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god_n be_v good_a and_o nothing_o to_o be_v reject_v which_o be_v receive_v with_o thanksgiving_n altogether_o to_o abandon_v the_o society_n of_o christian_n be_v contrary_a to_o saint_n paul_n counsel_n heb._n 10_o let_v we_o consider_v one_o another_o to_o provoke_v unto_o love_n and_o to_o good_a work_n not_o forsake_v the_o fellowship_n that_o we_o have_v among_o ourselves_o as_o the_o manner_n of_o some_o be_v under_o pretence_n of_o forsake_v the_o world_n to_o abandon_v all_o care_n of_o friend_n and_o family_n be_v condemn_v by_o the_o apostle_n 1_o tim._n 5._o if_o any_o man_n have_v not_o a_o care_n of_o his_o family_n he_o have_v deny_v the_o faith_n and_o be_v worse_a than_o a_o infidel_n they_o that_o willing_o deprive_v themselves_o of_o the_o mean_n of_o do_v good_a to_o their_o neighbour_n transgress_v the_o law_n of_o god_n which_o command_v we_o to_o love_v our_o neighbour_n as_o ourselves_o these_o subsequent_a example_n will_v show_v how_o far_o some_o man_n have_v exceed_v the_o bound_n of_o christianity_n and_o outrun_v religion_n by_o too_o much_o superstitious_a devotion_n and_o excessive_a penance_n one_o asepesâ—â—a_n live_v sixty_o year_n together_o in_o a_o closet_n all_o which_o time_n he_o never_o be_v see_v of_o any_o nor_o do_v he_o speak_v to_o any_o the_o like_a be_v record_v of_o one_o didymus_n who_o live_v ninety_o year_n by_o himself_o one_o batthaeus_n a_o eremite_n of_o caelosyria_n fast_v so_o long_o till_o worm_n crawl_v out_o of_o his_o tooth_n one_o martinus_n tie_v his_o leg_n with_o a_o iron_n chain_n to_o a_o great_a stone_n that_o he_o may_v not_o remove_v thence_o one_o alas_o never_o taste_v bread_n in_o eighty_o year_n together_o john_n sorâ—â—ny_v the_o egyptian_a stand_v pray_v within_o the_o cliff_n of_o a_o certain_a rock_n three_o year_n together_o so_o long_o till_o his_o leg_n and_o foot_n with_o continual_a stand_v swell_v with_o putrified_a matter_n which_o at_o last_o break_v the_o skin_n and_o run_v out_o one_o dominicus_n and_o eremit_fw-la wear_v continual_o next_o his_o skin_n a_o iron_n coat_n of_o male_n and_o almost_o every_o day_n use_v to_o scourge_v himself_o with_o whip_n in_o both_o hand_n some_o have_v kill_v themselves_o with_o hunger_n some_o with_o thirst_n some_o with_o expose_v themselves_o to_o excessive_a heat_n have_v be_v stifle_v other_o by_o extremity_n of_o cold_a have_v be_v freeze_v to_o death_n as_o if_o god_n take_v delight_n in_o self-murder_n which_o in_o he_o to_o affect_v be_v cruelty_n and_o in_o any_o to_o act_n be_v the_o great_a impiety_n some_o again_o not_o content_a with_o ordinary_a way_n of_o eremitisme_n have_v spend_v their_o day_n within_o hollow_a pillar_n whence_o they_o be_v name_v stylitae_n neither_o admit_v the_o speech_n nor_o sight_n of_o any_o man_n or_o woman_n o_o 〈◊〉_d hominum_fw-la o_o quantum_fw-la est_fw-la in_o rebus_fw-la inaâ—e_fw-la what_o need_v all_o this_o toil_n christ_n say_v that_o his_o yoâ—k_n be_v easy_a and_o his_o burden_n light_n etc._n but_o these_o man_n lay_v heavy_a burden_n on_o themselves_o which_o god_n never_o require_v he_o make_v man_n animal_n politicum_fw-la a_o sociable_a creature_n therefore_o say_v it_o be_v not_o good_a for_o man_n to_o be_v alone_o wo_n to_o he_o that_o be_v alone_o say_v solomon_n beside_o no_o place_n though_o never_o so_o remote_a and_o solitary_a can_v privilege_v a_o man_n from_o sin_n lot_z be_v righteous_a among_o the_o wicked_a sodomite_n and_o yet_o in_o the_o solitary_a cave_n commit_v incest_n with_o his_o two_o daughter_n what_o place_n can_v be_v more_o retire_v than_o paradise_n and_o more_o secure_a than_o heaven_n yet_o adam_n fall_v in_o paradise_n and_o the_o angel_n fall_v in_o heaven_n q._n 5._o whether_o be_v the_o solitary_a life_n in_o a_o desert_n or_o the_o sociable_a life_n in_o a_o covent_n to_o be_v prefer_v a._n 1._o the_o sociable_a life_n because_o the_o end_n of_o our_o creation_n be_v not_o to_o live_v apart_o solitary_a like_o wild_a beast_n but_o together_o like_a man_n 2._o because_o we_o be_v hound_n to_o help_v each_o other_o by_o counsel_n instruction_n admonition_n exhortation_n to_o bear_v one_o another_o burden_n to_o comfort_v the_o comfortless_a to_o support_v the_o weak_a to_o clothe_v the_o naked_a to_o seed_v the_o hungry_a for_o as_o the_o orator_n say_v we_o be_v not_o bear_v for_o ourselves_o but_o our_o parent_n country_n and_o friend_n challenge_v a_o share_n in_o we_o 3._o because_o he_o that_o live_v alone_o as_o he_o sin_n against_o his_o creation_n and_o humane_a society_n so_o he_o sin_n against_o himself_o in_o that_o he_o debar_v himself_o of_o those_o comfort_n and_o aid_n both_o spiritual_a and_o corporal_a which_o he_o have_v in_o a_o sociable_a life_n 4._o because_o god_n be_v more_o present_a with_o many_o then_o with_o one_o therefore_o his_o church_n which_o he_o promise_v to_o
the_o evening_n and_o completory_n and_o at_o midnight_n particular_a psalm_n be_v appoint_v for_o each_o of_o these_o canonical_a hour_n that_o they_o must_v pray_v with_o all_o reverence_n that_o their_o be_v dean_n choose_v in_o each_o monastery_n to_o ease_v the_o abbot_n that_o every_o monk_n have_v his_o own_o bed_n to_o sleep_v in_o that_o a_o candle_n burn_v by_o they_o till_o the_o morning_n that_o they_o sleep_v in_o their_o clothes_n gird_v that_o at_o the_o ring_n of_o the_o bell_n they_o may_v be_v the_o more_o ready_a for_o prayer_n divers_a degree_n of_o penance_n be_v enjoin_v according_a to_o the_o degree_n of_o offence_n that_o the_o abbot_n use_v all_o the_o mean_n he_o can_v to_o reclaim_v the_o excommunicate_a person_n that_o the_o lose_a sheep_n may_v be_v bring_v home_o with_o joy_n that_o if_o no_o correction_n will_v prevail_v the_o obstinate_a person_n be_v expel_v the_o covent_n who_o upon_o repentance_n may_v be_v receive_v three_o time_n but_o never_o after_o the_o three_o time_n that_o the_o steward_n of_o the_o monastery_n be_v a_o man_n of_o discretion_n government_n and_o trust_v that_o the_o abbot_n keep_v a_o inventory_n of_o all_o utensil_n belong_v to_o the_o covent_n that_o all_o thing_n be_v common_a among_o the_o brother_n that_o there_o be_v no_o grudge_a or_o murmur_v that_o every_o one_o serve_v in_o the_o kitchen_n and_o in_o other_o place_n when_o his_o turn_n be_v that_o a_o special_a care_n be_v have_v of_o the_o sick_a and_o infirm_a so_o likewise_o of_o the_o age_a and_o child_n that_o their_o be_v choose_v a_o weekly_a reader_n to_o read_v in_o time_n of_o refection_n that_o each_o man_n be_v content_a with_o a_o pound_n of_o bread_n for_o a_o day_n and_o that_o only_o the_o sick_a be_v permit_v to_o eat_v flesh_n that_o wine_n be_v drink_v spare_o that_o from_o easter_n to_o pentecost_n the_o brother_n may_v have_v their_o refection_n at_o the_o six_o hour_n and_o their_o supper_n in_o the_o evening_n in_o the_o summer_n let_v they_o fast_o every_o four_o and_o six_o day_n in_o the_o week_n till_o the_o nine_o hour_n the_o other_o day_n let_v they_o dine_v at_o the_o six_o hour_n from_o the_o midist_n of_o september_n till_o lent_n let_v they_o have_v their_o refection_n at_o the_o nine_o hour_n but_o in_o the_o lend_a time_n at_o the_o evening_n so_o it_o be_v by_o day_n light_n that_o after_o the_o completory_n there_o be_v no_o speak_v at_o all_o if_o any_o come_v late_a to_o prayer_n or_o to_o the_o table_n he_o be_v to_o stand_v apart_o by_o himself_o and_o to_o be_v last_o serve_v and_o shorten_v in_o his_o victual_n if_o any_o for_o some_o great_a offence_n be_v excommunicate_v out_o of_o the_o oratory_n he_o shall_v make_v satisfaction_n by_o prostrate_v himself_o before_o the_o oratory_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o only_o give_v themselves_o to_o prayer_n and_o meditation_n at_o the_o appoint_a hour_n but_o shall_v also_o labour_v some_o part_n of_o the_o day_n with_o their_o hand_n to_o keep_v they_o from_o idleness_n that_o they_o observe_v lend_v with_o all_o strictness_n that_o they_o use_v stranger_n with_o all_o reverence_n and_o cheerfulness_n and_o that_o the_o abbot_n salute_v they_o with_o a_o holy_a kiss_n and_o wash_v their_o foot_n that_o none_o receive_v letter_n or_o token_n from_o their_o parent_n without_o the_o abbot_n leave_n that_o the_o abbot_n clothe_v his_o monk_n as_o he_o find_v the_o season_n of_o the_o year_n require_v that_o no_o novice_n be_v admit_v into_o the_o monastery_n without_o sufficient_a trial_n of_o his_o constancy_n and_o patience_n that_o if_o a_o priest_n desire_v to_o enter_v into_o a_o monastery_n he_o submit_v himself_o to_o the_o law_n thereof_o and_o that_o he_o have_v the_o next_o place_n to_o the_o abbot_n that_o noble_a man_n who_o offer_v their_o child_n to_o god_n in_o the_o monastery_n swear_v they_o will_v never_o give_v they_o any_o part_n of_o their_o estate_n but_o that_o it_o be_v confer_v on_o the_o covent_n that_o if_o a_o strange_a monk_n desire_v to_o continue_v in_o the_o monastery_n he_o be_v not_o deny_v so_o his_o life_n be_v not_o scandalous_a if_o the_o abbot_n desire_v to_o have_v a_o priest_n or_o deacon_n ordain_v let_v he_o choose_v one_o of_o his_o own_o covent_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v abbot_n who_o the_o whole_a covent_n or_o the_o great_a and_o better_a part_n shall_v choose_v that_o the_o provost_n or_o praepositus_fw-la be_v choose_v by_o the_o abbot_n to_o who_o he_o must_v be_v subject_a that_o the_o porter_n be_v a_o ancient_a and_o discreet_a man_n who_o may_v receive_v &_o give_v answer_n &_o that_o the_o monastery_n be_v provide_v with_o water_n and_o a_o mil_fw-mi and_o other_o necessary_n within_o itself_o leave_v the_o brother_n shall_v wander_v abroad_o if_o the_o abbot_n enjoin_v to_o any_o monk_n impossibility_n he_o must_v with_o reverence_n and_o submission_n excuse_v his_o inability_n if_o the_o abbot_n urge_v it_o he_o must_v obey_v and_o trust_v to_o god_n assistance_n that_o in_o the_o monastery_n none_o presume_v to_o defend_v or_o strike_v or_o excommunicate_v another_o but_o that_o they_o be_v obedient_a and_o love_a to_o each_o other_o that_o they_o be_v zealous_a for_o god_n glory_n and_o when_o they_o be_v work_v to_o be_v still_o sing_v of_o psalm_n hispalensis_n q._n 21._o what_o habit_n and_o diet_n do_v the_o benedictines_n use_v a._n their_o habit_n be_v a_o round_a coat_n a_o hood_n call_v cuculla_fw-la cappa_fw-la and_o melos_n from_o melis_n a_o brock_n gray_a or_o badger_n because_o it_o be_v wont_a to_o be_v make_v ancient_o of_o the_o skin_n of_o that_o beast_n scapulate_v be_v so_o call_v from_o scapulis_fw-la the_o shoulder_n diet_n which_o this_o cover_v in_o winter_n their_o hood_n be_v line_v they_o be_v not_o wont_a to_o wear_v breech_n but_o when_o they_o travel_v into_o the_o country_n the_o colour_n of_o their_o upper_a garment_n be_v black_a under_o which_o they_o wear_v a_o white_a woollen_a coat_n with_o sackcloth_n and_o they_o go_v boot_v the_o ancient_a benedictines_n be_v wont_a after_o they_o be_v bishop_n to_o wear_v the_o habit_n of_o their_o former_a profession_n and_o to_o this_o they_o be_v enjoin_v by_o the_o eight_o general_n council_n hold_v at_o constantinople_n they_o be_v also_o tie_v by_o their_o rule_n to_o lie_v in_o their_o coat_n and_o hood_n and_o to_o wear_v course_n cloth_n but_o now_o the_o case_n be_v alter_v and_o so_o it_o be_v in_o saint_n bernard_n time_n etc._n who_o complain_v against_o the_o monk_n luxury_n in_o apparel_n wear_v non_fw-la quod_fw-la utilius_fw-la sed_fw-la quod_fw-la subtilius_fw-la silk_n garment_n to_o show_v their_o pride_n but_o not_o of_o cloth_n to_o keep_v they_o warm_v their_o simple_a and_o course_n diet_n as_o it_o be_v prescribe_v by_o benet_n be_v change_v into_o dainty_a fare_n they_o now_o eat_v flesh_n and_o drink_n wine_n plentiful_o of_o this_o hugo_n de_fw-fr sancto_n victorâ—_n complain_v q._n 22._o what_o religious_a rule_n do_v the_o second_o council_n of_o aquisgran_n or_o aix_n prescribe_v to_o be_v observe_v by_o the_o monk_n a._n this_o council_n be_v hold_v the_o eight_o hundred_o and_o sixteen_o year_n after_o christ_n aix_n order_v that_o no_o layman_n or_o secular_a priest_n be_v receive_v into_o a_o monastery_n except_o he_o become_v a_o monk_n that_o the_o monk_n do_v not_o swear_v that_o in_o the_o parasceve_v they_o use_v nothing_o but_o bread_n and_o water_n that_o before_o they_o go_v to_o sleep_v the_o prior_n besprinkle_v they_o with_o holy_a water_n thaâ—_n the_o ten_o part_n of_o their_o alm_n be_v give_v to_o the_o poor_a that_o they_o have_v not_o without_o the_o prior_n leave_n that_o particular_a psalm_n be_v sing_v for_o the_o dead_a that_o they_o how_v not_o their_o knee_n in_o whitsun-week_n nor_o fast_o but_o they_o must_v fast_v the_o ember-week_n and_o on_o the_o eve_n of_o the_o apostle_n that_o in_o case_n of_o necessity_n the_o brother_n walk_v with_o slave_n that_o in_o uncertain_a theft_n there_o be_v a_o suspending_a from_o supper_n till_o the_o guilty_a party_n confess_v that_o at_o christmas_n and_o easter_n for_o eight_o day_n together_o they_o that_o will_v may_v eat_v the_o flesh_n of_o bird_n that_o all_o monk_n if_o they_o can_v learn_v their_o rule_n by_o heart_n that_o in_o the_o kitchen_n mill_n and_o other_o such_o place_n they_o work_v with_o their_o own_o hand_n that_o the_o delinquent_n cast_v himself_o on_o the_o ground_n before_o his_o abbot_n or_o prior_n that_o they_o kiss_v no_o woman_n that_o in_o lent_n they_o wash_v each_o other_o foot_n at_o the_o lord_n supper_n let_v the_o abbot_n wash_v and_o kiss_v the_o foot_n of_o his_o brethren_n in_o easter_n and_o whitsun-week_n and_o on_o christmas_n and_o other_o festival_n day_n let_v there_o be_v no_o speak_v in_o the_o
divers_a family_n to_o wit_n of_o 8._o sebastian_z s._n roch_n s._n ann._n s._n anthony_n s._n dominie_n s._n martin_n of_o the_o rosary_n and_o divers_a other_o of_o these_o passage_n see_v bruschius_n balaeus_n pol._n virgil_n surius_n in_o the_o life_n of_o the_o saint_n the_o century_n of_o magdeburg_n isidor_n and_o divers_a other_o the_o content_n of_o the_o ten_o section_n of_o new_a religious_a order_n spring_v out_o of_o the_o benedictines_n and_o first_o of_o the_o cluniacenses_fw-la 2._o of_o the_o camaldulenses_n and_o monk_n of_o the_o shadowy_a valley_n 3._o the_o sylvestrini_n grandimontense_n and_o carthusian_n 4._o the_o monk_n of_o s._n anthony_n of_o vienna_n the_o cistertian_n bernardin_n and_o humiliati_fw-la 5._o the_o fraemonstratense_n and_o gilbertins_n 6._o the_o cruciferi_fw-la hospitalarii_n trinâ—tarians_n and_o bethlemits_n 7._o the_o johannite_n or_o first_o religious_a knight_n in_o christendom_n 8._o the_o templar_n 9_o the_o teutonici_n or_o mariani_n 10._o the_o knight_n of_o s._n lazarus_n calatrava_n and_o s._n james_n 11._o the_o order_n of_o mendicant_a friar_n and_o first_o of_o the_o augustinian_n 12._o of_o the_o carmelit_n 13._o of_o the_o dominican_n 14._o of_o the_o franciscaâ—s_n 15._o of_o thing_n chief_o remarkable_a in_o the_o franciscan_a order_n 16._o of_o the_o knight_n of_o the_o holy_a sepulchre_n and_o gladiatores_fw-la 17._o of_o the_o knight_n of_o s._n mary_n of_o redemption_n of_o the_o montesians_n of_o the_o order_n of_o vallis_n scholarium_fw-la and_o canon_n regular_a of_o s._n mark_n 18._o of_o s._n clara_n s._n paul_n eremite_n and_o boni-homines_a 19_o the_o servant_n of_o s._n mary_n coelestini_n and_o jesuati_n 20._o the_o order_n of_o s._n bridget_n 21._o the_o order_n of_o s._n katherine_n and_o s._n justina_n 22._o the_o eremite_n of_o s._n hierom_n s._n saviour_n albati_fw-la fratricelli_n turlupini_n and_o montolivetense_n 23._o the_o canon_n of_o s._n george_n the_o mendicant_n of_o s._n 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