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i_o do_v not_o the_o good_a which_o i_o desire_v but_o the_o evil_n which_o i_o hate_v so_o we_o be_v often_o compel_v to_o think_v not_o the_o good_a which_o we_o love_v but_o the_o evil_n which_o we_o hate_v how_o the_o will_n govern_v the_o sensual_a appetite_n chapter_n iii_o 1._o the_o will_v then_o theotime_o bear_v rule_v over_o the_o memory_n understanding_n and_o fantasy_n not_o by_o force_n but_o by_o authority_n so_o that_o she_o be_v not_o infallible_o obey_v like_v as_o the_o master_n of_o the_o family_n be_v nor_o always_o obey_v by_o his_o child_n and_o servant_n the_o like_a be_v touch_v the_o sensative_a appetite_n which_o as_o s._n augustine_n say_v be_v call_v in_o we_o sinner_n concupiscence_n and_o remain_v subject_a to_o the_o will_n and_o understanding_n as_o the_o wife_n to_o her_o husband_n because_o as_o it_o be_v say_v to_o the_o woman_n thou_o shall_v return_v to_o thy_o husband_n who_o shall_v govern_v thou_o so_o be_v it_o say_v to_o cain_n that_o his_o appetite_n shall_v return_v home_o to_o he_o and_o that_o he_o shall_v master_v it_o and_o no_o other_o thing_n be_v mean_v by_o return_v to_o man_n then_o to_o submit_v and_o subject_n itself_o unto_o he_o o_o man_n say_v s._n bernard_n it_o be_v in_o thy_o power_n if_o thou_o will_v to_o bring_v thy_o enemy_n so_o to_o be_v thy_o servant_n that_o all_o thing_n shall_v succeed_v well_o with_o thou_o thy_o appetite_n be_v under_o thou_o and_o thou_o shall_v domineer_v over_o it_o thy_o enemy_n can_v move_v in_o thou_o the_o feel_n of_o temptation_n but_o it_o be_v in_o thy_o power_n to_o give_v or_o refuse_v consent_n in_o case_n thou_o permit_v thy_o appetite_n to_o carry_v thou_o away_o to_o sin_n than_o thou_o shall_v be_v under_o it_o and_o it_o shall_v domineer_v over_o thou_o for_o whosoever_o sin_v be_v make_v slave_n to_o sin_n but_o before_o thou_o sin_n so_o long_o as_o sin_n get_v not_o entry_n into_o thy_o consent_n but_o only_o into_o thy_o sense_n that_o be_v to_o say_v 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be_v able_a if_o she_o please_v to_o bridle_v it_o break_v its_o design_n and_o repulse_v it_o since_o that_o not_o to_o consent_v to_o the_o suggestion_n thereof_o be_v a_o sufficient_a repulse_n one_o can_v hinder_v concupiscence_n to_o conceive_v yet_o well_o may_v we_o stay_v it_o from_o bring_v forth_o and_o accomplish_v sin_n 3._o now_o this_o concupiscence_n or_o sensual_a appepetite_n have_v 12._o motion_n by_o which_o as_o by_o so_o many_o mutinous_a captain_n it_o raise_v sedition_n in_o man_n and_o because_o ordinary_o they_o trouble_v the_o soul_n and_o disquiet_v the_o body_n in_o so_o much_o as_o they_o trouble_v the_o soul_n they_o be_v call_v perturbation_n in_o so_o much_o as_o they_o disquiet_v the_o body_n they_o be_v name_v passion_n as_o witness_v s._n augustine_n all_o place_n before_o themselves_o good_a or_o evil_a that_o to_o atchive_v it_o this_o to_o avoid_v it_o if_o good_a be_v consider_v in_o itself_o according_a to_o it_o be_v natural_a goodness_n it_o excite_v love_n the_o prime_a and_o principal_a passion_n if_o good_a be_v represent_v as_o absent_v it_o provoke_v a_o desire_n of_o itself_o it_o be_v desire_v we_o apprehend_v it_o possible_a it_o enter_v in_o we_o a_o hope_n if_o impossible_a despair_n begin_v to_o seize_v us._n but_o when_o we_o enjoy_v it_o as_o present_v it_o move_v we_o to_o joy_n contrariwise_o as_o soon_o as_o we_o discover_v evil_a we_o hate_v it_o if_o it_o be_v absent_a we_o fly_v it_o if_o we_o propose_v it_o as_o inevitable_a we_o fear_v it_o if_o we_o think_v we_o can_v eschew_v it_o we_o do_v emboulden_a and_o encourage_v ourselves_o but_o if_o we_o feel_v it_o as_o present_v we_o grieve_v and_o they_o anger_n and_o indignation_n sudden_o run_v out_o to_o resist_v and_o repulse_v the_o evil_a or_o at_o least_o to_o be_v revenge_v of_o it_o which_o if_o it_o succeed_v not_o according_a to_o our_o mind_n we_o remain_v in_o grief_n but_o if_o we_o repel_v or_o be_v revenge_v of_o it_o we_o feel_v satisfaction_n and_o content_n which_o be_v a_o pleasure_n of_o triumph_n for_o as_o the_o possession_n of_o good_a do_v glad_a the_o heart_n so_o the_o victory_n over_o evil_a do_v satiate_v the_o courage_n and_o over_o all_o this_o multitude_n of_o sensual_a passion_n the_o will_n bear_v empire_n reject_v their_o suggestion_n repulse_v their_o embracement_n hinder_v their_o effect_n or_o at_o the_o very_a least_o stiff_o deny_v they_o consent_n without_o the_o which_o they_o can_v never_o endamage_v we_o and_o by_o refusal_n of_o which_o they_o remain_v vanquish_v yea_o even_o a_o far_o off_o weaken_v deject_a defeat_v repress_a and_o if_o not_o altogether_o slay_v at_o least_o mortify_a and_o bring_v low_o 4._o and_o theotime_o this_o multitude_n of_o passion_n be_v permit_v to_o reside_v in_o our_o soul_n for_o the_o exercise_n of_o our_o will_n in_o virtue_n and_o spiritual_a valour_n in_o so_o much_o that_o the_o stoike_n who_o deny_v that_o passion_n be_v find_v in_o wise_a man_n do_v great_o err_v and_o so_o much_o the_o more_o for_o that_o they_o show_v in_o effect_n that_o which_o in_o word_n they_o deny_v as_o s._n augustine_n show_v recount_v this_o pleasant_a history_n aulus_n gelius_n have_v embark_v himself_o with_o a_o famous_a stoic_a a_o great_a tempest_n take_v they_o whereat_z the_o stoic_a being_n affright_v begin_v to_o wax_v white_a and_o pale_a and_o sensible_o to_o tremble_v so_o that_o all_o in_o the_o boat_n perceive_v it_o and_o take_v precise_a notice_n of_o he_o albeit_o they_o do_v run_v the_o same_o hazard_n with_o he_o in_o the_o interim_n the_o sea_n wax_v calm_a the_o danger_n pass_v and_o assurance_n do_v restore_v to_o each_o of_o they_o liberty_n to_o blame_v yea_o even_o to_o rail_v at_o he_o a_o certain_a voluptuous_a asiatike_a gybed_n at_o the_o stoic_a and_o reproach_v unto_o he_o his_o fear_n which_o have_v make_v he_o become_v white_a and_o pale_a by_o apprehension_n of_o danger_n whilst_o he_o for_o his_o part_n remain_v firm_a without_o fear_n to_o which_o the_o stoic_a reply_v by_o relation_n of_o that_o which_o aristippus_n a_o socratical_a philosopher_n have_v answer_v one_o who_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n have_v quip_v he_o with_o the_o like_a reproach_n say_v unto_o he_o for_o thou_o thou_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o be_v trouble_v for_o the_o death_n of_o a_o wicked_a rascal_n but_o i_o shall_v have_v wrong_v myself_o not_o to_o have_v fear_v to_o loose_v the_o life_n of_o a_o aristippus_n and_o the_o best_a of_o it_o be_v that_o aulus_n gelius_n a_o eye_n witness_n recite_v the_o story_n but_o touch_v the_o stoike_n reply_v contain_v therein_o it_o do_v more_o commend_v his_o wit_n than_o his_o cause_n since_o allege_v a_o companion_n of_o his_o fear_n he_o leave_v
these_o motion_n be_v affection_n of_o the_o intellectual_a or_o reasonable_a appetite_n not_o passion_n of_o the_o sensual_a 2._o how_o often_o do_v we_o feel_v passion_n in_o the_o sensual_a appetite_n of_o desire_n contrary_a to_o the_o affection_n which_o at_o the_o same_o time_n we_o perceive_v in_o the_o reasonable_a appetite_n or_o will_n the_o young_a man_n mention_v by_o s._n hierome_n do_v fair_o with_o his_o tooth_n cut_v of_o his_o tongue_n and_o spit_v it_o in_o the_o face_n of_o that_o accurse_a woman_n which_o inflame_v he_o to_o carnalitie_n do_v he_o not_o testify_v thereby_o a_o extreme_a affection_n of_o displeasure_n in_o his_o will_n contrary_a to_o that_o passion_n of_o pleasure_n which_o by_o force_n she_o make_v he_o feel_v in_o his_o concupistible_a or_o sensible_a appetite_n how_o often_o do_v we_o tremble_v amid_o the_o danger_n to_o which_o our_o will_n bring_v we_o and_o make_v we_o remain_v how_o often_o do_v we_o hate_v the_o pleasure_n wherein_o the_o sensual_a appetite_n delight_n itself_o and_o love_v the_o spiritual_a good_a wherein_o it_o be_v disgu_v in_o this_o confi_v the_o war_n which_o we_o daily_o experience_n betwixt_o the_o spirit_n and_o flesh_n betwixt_o our_o exterior_a man_n which_o depend_v of_o sense_n and_o our_o interior_a which_o depend_v of_o reason_n betwixt_o the_o old_a adam_n which_o follow_v the_o appetits_fw-fr of_o his_o eve_n or_o concupiscence_n and_o the_o new_a adam_n which_o do_v second_v heavenly_a wisdom_n and_o holy_a reason_n 3._o the_o stoike_v as_o s._n augustine_n deliver_v deny_v that_o a_o wiseman_n have_v passion_n do_v confess_v notwithstanding_o as_o may_v appear_v that_o he_o have_v affection_n which_o they_o term_v eupathy_n or_o good_a passion_n or_o else_o constancy_n with_o cicero_n for_o they_o say_v the_o wiseman_n do_v not_o covit_fw-la but_o will_v only_o be_v not_o light_a of_o heart_n but_o setle_o joyful_a that_o he_o have_v no_o fear_n but_o only_o a_o foresight_n and_o precaution_n so_o that_o he_o be_v not_o move_v but_o by_o reason_n and_o according_a to_o reason_n for_o this_o cause_n they_o peremptory_o deny_v that_o a_o wiseman_n can_v ever_o be_v sorrowful_a that_o be_v cause_v by_o present_a evil_a whereas_o no_o evil_a can_v befale_v a_o wiseman_n since_o that_o no_o man_n be_v hurt_v but_o by_o himself_o follow_v their_o maxim_n and_o certes_o theotime_o they_o do_v not_o amiss_o to_o hold_v that_o eupathy_n or_o good_a affection_n reside_v in_o the_o reasonable_a part_n of_o man_n but_o they_o err_v much_o in_o aver_n that_o there_o be_v no_o passion_n in_o the_o sensitive_a part_n and_o that_o sorrow_n do_v not_o touch_v a_o wiseman_n heart_n for_o omit_v what_o they_o themselves_o have_v experience_v in_o this_o behalf_n as_o have_v be_v touch_v by_o this_o mean_n they_o may_v conclude_v that_o wisdom_n may_v deprive_v one_o of_o mercy_n which_o be_v a_o virtuous_a sorrow_n touch_v our_o heart_n and_o work_v they_o to_o a_o desire_n to_o deliver_v our_o neighbour_n from_o the_o evil_n which_o he_o endure_v nor_o do_v epictetes_n the_o best_a man_n among_o the_o pagan_n follow_v this_o error_n that_o passion_n do_v not_o make_v insurrection_n in_o a_o wiseman_n as_o s._n augustine_n do_v witness_v show_v further_o that_o the_o dissension_n of_o stoike_n and_o other_o philosopher_n about_o this_o subject_n be_v but_o a_o mere_a dissension_n in_o word_n and_o strife_n in_o language_n 4._o now_o the_o affection_n which_o we_o feel_v in_o our_o reasonable_a part_n be_v more_o or_o less_o noble_a and_o spiritual_a according_a as_o their_o object_n be_v more_o or_o less_o sublime_a and_o as_o they_o be_v in_o a_o more_o eminent_a degree_n of_o the_o mind_n for_o some_o of_o they_o proceed_v from_o the_o discourse_n which_o we_o make_v follow_v the_o experience_n of_o sense_n other_o be_v form_v by_o a_o discourse_n draw_v from_o humane_a science_n other_o rise_v from_o a_o discourse_n which_o be_v make_v according_a to_o faith_n and_o final_o there_o be_v some_o which_o have_v their_o origin_n from_o the_o simple_a taste_n and_o repose_v which_o the_o soul_n have_v in_o verity_n and_o the_o will_n of_o god_n the_o first_o be_v call_v natural_a affection_n for_o who_o be_v he_o that_o do_v not_o natural_o desire_v health_n commodity_n of_o meat_n drink_n and_o cloth_n sweet_a and_o agreeable_a conversation_n the_o second_o be_v name_v reasonable_a as_o be_v altogether_o found_v upon_o the_o spiritual_a knowledge_n of_o reason_n by_o which_o our_o will_n be_v excite_v to_o seek_v the_o tranquillity_n of_o the_o mind_n moral_a virtue_n true_a honour_n a_o philosophical_a contemplation_n of_o heavenly_a thing_n the_o three_o sort_n of_o affection_n be_v term_v christian_n because_o they_o issue_n from_o discourse_n derive_v from_o the_o doctrine_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n which_o cause_v in_o we_o a_o love_n of_o voluntary_a provertie_n perfect_a chastity_n the_o glory_n of_o heaven_n but_o the_o affection_n of_o the_o supreeme_n degree_n be_v instile_v divine_a and_o supernatural_a because_o god_n himself_o do_v pour_v they_o into_o our_o heart_n and_o they_o aim_v at_o and_o tend_v to_o he_o without_o the_o help_n of_o any_o discourse_n or_o natural_a light_n as_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o conceive_v and_o we_o will_v hereafter_o speak_v of_o the_o rest_v and_o gust_n which_o be_v practise_v in_o the_o sanctuary_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o these_o supernatural_a affection_n be_v principal_o three_o the_o love_n of_o the_o mind_n towards_o the_o beauty_n of_o the_o mystery_n of_o faith_n a_o love_n towards_o the_o profit_n of_o thing_n promise_v we_o in_o the_o other_o life_n and_o a_o love_n towards_o the_o sovereign_a bounty_n of_o the_o thrice_o holy_a and_o eternal_a divinity_n how_o the_o love_n of_o god_n do_v rule_v over_o other_o love_n chapter_n vi._n 1._o the_o will_n do_v govern_v all_o the_o other_o faculty_n of_o man_n soul_n yet_o be_v she_o govern_v by_o her_o love_n which_o make_v she_o such_o as_o he_o be_v now_o of_o all_o love_n that_o of_o god_n hold_v the_o sceptre_n and_o have_v a_o command_a authority_n so_o inseparable_o unite_v unto_o he_o and_o so_o proper_a to_o his_o nature_n that_o if_o he_o be_v not_o master_n he_o cease_v to_o be_v and_o perish_v 2._o ishmael_n be_v not_o coheir_n with_o isaac_n his_o young_a brother_n esav_n be_v appoint_v to_o be_v his_o young_a brother_n servant_n joseph_n be_v not_o only_o honour_v by_o his_o brethren_n but_o even_o by_o his_o father_n yea_o and_o his_o mother_n also_o in_o the_o person_n of_o benjamin_n as_o by_o dream_n in_o his_o youth_n he_o have_v foresee_v certes_o it_o be_v not_o void_a of_o mystery_n that_o the_o young_a of_o these_o brethren_n bear_v away_o the_o advantage_n from_o the_o elder_a divine_a love_n be_v true_o the_o last_o beget_v of_o all_o the_o affection_n of_o man_n heart_n for_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o which_o be_v natural_a be_v first_o and_o that_o which_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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athanasius_n remark_v that_o he_o stoop_v down_o with_o head_n to_o die_v to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v consent_v and_o bend_v towards_o death_n approach_n which_o otherwise_o dare_v not_o have_v come_v near_o he_o and_o cry_v out_o with_o a_o loud_a voice_n he_o give_v up_o his_o spirit_n into_o his_o father_n hand_n to_o show_v that_o as_o he_o have_v strength_n and_o breath_n enough_o not_o to_o die_v so_o have_v he_o so_o much_o love_n that_o he_o can_v no_o long_o live_v but_o will_v by_o his_o death_n revive_v those_o which_o without_o it_o can_v never_o eschew_v death_n nor_o pretend_v for_o true_a life_n wherefore_o our_o saviour_n death_n be_v a_o true_a sacrifice_n and_o a_o sacrifice_n of_o holocaust_n which_o himself_o offer_v to_o our_o saviour_n to_o be_v our_o redemption_n for_o though_o the_o pain_n and_o dolour_n of_o his_o passion_n be_v so_o great_a and_o violent_a that_o any_o but_o he_o have_v die_v of_o they_o yet_o have_v he_o never_o die_v of_o they_o unless_o he_o himself_o have_v please_v and_o unless_o the_o fire_n of_o his_o infinite_a charity_n have_v consume_v his_o life_n he_o be_v then_o the_o priest_n himself_o who_o offer_v up_o himself_o unto_o his_o father_n and_o sacrifice_v himself_o in_o love_n to_o love_n by_o love_n for_o love_n from_o love._n 9_o yet_o beware_v of_o say_v theotime_n that_o this_o death_n of_o love_n in_o our_o saviour_n pass_v by_o way_n of_o ravishment_n for_o the_o object_n which_o his_o charity_n have_v to_o move_v he_o to_o die_v be_v not_o so_o amiable_a that_o it_o can_v force_v this_o heavenly_a soul_n thereto_o which_o therefore_o depart_v the_o body_n by_o way_n of_o ecstasy_n drive_v on_o and_o force_v forward_o by_o the_o abundance_n and_o force_n of_o love_n even_o as_o the_o myrrhetree_n be_v see_v to_o send_v forth_o her_o first_o ivyce_n by_o her_o only_a abundance_n without_o be_v strain_a or_o press_v according_a to_o that_o which_o he_o himself_o say_v as_o we_o have_v note_v no_o man_n take_v my_o life_n away_o from_o i_o but_o i_o yield_v it_o of_o myself_o o_o god_n theo_n what_o burn_v coal_n be_v cast_v upon_o our_o heart_n to_o inflame_v we_o to_o the_o exercise_n of_o holy_a love_n towards_o our_o best_a saviour_n see_v he_o have_v so_o love_o practise_v they_o towards_o we_o who_o be_v his_o worst_a servant_n the_o charity_n then_o of_o jesus-christ_n do_v press_v us._n the_o end_n of_o the_o ten_o book_n the_o eleaventh_n book_n of_o the_o sovereign_a authority_n which_o sacred_a love_n hold_v over_o all_o the_o virtue_n action_n and_o perfection_n of_o the_o soul_n how_o much_o all_o the_o virtue_n be_v aggreeable_a
majesty_n than_o our_o crucify_a master_n be_v crown_v of_o thorn_n his_o sceptre_n of_o a_o reed_n his_o robe_n of_o scorn_n which_o they_o put_v upon_o he_o and_o the_o throne_n of_o his_o cross_n upon_o which_o the_o sacred_a lover_n have_v more_o content_a joy_n glory_n and_o felicity_n than_o ever_o solomon_n have_v in_o his_o juerie_n throne_n 5._o so_o be_v love_n often_o time_n represent_v by_o the_o pomegranate_n which_o take_v propriety_n from_o the_o pome-granate-tree_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v its_o virtue_n as_o also_o the_o gift_n thereof_o which_o out_o of_o love_n it_o offer_v to_o man_n and_o its_o fruit_n since_o that_o it_o be_v eat_v to_o refresh_v mâ—ns_n taste_v and_o final_o it_o be_v as_o it_o be_v its_o glory_n and_o beatitude_n bear_v the_o crown_n and_o diadem_n how_o divine_a love_n make_v use_v of_o all_o the_o passion_n and_o affection_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o reduce_v they_o to_o her_o obedience_n chapter_n xx._n 1._o love_n be_v the_o life_n of_o our_o heart_n and_o as_o the_o counterpoise_n give_v motion_n to_o all_o the_o movable_a part_n of_o a_o cloak_n so_o do_v love_n give_v all_o the_o motion_n the_o soul_n have_v all_o our_o affection_n follow_v our_o love_n and_o according_a to_o it_o we_o desire_v we_o rejoice_v we_o hope_v we_o despair_n we_o fear_v we_o take_v heart_n we_o hate_v we_o fly_v we_o sorrow_n we_o fall_v into_o choler_n we_o triumph_n do_v not_o we_o see_v man_n who_o have_v give_v up_o their_o heart_n as_o a_o prey_n to_o the_o base_a and_o abject_a love_n of_o woman_n that_o they_o have_v no_o desire_n but_o according_a to_o this_o love_n they_o take_v no_o pleasure_n but_o in_o it_o they_o neither_o hope_v nor_o despair_v but_o for_o this_o subject_n they_o neither_o dread_v nor_o enterprise_v any_o thing_n but_o for_o it_o they_o be_v neither_o disgu_v with_o nor_o fly_v from_o any_o thing_n save_o that_o which_o do_v divert_v they_o from_o this_o they_o be_v only_o trouble_v at_o that_o which_o do_v deprive_v they_o of_o it_o they_o be_v never_o angry_a but_o out_o of_o jealousy_n never_o glory_n but_o in_o this_o infamy_n 2._o the_o like_a may_v be_v say_v of_o covetous_a miser_n and_o glorie-hunter_n for_o they_o become_v slave_n to_o that_o which_o they_o love_v and_o have_v neither_o heart_n in_o their_o breast_n nor_o soul_n in_o their_o heart_n nor_o affection_n in_o their_o soul_n save_v only_o for_o this_o 3._o when_o therefore_o divine_a love_n do_v reign_v in_o our_o heart_n it_o do_v in_o a_o kinglike_a manner_n bring_v under_o all_o the_o other_o love_n and_o consequent_o all_o the_o affection_n thereof_o for_o as_o much_o as_o natural_o they_o follow_v love_n this_o do_v it_o do_v tame_a sensual_a love_n and_o bring_v it_o to_o subjection_n all_o the_o sensual_a passion_n do_v follow_v it_o for_o in_o a_o word_n this_o sacred_a love_n be_v the_o sovereign_a water_n of_o which_o our_o saviour_n say_v he_o that_o shall_v drink_v of_o this_o water_n shall_v never_o thirst_v no_o sure_o theo_n he_o that_o have_v love_n in_o a_o certain_a abundance_n he_o shall_v neither_o have_v desire_n dread_n hope_v courage_n nor_o joy_n but_o for_o god_n and_o all_o his_o motion_n shall_v be_v quiet_v in_o this_o only_a celestial_a love._n 4._o divine_a love_n and_o self_n love_n be_v in_o our_o heart_n as_o jacob_n and_o esav_n in_o the_o womb_n of_o rebecca_n there_o be_v a_o great_a antipathy_n and_o opposition_n betwixt_o they_o and_o do_v continual_o press_v on_o upon_o another_o in_o the_o heart_n whereat_o the_o poor_a soul_n give_v a_o outcry_n alas_o wretch_n that_o i_o be_o who_o will_v deliver_v i_o out_o of_o the_o body_n of_o this_o death_n that_o the_o only_a love_n of_o god_n may_v peaceable_o reign_v in_o i_o howbeit_o we_o must_v take_v courage_n put_v our_o trust_n in_o our_o saviour_n word_n who_o promise_v in_o command_v and_o command_v in_o promise_a victory_n to_o his_o love_n and_o he_o seem_v to_o say_v to_o the_o soul_n that_o which_o he_o cause_v to_o be_v say_v to_o rebecca_n two_o nation_n be_v in_o thy_o womb_n and_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o division_n betwixt_o two_o people_n in_o thy_o intraille_n the_o one_o shall_v surmount_v the_o other_o and_o the_o elder_a shall_v serve_v the_o young_a for_o as_o rebecca_n who_o have_v only_o two_o child_n in_o her_o womb_n whereof_o two_o people_n be_v to_o descend_v be_v say_v to_o have_v two_o nation_n in_o her_o womb_n so_o the_o soul_n have_v two_o love_n in_o her_o heart_n have_v consequent_o two_o great_a troop_n of_o motion_n affection_n and_o passion_n and_o as_o rebecca_n her_o two_o child_n by_o the_o contrariety_n of_o their_o motion_n make_v she_o suffer_v great_a convulsion_n and_o pain_n of_o the_o womb_n so_o the_o two_o love_n of_o our_o soulâ—_n put_v our_o heart_n as_o it_o be_v into_o travaill_n and_o as_o it_o be_v say_v of_o rebeccas_n two_o child_n that_o the_o elder_a shall_v serve_v the_o young_a so_o be_v it_o ordain_v that_o of_o these_o two_o love_n of_o our_o heart_n the_o sensual_a shall_v serve_v the_o spiritual_a that_o be_v self-love_n shall_v serve_v the_o love_n of_o god_n 5._o but_o when_o be_v it_o that_o the_o elder_a of_o thaâ—_n people_n which_o be_v in_o rebecca_n womb_n serve_v thâ—_n young_a sure_o it_o be_v only_a when_o david_n overcome_v the_o idumean_n in_o war_n and_o that_o solomon_n overrule_v they_o in_o time_n of_o peace_n when_o shall_v it_o then_o be_v that_o sensual_a love_n shall_v serve_v divine_a love_n it_o shall_v then_o be_v theo_n when_o arm_a love_n be_v arrive_v at_o zeal_n shall_v by_o mortification_n subject_a our_o passion_n but_o principal_o when_o above_o in_o heaven_n bless_a love_n shall_v possess_v our_o whole_a soul_n in_o peace_n 6._o now_o the_o mean_n whereby_o divine_a love_n be_v to_o subject_v the_o sensual_a appetite_n be_v like_a to_o that_o which_o jacob_n use_v when_o for_o a_o good_a presage_n and_o beginning_n of_o that_o which_o be_v afterward_o to_o come_v to_o pass_v esav_n come_v out_o of_o his_o mother_n womb_n jacob_n hold_v he_o by_o the_o foot_n as_o it_o be_v to_o trample_v upon_o to_o suppliant_a and_o keep_v he_o under_o or_o as_o they_o say_v to_o keep_v he_o tie_v by_o the_o foot_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o a_o hawk_n such_o as_o esav_n be_v in_o qualilitie_n of_o a_o hunter_n and_o as_o he_o be_v a_o fierce_a man_n for_o so_o holy_a love_n perceive_v some_o passion_n or_o natural_a affection_n to_o rise_v in_o we_o must_v present_o catch_v it_o by_o thâ—_n foot_n and_o order_v it_o to_o his_o service_n but_o what_o be_v it_o to_o say_v take_v it_o by_o the_o foot_n it_o be_v to_o bind_v it_o and_o bring_v it_o down_o to_o a_o resolution_n of_o serve_v god_n do_v not_o you_o see_v how_o moses_n transform_v the_o serpent_n into_o a_o rod_n by_o take_v she_o only_o by_o the_o tail_n even_o so_o by_o bestow_v a_o good_a end_n upon_o our_o passion_n they_o turn_v virtue_n 7._o but_o what_o method_n be_v we_o then_o to_o observe_v to_o order_v our_o affection_n and_o passion_n to_o the_o service_n of_o divine_a love_n methodical_a physician_n have_v always_o this_o aphorisime_n in_o their_o mouth_n tâ—at_a contrary_n be_v cure_v by_o their_o contrary_n tâ—â—_n alchemist_n have_v another_o famous_a sentence_n contrary_a to_o this_o say_v that_o like_o be_v cure_v by_o their_o like_a howsoever_o we_o be_v certain_a that_o two_o contrary_a thing_n make_v the_o light_n of_o the_o star_n disappear_v to_o wit_v the_o obscurity_n of_o nightly_a foggue_n and_o the_o great_a light_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o in_o like_a manner_n we_o do_v fight_v against_o passion_n either_o by_o oppose_v contrary_a passion_n or_o great_a affection_n of_o the_o same_o sort_n if_o any_o vain_a hope_n present_v itself_o unto_o i_o my_o way_n of_o resistance_n may_v be_v by_o oppose_v unto_o it_o this_o just_a discouragement_n o_o senseless_a man_n upon_o what_o foundation_n do_v thou_o build_v this_o hope_n do_v thou_o not_o see_v that_o the_o great_a one_o to_o who_o thou_o do_v aspire_v be_v as_o near_o to_o his_o grave_n as_o thyself_o do_v thou_o not_o know_v the_o instability_n weakness_n and_o imbecility_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o man_n to_o day_n his_o heart_n in_o who_o thy_o pretension_n be_v be_v thy_o to_o morrow_n another_o carry_v it_o away_o from_o thou_o upon_o what_o then_o be_v this_o hope_n ground_v another_o way_n of_o resist_v this_o hope_n be_v to_o oppose_v to_o it_o another_o more_o strong_a hope_v in_o god_n o_o my_o soul_n for_o it_o be_v he_o that_o deliver_v thy_o foot_n out_o of_o the_o snare_n never_o do_v any_o hope_n in_o he_o and_o be_v confound_v throw_v thy_o thought_n upon_o eternal_a and_o permanent_a