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A09502 Spirituall exercyses and goostly meditacions and a neare waye to come to perfection and lyfe contemplatyue, very profytable for religyous, and generally for al other that desyre to come to the perfecte loue of god, and to the contempte of the worlde. Collected and set foorthe by the helpe of god, and diligente laboure of F. Wyllyam Peryn bacheler of diuinitie and pryor of the friers preachers of greate Sayncte Bartholomes in Smythfyelde. Peryn, William.; Essche, Nicolas van, 1507-1578. Exercitia. 1557 (1557) STC 19784; ESTC S114592 137,241 328

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shall_v always_o love_v he_o to_o have_v contemplation_n &_o fruition_n of_o he_o &_o shall_v ever_o possess_v he_o and_o that_o thou_o be_v set_v here_o that_o thou_o shall_v faithful_o serve_v he_o thank_v he_o laud_v praise_n and_o honour_v he_o and_o to_o know_v and_o fulfil_v his_o moost_n blessyd_v will_n and_o pleasure_n in_o thyself_o and_o in_o all_o creature_n consider_v also_o that_o thou_o be_v here_o in_o this_o world_n as_o concern_v thy_o soul_n in_o a_o strange_a country_n as_o a_o outlaw_n and_o a_o stranger_n beset_v round_o about_o with_o many_o grynne_n and_o enemy_n in_o danger_n of_o innumerable_a peryl_n but_o yet_o if_o thou_o remain_v in_o god_n there_o can_v no_o man_n hart_n nor_o harm_n the._n consider_v how_o noble_a how_o fair_a how_o wise_a thy_o soul_n be_v creatyd_v of_o god_n to_o his_o own_o likeness_n and_o image_n and_o yet_o nevertheless_o thou_o be_v create_v as_o concern_v thy_o body_n of_o the_o slime_n of_o the_o earth_n weak_a miserable_a 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memory_n of_o the_o may_v turn_v into_o a_o pure_a affection_n and_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o may_v also_o be_v turn_v into_o moost_n perfect_a love_n and_o with_o my_o outewarde_n silence_n i_o may_v have_v &_o hold_v also_o moo_v perfect_a silence_n from_o the_o jangel_n of_o all_o vain_a fancy_n in_o my_o hart_n that_o thou_o only_o may_v rest_v there_o in_o ¶_o most_n mercyful_n redeemer_n jesu_n which_o suffer_v moo_v cruel_a kind_n of_o passion_n and_o death_n grant_v i_o in_o the_o meryte_n of_o all_o thy_o pain_n and_o passion_n grace_v most_o perfect_o to_o mortyfie_v in_o i_o all_o care_n natural_a passion_n as_o joy_n and_o sorrow_n hope_v and_o dread_n love_n and_o hate_n and_o shamefastness_n that_o nothing_o may_v rest_v in_o my_o hart_n but_o thou_o only_a lord_n for_o when_o any_o of_o thes_n occupy_v my_o hart_n yea_o though_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n lauful_a yet_o the_o care_n the_o love_n fear_v or_o hope_v sorrow_n or_o hate_n of_o the_o thing_n do_v great_o dystracte_v the_o mind_n darkenyth_v the_o hart_n it_o mynyshyth_v devocyon_n and_o make_v all_o goostly_a exercise_n unsavery_a and_o irksome_a wherefore_o moo_v merciful_a lord_n rid_v my_o my_o affeccyon_n &_o desire_n from_o all_o thing_n under_o the_o that_o i_o may_v also_o despise_v &_o contemn_v myself_o for_o the_o pure_a love_n of_o the_o then_o shall_v no_o thing_n make_v i_o glade_n nor_o sorry_a but_o thou_o only_o so_o shall_v my_o hart_n be_v from_fw-mi from_o all_o thing_n and_o from_o the_o care_n love_n fear_v hope_n &_o joy._n then_o shall_v i_o with_o ease_n by_o thy_o grace_n at_o all_o time_n recollect_v my_o whole_a spirit_n inward_o unto_o the_o and_o so_o in_o the_o and_o with_o the_o to_o rest_v to_o thy_o honour_n and_o glory_n ¶_o o_o most_o meek_a jesu_n who_o pacyens_n and_o swettnes_n of_o hart_n be_v so_o great_a that_o thou_o be_v not_o discontentyd_v with_o they_o that_o cruel_o and_o paynefullye_o put_v the_o to_o death_n but_o of_o burnig_a &_o excellent_a charity_n thou_o praidist_a moo_v charytable_o for_o they_o as_o though_o they_o have_v be_v thy_o dear_a friend_n in_o merit_n of_o the_o which_o thy_o moost_n pacyent_a passion_n and_o thy_o most_o meek_a death_n which_o thou_o suffer_v for_o i_o grant_v i_o grace_n full_o to_o mortyfie_v in_o myself_o all_o bytternes_n of_o hart_n &_o angrine_n against_o i_o even_o christen_v specyal_o that_o do_v arise_v of_o a_o wyckyd_n or_o a_o cankeryd_a conscience_n and_o secret_a envy_n towards_o i_o even_o chrysten_v for_o the_o grace_n which_o he_o have_v more_o than_o i_o whereby_o i_o shall_v desire_v he_o to_o fall_v to_o sin_v and_o to_o be_v as_o wyckyd_v as_o i_o or_o else_o shall_v wish_v and_o go_v about_o to_o obscure_v and_o hide_v his_o virtue_n and_o grace_n lest_o he_o shall_v be_v prefer_v and_o