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A15118 Here followeth dyuers holy instrucyons and teachynges very necessarye for the helth of mannes soule, newly made and set forth by a late brother of Syon Rychard whitforde; Here followeth dyvers holy instrucyons and teachynges very necessarye for the helth of mannes soule. Whitford, Richard, fl. 1495-1555?; Isidore, of Seville, Saint, d. 636. Here be the gathered counsailes of Saynct Isodorie to informe man, howe he shuld flee vices.; John Chrysostom, Saint, d. 407. Of detraction. 1541 (1541) STC 25420; ESTC S105112 99,010 194

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folio_fw-la eodem_fw-la ¶_o of_o confessyon_n folio_fw-la lxxix_o ¶_o of_o premeditacyon_n folio_fw-la lxxix_o of_o sapience_n and_o wysdome_n folio_fw-la eodem_fw-la of_o doctrine_n or_o learn_v folio_fw-la lxxx_o ¶_o to_o take_v oft_o keep_v that_o be_v take_v and_o to_o teach_v that_o lerued_a be_v these_o iii._n do_v the_o scoler_n make_v his_o master_n for_o to_o over_o pass_v folio_fw-la eodem_fw-la ¶_o of_o curyosyte_n folio_fw-la lxxxi_o of_o obedience_n folio_fw-la eodem_fw-la of_o prelacye_n folio_fw-la lxxxii_o ¶_o of_o contempt_n and_o despise_v of_o the_o world_n folio_n lxxxiii_o of_o alm_n deed_n folio_fw-la eodem_fw-la ¶_o of_o detraction_n chrisostomus_n homilia_fw-la texcia_fw-la folio_n lxxxvi_o ¶_o finis_fw-la tabule_n ¶_o the_o definition_fw-la of_o patience_n in_o general_n capi._n primo_fw-la the_o definition_fw-la or_o determination_n of_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v entreat_v &_o speak_v of_o be_v first_o necessary_a to_o be_v know_v that_o be_v to_o say_v 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of_o then self_o make_v the_o patience_n meritoriouse_a for_o as_o the_o philosofour_n say_v aristot_n aristot_n for_o those_o thynnge_n that_o be_v in_o we_o of_o nature_n we_o be_v not_o worthy_a any_o praise_n or_o yet_o dispraise_n /_o reward_v or_o pain_n i_o say_v determinate_o of_o themselves_o notwithstanding_o a_o man_n be_v bind_v by_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n to_o restrain_v all_o natural_a disposition_n and_o inclynacious_a unto_o vice_n and_o to_o force_v they_o forth_o by_o violence_n unto_o virtue_n for_o the_o great_a meryte_n stand_v in_o the_o great_a violence_n for_o the_o scripture_n say_v regnum_n coelorum_fw-la vim_o patitur_fw-la etc._n etc._n b._n math._n 11._o b._n the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n do_v suffer_v violence_n and_o the_o violent_a parson_n do_v ravysh_a and_o win_v it_o and_o saint_n paul_n unto_o his_o disciple_n timothe_n no_o parson_n shall_v win_v the_o crown_n a._n 2._o timon_n 2._o a._n but_o that_o do_v feght_n accord_v unto_o the_o law_n 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&_o look_v all_o of_o a_o dead_a fashion_n and_o no_o thing_n can_v please_v for_o that_o tyme._n the_o cause_n whereof_o may_v be_v a_o humour_n in_o the_o body_n and_o many_o time_n that_o unrest_n of_o mind_n cum_v of_o opinion_n or_o suspicion_n 78._o seneca_n ad_fw-la lucil_n epla_fw-la 78._o which_o many_o time_n do_v much_o greve_v &_o unrest_n the_o mind_n for_o let_v a_o person_n put_v a_o way_n opinion_n and_o suspicion_n say_v seneke_v and_o great_a outward_a trouble_n shall_v little_a or_o nothing_o greve_v 9_o aug._n de_fw-fr pacien_fw-fr la._n 9_o for_o patience_n wilful_o take_v do_v by_o good_a deliberation_n avoid_v all_o such_o trouble_n and_o wyn_v /_o and_o gete_v thereby_o great_a ease_n and_o rest_n of_o mind_n for_o the_o person_n that_o have_v wylfull_a patience_n 10._o quinti_fw-la lianus_fw-la la._n 10._o have_v but_o little_a pain_n and_o the_o impatient_a person_n by_o cause_n he_o will_v not_o suffer_v do_v not_o avoid_v the_o pain_n &_o hurt_n that_o 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