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discipline_n in_o the_o oratory_n and_o concern_v the_o other_o pious_a office_n of_o the_o fraternity_n we_o shall_v treat_v below_o in_o the_o appendix_n of_o this_o chapter_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o divine_a service_n the_o priest_n of_o the_o congregation_n as_o be_v minister_n in_o divine_a thing_n be_v much_o in_o the_o church_n especial_o on_o holiday_n some_o give_v the_o divine_a mystery_n to_o they_o that_o come_v other_o busy_v in_o hear_v confession_n quit_v not_o their_o feat_n from_o daybreak_n till_o dinner_n time_n unless_o force_v by_o necessity_n all_o the_o priest_n say_v mass_n every_o day_n and_o the_o rest_n serve_v especial_o those_o in_o order_n who_o when_o mass_n be_v to_o be_v celebrate_v more_o solemn_o and_o with_o music_n betimes_o in_o the_o morning_n descend_v into_o the_o vestry_n with_o a_o devout_a diligence_n apparel_n the_o priest_n with_o the_o sacred_a vestment_n and_o present_a at_o the_o solemn_a sacrifice_n
mercy_n on_o i_o or_o the_o verse_n of_o the_o psalm_n o_o god_n make_v speed_n to_o save_v i_o o_o lord_n make_v haste_n to_o help_v i_o or_o this_o create_v in_o i_o a_o clean_a heart_n o_o god_n and_o renew_v a_o right_a spirit_n within_o i_o and_o let_v he_o kiss_v the_o earth_n and_o say_v to_o the_o tempter_n i_o will_v accuse_v thou_o to_o my_o spiritual_a father_n if_o thou_o tempt_v i_o any_o more_o 522._o obedience_n against_o our_o inclination_n be_v to_o be_v practise_v in_o small_a matter_n and_o which_o seem_v of_o no_o consequence_n because_o thus_o we_o attain_v a_o facility_n to_o yield_v it_o in_o great_a 523._o the_o mortification_n of_o the_o will_n and_o understanding_n in_o matter_n of_o obedience_n to_o superior_n be_v much_o more_o beneficial_a and_o attain_v soon_o to_o perfection_n than_o great_a corporal_a penance_n 524._o it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o consider_v if_o god_n will_v have_v such_o good_a do_v as_o be_v attempt_v but_o if_o he_o will_v have_v it_o do_v by_o our_o mean_n in_o such_o a_o manner_n at_o such_o a_o time_n which_o appear_v not_o to_o be_v god_n will_n we_o ought_v content_o to_o desist_v from_o any_o such_o enterprise_n 53._o there_o be_v nothing_o better_a for_o man_n than_o prayer_n and_o without_o it_o he_o can_v endure_v long_o in_o the_o way_n of_o the_o spirit_n therefore_o every_o moment_n must_v he_o have_v recourse_n to_o this_o most_o powerful_a mean_n of_o salvation_n 54._o the_o enemy_n of_o our_o salvation_n fear_v nothing_o more_o nothing_o make_v he_o sad_a nothing_o he_o seek_v more_o to_o hinder_v than_o prayer_n 5â—_n when_o one_o be_v pray_v let_v not_o his_o bodily_a eye_n be_v so_o fix_v on_o a_o image_n that_o he_o never_o remove_v they_o from_o it_o for_o this_o will_v hurt_v the_o head_n but_o let_v he_o make_v use_n of_o a_o image_n for_o the_o help_n of_o his_o memory_n as_o for_o example_n to_o reduce_v into_o his_o mind_n the_o benefit_n of_o the_o incarnation_n of_o christ_n or_o his_o nativity_n or_o his_o death_n on_o the_o cross_n or_o if_o it_o be_v the_o image_n of_o a_o holy_a man_n or_o a_o holy_a woman_n let_v he_o make_v use_n of_o it_o to_o put_v he_o in_o mind_n of_o their_o virtue_n that_o he_o may_v imitate_v they_o and_o pray_v they_o to_o intercede_v to_o god_n for_o he_o 56._o to_o know_v how_o to_o pray_v well_o it_o be_v a_o very_a great_a help_n to_o read_v the_o live_v of_o saint_n and_o when_o the_o spirit_n incline_v he_o then_o to_o meditate_v on_o they_o and_o so_o when_o it_o incline_v to_o think_v on_o the_o passion_n of_o christ_n then_o to_o follow_v that_o attraction_n and_o not_o to_o pray_v or_o meditate_v different_o from_o that_o to_o which_o the_o spirit_n move_v 57_o fancy_n which_o intervene_v be_v a_o great_a disturbance_n to_o prayer_n and_o many_o trouble_v with_o such_o by-thought_n give_v it_o over_o but_o they_o do_v not_o well_o for_o notwithstanding_o any_o such_o fancy_n one_o ought_v to_o persevere_v still_o as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v in_o prayer_n and_o god_n often_o give_v in_o a_o moment_n that_o which_o can_v not_o be_v obtain_v in_o a_o long_a time_n 58._o among_o other_o thing_n we_o be_v to_o ask_v of_o god_n a_o chief_a be_v perseverance_n in_o well-doing_n and_o well-serving_a of_o god_n because_o if_o any_o have_v patience_n and_o perseverance_n in_o well_o do_v in_o a_o good_a life_n after_o once_o begin_v he_o will_v acquire_v a_o exceed_a great_a measure_n of_o spirit_n 59_o in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o conversion_n of_o a_o soul_n to_o god_n the_o spirit_n use_v to_o come_v sometime_o strong_o upon_o he_o but_o afterward_o it_o seem_v as_o it_o be_v to_o go_v away_o and_o the_o lord_n show_v thereby_o as_o if_o he_o have_v forsake_v he_o but_o stand_v he_o firm_a and_o it_o will_v return_v again_o 60._o god_n use_v almost_o never_o to_o send_v death_n to_o one_o who_o much_o serve_v he_o but_o that_o he_o first_o notify_v it_o to_o he_o by_o some_o sign_n or_o by_o give_v he_o the_o spirit_n extraordinary_o 61._o there_o be_v three_o degree_n in_o a_o spiritual_a life_n the_o first_o be_v call_v a_o animal_n life_n the_o second_o the_o life_n of_o a_o man_n the_o three_o the_o life_n of_o a_o angel_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o lord_n use_v in_o the_o beginning_n for_o the_o draw_v of_o soul_n to_o himself_o to_o entice_v they_o with_o sweetness_n and_o with_o a_o certain_a spirit_n and_o gust_n extraordinary_a and_o then_o afterward_o he_o make_v a_o show_n to_o go_v far_o from_o they_o withhold_v his_o most_o holy_a hand_n from_o these_o sweet_a treatment_n to_o see_v if_o they_o stand_v firm_a in_o the_o spirit_n leave_v they_o to_o fight_v it_o out_o for_o a_o little_a time_n and_o then_o when_o they_o have_v make_v resistance_n for_o a_o while_n and_o have_v overcome_v those_o tribulation_n and_o temptation_n he_o restore_v afterward_o their_o heavenly_a gust_n and_o consolation_n double_v and_o this_o be_v a_o life_n angelical_a void_a of_o all_o pain_n or_o offence_n 621._o it_o be_v no_o pride_n to_o desire_v to_o exceed_v in_o sancity_n any_o saint_n whatsoever_o because_o to_o desire_v to_o be_v saint_n be_v to_o desire_v we_o may_v have_v the_o will_v to_o love_v and_o to_o honour_n god_n above_o all_o thing_n and_o this_o desire_n if_o it_o be_v possible_a aught_o to_o be_v extend_v to_o infinity_n because_o god_n be_v worthy_a of_o infinite_a love_n and_o because_o his_o greatness_n be_v infinite_a 622._o no_o man_n ever_o aught_o to_o trust_v his_o own_o prudence_n but_o in_o all_o thing_n to_o ask_v counsel_n of_o god_n consult_v his_o confessor_n and_o beg_v the_o prayer_n of_o other_o 63._o to_o maintain_v ourselves_o in_o a_o good_a life_n and_o the_o holy_a service_n of_o god_n frequent_a confession_n and_o the_o holy_a communion_n be_v most_o necessary_a for_o the_o right_n practise_v of_o these_o be_v a_o very_a great_a help_n 64._o for_o grace_n obtain_v by_o the_o way_n of_o prayer_n we_o must_v continue_v so_o long_o our_o prayer_n till_o the_o grace_n be_v perfect_v and_o if_o prayer_n be_v intermit_v god_n do_v sometime_o suspend_v the_o grace_n therefore_o if_o a_o sick_a man_n for_o who_o prayer_n be_v make_v begin_v to_o mend_v upon_o the_o prayer_n make_v for_o he_o these_o than_o must_v not_o be_v cease_v but_o as_o such_o recovery_n be_v begin_v by_o prayer_n even_o so_o by_o the_o strength_n of_o prayer_n must_v it_o be_v perfect_v 65._o when_o he_o who_o pray_v feel_v in_o the_o continuation_n of_o his_o prayer_n great_a quietness_n of_o spirit_n it_o be_v a_o good_a sign_n that_o god_n either_o have_v or_o will_v grant_v the_o grace_n he_o sue_v for_o 66._o many_o feel_n within_o themselves_o carnal_a temptation_n or_o the_o like_a doubt_v sometime_o whether_o they_o have_v consent_v or_o no_o but_o if_o the_o person_n tempt_v feel_v in_o himself_o still_o a_o love_n towards_o that_o virtue_n against_o which_o he_o be_v tempt_v and_o a_o hatred_n against_o that_o vice_n it_o be_v a_o sign_n he_o have_v not_o consent_v likewise_o if_o he_o will_v not_o swear_v that_o he_o have_v consent_v it_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o he_o have_v not_o consent_v because_o when_o there_o be_v a_o deliberate_a consent_n the_o soul_n easy_o perceive_v it_o 67._o after_o the_o temptation_n pass_v we_o must_v not_o reason_n if_o we_o have_v consent_v or_o not_o for_o such_o reason_n cause_n a_o return_n of_o carnal_a temptation_n 68_o carnal_a temptation_n ought_v to_o be_v fear_v and_o flee_v even_o in_o sickness_n and_o in_o old_a age_n itself_o so_o long_o as_o we_o be_v able_a to_o shut_v and_o open_v our_o eye_n for_o the_o spirit_n of_o fornication_n spare_v neither_o time_n nor_o person_n 69._o the_o servant_n of_o god_n if_o with_o more_o security_n he_o will_v walk_v among_o so_o many_o snare_n spread_v abroad_o in_o all_o place_n let_v he_o have_v for_o a_o intercessor_n for_o he_o to_o her_o son_n the_o bl._n virgin._n 70._o church-goods_a must_v be_v employ_v spare_o and_o not_o be_v spend_v but_o upon_o necessity_n because_o they_o be_v good_n which_o belong_v to_o god._n 71._o cheerfulness_n and_o mirth_n be_v good_a in_o he_o who_o serve_v god_n but_o he_o must_v file_v dissolutenes_n and_o be_v careful_a not_o to_o fall_v into_o a_o spirit_n of_o jest_v for_o they_o who_o delight_n in_o jest_v render_v themselves_o incapable_a of_o ever_o receive_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o if_o they_o have_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a in_o they_o they_o lose_v it_o sudden_o 72._o when_o the_o priest_n visit_v the_o sick_a let_v he_o not_o play_v the_o prophet_n say_v that_o the_o sick_a person_n will_v not_o recover_v because_o sometime_o have_v prophesy_v death_n if_o