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death_n	day_n	end_n	life_n	8,116	5	4.5798	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04132	Here be the gathered counsailes of saynct Isodorie to informe man, howe he shuld flee vices and folowe vertues	Isidore, of Seville, Saint, d. 636.; Lupset, Thomas, 1495?-1530, attributed name.	1534 (1534)	STC 14270; ESTC S120749	7,218	34

HERE BE THE GATHERED COVNSAILES OF saynct Isodorie to informe man howe he shuld flee vices and folowe vertues ❧ ☞ Thomas Berthelet regius impressor excudebat An. 1534. CVM PRIVILEGIO Consideration of man hym selfe O Man know thy selfe know what thou art knowe thy beginning why thou were borne vnto what vse or ende thou were gotten why thou were made of whose makynge thou were made to what thyng in this worlde thou were fourmed haue mynde of thy makynge be suche as thou were made yea suche as thy maker formed the. Euery day rensake thyn harte euery day examyne thyne harte kepe thy soule from synfulle thoughte lette not fowle thoughte ouerthrowe thy mynde When a shrewd thought toucheth the consent not to it Kyll the serpent when he fyrst appereth treade downe the serpentes heed Caste vnder foote the begynnynge of yuell suggestion or styrrynge to synne Amende synne there where it is knowen In the begynnynge withstande a shrewd thought and thou shalt escape well the remenant ¶ Ageynst Lechery BE thou not defowled with any vncleannesse be thou not spotted through any foule luste Lette lecherye growe no more in the Chastitie ioyneth a man to god To chastitie is behyght the kyngedome of heuen If thou yet fele the styrynge of thy fleshe if thou be touched with prickynges of thy flesshe if thou yet be styred with the suggestion of lust if the mynde of lechery yet tyckle thy wyll if thy flesshe yet fyght ageinst the yf lechery yet tempteth the if luste yet styreth the to synne sette before the the mynde of deathe put before the the day of thy deathe set before thyn eyen the ende of thy life put before the the strayte dome that is to come put before the the harde turmentes that ben to come sette before the the euerlastynge fyre of Hell put before the the horrible peynes of Helle. Busynes in Prayer PRay with wepynge continually pray busily beseche god daye and nyghte Mourne and sorowe euer for synne Aryse in the nighte to prayer lette prayer be to the a continuall armour This is the fyrste vertue ageinste temptation Diuels ben ouercom by prayer Prayer auaylleth ageynst all iuelles Fastynge and Abstinence CHastise thy body by fastynge by Abstynence and by scarcenesse thou mayste not ouercome temptations in their hyghe heate but if thou be lerned to faste Throughe meate forsothe groweth luste Plentie of meatis stereth men to lechery but by fastynge luste is restreyned by fastynge lechery is ouercome Drynkynge DRynke forsoth is instrument of lechery Fyre by castynge to of wodde increaseth more and more the more mattier is in the fyre the more is the flame The syght THyn eien ben the fyrst dartis of luste Sighte is desyre of womanne mynde is caughte by the eien Withdrawe thyne eien from wantonnes set theym not in the beautie of fleshe Beholde not a woman for to desyre her Do away the cause of synnynge Laye besydes the the mattier of trespasynge If thou wylte be sure from lechery be thou disceuered from woman in bodye and in syght Felovvshyppe of vvomen IF thou be departed in bodye from women thou shalte falle from the intent of synne If thou sytte besydes a serpent thou shalt not longe be vnhurte If thou be longe afore a fyre although thou were made of iron somtyme thou shalt melte If thou abyde ryght nygh peryll thou shalt not longe be sekyr oft tymes leysure hath ouercome whome wylle myghte not Traueyle LEcherye ouertornethe sone a man gyuen to idelnes Luste brenneth greuousely whome she fyndeth ydell Lust gyueth place to trauayle to warke to busynes and to labour Therfore beware of ydelnes spende thy good in labour vse some maner of busines seke vnto the a profytable warke whervpon the intent of thy soule may be sette Redynge of holy Scripture GIue the moche to redynge take hede in Meditation of scripture busye the in the lawe of god haue a customable vse in diuine bokes Redynge declareth trewely what thou shalte shone Redynge shewethe what thou oughtest to drede Redynge telleth whether thou goest In redynge wytte and vnderstandyng increaseth Thou shalte moche profyte in redynge yf thou doo as thou redest Mekenesse BE thou meke be thou groundid in mekenesse be thou leest and lowest of all By mekenesse make thy selfe leaste Set thy selfe tofore no man Auāt not thy self bost not thy selfe wantonly Streche not forth thy wynges of pryde So moche thou shalte be the more precious afore god that thou settest lyttelle price by thy selfe Beare therfore shamefastenesse in chere by myndynge of thy defautes For shame of thy syn be dismayed to loke proudly Walke with a lowe chere with a meke mouth and a sadde visage In hyghe worshyppe haue great mekenesse Al thoughe thou be hyghe of power restreyne hyghnes in thy selfe Let not worship make the prowde The hygher thou art in dignite the lower by mekenesse make thou the. Syckenesse and disease BE not sory in thy diseases In thy syckenesse thanke thou god Be busye rather to be hoole in thy soule than inbodye If prosperitie come be thou not proude if aduersite falle be thou nat heuy Knowe thy selfe that god hath proued the in sorowe for thou shuldest not be prowde Be euen therfore in all thynges For ioye ne for sorowe chaunge neuer thy mynde Understande well there is nothynge but hit may falle as god wyll And if those thynges be thought on before they ben the easier when they fal And what so euer therfore happeth suffer it mekely with fre wyl Sufferaunce BE more redy to suffre disease than to do hit Be patient be meke be softe be busye Kepe patience in all thynges Kepe softenesse Kepe mekenesse Set before a sharpe worde the shelde of Sufferaunce Thoughe any man styre the to wrathe though he whet the though he blame the though he repreue the though he chyde the thoughe he do wronge to the be thou stylle holde thy peace sette not therby speake not a worde stryue not therageynst by sylence thou shalte the sooner ouercome Lerne at Christe manlynesse take hede at Christe and be not heuy he suffrynge wronges lefte to vs ensaumple he was bobbed and buffetted spytte vpon and scorned nayled hande and foote crowned with thornes dampned to the crosse and euer more helde his peace Therfore what disease that falleth to the wytte it well it commeth to the for synne and for thy best And so tempre thy disease by consideration of rightousnes And thou shalt suffre it the lyghtlyer if thou take hede wherfore it cometh Loue peace LOue peace without fourthe loue peace within forth kepe peace with all men witholde all men in myldenes beclyppe Charitie Proue more thy selfe to loue then to be loued Make pece there hate is Haue stablenes of mynd Haue goodnes of wylle Be redy in good desyre Speke gladly to all men Flee chydynge Beware of stryfes Do away the occasion of Stryfe Despyse stryfe and lyue alwaye in peace stryue not in any