_o the_o will_n of_o god_n and_o so_o firm_a they_o will_v be_v withal_o that_o tribulation_n itself_o will_v not_o be_v able_a to_o take_v they_o from_o us._n for_o as_o much_o as_o although_o such_o person_n do_v find_v themselves_o afflict_v and_o forsake_v yet_o be_v they_o not_o in_o despair_n no_o nor_o great_o trouble_v as_o know_v that_o to_o be_v the_o way_n of_o the_o cross_n to_o which_o they_o have_v offer_v themselves_o and_o by_o which_o christ_n do_v walk_v as_o it_o appear_v when_o be_v upon_o the_o cross_n he_o say_v to_o his_o father_n o_o 17._o o_o matt._n 17._o my_o god_n why_o have_v thou_o forsake_v i_o but_o short_o after_o he_o say_v into_o thy_o hand_n o_o father_n i_o commend_v my_o spirit_n our_o lord_n have_v also_o say_v already_o again_o 10._o again_o joan._n 10._o will_v i_o see_v you_o and_o your_o hart_n shall_v rejoice_v and_o no_o man_n shall_v take_v this_o joy_n from_o you_o for_o if_o a_o man_n enjoy_v this_o condition_n there_o be_v no_o tribulation_n which_o there_o in_o the_o most_o inward_a part_n of_o his_o soul_n do_v much_o disquiet_v he_o because_o there_o within_o he_o be_v close_o unite_v to_o the_o will_n of_o he_o that_o send_v it_o if_o thus_o we_o will_v carry_v ourselves_o we_o shall_v deceive_v the_o deceaver_n which_o be_v the_o devil_n for_o as_o much_o as_o by_o not_o be_v dismay_v nor_o retire_v from_o our_o good_a course_n begin_v notwithstanding_o the_o evil_a language_n he_o speak_v but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n take_v that_o which_o our_o lord_n do_v send_v with_o obedience_n and_o give_v of_o thanks_n we_o depart_v without_o any_o hurt_n out_o of_o this_o skirmish_n although_o it_o shall_v last_v as_o long_o as_o we_o live_v yea_o we_o come_v to_o great_a profit_n than_o we_o have_v before_o since_o it_o give_v we_o occasion_n to_o gain_v more_o crown_n in_o heaven_n in_o reward_n of_o that_o conformity_n which_o we_o have_v to_o the_o will_n of_o our_o lord_n without_o respect_v our_o own_o even_o in_o that_o which_o be_v very_o 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lord_n upon_o the_o mountain_n the_o â—4_n the_o ixod_n â—4_n scripture_n say_v that_o he_o enter_v into_o the_o obscurity_n or_o cloud_n where_o our_o lord_n be_v a_o strange_a thing_n it_o may_v seem_v that_o god_n shall_v place_v his_o dwell_n in_o darkness_n since_o he_o be_v most_o pure_a and_o perfect_a light_n which_o endure_v no_o darkness_n as_o s._n john_n 1._o john_n 1._o joâ—â—_n 1._o say_v but_o because_o he_o be_v a_o light_n so_o very_o bright_a and_o so_o overshining_a that_o as_o s._n paul_n â—_o paul_n 1._o tim._n â—_o do_v witness_v he_o dwell_v in_o light_n which_o be_v ineccessible_a he_o be_v say_v to_o dwell_v in_o god_n in_o the_o true_a reason_n why_o we_o can_v arrive_v to_o see_v god_n darkness_n because_o no_o eye_n create_v either_o of_o man_n or_o angelâ—_n can_v arrive_v to_o his_o mystery_n by_o the_o force_n of_o reason_n and_o note_n and_o note_n for_o this_o cause_n in_o regard_n of_o such_o eye_n the_o light_n be_v call_v darkness_n not_o because_o 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