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9_o shall_v earth_n and_o ash_n be_v proud_a consult_v your_o last_o end_n and_o that_o will_v tell_v you_o you_o be_v no_o better_a than_o earth_n and_o ash_n dust_n you_o be_v and_o to_o dust_n you_o must_v return_v consider_v therefore_o i_o say_v serious_o as_o well_o what_o you_o have_v be_v as_o what_o you_o be_v and_o shall_v be_v and_o you_o will_v confess_v as_o to_o the_o first_o that_o your_o original_n be_v from_o the_o ground_n from_o a_o lump_n of_o clay_n or_o dirt_n of_o which_o the_o almighty_a creator_n frame_v and_o make_v our_o first_o parent_n that_o you_o be_v for_o the_o present_a a_o mass_n of_o suitable_a sordid_a flesh_n live_v indeed_o but_o every_o hour_n and_o every_o moment_n subject_a to_o death_n and_o to_o all_o the_o accident_n disease_n and_o corruption_n by_o which_o death_n usual_o be_v usher_v in_o and_o for_o the_o future_a you_o shall_v be_v as_o to_o your_o body_n nothing_o else_o but_o putrefaction_n and_o filth_n in_o the_o grave_a you_o 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the_o ash_n and_o the_o effect_n eternal_a misery_n and_o torment_n sect._n 4._o remedy_n against_o carnal_a concupiscence_n to_o the_o soul_n that_o remember_v herself_o and_o desirous_a to_o live_v chaste_a will_v know_v what_o remedy_n may_v be_v find_v against_o the_o poisonous_a force_n and_o infection_n of_o carnal_a concupiscence_n i_o shall_v in_o the_o first_o place_n with_o father_n causin_n give_v this_o advice_n to_o wit_n that_o so_o long_o as_o she_o live_v in_o this_o sinful_a world_n where_o temptation_n to_o vice_n be_v so_o many_o and_o great_a how_o well_o soever_o thing_n at_o present_a seem_v to_o go_v with_o she_o yet_o that_o she_o always_o judge_n it_o most_o impossible_a for_o she_o to_o persevere_v to_o the_o end_n in_o that_o state_n but_o by_o the_o singular_a gift_n favour_n and_o grace_n of_o almighty_n god_n according_a to_o that_o confession_n of_o the_o wise_a man_n begin_v his_o prayer_n to_o god_n sap_n 8._o v._o 21._o scivi_fw-la quoniam_fw-la aliter_fw-la non_fw-la possem_fw-la esse_fw-la continens_fw-la etc._n etc._n i_o know_v say_v he_o full_a well_o that_o i_o can_v otherwise_o be_v continent_n unless_o god_n give_v i_o the_o gift_n and_o a_o point_n of_o wisdom_n it_o be_v to_o know_v who_o gift_n the_o grace_n of_o chastity_n and_o continency_n be_v it_o be_v therefore_o absolute_a necessary_a that_o for_o the_o gift_n we_o have_v particular_a recourse_n to_o god_n even_o to_o the_o most_o holy_a and_o vndivided_a trinity_n beg_v it_o of_o he_o who_o according_a to_o saint_n gregory_n nazianzen_n be_v the_o first_o of_o virgin_n that_o be_v god_n our_o saviour_n and_o in_o the_o second_o place_n that_o we_o address_v our_o prayer_n to_o like_a purpose_n unto_o the_o bless_a mother_n of_o god_n the_o virgin_n mary_n to_o our_o good_a angel_n and_o to_o such_o other_o of_o the_o bless_a saint_n and_o angel_n in_o heaven_n as_o we_o have_v choose_v or_o that_o our_o faith_n and_o devotion_n have_v make_v to_o be_v our_o 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