betake_v yourself_o to_o pious_a book_n especial_o those_o which_o do_v treat_v of_o temptation_n and_o of_o the_o mean_n to_o put_v they_o to_o flight_n or_o to_o vanquish_v they_o as_o the_o philothee_n of_o our_o b._n father_n the_o spiritual_a work_n of_o grenado_n point_v alverez_n rodrigvez_n and_o the_o like_a and_o as_o great_a fire_n be_v enkindle_v by_o the_o same_o wind_n which_o do_v extinguish_v little_a weak_a one_o so_o you_o apprehend_v that_o your_o grief_n gather_v strength_n from_o the_o very_a mean_n which_o you_o use_v either_o to_o lessen_v or_o loose_v it_o follow_v your_o directour_n counsel_n you_o have_v multiply_v the_o herb_n borith_n which_o be_v that_o whereof_o the_o fuller_n make_v use_v to_o take_v spot_n out_o of_o cloth_n i_o mean_v you_o have_v have_v recurse_n to_o the_o sacred_a exercise_n of_o penance_n and_o mortification_n know_v that_o a_o contrite_a and_o humble_a hart_n *_o be_v the_o great_a present_n which_o can_v be_v offer_v unto_o god_n you_o have_v extraordinary_o frequent_v the_o use_n of_o prayer_n read_v spirituality_n of_o the_o sacrament_n of_o confession_n and_o the_o euchariste_n with_o due_a attention_n to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v all_o of_o they_o sovereign_a antidote_n to_o strengthen_v assault_v faith_n in_o a_o word_n there_o be_v no_o practice_n of_o devotion_n whether_o counsel_v by_o writing_n or_o word_n of_o mouth_n whether_o inspire_v or_o find_v out_o by_o your_o own_o understanding_n be_v open_v by_o vexation_n which_o you_o have_v not_o employ_v opportune_o importune_o to_o make_v those_o horrible_a thought_n vanish_v away_o which_o like_o a_o brood_n of_o viper_n do_v threaten_v their_o parent_n death_n according_a to_o that_o which_o the_o psalmist_n say_v of_o he_o who_o have_v conceive_v iniquity_n engender_v grief_n and_o bring_v forth_o injustice_n to_o what_o saintes_n do_v you_o not_o make_v vow_n to_o be_v deliver_v of_o those_o importune_a motion_n which_o keep_v a_o continual_a buss_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o your_o hart_n which_o be_v consecrate_v unto_o god_n by_o piety_n that_o reign_v therein_o ought_v only_o to_o be_v adorn_v with_o sanctity_n not_o admit_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v profane_a or_o defile_v since_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o city_n of_o god_n have_v a_o privilege_n that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v disturb_v with_o any_o of_o those_o loathsome_a beast_n what_o violent_a endeavour_n have_v you_o not_o use_v like_o another_o abraham_n to_o drive_v away_o those_o ravenous_a bird_n from_o above_o your_o interior_a sacrifice_n how_o oft_o have_v you_o take_v your_o hart_n as_o it_o be_v in_o both_o your_o hand_n to_o force_v it_o to_o produce_v act_n of_o a_o lively_a faith_n and_o quicken_v with_o charity_n to_o repelle_fw-fr the_o fiery_a dart_n of_o the_o midday-divell_n who_o do_v dazzle_v your_o eye_n with_o his_o execrable_a illusion_n i_o think_v i_o see_v my_o theopiste_n use_v all_o kind_n of_o defence_n in_o this_o skrimish_n employ_v as_o it_o be_v his_o whole_a man_n upon_o it_o invoke_v heaven_n and_o earth_n to_o this_o succour_n heaven_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v brass_n to_o he_o and_o the_o earth_n iron_n and_o god_n pitiful_a and_o rich_a in_o mercy_n become_v cruel_a and_o inexorable_a to_o he_o be_v thus_o abandon_v he_o be_v burdensome_a to_o himself_o his_o sin_n as_o he_o think_v multiply_v beyond_o number_n do_v oppress_v he_o as_o a_o heavy_a load_n even_o giant_n will_v groan_v under_o so_o many_o water_n of_o anguish_n and_o his_o great_a torture_n be_v the_o very_a same_o which_o affect_v job_n who_o complain_v of_o nothing_o so_o much_o as_o to_o find_v himself_o contrary_a to_o god_n even_o while_o god_n himself_o a_o thing_n far_o from_o his_o conceit_n call_v he_o just_a upwaight_v and_o a_o man_n full_a of_o a_o chaste_a fear_n happy_a estate_n and_o sign_n of_o god_n favour_n chap._n vi_o my_o dear_a theopiste_n the_o eye_n which_o see_v all_o thing_n see_v not_o itself_o so_o blind_a we_o be_v in_o our_o own_o deed_n whence_o phicition_n and_o advocate_n do_v rather_o refer_v their_o own_o disease_n and_o suit_n to_o the_o judgement_n of_o some_o other_o of_o the_o same_o profession_n then_o to_o their_o own_o direction_n i_o do_v not_o wonder_v that_o the_o way_n of_o of_o god_n which_o be_v mercy_n truth_n and_o judgement_n be_v as_o far_o beyond_o our_o reach_n and_o capacity_n as_o the_o heaven_n be_v distant_a from_o the_o earth_n and_o if_o the_o thought_n of_o our_o imagination_n be_v so_o different_a since_o in_o that_o which_o you_o now_o propose_v unto_o i_o the_o opinion_n which_o i_o constant_o embrace_v of_o you_o be_v so_o far_o different_a from_o your_o own_o and_o that_o which_o you_o term_v god_n justice_n rigour_n and_o abondon_v of_o you_o i_o consider_v as_o god_n grace_n benignity_n bounty_n and_o mercy_n to_o your_o soul_n o_o my_o dear_a theopist_n if_o you_o know_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n *_o his_o hand_n which_o now_o seem_v so_o heavy_a unto_o you_o will_v appear_v light_a and_o you_o will_v perceive_v that_o that_o sweet_a and_o favourable_a hand_n do_v sustain_v you_o by_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o do_v lead_v you_o in_o the_o way_n of_o his_o will_n to_o conduct_v you_o to_o his_o glory_n these_o temptation_n which_o do_v essay_n and_o affray_v you_o and_o which_o you_o take_v for_o torent_n that_o do_v violent_o bear_v away_o your_o faith_n be_v to_o i_o as_o so_o many_o honourable_a argument_n of_o your_o loyalty_n and_o your_o wound_n in_o this_o good_a combat_n of_o faith_n as_o the_o apostle_n call_v it_o appear_v in_o my_o eye_n so_o many_o glorious_a mark_n and_o even_o this_o also_o unless_o i_o deceive_v myself_o will_v be_v the_o judgement_n of_o all_o those_o that_o love_n and_o setue_n god_n and_o who_o have_v any_o experience_n in_o this_o interior_a commotion_n and_o combat_n which_o be_v raise_v not_o against_o flesh_n and_o blood_n but_o against_o the_o power_n of_o darkness_n and_o spiritual_a malice_n you_o curse_v and_o i_o bless_v it_o and_o though_o i_o will_v curse_v it_o yet_o shall_v it_o be_v no_o more_o in_o my_o power_n than_o it_o be_v in_o balaam_n to_o fasten_v his_o imprecation_n upon_o the_o army_n of_o israel_n why_o be_v we_o ignorant_a that_o he_o who_o like_v unto_o yourself_o do_v range_v himself_o in_o the_o discipline_n of_o god_n be_v to_o prepare_v his_o soul_n against_o temptation_n *_o as_o the_o wise_a man_n say_v and_o the_o angel_n to_o the_o good_a toby_n because_o thou_o be_v agreeable_a to_o god_n it_o be_v necessary_a mark_v this_o word_n that_o temptation_n shall_v try_v thou_o *_o who_o know_v not_o that_o the_o tree_n which_o be_v most_o shake_v with_o the_o wind_n do_v spread_v their_o root_n more_o deep_o into_o the_o ground_n that_o incense_n do_v not_o smell_v but_o when_o it_o be_v burn_v that_o the_o vine_n be_v not_o fruitful_a unless_o it_o be_v prune_v that_o a_o soldier_n valour_n do_v only_o appear_v in_o dangerous_a exploit_n nor_o do_v virtue_n show_v its_o solidity_n but_o by_o resist_v its_o contrary_n take_v courage_n theopiste_n thou_o walk_v in_o good_a company_n no_o saint_n do_v serve_v for_o a_o lively_a stone_n in_o the_o celestial_a city_n which_o be_v not_o square_v cut_v carve_a in_o the_o quarry_n of_o this_o world_n by_o temptation_n and_o the_o saint_n of_o saintes_n be_v he_o not_o tempt_v in_o the_o desert_n yea_o and_o that_o in_o all_o thing_n as_o say_v his_o great_a apostle_n even_o to_o that_o great_a abandon_v whereof_o he_o complain_v and_o with_o a_o loud_a voice_n cry_v out_o upon_o the_o cross_n and_o the_o same_o apostle_n speak_v of_o the_o member_n of_o his_o mystical_a body_n to_o wit_n the_o faithful_a say_v he_o not_o after_o the_o great_a wonder_n of_o faith_n which_o he_o racount_v in_o the_o eleaventh_o chapter_n of_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o hebrew_n some_o be_v stone_v other_o hew_v all_o be_v tempt_v and_o many_o put_v to_o death_n by_o diverse_a sort_n of_o punishment_n or_o banish_v &_o disperse_v into_o diverse_a part_n of_o the_o world_n forsake_v afflict_a torment_a wander_v in_o desert_n and_o mountain_n and_o rocky_a den_n the_o world_n be_v unworthy_a of_o their_o presence_n and_o by_o their_o sundry_a tribulation_n they_o bear_v testimony_n to_o faith_n and_o give_v a_o trial_n of_o their_o fidelity_n you_o apprehend_v peradventure_o theopiste_n that_o i_o flatter_v your_o grief_n and_o that_o to_o assuage_v it_o by_o the_o levitive_n of_o consolation_n i_o use_v these_o discourse_n more_o delightful_a than_o true_a and_o that_o my_o aim_n be_v to_o enchant_fw-fr that_o asp_n *_o with_o please_a passage_n which_o notwithstanding_o you_o apprehend_v do_v kill_v you_o and_o do_v extinguish_v the_o light_n of_o your_o faith_n with_o she_o can_v poison_v and_o the_o
the_o patient_a make_v of_o the_o state_n he_o feel_v himself_o in_o those_o little_a duplicity_n those_o wind_n that_o spiritual_a cunning_n those_o coverture_n which_o we_o sometime_o make_v use_n of_o while_o we_o treat_v in_o matter_n of_o conscience_n with_o those_o to_o who_o we_o have_v trust_v the_o government_n of_o our_o soul_n be_v oft_o cause_n that_o the_o temptation_n which_o will_v but_o pass_v through_o our_o hart_n do_v put_v themselves_o in_o garrison_n and_o withal_o fall_v into_o mutiny_n do_v stir_v up_o revoult_n sedition_n and_o tumult_n but_o bless_v be_v god_n father_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n father_n of_o mercy_n and_o god_n of_o all_o consolation_n who_o comfort_v we_o in_o all_o our_o trouble_n *_o benediction_n light_n wisdom_n thanksgiving_n honour_n virtue_n and_o strength_n be_v to_o god_n who_o have_v give_v you_o courage_n as_o to_o another_o acan_a to_o glorify_v he_o *_o and_o to_o confess_v unto_o he_o your_o own_o injustice_n against_o yourself_o a_o great_a part_n of_o health_n be_v to_o wish_v to_o be_v well_o this_o make_v we_o courageous_o use_v all_o convenient_a kind_n of_o remedy_n it_o be_v a_o great_a step_n to_o goodness_n to_o desire_v to_o become_v good_a for_o grace_n whereby_o we_o be_v make_v such_o be_v never_o awanting_a to_o those_o who_o have_v a_o will_v fruitful_o to_o receive_v it_o and_o careful_o to_o manage_v it_o such_o may_v i_o esteem_v you_o my_o dear_a theopiste_n since_o for_o so_o many_o year_n you_o have_v make_v profession_n of_o piety_n and_o give_v the_o testimony_n of_o a_o good_a life_n that_o you_o desire_v to_o be_v devoute_a grief_z for_o peace_n lose_v chap._n x._o alas_o and_o this_o it_o be_v they_o that_o draw_v so_o many_o sob_n from_o your_o breast_n such_o a_o world_n of_o sigh_n from_o your_o mouth_n and_o such_o flood_n of_o tear_n from_o your_o eye_n while_o you_o think_v of_o the_o fair_a weather_n that_o be_v past_a wherein_o you_o fight_v with_o such_o courage_n and_o alacrity_n *_o ah_o say_v you_o the_o crown_n of_o my_o head_n be_v fall_v woe_n be_v to_o i_o for_o i_o have_v offend_v *_o and_o my_o misfortune_n be_v that_o i_o know_v not_o my_o own_o misery_n *_o hence_o i_o lift_v up_o my_o hand_n towards_o the_o heaven_n and_o say_v o_o lord_n from_o my_o secret_a sin_n cleanse_v i_o and_o from_o other_o man_n spare_v thy_o servant_n o_o zion_n o_o wishfull_a peace_n of_o my_o hart_n when_o i_o think_v of_o thou_o my_o eye_n become_v fountain_n and_o the_o apple_n of_o my_o eye_n swim_v therein_o i_o run_v so_o well_o ay_o i_o what_o be_v this_o that_o hold_v i_o *_o what_o troublesome_a remora_n stopp_n the_o ship_n of_o my_o affection_n which_o sail_v under_o full_a sail_n upon_o the_o sea_n of_o grace_n and_o spiritual_a delight_n what_o scorch_a wind_n have_v dry_v up_o those_o please_a fountain_n *_o out_o of_o which_o i_o draw_v water_n of_o life_n wherewith_o i_o quench_v my_o thirst_n while_o god_n dilate_a my_o hart_n with_o sweet_a affection_n i_o run_v without_o pain_n within_o the_o compass_n of_o thy_o way_n *_o while_n he_o cover_v i_o or_o rather_o environ_v i_o with_o his_o good_a pleasure_n as_o with_o a_o buckler_n *_o i_o contemn_v the_o attempt_n of_o my_o enemy_n o_o who_o will_v reduce_v i_o to_o the_o same_o estate_n in_o which_o i_o be_v in_o time_n past_a while_o i_o wash_v the_o foot_n of_o my_o affection_n in_o the_o butter_n *_o of_o consolation_n and_o while_o to_o i_o from_o the_o rock_n of_o faith_n flow_v flood_n of_o oil_n *_o o_o how_o my_o gold_n be_v obscure_v or_o rather_o turn_v black_a how_o my_o red_a colour_n be_v change_v *_o no_o let_v i_o be_v call_v no_o more_o noemi_n but_o mara_n since_o my_o soul_n be_v fill_v with_o bitterness_n *_o o_o god_n what_o stumble_a block_n be_v lay_v to_o cross_v my_o way_n who_o walk_v towards_o thou_o so_o direct_o and_o whereas_o nothing_o but_o holy_a word_n of_o praise_n honour_n and_o benediction_n issue_v out_o of_o my_o mouth_n and_o rise_v up_o in_o thy_o sight_n like_v unto_o the_o smoke_n of_o incense_n *_o while_o my_o tongue_n do_v only_o meditate_v thy_o justice_n &_o my_o lip_n thy_o glory_n *_o whence_o be_v it_o that_o my_o interior_a do_v open_v its_o mouth_n against_o the_o heaven_n *_o and_o like_a to_o the_o well_n of_o the_o abyss_n vomit_v out_o no_o other_o thing_n but_o a_o smoke_n of_o blasphemy_n and_o impiety_n which_o do_v dim_v the_o star_n and_o deprive_v i_o of_o light_n theopiste_o do_v not_o you_o lie_v to_o the_o holy_a ghost_n as_o do_v ananias_n and_o saphira_n tell_v the_o truth_n be_v not_o these_o your_o vexation_n and_o anguish_n be_v not_o these_o the_o groneing_n or_o rather_o the_o roreing_n of_o your_o hart_n but_o alas_o why_o do_v you_o thus_o wrongful_o change_v judgement_n into_o absinth_n *_o honey_n into_o gaul_n and_o mistake_v the_o heavenly_a dew_n and_o manna_n for_o hail_n a_o lenitive_n chap._n xi_o be_v comfort_v and_o i_o say_v again_o be_v comfort_v *_o to_o speak_v with_o isaye_v for_o what_o you_o apprehend_v chastisement_n be_v caress_n be_v it_o that_o the_o tempest_n be_v great_a must_v we_o therefore_o loose_a courage_n &_o forsake_v the_o stern_a though_o even_o the_o whall_v have_v swallow_v you_o up_o with_o ionas_n though_o the_o knife_n be_v put_v to_o your_o throat_n *_o though_o god_n shall_v even_o kill_v you_o ought_v you_o yet_o for_o all_o that_o to_o leave_v of_o to_o hope_v in_o he_o *_o ay_o rejoice_v in_o my_o sufferance_n for_o christ_n *_o say_v the_o apostle_n and_o delight_n in_o my_o infirmity_n to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o virtue_n of_o my_o master_n may_v remain_v in_o i_o *_o and_o what_o be_v this_o virtue_n but_o patience_n i_o but_o will_v you_o say_v i_o suffer_v not_o for_o jesus_n christ_n as_o do_v his_o vessel_n of_o election_n but_o against_o jesus-christ_n so_o that_o i_o be_o one_o of_o the_o devil_n martyr_n why_o though_o the_o devil_n shall_v martyr_n and_o torment_n you_o as_o he_o do_v job_n and_o saint_n paul_n by_o the_o dinuine_a permission_n who_o tell_v you_o yet_o that_o the_o torment_n which_o proceed_v from_o the_o devil_n be_v suffer_v for_o the_o devil_n and_o not_o for_o jesus_n christ_n who_o know_v not_o that_o it_o be_v the_o cause_n not_o the_o sufferance_n which_o make_v the_o martyrdom_n now_o the_o mark_n and_o seal_v of_o a_o good_a sufferance_n be_v patience_n join_v to_o charity_n he_o that_o suffer_v without_o this_o though_o he_o shall_v give_v his_o body_n to_o be_v burn_v shall_v only_o advance_v his_o own_o damnation_n beware_v then_o o_o theopiste_n least_o by_o your_o impatience_n you_o spoil_v the_o work_n of_o god_n in_o you_o which_o can_v never_o come_v to_o its_o full_a perfection_n but_o by_o patience_n *_o why_o do_v you_o think_v that_o patience_n be_v mere_o useful_a to_o sustain_v exterior_a cross_n and_o vexation_n and_o that_o its_o employment_n do_v not_o also_o concern_v the_o interior_a as_o though_o forsooth_o invisible_a enemy_n be_v not_o as_o much_o to_o be_v fear_v as_o visible_a one_o and_o we_o ourselves_o be_v not_o as_o dangerous_a to_o ourselves_o as_o any_o other_o if_o you_o know_v not_o this_o you_o be_v but_o yet_o a_o freshman_n in_o the_o spiritual_a warfare_n but_o if_o you_o be_v not_o ignorant_a of_o the_o truth_n of_o it_o when_o do_v you_o think_v you_o can_v make_v better_a use_n of_o this_o weapon_n then_o in_o the_o present_a occurrence_n god_n assistance_n in_o temptation_n chap._n xii_o but_o give_v i_o leave_v o_o man_n not_o of_o little_a faith_n *_o but_o of_o little_a courage_n a_o little_a to_o raise_v up_o thy_o hart_n without_o make_v it_o swell_v like_o a_o balowne_n with_o the_o wind_n of_o any_o presumption_n and_o to_o tell_v you_o that_o according_a to_o the_o proverb_n you_o cry_v before_o you_o be_v hurt_v and_o imitate_v the_o prophet_n you_o cry_v out_o that_o your_o belly_n ache_v ache_o and_o that_o death_n be_v in_o the_o pottage_n *_o without_o any_o just_a cause_n for_o i_o beseech_v you_o what_o be_v it_o that_o do_v affright_v and_o so_o desperate_o terrify_v you_o it_o be_v say_v you_o that_o i_o continual_o be_o haunt_v with_o a_o blasphemous_a spirit_n wherewith_o my_o eye_n be_v trouble_v my_o soul_n and_o my_o belly_n *_o that_o be_v my_o soul_n and_o my_o body_n my_o whole_a man_n alas_o do_v you_o not_o discover_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o there_o but_o the_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n not_o death_n itself_o and_o with_o a_o very_a grain_n of_o confidence_n in_o god_n be_v you_o not_o able_a to_o walk_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o region_n of_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n without_o fear_v any_o wisfortune_n *_o
champion_n say_v well_o unto_o our_o saviour_n where_o be_v thou_o o_o my_o master_n while_o i_o sustain_v so_o rough_a assault_n do_v thou_o so_o abandon_v those_o that_o serve_v thou_o and_o our_o saviour_n say_v unto_o he_o i_o stand_v at_o thy_o right_a hand_n a_o spectator_n of_o thy_o valour_n and_o loyalty_n encourage_v the_o one_o crown_v the_o other_o sainte_n paul_n will_v have_v we_o to_o weep_v over_o the_o dead_a in_o a_o mediocrity_n *_o and_o i_o be_o confident_a that_o moderate_a and_o modest_a complaint_n be_v pardonable_a in_o a_o violent_a affliction_n marry_o we_o must_v be_v careful_a to_o put_v a_o door_n of_o circumspection_n to_o our_o lip_n *_o least_o we_o may_v commit_v excess_n offensive_a to_o the_o divine_a providence_n as_o though_o it_o do_v only_o walk_v at_o pleasure_n upon_o the_o celestial_a vault_n without_o consideration_n of_o that_o concern_v we_o for_o if_o without_o it_o the_o least_o bird_n do_v not_o fly_v in_o the_o air_n nor_o do_v one_o heir_n fall_v from_o our_o head_n *_o how_o much_o more_o will_v it_o shine_v in_o thing_n appertain_v to_o our_o eternal_a salvation_n job_n be_v high_o commend_v in_o the_o holy_a scripture_n for_o that_o in_o all_o the_o rude_a essay_n of_o his_o patience_n one_o only_a word_n do_v not_o escape_v out_o of_o his_o mouth_n which_o can_v be_v impute_v to_o he_o for_o sin_n o_o how_o faithful_a be_v that_o soul_n who_o can_v say_v with_o the_o psalmist_n i_o have_v not_o open_v my_o mouth_n because_o it_o be_v thou_o o_o lord_n who_o work_v in_o i_o what_o thy_o holy_a pleasure_n be_v then_o shall_v my_o wound_n be_v heal_v when_o it_o shall_v be_v thy_o bless_a pleasure_n to_o say_v the_o word_n mean_o while_o i_o will_v kiss_v thy_o always_o merciful_a hand_n yea_o even_o when_o it_o afflict_v we_o because_o thou_o do_v never_o visit_v but_o for_o the_o conservation_n of_o our_o soul_n the_o pain_n of_o temptation_n be_v a_o participation_n of_o our_o saviour_n passion_n chap._n xxi_o thus_o we_o be_v to_o suffer_v my_o dear_a theopiste_n not_o only_o with_o patience_n but_o with_o love_n too_o love_v a_o unseparable_a companion_n of_o joy_n and_o both_o of_o they_o daughter_n of_o a_o good_a will_n the_o labour_n and_o pain_n of_o contradiction_n and_o cross_n as_o well_o interior_a as_o exterior_a call_v to_o mind_n that_o he_o who_o suffer_v for_o the_o sinner_n of_o contradiction_n in_o himself_o lest_o we_o may_v chance_v to_o fail_v in_o courage_n be_v to_o pass_v through_o many_o contradiction_n even_o to_o the_o die_a of_o his_o garment_n in_o the_o purple_a of_o his_o own_o precious_a blood_n to_o enter_v into_o his_o own_o glory_n *_o this_o be_v proper_o the_o cross_n which_o our_o saviour_n command_v we_o to_o take_v up_o and_o follow_v he_o *_o and_o it_o be_v in_o those_o sufferance_n that_o the_o true_a imitation_n of_o the_o passion_n of_o our_o redeemour_n consist_v and_o that_o touch_v of_o his_o cross_n *_o which_o the_o apostle_n commend_v unto_o us._n and_o by_o how_o much_o these_o pain_n be_v great_a by_o so_o much_o more_o lively_a do_v they_o represent_v and_o so_o much_o more_o conformity_n they_o have_v with_o those_o of_o jesus_n christ_n for_o which_o cause_n the_o great_a apostle_n exhort_v we_o to_o have_v the_o same_o feel_n in_o our_o anguish_n which_o the_o son_n of_o god_n have_v *_o and_o what_o feeling_n have_v he_o but_o to_o bathe_v himself_o in_o the_o baptism_n of_o his_o blood_n *_o weigh_v nothing_o so_o much_o in_o all_o his_o sufferance_n as_o well_o those_o of_o body_n as_o of_o soul_n as_o the_o holy_a will_n of_o his_o father_n to_o who_o he_o be_v make_v obedient_a unto_o death_n and_o the_o death_n of_o the_o cross_n *_o such_o aught_o our_o disposition_n to_o be_v in_o all_o our_o affliction_n of_o what_o nature_n soever_o they_o be_v esteem_v they_o as_o a_o fountain_n of_o jacob_n wherein_o we_o be_v to_o wash_v our_o uncleanness_n *_o or_o rather_o as_o a_o excellent_a and_o noble_a estate_n since_o that_o by_o mean_n of_o they_o provide_v that_o we_o be_v in_o grace_n we_o suffer_v in_o quality_n of_o our_o crucify_a saviour_n member_n not_o in_o fancy_n but_o in_o truth_n not_o follow_v our_o own_o choice_n but_o as_o it_o shall_v please_v god_n almighty_a who_o we_o be_v constant_o resolve_v inviolable_o to_o follow_v even_o to_o death_n through_o the_o midst_n of_o these_o contradiction_n though_o they_o be_v even_o to_o continue_v to_o the_o last_o gasp_n of_o our_o life_n it_o be_v in_o this_o generous_a disposition_n that_o the_o great_a apostle_n with_o a_o invincible_a and_o heroical_a courage_n give_v assurance_n that_o all_o the_o creature_n shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o separate_v he_o from_o the_o charity_n of_o god_n and_o though_o at_o certain_a time_n move_v by_o the_o contradiction_n which_o he_o feel_v in_o his_o mortal_a body_n betwixt_o the_o law_n of_o his_o member_n and_o those_o of_o his_o spirit_n *_o this_o motion_n make_v he_o desire_n to_o see_v his_o soul_n deliver_v out_o of_o the_o prison_n of_o his_o body_n *_o yet_o be_v it_o not_o out_o of_o any_o desire_n he_o have_v to_o descend_v from_o this_o cross_n *_o as_o he_o himself_o assure_v we_o in_o many_o passage_n where_o he_o show_v his_o indifferency_n to_o live_v or_o to_o die_v but_o it_o be_v a_o sacred_a sally_n of_o his_o love_n which_o as_o fire_n do_v continual_o make_v towards_o its_o centre_n and_o his_o centre_n be_v the_o bosom_n of_o god_n there_o be_v all_o his_o desire_n *_o and_o his_o delightful_a rest_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o how_o honourable_a this_o trial_n be_v chap._n xxii_o but_o what_o a_o honour_n be_v it_o to_o we_o theopiste_n that_o god_n by_o temptation_n do_v deign_v to_o put_v we_o to_o trial_n thereby_o to_o make_v we_o worthy_a of_o himself_o *_o be_v it_o not_o a_o special_a grace_n do_v to_o a_o soldier_n when_o his_o capitaine_n out_o of_o the_o good_a opinion_n which_o he_o have_v of_o his_o judgement_n and_o valour_n send_v he_o out_o to_o discover_v the_o enemy_n and_o though_o this_o honour_n be_v attend_v by_o danger_n yet_o so_o far_o be_v he_o from_o complain_v that_o of_o the_o contrary_a he_o repute_v it_o a_o singular_a obligation_n and_o a_o argument_n of_o his_o captains_n favour_n shall_v we_o be_v less_o acknowledge_v of_o god_n favour_n since_o faith_n assure_v we_o that_o he_o neither_o tempt_v nor_o permit_v we_o to_o be_v tempt_v but_o only_o to_o make_v manifest_a whether_o we_o love_v he_o or_o no_o *_o as_o the_o sacred_a oracle_n speak_v in_o the_o book_n of_o deuteronomie_n god_n and_o the_o devil_n tempt_v diverse_o say_v saint_n ambrose_n the_o one_o to_o distroye_v the_o other_o to_o crown_v we_o nor_o indeed_o be_v god_n temptation_n any_o other_o thing_n but_o a_o trial_n of_o our_o fidelity_n according_a to_o the_o psalmist_n prove_v i_o o_o lord_n and_o tempt_v i_o burn_v my_o reins_n and_o my_o hart_n *_o so_o be_v the_o patriarch_n abraham_n tempt_v so_o prove_v and_o find_v obedient_a *_o all_o this_o life_n be_v but_o the_o novishappe_n of_o the_o next_o and_o a_o continual_a essay_n of_o our_o constancy_n the_o lamb_n shall_v one_o day_n say_v to_o the_o elect_n receive_v they_o into_o his_o eternal_a marriage_n these_o be_v those_o who_o remain_v constant_a in_o my_o service_n through_o all_o their_o temptation_n *_o this_o cause_v job_n to_o affirm_v that_o all_o our_o life_n be_v but_o a_o warfare_n upon_o earth_n *_o or_o as_o s._n hierome_n note_v upon_o the_o hebrew_n text_n a_o temptation_n upon_o the_o earth_n *_o whence_o we_o be_v teach_v faith_n that_o good_a father_n that_o if_o we_o pretend_v the_o crown_n of_o glory_n we_o be_v to_o have_v no_o other_o employment_n here_o below_o but_o to_o fight_v *_o o_o how_o wonderful_a great_a be_v god_n mercy_n say_v the_o doctor_n with_o the_o golden_a mouth_n to_o treat_v we_o in_o temptation_n like_a to_o a_o physician_n who_o by_o a_o light_a pain_n remedy_n a_o great_a cure_v a_o hot_a feever_n with_o a_o little_a hunger_n and_o thirst_n certes_o temptation_n be_v equal_o profitable_a to_o the_o virtuous_a and_o vicious_a work_v increase_n of_o grace_n in_o those_o and_o move_v these_o to_o purge_v themselves_o of_o crime_n and_o by_o the_o help_n of_o penance_n to_o obtain_v pardon_n thereof_o *_o and_o least_o that_o you_o may_v be_v trouble_v to_o read_v that_o sometime_o god_n do_v tempt_v we_o *_o sometime_o he_o do_v tempt_v no_o man_n *_o as_o though_o the_o devil_n only_o do_v tempt_v be_v thereupon_o call_v he_o that_o tempt_v *_o s._n augustine_n will_v teach_v we_o by_o a_o clear_a distinction_n that_o there_o be_v a_o main_n difference_n betwixt_o the_o temptation_n of_o deceive_a and_o
their_o reward_n be_v who_o have_v suffer_v in_o god_n cause_n &_o in_o his_o power_n have_v overcome_v temptation_n certes_o they_o shall_v have_v the_o same_o with_o the_o angel_n who_o throw_v down_o the_o devil_n since_o man_n be_v to_o repair_v the_o ruin_n of_o the_o heavenly_a jerusalem_n but_o what_o be_v that_o very_o no_o humane_a hart_n can_v conceive_v it_o like_v as_o no_o eye_n have_v see_v nor_o ear_n have_v hear_v it_o *_o we_o know_v only_o by_o the_o apostle_n write_v unto_o the_o roman_n that_o the_o pleasure_n which_o pass_v can_v enter_v into_o no_o comparison_n with_o the_o glory_n which_o shall_v be_v reveal_v unto_o we_o in_o heaven_n *_o and_o to_o the_o corinthian_n that_o those_o moment_n of_o labour_n do_v work_n in_o we_o above_o measure_n exceed_o a_o eternal_a weight_n of_o glory_n *_o of_o a_o wondrous_a height_n by_o it_o we_o be_v ho_o chastise_v chap._n xxvi_o how_o unjust_o then_o shall_v we_o think_v that_o we_o be_v forsake_v of_o god_n when_o temptation_n do_v oppress_v we_o since_o charity_n do_v then_o special_o press_v we_o &_o that_o the_o heavenly_a ray_n do_v beat_v upon_o our_o forehead_n for_o though_o we_o feel_v the_o smart_n of_o his_o rod_n yet_o who_o know_v not_o that_o he_o treat_v we_o lick_v a_o father_n who_o do_v not_o chastise_v his_o child_n but_o for_o the_o love_n he_o bear_v he_o &_o the_o desire_n he_o have_v to_o bring_v he_o to_o goodness_n so_o far_o be_v it_o say_v s._n chrisostome_n from_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o we_o be_v forsake_v by_o god_n that_o it_o be_v even_o a_o peculiar_a mark_n of_o his_o love_n and_o care_n for_o by_o that_o mean_v he_o will_v rouse_v we_o up_o out_o of_o our_o drowsy_a and_o languish_a neglect_n to_o make_v we_o more_o diligent_a in_o his_o service_n *_o for_o on_o the_o other_o side_n be_v it_o not_o he_o who_o cry_v out_o unto_o we_o come_v unto_o i_o o_o you_o that_o be_v load_v and_o oppress_v and_o i_o will_v refresh_v you_o *_o we_o be_v sensible_a indeed_o that_o one_o of_o his_o hand_n do_v weigh_v a_o little_a heavy_a upon_o we_o but_o we_o also_o see_v if_o we_o please_v the_o other_o streched_a out_o to_o support_v and_o help_v us._n though_o the_o just_a man_n be_v even_o weigh_v down_o under_o his_o burden_n yet_o shall_v he_o not_o be_v oppress_v say_v the_o psalmist_n because_o our_o lord_n do_v hold_v he_o up_o with_o one_o of_o his_o hand_n o_o how_o worthy_a to_o be_v love_v and_o adore_v be_v this_o hand_n in_o the_o distribution_n of_o affliction_n which_o it_o send_v we_o since_o by_o they_o he_o open_v our_o understanding_n and_o make_v we_o know_v the_o true_a good_a *_o how_o good_a it_o be_v for_o i_o o_o lord_n say_v the_o divine_a psalmist_n that_o thou_o have_v humble_v i_o *_o and_o again_o we_o have_v rejoice_v in_o the_o day_n of_o our_o humiliation_n and_o when_o we_o be_v take_v by_o calamity_n with_o great_a reason_n do_v this_o great_a king_n speak_v in_o this_o sort_n because_o the_o rough_a time_n when_o he_o be_v persecute_v by_o saul_n absalon_n and_o semei_n be_v far_o more_o advantageous_a unto_o he_o than_o his_o time_n of_o prosperity_n wherein_o he_o be_v cast_v down_o into_o so_o gross_a fault_n that_o he_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o the_o great_a mercy_n *_o of_o god_n to_o cleanse_v he_o a_o violent_a sickness_n say_v the_o wiseman_n bring_v the_o soul_n to_o sobriety_n *_o and_o wisdom_n arrival_n be_v accompagn_v with_o the_o rod_n and_o correction_n *_o this_o make_v jeremy_n say_v thou_o have_v chastise_v i_o o_o lord_n and_o i_o have_v be_v bring_v under_o the_o yoke_n like_o unto_o a_o young_a bull_n *_o this_o be_v the_o gall_n by_o which_o the_o angel_n restore_v toby_n his_o sight_n and_o by_o the_o dirt_n of_o this_o humiliation_n the_o son_n of_o god_n cure_v the_o borne-blind_a god_n prone_a to_o assist_v the_o tempt_v chap._n xxvii_o if_o it_o please_v you_o theopiste_n mature_o and_o holy_o to_o ponder_v these_o consideration_n i_o dare_v assure_v you_o you_o shall_v appcase_n your_o fright_n &_o cease_v your_o plaint_n very_o be_v a_o complaint_n as_o just_a as_o it_o will_v yet_o it_o be_v always_o to_o be_v suspect_v of_o daintiness_n for_o it_o be_v a_o undoubted_a truth_n that_o god_n who_o be_v faithful_a in_o his_o promise_n do_v never_o permit_v we_o to_o be_v tempt_v beyond_o our_o strength_n but_o make_v we_o even_o from_o the_o temptation_n itself_o raise_v new_a force_n to_o oppose_v the_o temptation_n hence_o we_o gather_v by_o a_o necessary_a consequence_n that_o such_o as_o do_v yield_v themselves_o up_o make_v not_o such_o resistance_n as_o they_o be_v able_a and_o when_o they_o endeavour_v out_o of_o their_o frailty_n to_o plead_v their_o sin_n excuse_v *_o one_o may_v stop_v their_o mouth_n *_o by_o say_n that_o iniquity_n have_v lie_v to_o itself_o *_o as_o those_o wicked_a wretch_n do_v who_o the_o wiseman_n bring_v in_o say_v that_o the_o sun_n of_o justice_n have_v not_o enlighten_v they_o *_o and_o that_o god_n have_v cultivate_v the_o vine_n of_o their_o interior_a in_o every_o necessary_a sort_n it_o be_v their_o own_o only_a naughtiness_n which_o make_v branble_v spring_n from_o their_o hart_n in_o lieu_n of_o grape_n *_o and_o if_o before_o the_o tribunal_n of_o the_o divine_a justice_n they_o be_v so_o audacious_a as_o to_o cover_v their_o fault_n with_o the_o cloak_n of_o the_o infirmity_n of_o their_o flesh_n *_o how_o many_o saint_n will_v rise_v up_o in_o judgement_n against_o they_o make_v they_o clear_o fee_v by_o their_o example_n that_o with_o a_o less_o measure_n of_o grace_n they_o vanquish_v great_a temptation_n than_o those_o to_o which_o their_o cowardice_n render_v up_o themselves_o no_o no_o god_n do_v never_o deny_v his_o help_a hand_n to_o such_o as_o perform_v their_o duty_n *_o he_o be_v good_a to_o those_o that_o be_v of_o a_o right_a hart_n *_o he_o who_o watch_v over_o israel_n never_o sleep_v *_o if_o during_o the_o tempest_n he_o seem_v sometime_o to_o slumber_n he_o infallible_o awake_v in_o time_n of_o need_n for_o he_o do_v opportune_o come_v in_o to_o our_o aid_n in_o time_n of_o tribulation_n *_o true_o it_o be_v he_o do_v now_o and_o then_o let_v we_o come_v to_o extremity_n to_o essay_n our_o valour_n &_o patience_n he_o expect_v till_o israel_n be_v come_v betwixt_o the_o sea_n &_o the_o sword_n but_o to_o make_v they_o way_n through_o they_o he_o swallow_v up_o pharaoh_n with_o his_o chariot_n &_o army_n he_o reduce_v job_n to_o term_n that_o strike_v temerous_a and_o feeble_a soul_n with_o dread_n yet_o he_o send_v the_o storm_n according_a to_o the_o ship_n the_o wind_n with_o proportion_n to_o the_o sail_n why_o if_o it_o please_v he_o to_o kill_v we_o that_o he_o may_v raise_v we_o again_o as_o he_o permit_v lazarus_n to_o die_v to_o bestow_v a_o new_a life_n upon_o he_o if_o he_o will_v carry_v we_o down_o to_o hell_n and_o bring_v we_o back_o again_o *_o who_o have_v right_a to_o ask_v he_o why_o he_o do_v so_o *_o do_v we_o not_o know_v that_o he_o keep_v the_o key_n of_o death_n and_o hell_n that_o be_v able_a to_o draw_v back_o who_o he_o please_v from_o death_n door_n *_o and_o from_o the_o abiss_v below_o to_o deliver_v our_o soul_n out_o of_o the_o claw_n of_o death_n to_o wipe_v the_o tear_n from_o our_o eye_n and_o to_o warrant_v our_o foot_n from_o fall_v *_o by_o his_o power_n to_o bear_v away_o our_o soul_n out_o of_o hell_n *_o to_o effect_n that_o its_o depth_n devour_v we_o not_o *_o and_o that_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o infernal_a abiss_n be_v not_o wide_o open_a to_o swallow_v we_o up_o *_o who_o be_v able_a to_o declare_v the_o power_n of_o our_o lord_n our_o aid_n then_o and_o sufficiency_n yea_o more_o than_o sufficiency_n proceed_v from_o he_o but_o our_o destruction_n from_o ourselves_o *_o because_o we_o loose_a courage_n like_o to_o the_o child_n of_o ephraim_n who_o shoot_v marvellous_a well_o at_o butt_n yet_o flee_v from_o the_o face_n of_o the_o enemy_n with_o who_o they_o be_v to_o fight_v *_o we_o loose_a patience_n and_o leave_v god_n think_v though_o false_o that_o he_o have_v leave_v we_o whereas_o the_o psalmist_n assure_v we_o that_o those_o who_o expect_v god_n shall_v not_o be_v frustrate_v in_o their_o expectation_n *_o and_o abacuc_n though_o he_o stay_v long_o yet_o leave_v not_o to_o expect_v for_o come_v he_o will_v come_v that_o be_v speedy_o and_o he_o will_v not_o delay_v *_o nor_o be_v he_o indeed_o long_o ere_o he_o come_v to_o our_o succour_n but_o our_o patience_n be_v too_o short_a our_o hope_n too_o weak_a o_o if_o we_o have_v those_o sacred_a promise_n deepelye_o engrave_v in_o
&_o sublime_a refuge_n whereof_o the_o psalmist_n make_v mention_v to_o which_o no_o evil_a come_v nor_o shall_v any_o scourg_n approach_n it_o be_v the_o desert_n where_o the_o woman_n in_o the_o apocalypse_n save_v herself_o lest_o the_o dragon_n shall_v have_v devour_v her_o fruit_n these_o be_v the_o wing_n of_o the_o dove_n which_o the_o psalmist_n wish_v for_o to_o fly_v up_o to_o his_o rest_n *_o it_o be_v in_o this_o high_a degree_n of_o contemplation_n that_o he_o compare_v himself_o to_o a_o pelicane_n in_o the_o wilderness_n a_o night_n crow_n in_o the_o house_n and_o to_o a_o sparrow_n solitary_a in_o the_o house_n top_n a_o practice_n of_o this_o act._n chap._n xii_o you_o will_v perhaps_o ask_v i_o what_o that_o happy_a shelter_n be_v that_o you_o may_v spring_v away_o towards_o it_o as_o a_o hart_n dead_a run_v by_o the_o hound_n his_o breath_n and_o leg_n fail_v he_o who_o run_v himself_o into_o some_o thick_a grove_n as_o into_o a_o unpregnable_a fort_n or_o into_o some_o hollow_a den_n in_o the_o side_n of_o some_o high_a rock_n according_a to_o the_o psalmist_n song_n that_o the_o high_a mountain_n be_v for_o the_o heart_n be_v the_o rock_n a_o refuge_n for_o the_o jechin_n *_o ay_o do_v point_v it_o you_o out_o in_o s._n denis_n his_o word_n theopiste_n which_o if_o you_o find_v somewhat_o obscure_a i_o will_v here_o a_o little_a illustrate_v they_o by_o a_o explication_n fit_v to_o your_o purpose_n know_v then_o that_o if_o all_o the_o remedy_n which_o i_o have_v prescribe_v be_v not_o able_a to_o work_v the_o cure_n and_o if_o you_o find_v not_o your_o hart_n deliver_v of_o disquiet_n by_o the_o diverse_a consideration_n and_o practice_v of_o so_o many_o virtue_n &_o different_a act_n you_o be_v to_o imitate_v the_o prophet_n jeremy_n the_o solitary_a shall_v sit_v and_o hold_v his_o peace_n and_o afterward_o he_o shall_v rise_v above_o himself_o endeavour_v then_o follow_v this_o advice_n to_o settle_v your_o thought_n enter_v into_o yourself_o and_o to_o hold_v your_o peace_n that_o be_v to_o silence_v all_o the_o noise_n of_o your_o exterior_a or_o interior_a sense_n of_o all_o your_o passion_n to_o deprive_v your_o imagination_n of_o all_o the_o shape_n of_o create_v thing_n to_o stripe_n your_o memory_n of_o all_o the_o idea_n of_o creature_n &_o science_n not_o to_o permit_v your_o understanding_n to_o discourse_n no_o not_o to_o appease_v the_o motion_n and_o boiling_n of_o the_o will_v which_o be_v to_o sing_v to_o god_n the_o hymn_n of_o sacred_a silence_n in_o the_o jerusalem_n or_o city_n of_o peace_n of_o our_o hart_n to_o throw_v down_o upon_o the_o ground_n or_o rather_o to_o throw_v out_o all_o natural_a light_n admit_v only_o into_o the_o sanctuary_n of_o the_o bottom_n of_o our_o soul_n the_o simple_a abstract_a pure_a universal_a ray_n of_o a_o lively_a faith_n exempt_v from_o all_o discourse_n representation_n and_o act_n and_o in_o this_o love_a submission_n or_o assent_v quiet_a of_o mind_n in_o this_o settle_a attention_n in_o this_o inward_a union_n by_o so_o much_o the_o strong_a as_o it_o be_v less_o perceive_v so_o much_o more_o exquisite_a as_o it_o be_v less_o sensible_a keep_v yourself_o near_o unto_o god_n cast_v yourself_o into_o this_o sacred_a blindness_n clearer-sighted_n then_o all_o sight_n into_o this_o night_n which_o be_v bright_a than_o the_o day_n into_o this_o darkness_n clear_a they_o the_o light_n into_o that_o resplendent_a cloud_n so_o much_o celebrate_v by_o the_o mistike_n and_o as_o another_o magdalene_n set_v at_o our_o saviour_n foot_n remain_v invariable_a and_o immovable_a without_o ever_o regard_v the_o spoil_n which_o the_o temptation_n seem_v to_o make_v in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o your_o soul_n whether_o it_o be_v sensitive_a or_o reasonable_a so_o it_o be_v inferior_a to_o the_o high_a point_n of_o your_o spirit_n for_o as_o long_o as_o that_o shall_v say_v no_o let_v the_o flesh_n be_v move_v let_v the_o devil_n rage_n you_o can_v never_o be_v vanquish_v god_n can_v take_v you_o up_o by_o this_o hair_n out_o of_o these_o trouble_n as_o well_o as_o the_o angel_n take_v abacuc_n by_o one_o of_o he_o and_o as_o long_o as_o this_o hair_n remain_v entire_a you_o shall_v never_o loose_v your_o interior_a strength_n and_o though_o we_o apprehend_v that_o the_o inferior_a portion_n of_o our_o reasonable_a part_n be_v disloyal_a and_o impious_a yet_o fear_v not_o the_o high_a point_n of_o your_o spirit_n like_o another_o moses_n be_v with_o god_n in_o the_o cloud_n upon_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mountain_n he_o will_v appease_v his_o wrath_n against_o israel_n who_o below_o eat_v dance_v play_n and_o then_o adore_v the_o golden_a calf_n though_o all_o your_o sense_n passion_n and_o power_n shall_v be_v trouble_v and_o disorder_v by_o temptation_n and_o as_o it_o be_v shall_v live_v in_o a_o kind_n of_o impiety_n and_o idolatry_n so_o that_o you_o stick_v and_o adhere_v to_o god_n in_o the_o top_n of_o your_o spirit_n it_o be_v enough_o to_o warrant_v you_o from_o his_o wrath_n and_o the_o dread_n of_o his_o justice_n and_o though_o you_o seem_v to_o be_v forsake_v of_o god_n upon_o this_o cross_n and_o that_o malice_n seem_v to_o be_v consummate_v in_o you_o that_o be_v accomplish_v in_o a_o high_a degree_n yet_o as_o long_o as_o in_o the_o bottom_n of_o your_o hart_n you_o be_v able_a to_o say_v unto_o god_n o_o heavenly_a father_n i_o commend_v my_o poor_a soul_n into_o thy_o hand_n *_o you_o be_v still_o in_o good_a estate_n your_o lot_n be_v assure_v in_o such_o hand_n *_o out_o of_o which_o no_o power_n can_v bear_v you_o away_o by_o force_n *_o till_o by_o your_o free_a consent_n you_o take_v yourself_o out_o of_o they_o god_n never_o forsake_v any_o but_o such_o as_o forsake_v he_o a_o elevation_n towards_o the_o top_n of_o the_o spirit_n chap._n xiii_o the_o wiseman_n say_v that_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o set_v snare_n for_o bird_n already_o fly_v *_o because_o a_o man_n be_v not_o able_a to_o force_v they_o from_o the_o wing_n and_o indeed_o we_o never_o read_v that_o the_o bird_n of_o paradise_n be_v catch_v nor_o be_v she_o ever_o find_v in_o earth_n but_o when_o death_n make_v she_o tumble_v down_o for_o have_v no_o foot_n she_o keep_v continual_o in_o the_o open_a air_n where_o she_o do_v feed_v and_o repose_v the_o same_o may_v be_v say_v of_o soul_n which_o do_v soar_v above_o all_o sensible_a and_o intelligible_a thing_n yea_o even_o beyond_o themselves_o towards_o god_n in_o vain_a do_v the_o devil_n set_v trap_n for_o they_o while_o their_o eye_n still_o turn_v and_o set_v upon_o god_n do_v never_o sleep_v the_o sleep_n of_o the_o death_n of_o sin_n *_o the_o little_o fly_v once_o inveigle_v in_o the_o spider_n net_n stick_v therein_o the_o great_a one_o do_v burst_v and_o break_v they_o temptation_n be_v true_a spiders-webbs_a which_o do_v scarce_o ever_o catch_v those_o soul_n which_o do_v soar_v above_o create_v thing_n &_o which_o entertain_n thought_n of_o god_n more_o dear_o than_o all_o other_o thought_n and_o be_v more_o sensible_a of_o his_o touch_n than_o all_o other_o feeling_n thunder_n wind_n storm_n hail_n rain_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o impression_n of_o the_o air_n do_v only_o beat_v upon_o the_o midst_n and_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o mountain_n olympus_n who_o top_n enjoy_v so_o constant_a and_o continual_a a_o calm_a that_o that_o which_o one_o write_v therein_o in_o the_o dust_n remain_v still_o in_o the_o same_o estate_n never_o be_v touch_v with_o the_o least_o breath_n of_o wind_n and_o though_o the_o midst_n and_o low_a part_n of_o our_o soul_n be_v weather-beaten_a with_o the_o tempest_n and_o storm_n of_o temptation_n yet_o it_o be_v in_o our_o power_n with_o the_o assistance_n of_o god_n grace_n to_o maintain_v the_o top_n of_o it_o in_o a_o constant_a peace_n and_o serenity_n by_o so_o much_o the_o great_a by_o how_o much_o it_o be_v less_o know_v and_o by_o so_o much_o more_o solid_a by_o how_o much_o it_o be_v less_o sensible_a in_o two_o part_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o iewe_n temple_n there_o be_v nothing_o see_v but_o fire_n flame_n flesh_n blood_n sacryfice_v victimes_o sacryfice_n nothing_o hear_v but_o the_o brute_n of_o beast_n which_o be_v slaughter_v and_o the_o harmony_n of_o the_o heavenly_a hymn_n and_o praise_n but_o in_o the_o sancta_fw-la sanctorum_n nothing_o be_v feel_v but_o parfume_n and_o the_o high_a priest_n who_o alone_o carry_v they_o thither_o adore_v god_n only_o in_o a_o high_a silence_n it_o be_v into_o this_o mysterious_a silence_n of_o the_o sanctuary_n of_o the_o bottom_n of_o your_o hart_n that_o i_o invite_v you_o to_o enter_v theopiste_n never_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o noise_n and_o rustle_a outrage_n of_o your_o