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the_o three_o exercise_n how_o the_o soul_n by_o mental_a exercise_n aught_o to_o convert_v the_o beam_n of_o contemplation_n to_o thing_n below_o she_o that_o she_o may_v understand_v 1_o the_o inevitable_a necessity_n of_o man_n death_n 2_o the_o formidable_a austerity_n of_o final_a judgement_n 3_o the_o intolerable_a pain_n of_o infernal_a punishment_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o inevitable_a necessity_n of_o man_n death_n soule_n tell_v i_o i_o pray_v thou_o o_o man_n what_o be_v those_o inferior_a thing_n to_o which_o my_o consideration_n be_v to_o be_v convert_v i_o hasten_v to_o ascend_v i_o seek_v inebriation_n of_o the_o divine_a comfort_n i_o be_o not_o able_a long_o to_o rest_v on_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v below_o i_o even_o now_o i_o desire_v o_o lord_n my_o helper_n thy_o belove_a tabernacle_n i_o covet_v with_o all_o my_o strength_n to_o dwell_v in_o the_o court_n of_o our_o lord_n man._n these_o be_v the_o inferior_a thing_n o_o my_o soul_n that_o thou_o may_v convert_v thyself_o unto_o and_o may_v see_v the_o inevitable_a necessity_n of_o death_n and_o may_v lament_v all_o the_o infallible_a equity_n and_o truth_n of_o the_o divine_a judge_n and_o may_v tremble_v and_o be_v afraid_a of_o the_o intolerable_a austerity_n of_o infernal_a punishment_n consider_v therefore_o often_o weigh_v and_o revolve_v diligent_o that_o death_n can_v be_v avoid_v that_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n can_v be_v discover_v that_o the_o time_n preordained_n of_o god_n can_v be_v alter_v isidorus_n in_o humane_a thing_n nothing_o be_v more_o certain_a than_o death_n nothing_o more_o uncertain_a than_o the_o hour_n of_o death_n it_o have_v not_o any_o pity_n on_o poverty_n it_o be_v not_o afraid_a of_o power_n it_o respect_v not_o the_o excellency_n of_o manner_n or_o kindred_n it_o spare_v not_o youth_n or_o age_n it_o be_v at_o the_o old_a man_n gate_n and_o at_o the_o young_a man_n heel_n soule_n i_o understand_v that_o our_o life_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o passage_n to_o death_n why_o then_o be_v temporal_a thing_n love_v which_o for_o such_o a_o uncertain_a time_n be_v possess_v why_o desire_v we_o this_o life_n to_o continue_v so_o long_o wherein_o by_o how_o much_o the_o long_o we_o live_v by_o so_o much_o the_o more_o we_o sin_n by_o how_o much_o our_o life_n be_v prolong_v by_o so_o much_o the_o more_o numerous_a be_v our_o transgression_n for_o daily_o evil_n increase_v and_o good_a thing_n be_v diminish_v for_o who_o be_v able_a to_o consider_v how_o many_o evil_n we_o commit_v in_o a_o moment_n of_o time_n or_o how_o many_o good_a thing_n we_o neglect_v for_o true_o it_o be_v a_o great_a sin_n when_o we_o neither_o do_v good_a nor_o think_v of_o good_a but_o suffer_v our_o mind_n to_o wander_v after_o vain_a and_o unprofitable_a thing_n man._n as_o st._n gregory_n say_v carnal_a mind_n o_o my_o soul_n for_o that_o cause_n love_v temporal_a pleasure_n because_o they_o consider_v not_o how_o fleet_v this_o life_n be_v for_o if_o they_o shall_v but_o look_v into_o the_o swiftness_n of_o the_o passage_n thereof_o true_o they_o will_v not_o affect_v this_o so_o little_a endure_v a_o prosperity_n my_o life_n be_v like_a to_o one_o sail_v for_o whether_o i_o sleep_v or_o watch_v i_o be_o still_o hasten_v to_o my_o end_n o_o present_a life_n how_o many_o do_v thou_o deceive_v which_o while_o thou_o fly_v art_n nothing_o when_o thou_o be_v see_v but_o a_o shadow_n when_o exalt_v but_o a_o fume_n to_o fool_n pleasant_a to_o wise_a man_n bitter_a they_o that_o love_v thou_o know_v thou_o not_o they_o that_o fly_v thou_o only_o understand_v thou_o to_o some_o thou_o promise_v thyself_o for_o a_o long_a season_n that_o thou_o may_v deceive_v they_o to_o other_o for_o a_o short_a time_n that_o thou_o may_v bring_v they_o into_o despair_n with_o continual_a meditation_n let_v we_o exercise_v our_o understanding_n anima_fw-la author_n de_fw-fr spiritu_fw-la &_o anima_fw-la and_o let_v we_o consider_v our_o misery_n with_o sorrow_n we_o enter_v this_o life_n with_o labour_n we_o live_v therein_o with_o fear_n go_v out_o thereof_o st._n bern._n how_o many_o of_o we_o have_v live_v in_o this_o region_n of_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n in_o sickness_n of_o body_n in_o conflict_n and_o in_o the_o place_n of_o tentation_n if_o we_o diligent_o take_v notice_n thereof_o we_o miserable_o labour_v with_o a_o threefold_a discommodity_n for_o we_o be_v easy_a to_o be_v seduce_v weak_a to_o resist_v and_o frail_a to_o operate_v soule_n now_o i_o see_v that_o he_o live_v unprofitable_o in_o this_o world_n that_o hasten_v not_o to_o gain_v that_o whereby_o he_o may_v live_v for_o ever_o therefore_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v any_o one_o care_n to_o live_v long_o but_o rather_o that_o he_o may_v live_v well_o because_o although_o it_o may_v be_v grant_v to_o any_o one_o that_o he_o live_v well_o yet_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o it_o be_v not_o grant_v to_o any_o that_o he_o may_v live_v long_o st._n bern._n therefore_o that_o be_v a_o secure_a life_n where_o the_o conscience_n be_v pure_a where_o death_n be_v expect_v without_o fear_n or_o tremble_a be_v wish_v to_o be_v at_o hand_n with_o delight_n and_o receive_v with_o devotion_n man._n o_o my_o soul_n if_o thou_o understand_v these_o thing_n to_o be_v so_o hear_v my_o council_n and_o in_o this_o life_n so_o long_o as_o it_o last_v prepare_v for_o thyself_o that_o life_n which_o last_v eternal_o whilst_o thou_o be_v in_o the_o flesh_n die_v to_o the_o world_n that_o afterward_o thou_o may_v begin_v to_o live_v in_o god_n understand_v that_o there_o be_v no_o one_o that_o admit_v death_n approach_v merry_o and_o jocund_o but_o he_o that_o have_v prepare_v himself_o thereto_o by_o good_a work_n whilst_o he_o live_v give_v attention_n to_o that_o of_o seneca_n the_o indiscreet_a man_n that_o be_v the_o sinner_n and_o the_o guilty_a man_n begin_v his_o death_n in_o die_v but_o the_o wise_a man_n and_o virtuous_a overcome_v death_n by_o death_n soule_n o_o man_n i_o perceive_v that_o the_o death_n of_o good_a man_n be_v bless_v and_o the_o death_n of_o sinner_n unhappy_a and_o miserable_a man._n o_o my_o soul_n according_a to_o st._n bern._n the_o death_n of_o the_o just_a man_n be_v good_a in_o respect_n of_o rest_n better_a in_o respect_n of_o change_n the_o best_a in_o respect_n of_o security_n contrariwise_o the_o death_n of_o sinner_n be_v most_o miserable_a and_o well_o may_v it_o be_v term_v the_o worst_a evil_a in_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o world_n worse_o in_o the_o separation_n of_o the_o flesh_n but_o the_o worst_a in_o the_o double_a sorrow_n and_o suffering_n of_o the_o worm_n and_o fire_n and_o that_o which_o be_v worst_a of_o all_o be_v in_o the_o privation_n of_o divine_a contemplation_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o formidable_a austerity_n
thou_o condemne_v i_o in_o the_o time_n of_o judgement_n true_a it_o be_v meditation_n these_o st._n anselme_n in_o his_o meditation_n that_o my_o conscience_n have_v deserve_v damnation_n my_o repentance_n suffice_v not_o for_o satisfaction_n yet_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o thy_o mercy_n be_v above_o every_o offence_n do_v not_o o_o lord_n meditation_n st_n aug._n in_o his_o meditation_n so_o look_v into_o my_o evil_n that_o thou_o may_v forget_v thy_o own_o goodness_n o_o good_a lord_n if_o i_o have_v commit_v that_o whereby_o thou_o may_v condemn_v i_o thou_o have_v not_o lose_v that_o wherewith_o thou_o may_v save_v i_o hom._n st._n gregory_n in_o hom._n o_o if_o man_n can_v but_o understand_v how_o admirable_a that_o be_v behold_v the_o spouse_n come_v how_o pletsant_a those_o that_o be_v prepare_v enter_v with_o he_o to_o the_o marriage_n how_o bitter_a and_o the_o gate_n be_v shut_v o_o my_o soul_n what_o be_v more_o consider_v how_o great_a a_o evil_a it_o be_v to_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o face_n of_o christ_n to_o be_v exclude_v from_o that_o joy_n of_o divine_a contemplation_n to_o be_v deprive_v of_o the_o most_o bless_a society_n of_o all_o the_o saint_n to_o die_v a_o everlasting_a life_n and_o to_o live_v a_o eternal_a death_n to_o be_v plunge_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o a_o restless_a gulf_n for_o ever_o to_o be_v tear_v in_o piece_n with_o consume_a worm_n and_o yet_o the_o torment_n not_o to_o end_v to_o suffer_v the_o noise_n of_o rage_a flame_n to_o be_v blind_v with_o the_o bitter_a mist_n of_o the_o sulphurous_a smoke_a pit_n not_o to_o perceive_v that_o which_o enlighten_v but_o to_o perceive_v that_o which_o torment_v st._n aug._n such_o shall_v be_v the_o power_n of_o grief_n in_o the_o infernal_a deep_a that_o it_o admit_v no_o other_o intention_n of_o thought_n within_o itself_o soule_n now_o i_o tremble_v with_o fear_n now_o i_o faint_v with_o the_o horror_n thereof_o tell_v i_o i_o pray_v thou_o o_o man_n to_o what_o purpose_n be_v so_o lamentable_a a_o meditation_n man._n o_o my_o soul_n i_o think_v that_o the_o continual_a and_o devout_a meditation_n of_o the_o prescribe_v be_v the_o sinner_n medicine_n and_o wholesome_a encourager_n and_o provoker_n to_o do_v all_o good_a thing_n and_o to_o sustain_v all_o evil_a thou_o fear_v watch_v and_o the_o labour_n of_o thy_o hand_n epistola_fw-la st._n bern._n inquadam_n epistola_fw-la but_o these_o be_v but_o easy_a to_o any_o one_o meditate_v on_o perpetual_a flame_n the_o remembrance_n of_o that_o darkness_n make_v a_o man_n not_o to_o abhor_v solitude_n yet_o if_o thou_o leisurely_o think_v on_o a_o future_a discussion_n of_o thy_o word_n silence_n shall_v not_o displease_v thou_o that_o weep_v and_o gnash_n of_o tooth_n be_v often_o bring_v before_o the_o eye_n of_o thy_o understanding_n do_v render_v unto_o thou_o equal_a rest_n and_o peace_n sermone_fw-la st._n aug._n inquodam_n sermone_fw-la a_o man_n understanding_n be_v overcome_v with_o the_o enticement_n and_o concupiscence_n of_o this_o world_n fly_v all_o labour_n desire_v pleasure_n &_o can_v scarce_o be_v bring_v to_o this_o that_o he_o can_v refrain_v the_o custom_n of_o his_o former_a life_n but_o when_o he_o shall_v begin_v to_o think_v on_o the_o necessity_n of_o future_a judgement_n he_o induce_v a_o voluntary_a war_n on_o his_o passion_n move_v either_o by_o hope_n of_o reward_n or_o for_o fear_n of_o punishment_n he_o do_v violence_n to_o his_o former_a desire_n and_o earnest_o contend_v to_o overcome_v himself_o whence_o come_v these_o verse_n o_o foelix_fw-la mortale_fw-la genus_fw-la si_fw-la semper_fw-la haberet_fw-la aeternum_fw-la prae_fw-la ment_fw-la bonum_fw-la finemque_fw-la timeret_fw-la right_o happy_a be_v that_o man_n that_o ever_o have_v the_o eternal_a good_a in_o his_o mind_n and_o fear_n his_o death_n the_o four_o exercise_n how_o the_o soul_n by_o mental_a exercise_n aught_o to_o convert_v the_o light_n of_o contemplation_n to_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v above_o she_o that_o she_o may_v know_v and_o understand_v 1._o the_o inestimable_a value_n of_o celestial_a joy_n 2._o the_o unspeakable_a delight_n and_o 3._o the_o interminable_a eternity_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o inestimable_a value_n of_o celestial_a joy_n soule_n even_o now_o o_o man_n thou_o have_v sufficient_o affright_v i_o miserable_a soul_n be_v prostrate_v in_o this_o vale_n of_o tear_n although_o thou_o have_v teach_v i_o not_o unprofitable_o have_v mercy_n also_o now_o on_o i_o most_o miserable_a and_o do_v what_o thou_o long_o since_o haste_v promise_v speak_v a_o little_a of_o the_o perpetual_a felicity_n if_o happy_o i_o may_v be_v able_a to_o receive_v thereby_o some_o comfort_n of_o mind_n for_o that_o it_o be_v delightful_a to_o use_v change_n because_o according_a to_o saint_n aug._n it_o be_v always_o well_o do_v whether_o it_o be_v by_o punish_v or_o pardon_v or_o by_o terrify_v or_o comfort_v so_o that_o there_o by_o the_o life_n of_o man_n may_v be_v amend_v consider_v o_o man_n how_o noble_a the_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v often_o time_n it_o be_v more_o easy_o persuade_v with_o easy_a and_o pleasant_a thing_n then_o by_o terrible_a and_o adverse_a oftentimes_o it_o be_v more_o allure_v by_o promise_n and_o thing_n comfort_v than_o it_o be_v enforce_v by_o threat_n and_o terror_n wherefore_o our_o sister_n the_o spouse_n desire_v to_o be_v draw_v with_o the_o odour_n of_o celestial_a unguent_n with_o the_o savour_n of_o divine_a grace_n and_o so_o to_o run_v with_o the_o spouse_n and_o now_o not_o out_o of_o fear_n but_o love_v delightful_o to_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o his_o commandment_n man._n o_o my_o soul_n it_o be_v true_a i_o confess_v which_o thou_o say_v but_o alas_o there_o be_v many_o which_o will_v not_o imitate_v god_n in_o prosperity_n wherefore_o it_o be_v convenient_a that_o they_o be_v terrify_v in_o adversity_n for_o there_o be_v many_o which_o either_o for_o blindness_n understand_v not_o the_o 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man_n in_o this_o life_n clear_o discern_v of_o who_o nevertheless_o it_o be_v in_o no_o wise_a taste_v wherefore_o saint_n aug._n say_v o_o lord_n make_v i_o i_o desire_v thou_o to_o taste_v that_o by_o affection_n which_o by_o my_o intellect_n i_o understand_v make_v i_o to_o perceive_v that_o by_o love_n which_o i_o perceive_v by_o knowledge_n soule_n tell_v i_o i_o pray_v thou_o o_o man_n what_o disposition_n ought_v to_o proceed_v in_o affection_n and_o understanding_n that_o at_o least_o to_o a_o little_a excess_n of_o mind_n i_o may_v be_v able_a to_o taste_v in_o contemplation_n the_o celestial_a sweetness_n for_o i_o have_v long_o ago_o exercise_v my_o mind_n in_o speculation_n and_o alas_o as_o yet_o my_o fear_n be_v that_o i_o have_v never_o feel_v the_o least_o drop_n of_o that_o heavenly_a sweetness_n i_o have_v read_v many_o thing_n of_o the_o life_n and_o conversation_n of_o saint_n many_o thing_n of_o nature_n of_o the_o operation_n and_o order_n of_o angel_n also_o i_o 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