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A01202	An introduction to a deuoute life composed in Frenche by the R. Father in God Francis Sales, Bishop of Geneua. And translated into Englisg [sic], by I.Y.; Introduction à la vie dévote. English	Francis, de Sales, Saint, 1567-1622.; Yakesley, John.; Tauler, Johannes, ca. 1300-1361. Colloquium theologi et mendici. English.	1613 (1613)	STC 11316.5; ESTC S105599	212,387	622

presented neuerthelesse by ministery of the sences they pearced to the verie hart of the distressed virgin which as she her self confessed was euen brimfull of these dangerous suggestions nothing els in her remaining free but only her superiour will which was not shaken with all these thunderinge ordenance of lasciuious and carnall tentations which lasted very long till on a day our Lord appeared vnto her and she sayd vnto him where wert thou my sweet Lord when my hart was full of so great darknes and vncleannes wherto he answered I was my deer daughter in thy hart In my hart replied she and how couldest thou dwell in a hart where there was so much vncleanes or canst thou that art cleannesse it self abide in place of dishonestie And our Lord answered Tell me when these vncleane thoughts troubled thee did they make thee merrie or sorie did they produce in thy hart sweetnes or bitternes most extreme bitternes and sorow sayd she who was it then sayd our Lord that put this exceeding bitternes and sorow in thy hart but I that lay there couertly and hidden in thy soule Beleeue me my daughter had I not been there present these hellishe engins that were planted round about thy hart and with all their batterie could not make one breach into it would doubtlesse haue surprized it and entred at their pleasure they would haue been admitted and receaued with delight by consent of thy free will and so haue giuen the deaths wound to thy soule But because I was within I armed thy hart with a bitter dislike of these dishonest imaginations and placed that strong resistance in thy soule by which she refused the tētation as much as she could and not being able as much as she would conceaued a vehemēt displeasure and hatred against the tentation and against her selfe and so these pangs and aflictions were verie meritorious and a great gaine for thee and an exceeding increase of thy virtue 3. Seest thou Philotheus how this fire was couered with ashes in this holy soule and that the tentation and delight was alreadie entred into the hart and had compassed and besieged the will which only asisted by her Sauiours grace resisted by a bitter detestation of these wicked and lawlesse pleasures all the batterie that was presented vnto it refusing alway to giue consent to the sinfull suggestions with which it was so dāgerously and vniuersally enuironned O what distresse is it to a soule that loueth God not so much as to knowe whether he be in her or no or wether the heauenly fore of charitie for which she fighteth be altogether extinguished in her or no but this is the flower and perfection of the heauenly loue to make the louer to suffer and to fighte for loue not knowing whether he haue within him that loue for which and by which he continueth valiantly fighting An encouragement to the soule vexed with temptation CHAPTER 5. 1. MY Philotheus God neuer permitteth these vehemēt tētations to arise but onely against such soules which he meanes to extoll and promote to the dignitie of his pure and excellent loue But it foloweth not therfore that after these tentations they shal be sure to attaine to this diuiue loue for it happeneth oft times that soules which haue been cōstant in such violent combats afterward not corresponding with the heauenly fauours of God haue been vanquished and ouerthrowne with verie smale tentations This I say to the end that yf euer it chaunce to thee to be afflicted with such dreadfull and horrible tentatations that thou vnderstand therby that God fauoureth thee with an extraordinarie signe of his loue by which he designeth to exalt thee in his presence and make thee great in his familiaritie and frindship Yet neuerthelesse be thou alway humble and fearfull to offend not assuring thy self that thou art able to ouercome the least tētatiōs that are after thou hast preuailed against great ones sauing onely by continuall fidelitie and loyaltie towards his maiestie 2. VVhat temptations so euer then do arriue vnto thee and what delight so euer ensew of that temptation so long as thy wil refuseth to giue her consent both to the tentation and to the delight folowing it trouble not thy self God is not offended with thee When one falleth into asound so that there appeer no more signes of life in him men vsually lay their hands on his hart and at the least motion that they feele in his hart they iudge him yet to retain life and by some pretious liquour or restoratiue make him come againe to him self and recall him to his sence and feeling So doth it chaunce whē through the violence of tentations our soule seemeth as it were fallen into a sound and into an vtter decay of all her spirituall forces life and motion but yf we wil know in what state she is let vs lay our hand on our hart let vs consider yf the hart and will doe yet retaine their spirituall motion that is yf they do their endeour to refuse all consent to the tentation and delight therof for so long as this motion of refusall is with in our hart we may be assured that charitie the life of our soule remaineth yet in vs and that Iesus Christ our Sauiour is there present though hidden and secretly so that by vertue of continuall prayer and vse of the sacraments and of confidence in Gods grace we shall recouer our forces and liue a sound healthie and delectable life How tentation and delectation may be sinne CHAPTER 6. 1. THE princesse of whome we spake right now could not hinder the dishonest demaund made vnto her because as we presupposed it came to her vnawares and against her will but yf on the other side she should by some wanton glaunces giue occasion to be requested by those secret or carelesse tokens declaring her self not vnwilling of rendring loue to him that should court her then doubtlesse were she culpable of the message it selfe and though she shew her self neuer so quaint and coy she should for all that deserue blame and punishment So chaunceth it many times that the very tentation it self is a sinne in vs because we our selues willingly are the cause of it for example I know that in gaming I fall easilie to rage blasphemie that gaming is to me as it were a tentation to those sinnes I sinne therfore as often and as many times as I play at that game and am guiltie of the tentation which thence ariseth Againe yf I know certainly that such a conuersation is ordinarie a cause of tentation and fall vnto me and yet notwithstanding do willingly go to it I am accessarie to al the tentations which doe ensew from thence 2. When the delight which proceedeth from the tentation maye be auoided it is always sinne to receaue it according as the pleasure which we receaue and as the consent which we giue vnto it is great or litle long or short in durance So it