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crown_n of_o martyrdom_n do_v put_v himself_o in_o his_o place_n and_o at_o once_o become_v christian_a martyr_n and_o glorious_a so_o to_o the_o notary_n of_o who_o mention_n be_v make_v in_o s._n antony_n of_o milan_n his_o life_n who_o have_v all_o his_o life_n be_v a_o false_a villain_n yet_o die_v a_o martyr_n and_o so_o it_o happen_v to_o a_o thousand_o other_o who_o we_o have_v see_v and_o red_a that_o they_o die_v well_o after_o a_o ill_a life_n and_o as_o for_o these_o they_o stand_v not_o in_o need_n of_o a_o great_a variety_n of_o succour_n but_o unless_o some_o great_a temptation_n across_o their_o way_n may_v perform_v this_o short_a perseverance_n by_o the_o only_a charity_n give_v then_o and_o by_o the_o aide_n by_o which_o they_o be_v convert_v for_o they_o arrive_v at_o the_o port_n without_o sail_v and_o finish_v their_o pilgrimage_n in_o one_o only_a jump_o which_o the_o puissant_a mercy_n of_o god_n make_v they_o take_v in_o so_o due_a time_n that_o their_o enemy_n 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the_o triumphant_a hiâ—rusalem_n 2._o certes_o above_o in_o heaven_n we_o shall_v have_v a_o heart_n free_a from_o all_o passion_n a_o soul_n purify_v from_o all_o distraction_n a_o spirit_n enfranchise_v from_o contradiction_n and_o force_n exempt_v from_o opposition_n and_o therefore_o we_o shall_v love_n god_n with_o a_o perpetual_a and_o never_o interrupt_v affection_n as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o the_o four_o sacred_a beast_n which_o represent_v the_o evangelist_n do_v incessant_o praise_v the_o divinity_n o_o god_n what_o a_o joy_n when_o we_o be_v establish_v in_o those_o eternal_a tabernacle_n our_o spirit_n shall_v be_v in_o this_o perpetual_a motion_n in_o which_o they_o shall_v enjoy_v the_o so_o much_o desire_v repose_n of_o their_o eternal_a dilection_n happy_a who_o in_o thy_o mansion_n live_v and_o in_o all_o season_n praise_n give_v but_o we_o be_v not_o to_o aim_v at_o this_o love_n so_o exceed_o perfect_a in_o this_o life_n of_o death_n for_o as_o yet_o we_o have_v 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one_o may_v love_n god_n diverse_o and_o also_o many_o other_o thing_n together_o with_o he_o chapter_n iii_o 1._o he_o that_o say_v all_o exclud_v nothing_o and_o yet_o a_o man_n may_v be_v whole_o god_n whole_o his_o father_n whole_o his_o mother_n whole_o his_o prince_n whole_o his_o commonwealth's_a his_o child_n his_o friend_n be_v so_o that_o be_v whole_o every_o on_o his_o yet_o he_o be_v whole_o to_o all_o which_o happen_v for_o that_o the_o duty_n by_o which_o a_o man_n be_v whole_o on_o his_o be_v not_o contrary_a to_o the_o duty_n by_o which_o a_o man_n be_v whole_o a_o other_o 2._o man_n give_v himself_o whole_o by_o love_n and_o with_o proportion_n to_o his_o love_n he_o bestow_v himself_o he_o be_v therefore_o in_o a_o sovereign_a manner_n give_v to_o god_n when_o
adhere_v and_o join_v himself_o so_o near_o indissoluble_o and_o infinite_o to_o our_o nature_n that_o never_o be_v any_o thing_n so_o straight_o join_v and_o press_v to_o the_o humanity_n as_o be_v now_o the_o most_o sacred_a divinity_n in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o sonno_n of_o god_n 4._o he_o run_v whole_o into_o we_o and_o as_o it_o be_v dissolve_v his_o greatness_n to_o bring_v it_o down_o to_o the_o form_n and_o figure_n of_o our_o littleness_n whence_o he_o be_v instyle_v a_o source_n of_o live_a water_n dew_n and_o rain_n of_o heaven_n 5._o he_o be_v in_o ecstasy_n not_o only_o in_o that_o as_o s._n denis_n say_v by_o the_o excess_n of_o his_o love_a goodness_n he_o become_v in_o a_o certain_a manner_n out_o of_o himself_o extend_v his_o providence_n to_o all_o thing_n and_o be_v in_o all_o thing_n but_o also_o in_o that_o as_o s._n paul_n say_v he_o do_v in_o a_o sort_n forsake_v and_o empty_a himself_o drayn_v his_o greatness_n and_o glory_n depose_v himself_o of_o the_o 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denis_n say_v turn_v into_o jealousy_n turn_v away_o so_o far_o as_o he_o can_v all_o evil_a from_o his_o belove_a humane_a nature_n with_o hazard_n yea_o with_o the_o price_n of_o his_o blood_n drive_v away_o the_o devil_n the_o prince_n of_o this_o world_n who_o seem_v to_o be_v his_o corrival_n and_o competitor_n 7._o he_o have_v a_o thousand_o thousand_o languor_n of_o love_n for_o from_o whence_o can_v those_o divine_a word_n proceed_v i_o have_v to_o be_v baptize_v with_o a_o baptism_n and_o how_o be_o i_o straiten_v until_o it_o be_v dispatch_v the_o hour_n in_o which_o he_o be_v baptize_v in_o his_o blood_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v and_o he_o languish_v after_o it_o the_o love_n which_o he_o bear_v unto_o we_o urge_v he_o thereunto_o that_o he_o may_v by_o his_o death_n see_v we_o deliver_v from_o a_o eternal_a death_n he_o be_v also_o sad_a and_o sweat_v blood_n of_o distress_n in_o the_o garden_n of_o olivet_n not_o only_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o exceed_a grief_n which_o 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punish_v his_o disobedience_n or_o because_o he_o may_v disinherit_v he_o but_o pure_o because_o he_o be_v his_o father_n in_o such_o sort_n that_o though_o his_o father_n be_v old_a impotent_a and_o poor_a he_o will_v not_o serve_v he_o with_o less_o diligence_n but_o rather_o as_o a_o pious_a stork_n will_v assist_v he_o with_o more_o care_n and_o affection_n even_o as_o joseph_n see_v the_o good_a man_n jacoâ—_n his_o father_n old_z in_o want_n and_o bring_v under_o his_o sceptre_n cease_v not_o to_o honour_v serve_v and_o reverence_v he_o with_o a_o more_o they_o filial_a tenderness_n and_o such_o as_o his_o brother_n have_v take_v notice_n apprehend_v that_o it_o will_v even_o work_v after_o his_o death_n and_o thereupon_o they_o make_v use_v of_o it_o to_o obtain_v
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our_o eternal_a father_n what_o be_v it_o that_o thy_o child_n and_o the_o chicke_n which_o live_v under_o thy_o wing_n can_v dread_v well_o i_o will_v use_v the_o mean_n convenient_a to_o eschew_v evil_a but_o that_o be_v do_v lord_n i_o be_o thy_o save_v i_o if_o it_o be_v thy_o pleasure_n and_o that_o which_o shall_v befall_v i_o i_o will_v accept_v because_o such_o be_v thy_o good_a pleasure_n o_o holy_a and_o sacred_a alchemy_n o_o heavenly_a protection_n powder_n by_o which_o all_o the_o metal_n of_o our_o passion_n affection_n and_o action_n be_v convert_v into_o the_o most_o pure_a gold_n of_o heavenly_a love._n that_o sadness_n be_v almost_o always_o unprofitable_a yea_o opposite_a to_o the_o service_n of_o holy_a love._n chapter_n xxi_o 1._o one_o can_v graft_v a_o oak_n upon_o a_o peartree_n of_o so_o contrary_a a_o humour_n be_v those_o two_o tree_n nor_o can_v anger_v choler_n and_o despair_n be_v graff_v in_o charity_n at_o least_o it_o will_v be_v a_o hard_a piece_n of_o work_n we_o have_v see_v anger_n already_o in_o the_o discourse_n of_o zeal_n as_o for_o despair_n unless_o it_o be_v reduce_v to_o a_o man_n just_a defence_n or_o at_o least_o to_o the_o feeling_n which_o we_o ought_v to_o have_v of_o the_o vanity_n feablenesse_n and_o inconstancy_n of_o worldly_a favour_n assistance_n and_o promise_n i_o see_v not_o what_o service_n divine_a love_n can_v draw_v from_o it_o 2._o and_o as_o concern_v sadness_n how_o can_v it_o be_v profitable_a to_o holy_a charity_n see_v that_o joy_n be_v rank_v among_o the_o fruit_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n adjoin_v unto_o charity_n howbeit_o the_o great_a apostle_n say_v thus_o the_o sorrow_n that_o be_v according_a to_o god_n work_v penance_n unto_o salvation_n that_o be_v stable_n but_o the_o sorrow_n of_o the_o world_n work_v death_n there_o be_v then_o a_o sorrow_n according_a to_o god_n which_o be_v profitable_o practise_v either_o by_o sinner_n in_o penance_n or_o by_o the_o good_a by_o way_n of_o compassion_n for_o the_o temporal_a misery_n of_o our_o neighbour_n or_o by_o the_o perfect_a in_o deplore_a bemoan_v and_o condole_v the_o spiritual_a calamity_n of_o soul_n for_o david_n s._n peter_n magdalene_n weep_v for_o their_o sin_n agar_n weep_v when_o she_o see_v her_o son_n almost_o dead_a of_o thirst_n hieremie_n upon_o the_o ruin_n of_o jerusalem_n our_o saviour_n over_o the_o jew_n and_o his_o great_a apostle_n groan_v out_o these_o word_n many_o walk_n of_o who_o i_o have_v often_o tell_v you_o and_o i_o tell_v you_o again_o with_o tear_n who_o be_v enemy_n to_o the_o cross_n of_o jesus-christ_n 3._o there_o be_v a_o sorrow_n of_o this_o world_n which_o do_v also_o proceed_v from_o 3._o cause_n for._n 1._o it_o come_v sometime_o from_o the_o infernal_a enemy_n who_o by_o a_o thousand_o sad_a melancholy_n and_o troublesome_a suggestion_n do_v obscure_v the_o understanding_n weaken_v the_o will_n trouble_v the_o whole_a soul_n and_o like_a to_o a_o thick_a mist_n do_v stuff_n the_o head_n and_o breast_n with_o a_o rheum_n and_o by_o this_o mean_n make_v a_o man_n draw_v his_o breath_n with_o difficulty_n and_o do_v perplex_v the_o poor_a travailler_n so_o the_o evil_a spirit_n fill_v man_n mind_n with_o daunt_a thought_n deprive_v it_o of_o the_o facility_n of_o aspire_v to_o god_n and_o do_v possess_v it_o with_o a_o extreme_a vexation_n and_o discouragement_n to_o bring_v it_o to_o despair_v and_o perdition_n they_o say_v there_o be_v a_o fish_n name_v a_o sea-toade_n or_o a_o sea-divell_n by_o surname_n who_o by_o move_v and_o stir_v the_o mud_n do_v trouble_v the_o water_n round_o about_o she_o to_o hide_v herself_o in_o it_o as_o in_o a_o amboush_n wherein_o as_o soon_o as_o she_o perceive_v the_o poor_a little_a fish_n she_o fall_v upon_o they_o spoil_n and_o devour_v they_o whence_o peradventure_o come_v the_o common_a proverb_n of_o fish_v in_o a_o trouble_a water_n now_o the_o devil_n of_o hell_n use_v the_o same_o slight_a with_o the_o devil_n of_o the_o sea_n for_o he_o make_v his_o ambush_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o sorrow_n who_o after_o he_o have_v trouble_v the_o soul_n with_o a_o multitude_n of_o loathsome_a thought_n cast_v hither_o and_o thither_o in_o the_o understanding_n he_o make_v a_o charge_n upon_o the_o affection_n bear_v they_o down_o with_o distrust_n jealousy_n aversion_n disguste_n grieve_n superfluous_a apprehension_n of_o sin_n past_a add_v withal_o a_o number_n of_o vain_a bitter_a and_o sullen_a subtlety_n that_o all_o reason_n and_o consolation_n may_v be_v reject_v 4._o sorrow_n 2._o do_v sometime_o proceed_v from_o a_o man_n natural_a condition_n when_o a_o melancholy_n humour_n do_v abound_v in_o we_o and_o this_o be_v not_o vicious_a in_o itself_o yet_o do_v our_o enemy_n make_v great_a use_n of_o it_o to_o contrive_v and_o plot_v a_o thousand_o temptation_n in_o our_o soul_n for_o as_o the_o spider_n do_v hardly_o weave_v her_o wâ—be_n save_v in_o cloudy_a and_o close_a weather_n so_o this_o wicked_a spirit_n find_v never_o so_o fit_a a_o time_n to_o lay_v the_o snare_n of_o his_o suggestion_n in_o sweet_a benign_a ad_fw-la cheerful_a spirit_n as_o he_o do_v in_o sullen_a sad_a and_o pesiâ—e_v heart_n for_o he_o do_v easy_o trouble_v they_o with_o wayâ—ardnesse_n suspicion_n hatred_n sloth_n and_o with_o a_o spiritual_a nunnesse_n 5._o three_o and_o last_o there_o be_v a_o sorrow_n which_o the_o variety_n of_o humane_a chance_n do_v bring_v upon_o us._n what_o joy_n ca_fw-mi i_o have_v say_v toby_n not_o be_v able_a to_o see_v the_o light_n of_o heaven_n so_o be_v jacob_n sorrowful_a upon_o the_o news_n of_o the_o death_n of_o his_o son_n josâ—pâ—_n and_o david_n for_o the_o death_n of_o his_o absalon_n and_o this_o be_v common_a as_o well_o to_o the_o good_a