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you_o essaye_v to_o procure_v your_o comfort_n by_o the_o way_n which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n shall_v suggest_v unto_o you_o if_o you_o love_v and_o fear_v he_o but_o for_o god_n sake_n call_v to_o mind_n that_o you_o be_v photions_n and_o not_o tudippians_n that_o in_o your_o sufferance_n you_o ought_v to_o show_v generosity_n &_o constancy_n not_o cowardice_n because_o you_o be_v not_o reed_n of_o the_o desert_n but_o pillar_n of_o the_o temple_n but_o elevate_v steeple_n but_o eminent_a tower_n place_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n angel_n and_o man_n regard_v the_o stone_n or_o rock_n from_o whence_o you_o be_v cut_v out_o and_o see_v the_o quarry_n from_o whence_o you_o be_v draw_v remember_v that_o you_o be_v citizen_n of_o the_o holy_a place_n and_o domestics_n of_o god_n build_v upon_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o prophet_n and_o found_v on_o the_o cornerstone_n which_o be_v jesus-christ_n consider_v then_o the_o author_n and_o consummator_n of_o our_o faith_n who_o be_v rich_a of_o himself_o and_o of_o a_o house_n replenish_v with_o glory_n and_o riches_n have_v in_o himself_o all_o thâ—_n treasure_n of_o his_o father_n and_o the_o fullnes_n of_o the_o divinity_n dwell_v corporal_o in_o he_o vouchsafe_v for_o the_o love_n of_o we_o to_o become_v poor_a to_o enrich_v we_o with_o his_o poverty_n see_v you_o not_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o he_o enrich_v we_o not_o by_o his_o poverty_n to_o wit_n in_o give_v we_o his_o riches_n but_o with_o his_o poverty_n as_o if_o he_o say_v that_o in_o this_o poverty_n we_o shall_v find_v inexhaustible_a mine_n of_o treasure_n and_o heavenly_a grace_n it_o be_v that_o which_o s._n hierome_n teach_v we_o when_o he_o say_v that_o he_o be_v abundant_o rich_a who_o be_v poor_a with_o jesus-christ_n with_o that_o most_o amiable_a saviour_n who_o say_v of_o himself_o by_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o psalmiste_v i_o be_o poor_a and_o accoustomed_a to_o labour_n from_o my_o youth_n as_o also_o i_o be_o a_o beggar_n and_o poor_a but_o our_o lord_n have_v care_n of_o i_o if_o the_o head_n be_v in_o poverty_n where_o be_v that_o delicate_a member_n that_o will_v live_v in_o plenty_n it_o be_v for_o those_o who_o live_v in_o the_o palace_n of_o king_n say_v the_o great_a among_o the_o child_n of_o man_n to_o be_v sumptuous_o clothe_v and_o to_o live_v in_o delicacy_n and_o sweetness_n not_o for_o such_o as_o make_v profession_n of_o follow_v jesus-christ_n who_o die_v poor_a and_o naked_a upon_o mount-caluarie_a reduce_v into_o your_o memory_n the_o whole_a life_n and_o conversation_n of_o our_o saviour_n in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o flesh_n you_o shall_v see_v he_o poor_a in_o his_o birth_n in_o his_o concealment_n in_o his_o laborious_a life_n in_o â—is_n death_n and_o even_o after_o his_o death_n be_v lay_v in_o a_o borrow_a sepulchre_n he_o say_v likewise_o of_o himself_o that_o he_o come_v not_o but_o to_o evangelise_v the_o poor_a he_o declare_v they_o happy_a he_o take_v upon_o himself_o the_o obligation_n of_o the_o good_a deed_n do_v to_o they_o in_o his_o name_n even_o to_o a_o cup_n of_o cold_a water_n moreover_o this_o model_n of_o perfection_n though_o very_o often_o press_v with_o necessity_n aâ—_n when_o his_o disciple_n do_v pluck_v up_o the_o ear_n of_o corn_n to_o sustain_v nature_n yet_o do_v he_o ever_o let_v fall_v à _fw-fr word_n of_o complaint_n contratiwise_o do_v he_o not_o say_v unto_o his_o apostle_n when_o i_o send_v you_o through_o the_o world_n to_o announce_v the_o doctrine_n of_o salvation_n without_o scripp_v without_o shoe_n without_o staff_n without_o purse_n do_v you_o want_v any_o thing_n if_o you_o cast_v down_o your_o eye_n on_o those_o who_o have_v follow_v his_o step_n and_o who_o be_v near_o unto_o he_o in_o the_o odour_n of_o his_o example_n all_o be_v poor_a the_o most_o holy_a virgin_n s._n joseph_n the_o apostle_n and_o so_o many_o other_o bless_a soul_n which_o in_o the_o very_a infancy_n of_o the_o church_n cast_v all_o their_o good_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o apostle_n practise_v to_o the_o letter_n this_o say_n of_o our_o saviour_n if_o thou_o will_v be_v perfect_a go_v sell_v all_o that_o thou_o have_v give_v it_o unto_o the_o poor_a and_o follow_v i_o and_o those_o other_o of_o who_o the_o world_n be_v not_o worhy_a who_o retire_v themselves_o into_o the_o desert_n cover_v with_o illfavored_a skin_n poor_a necessitous_a famish_a miserable_a afflict_a dwell_v in_o the_o cave_n of_o the_o earth_n those_o have_v nothing_o and_o yet_o possess_v all_o thing_n certes_o they_o possess_v all_o since_o they_o have_v god_n with_o they_o more_o worth_a than_o all_o thing_n without_o care_v for_o the_o multiplicity_n of_o transitory_a good_n they_o rest_v in_o the_o unity_n of_o this_o sovereign_a and_o eternal_a good_a wherefore_o god_n say_v unto_o moses_n i_o will_v show_v thou_o all_o good_a in_o manifest_v myself_o unto_o thou_o he_o sure_o be_v too_o too_o covetous_a who_o this_o good_a suffice_v not_o from_o which_o all_o other_o good_a be_v derive_v and_o descend_v it_o be_v a_o good_a and_o a_o treasure_n which_o neither_o rust_n can_v corrupt_v nor_o can_v be_v force_v away_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o thief_n nor_o consume_v with_o fire_n and_o deluge_n he_o that_o be_v not_o content_a therewith_o will_v never_o be_v content_a with_o any_o thing_n in_o this_o spirit_n david_n say_v what_o will_v i_o in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n but_o thou_o o_o my_o god_n the_o part_n of_o my_o inheritance_n for_o ever_o o_o my_o god_n say_v s._n francis_n thou_o be_v my_o all_o let_v we_o seek_v this_o true_a and_o only_o good_a and_o all_o the_o rest_n will_v be_v add_v unto_o us._n chap._n fourteen_o wherein_o they_o be_v excusable_a and_o how_o
a_o cenobite_n be_v in_o a_o community_n not_o mendicant_a by_o institute_n and_o privilege_n and_o have_v no_o other_o mean_n to_o live_v but_o by_o the_o labour_n of_o his_o hand_n shall_v it_o not_o be_v injustice_n in_o he_o be_v unwilling_a to_o take_v pain_n yet_o to_o make_v complaint_n of_o his_o necessity_n may_v not_o â—_o man_n with_o reason_n ask_v he_o why_o he_o choose_v this_o kind_n of_o life_n if_o unwilling_a to_o practice_v it_o and_o a_o secular_a artisan_n who_o be_v expert_a in_o a_o good_a trade_n and_o will_v suffer_v hunger_n rather_o than_o exercise_v the_o same_o and_o apply_v his_o labour_n thereunto_a shall_v he_o not_o give_v more_o ground_n of_o derision_n than_o pity_n in_o case_n he_o complain_v of_o his_o want_n have_v arm_n health_n and_o strength_n to_o support_v he_o in_o performance_n of_o his_o work_n but_o peradventure_o we_o frame_v these_o reason_n to_o little_a purpose_n since_o this_o manner_n of_o live_v be_v no_o more_o in_o use_n among_o the_o cenobit_n there_o be_v few_o monastery_n except_o those_o of_o the_o mendicant_n which_o have_v not_o their_o live_n settle_v by_o the_o second_o and_o three_o mean_n which_o be_v to_o say_v by_o the_o good_n bring_v in_o or_o gather_v together_o in_o common_a or_o by_o the_o foundation_n of_o pious_a person_n chap._n iii_o of_o found_v cenobite_n and_o whether_o their_o complaint_n be_v just_a if_o then_o a_o director_n cenobite_fw-la biside_n in_o a_o house_n where_o the_o institute_n be_v to_o live_v of_o reveneve_n according_a to_o either_o of_o the_o manner_n what_o cause_n will_v he_o have_v to_o complain_v of_o his_o particular_a poverty_n since_o that_o in_o à _fw-fr conuentual_a family_n well_o govern_v the_o distribution_n of_o the_o common_a good_n be_v make_v into_o particular_n with_o a_o justice_n si_fw-la exact_a as_o every_o one_o have_v what_o be_v needful_a for_o his_o livelihood_n clothing_n and_o all_o other_o commodity_n of_o life_n if_o the_o director_n complain_v of_o his_o community_n and_o of_o his_o superior_n as_o not_o receive_v thing_n just_o necessary_a see_v he_o not_o that_o like_a cham_fw-mi he_o discover_v the_o shame_n of_o his_o father_n and_o of_o his_o house_n and_o that_o this_o complaint_n give_v rather_o occasion_n of_o scandal_n then_o subject_a of_o edification_n and_o to_o believe_v that_o they_o be_v fit_a to_o exasperate_v soul_n then_o to_o reclaim_v and_o to_o take_v they_o of_o rather_o they_o to_o allure_v they_o have_v they_o not_o reason_n to_o say_v within_o themselves_o let_v those_o people_n first_o well_o order_v their_o own_o community_n and_o then_o will_v they_o well_o direct_v other_o he_o who_o say_v the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o a_o pastor_n know_v not_o how_o to_o order_v his_o family_n nor_o rule_v his_o domestics_n how_o will_v he_o be_v able_a to_o govern_v in_o the_o house_n of_o god_n and_o wise_o to_o dispose_v thereof_o and_o what_o kind_n of_o director_n be_v they_o who_o know_v not_o how_o to_o guide_v themselves_o but_o some_o will_v reply_v it_o be_v of_o the_o poverty_n of_o the_o house_n they_o complain_v not_o of_o their_o own_o particular_a o_o wife_n of_o jeroboam_fw-la why_o do_v thou_o disguise_v thyself_o no_o no_o we_o run_v upon_o a_o hot_a send_v we_o understand_v the_o dubling_n we_o know_v how_o to_o keep_v ourselves_o from_o change_n we_o will_v present_o speak_v concern_v the_o specious_a complaint_n which_o the_o pastor_n and_o cenobit_n make_v of_o the_o poverty_n of_o their_o parish_n and_o convent_v litere_fw-la we_o will_v only_o touch_v the_o personal_a which_o have_v so_o much_o the_o more_o ill_a grace_n in_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o cenobite_n as_o they_o seem_v to_o yield_v unto_o propriety_n a_o vice_n so_o much_o detest_v by_o all_o the_o ascetik_n who_o heretofore_o deny_v christian_a burial_n unto_o such_o as_o at_o their_o death_n be_v find_v to_o be_v taint_v therewith_o give_v they_o the_o sepulture_n of_o ass_n for_o in_o fine_a what_o will_v the_o cenobite_n what_o pretend_v he_o by_o this_o complaint_n but_o to_o be_v ease_v in_o his_o own_o particular_a of_o the_o necessity_n wherewith_o â—e_n say_v he_o be_v press_v under_o colour_n of_o the_o poverty_n of_o the_o house_n where_o he_o live_v and_o may_v not_o one_o ask_v he_o why_o he_o leave_v his_o good_n in_o the_o world_n whereof_o he_o can_v have_v live_v without_o importune_v any_o to_o put_v himself_o into_o à _fw-la disaccomodate_v house_n in_o a_o order_n which_o needs_o foundation_n since_o it_o be_v not_o of_o the_o rank_n of_o mendicant_o and_o found_v according_a to_o the_o two_o kind_n of_o which_o we_o treat_v if_o he_o be_v acquaint_v with_o these_o incommodity_n during_o his_o noviship_n why_o do_v he_o become_v profess_v and_o have_v make_v his_o profession_n why_o do_v he_o give_v testemony_n of_o his_o repentance_n by_o his_o complaint_n if_o the_o press_a necessity_n of_o the_o house_n or_o of_o the_o order_n be_v conceal_v from_o he_o be_v he_o sinceer_o deal_v withal_o be_v it_o after_o a_o manner_n as_o they_o use_v to_o call_v hawk_n to_o the_o fist_n to_o hood_v they_o and_o to_o cause_n fish_n to_o enter_v into_o the_o wicker_n some_o be_v so_o solicitous_a to_o understand_v a_o novice_n to_o sound_v the_o depth_n of_o his_o soul_n and_o the_o whide_v circuit_n of_o his_o interior_a why_o then_o will_v the_o profess_a use_n such_o diligence_n to_o hide_v themselves_o from_o they_o and_o will_v not_o give_v they_o a_o clear_a sight_n of_o all_o the_o particularity_n of_o the_o community_n must_v one_o make_v profession_n to_o learn_v what_o belong_v to_o a_o profess_v again_o from_o the_o receive_n of_o the_o habit_n of_o the_o novice_n unto_o the_o privation_n there_o be_v some_o return_n into_o the_o world_n but_o after_o a_o solemn_a profession_n there_o be_v no_o time_n to_o say_v i_o be_v ignorant_a i_o think_v not_o i_o know_v not_o for_o he_o must_v remain_v in_o this_o sentinel_n not_o to_o remove_v till_o the_o great_a captain_n sound_v the_o retreat_n at_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n whoso_o ever_o descend_v from_o this_o regular_a cross_n whereon_o he_o be_v fasten_v with_o the_o nail_n of_o the_o three_o vow_n can_v be_v a_o child_n of_o god_n there_o must_v hâ—_n die_v to_o live_v for_o ever_o for_o who_o persever_v not_o therein_o till_o the_o end_n not_o find_v salvation_n what_o soever_o complaint_n then_o a_o cenobiticall_a director_n of_o a_o institute_n which_o ought_v to_o live_v of_o foundation_n and_o rend_v may_v frame_v can_v be_v admit_v since_o it_o tax_v the_o community_n of_o injustice_n in_o the_o distribution_n of_o necessary_n when_o it_o tend_v to_o particularity_n or_o propriety_n when_o it_o accuse_v the_o indiscretion_n of_o the_o complainant_n for_o as_o much_o as_o he_o cast_v himself_o into_o the_o labyrinth_n wherein_o he_o find_v himself_o entangle_v chap._n iu._n of_o those_o of_o mendicant_a director_n the_o mendicant_a cenobite_n have_v yet_o 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