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death_n	serpent_n	sin_n	sting_n	4,692	5	12.2188	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06151	The exercise of a christian life. Written in Italian by the Reuerend Father Gaspar Loarte D. of Diuinitie, of the Societie of Iesus. And newly translated into Englishe. by I.S.; Essercito della vita Christiana. English	Loarte, Gaspar de, 1498-1578.; Brinkley, Stephen.	1579 (1579)	STC 16641.5; ESTC S107018	152,306	462

which teacheth vs to doo to others as we would be done vnto our selues As therefore thou wouldest not that others should be greeued at thy good so oughtest not thou to be offended at others wel-fare for other-wise shouldest thou shew thy selfe a senslesse creature and without al reason yea wel may we say by the malicious man that he hath lost his reason and natural iudgement sith he would not sticke to make choise of his owne losse if by that means he might piocure harme to those he hateth Like as we reade of a king who meaning to make a proufe of the cankred natures of an enuious person and a couetous wretch caused two such to be called to him whom he made this proffer too to craue of him what-soeuer they would for willinglye it should be geuen them prouided alwaies that the second shoulde haue the double of that the first did aske These twaine being nowe at great contention which of them shoulde first beginne least th' other might gaine the double the king being cōstrained to take vp the matter commaunded the malicious man to speak first who requested this that one of his eyes might be put out that th' other might haue both his put out chosing rather his owne harme then good that th' other whom he hated might by receauing the double according to their offer be the more annoyed The which story if it were true declareth plainly to what blindnes this vice bringeth him that letteth him-selfe be lewdly ouereome withal THE LAST Remedie which feeling thy self tempted with this vice I haue to prescribe thee is to force thy selfe continuallye to praye for him whom thou malicest and bearest enuie to as also to speake wel of him to others yea occasion so seruing to doo him some seruice albeit thou seeme to doo it fainedly and against thy stomacke sith for this force and violence which thou shalt vse in mastring thy selfe and breaking of thy wil no doubt but God wil geue thee the gift of charitie wherby thou shalt be perfectly healed of this detestable vice and maiest aftetwardes loue al thine enemies one and other what-soeuer CERTAYNE other aduises and Remedies concerning the same matter of tentations ¶ Cap. 26. BESIDES these tentations spoken of in the former Chapters wherwith the deuil doth most commonly tempt vs there be diuers other meanes wherby he vseth to molest and trouble vs as by propounding other-whiles temptations of infidelitie doubtes against our beleefe and fayth or suggestions of blasphemie yea some-times he bringeth vs into such a mase and perplexitie as whether-soeuer we turne vs or what-soeuer we say or doo yet seeme we stil to be caught and intangled an-other time he indeuoreth to bring vs into desperation and thus doth he with these and diuers other vexations disquiet and greeuouslye assault vs. Against al the which his craftes and subtilties take this for a general rule neuer to staye to dispute or talke with the deuil of set purpose for if thou doo thou art like to be ouercom as Eue was for hauing done the same It is therefore much more secure not to stand reasoning or listning to that the deuil shal tel thee but forth-with to flye the temptatiō in the very beginning by thinking of some other matter quite contrary to that which he woulde haue thee As for example if he propounde thoughtes of infidelitie saying howe is it possible that this mistery should be thus thus make none accompt to aunswere him by shewing anye reason of that truth which thou beleeuest but saye I beleeue as our holy mother the Catholike Churche beleeueth and this sufficeth me neither discende to any other particularities Thus like-wise must thou doo if in case he molest thee with temptations of blasphemie saying Thy blasphemie be to thy perdition for I 〈◊〉 and loue my Lorde God. With this or some such like short speeche maiest thou set thy mind at rest intending to some other busines and different cogitations neither let these his suggestions dismay or trouble thee any whit for al of them shal not make thee lose any one iote of grace and Gods fauour yea by doing as I tel thee thou shalt greatlye increase thy meede If like-wise he goe at any time about to meshe thee in any perplexities scruples or other ob scurities wherby thou wotest not on which side wel to turne thee 〈◊〉 not of them but conuert thy selfe wholly to God saying I wil my Lord my God both in this and 〈◊〉 other thing what thou wilt neither doo I will or yeeld consent to any thing that may displease thee And thus maiest thou with this saying be at quiet and in great securitie In like maner if he induce thee to desperation laying before thee the multitude and enormitie of thy sinnes beholde Christe thy Iudge nayled vpon the Roode in whom thou haste more goodnes without al comparison then in thy selfe thou canst haue euils and thus putting al thy confidence in him maiest thou despise and defye al the deuils And not onely in this but in al other thy tentations would I haue thee make Iesus Christe crucified a familier defence and buckler for thee sith that like as Moises gaue to the children of Israel being stunge in the desert or bit of venemous serpentes that Serpent of brasse raysed vpp on a high peece of wood whereon who-so looked fixedlye and with fayth were cured of their griefs in like maner much better al such as with fayth beholde our Lord Sauior Christ crucified and heaued vp on the wood of the holy crosse whom the serpent of brasse did in figure represent shal-be healed of al their bitinges and stings of trespasses temptations At such time therfore as thou feelest the serpent assault and bite thee with the sinne of pride beholde Christ humbled on the Crosse and obedient euē til death If with couetousnes behold that pouertie and nakednes wherewith he hangeth on the roode in such extreame distresse as he hath not where to rest his head If thou finde thy selfe assailed with the delites of lust beholde his brused aud beaten flesh fraught ful of extreme anguish and how for thy sake he hangeth on the roode al wounded from topp to toe and afflicted with most greeuous tormentes If thou feele thy self prouoked to Gluttonie looke vpon thy Lorde fastned to the roode who being extremely pained with drought had gaule and vinegre geuen him to drinke If thou perceane thy selfe stirred vp to anger beholde that inumcible patience of our Sauiour Iesus Christ crucified in abiding al those his moste villanous blasphemies and incomprehensible tormentes If thou be vexed with the venemous vice of malice consider that moste feruent charitie wherwith our Sauiour shedd his bloudd on the crosse for al and praied euen for those his persecutors that crucified him If slouth or idlenes cause thee