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never_o depart_v from_o us._n plautus_n say_v how_o merry_a so_o ever_o our_o countenance_n be_v and_o how_o full_a soever_o of_o laughter_n thy_o mouth_n be_v and_o howsoever_o the_o tongue_n talk_v yet_o nevertheless_o the_o sorrowful_a heart_n be_v load_v with_o fear_n for_o he_o fear_v lest_o his_o credit_n and_o honour_n shall_v be_v take_v from_o he_o or_o lest_o they_o steal_v away_o his_o wealth_n or_o lest_o his_o life_n be_v near_o a_o end_n or_o least_o that_o which_o he_o love_v shall_v be_v long_o absent_a xenophon_n say_v what_o pleasure_n or_o contentment_n can_v reign_v in_o any_o mortal_a man_n heart_n see_v that_o we_o suffer_v so_o many_o grief_n
and_o let_v we_o cocker_v ourselves_o all_o we_o can_v yet_o we_o shall_v depart_v with_o as_o great_a thirst_n out_o of_o this_o world_n as_o if_o we_o have_v not_o live_v but_o one_o moment_n in_o it_o in_o this_o sorrowful_a life_n there_o be_v nothing_o but_o be_v thirsty_a the_o flesh_n do_v thirst_n after_o dainty_a cherish_n the_o soul_n do_v thirst_n after_o long_a life_n the_o heart_n do_v thirst_n for_o more_o strength_n the_o devil_n to_o deceive_v we_o and_o christ_n do_v thirst_n after_o our_o salvation_n which_o of_o all_o these_o do_v not_o live_v in_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n what_o do_v our_o flesh_n but_o complain_v in_o every_o part_n that_o we_o keep_v it_o naked_a that_o we_o keep_v it_o hungry_a weary_a discontent_a and_o dead_a with_o thirst_n what_o sinful_a soul_n do_v ever_o depart_v out_o of_o this_o wretched_a life_n so_o beset_v with_o grief_n or_o load_v with_o year_n which_o will_v nor_o have_v give_v all_o that_o he_o have_v be_v worth_a to_o have_v 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thirst_v for_o the_o thirst_n of_o the_o good_a and_o virtuous_a go_v to_o be_v quench_v at_o the_o fountain_n of_o life_n which_o be_v glory_n &_o the_o thirst_n of_o the_o wicked_a go_v to_o be_v quench_v at_o the_o dead_a water_n of_o pain_n and_o punishment_n in_o so_o much_o that_o such_o as_o our_o thirst_n be_v in_o this_o world_n such_o shall_v be_v the_o water_n which_o we_o shall_v drink_v of_o in_o the_o other_o o_o how_o well_o the_o prophet_n say_v my_o soul_n do_v thirst_n after_o the_o live_a god_n because_o that_o all_o the_o water_n which_o our_o lord_n do_v give_v we_o to_o drink_n be_v of_o the_o lively_a fountain_n which_o be_v clear_a unto_o the_o eye_n and_o fresh_a to_o recreate_v saverous_a to_o provide_v of_o and_o wholesome_a to_o taste_v of_o delicare_fw-la in_o digest_v and_o most_o precious_a to_o keep_v the_o water_n which_o the_o world_n give_v his_o follower_n to_o drink_v of_o be_v deep_a to_o teach_v unto_o trouble_v to_o see_v unto_o unsavery_a to_o drink_v puddle_n in_o taste_n and_o stink_v to_o keep_v let_v we_o conclude_v then_o that_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n be_v always_o thirsty_a and_o desirous_a of_o god_n who_o as_o he_o who_o be_v very_o thirsty_a do_v seek_v drink_n with_o all_o diligence_n so_o he_o who_o be_v desirous_a of_o god_n do_v seek_v all_o the_o way_n and_o mean_v he_o can_v to_o serve_v and_o obey_v he_o chap._n ii_o how_o the_o crow_n give_v the_o prophet_n helias_n meat_n and_o how_o the_o jew_n give_v christ_n neither_o meat_n nor_o drink_n recede_v hine_n &_o vade_v contra_fw-la orientem_fw-la &_o abscond_v te_fw-mi in_o torrentem_fw-la carith_n &_o ibi_fw-la de_fw-la torrente_n vives_fw-la nam_fw-la coruis_fw-la praecepi_fw-la ut_fw-la pascant_fw-la te_fw-la god_n speak_v these_o word_n unto_o hâ—lias_n reg._n 3._o chap._n 17_o as_o if_o he_o will_v say_v it_o be_v my_o will_n and_o pleasure_n o_o helias_n that_o thou_o live_v no_o more_o in_o this_o land_n but_o that_o thou_o shall_v go_v out_o of_o it_o and_o thou_o shall_v go_v towards_o the_o east_n and_o hide_v thyself_o in_o the_o brook_n carith_n where_o thou_o shall_v have_v no_o need_n to_o fear_v hunger_n because_o i_o will_v command_v the_o crow_n to_o bring_v thou_o meat_n and_o bread_n every_o day_n and_o there_o thou_o have_v water_n enough_o for_o thy_o drink_n when_o our_o lord_n do_v command_v helias_n to_o go_v out_o of_o samaria_n there_o be_v a_o great_a famine_n over_o all_o the_o land_n and_o he_o be_v also_o persecute_v by_o the_o wicked_a queen_n jezabel_n and_o yet_o have_v a_o intention_n to_o succour_v his_o prophet_n he_o appoint_v he_o a_o place_n far_o off_o where_o he_o shall_v hide_v himself_o and_o provide_v he_o all_o kind_n of_o victual_n for_o he_o to_o eat_v helias_n be_v go_v to_o the_o brook_n carith_n there_o he_o lay_v hide_v a_o long_a time_n feed_v only_o upon_o that_o which_o the_o crow_n give_v he_o and_o drink_v of_o the_o water_n which_o run_v in_o the_o stream_n and_o after_o a_o 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such_o as_o suffer_v persecution_n and_o tribulation_n for_o his_o service_n the_o first_o be_v that_o he_o will_v be_v at_o their_o side_n in_o all_o trouble_n and_o vexation_n the_o second_o that_o they_o shall_v never_o lose_v their_o life_n nor_o endanger_v their_o conscience_n for_o any_o trouble_n be_v it_o never_o so_o strong_a the_o three_o that_o he_o will_v deliver_v they_o out_o of_o that_o trouble_n with_o great_a fame_n and_o glory_n if_o such_o great_a profit_n be_v get_v by_o persecution_n why_o do_v any_o man_n follow_v the_o pleasure_n and_o delight_n of_o the_o world_n what_o tribulation_n be_v there_o in_o this_o world_n so_o hard_a and_o dangerous_a which_o be_v not_o overcome_v with_o the_o help_n of_o christ_n o_o how_o happy_a be_v that_o soul_n which_o be_v tempt_v for_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o be_v persecute_v for_o the_o love_n of_o he_o see_v he_o have_v give_v his_o word_n and_o his_o credit_n that_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v any_o to_o fall_v in_o his_o temptation_n nor_o forsake_v any_o man_n in_o his_o tribulation_n note_v gentle_a reader_n that_o christ_n do_v not_o say_v i_o be_o with_o they_o in_o gaudio_fw-la &_o exultatione_n in_o mirth_n and_o joy_n but_o in_o tribulatione_fw-la in_o tribulation_n for_o as_o in_o this_o life_n he_o know_v nothing_o but_o how_o to_o shed_v tear_n suffer_v temptation_n endure_v travail_n so_o he_o have_v compassion_n of_o none_o but_o of_o such_o as_o weep_v and_o be_v persecute_v and_o tempt_v in_o so_o much_o that_o as_o the_o devil_n be_v the_o captain_n and_o ringleader_n of_o all_o which_o live_v in_o pomp_n and_o jollity_n so_o christ_n be_v the_o head_n of_o all_o that_o be_v afflict_v and_o in_o tribulation_n saint_n
barnard_n say_v if_o this_o that_o be_v say_v cumipso_n sum_n in_o tribulatione_fw-la be_v not_o perform_v in_o thou_o think_v with_o thyself_o that_o thou_o do_v not_o suffer_v that_o tribulation_n for_o christ_n but_o for_o thy_o friend_n and_o thyself_o and_o therefore_o in_o that_o case_n let_v he_o help_v and_o succour_v thou_o for_o who_o thou_o do_v suffer_v that_o danger_n if_o thou_o do_v not_o make_v reckon_v of_o christ_n nor_o think_v on_o he_o nor_o suffer_v for_o his_o sake_n what_o have_v christ_n to_o do_v with_o thy_o paint_n and_o travail_v if_o thou_o do_v suffer_v for_o the_o flesh_n let_v the_o flesh_n help_v thou_o if_o thou_o suffer_v for_o the_o world_n let_v the_o world_n deliver_v thou_o if_o thou_o suffer_v for_o thy_o friend_n let_v thy_o friend_n give_v thou_o aid_v if_o thou_o do_v suffer_v for_o christ_n to_o christ_n commend_v thyself_o for_o if_o thou_o do_v serve_v other_o what_o reason_n be_v it_o that_o thou_o shall_v ask_v favour_n of_o he_o saint_n basil_n say_v what_o friend_n have_v god_n at_o any_o time_n who_o he_o forget_v or_o in_o what_o tribulation_n do_v he_o ever_o see_v he_o when_o he_o help_v he_o not_o gregory_n in_o his_o register_n say_v he_o who_o do_v not_o forget_v no_o in_o the_o flood_n nor_o abraham_n in_o chaldea_n nor_o lot_n in_o sodom_n nor_o isaac_n in_o palestine_n nor_o jacob_n in_o assyria_n nor_o daniel_n in_o babylon_n do_v thou_o think_v that_o he_o will_v forget_v thou_o in_o thy_o affliction_n and_o tribulation_n remigius_n say_v if_o this_o promise_n of_o cum_fw-la ipso_fw-la sum_fw-la in_o tribulatione_fw-la be_v not_o keep_v with_o thou_o think_v that_o our_o lord_n do_v it_o either_o for_o thy_o great_a profit_n or_o his_o own_o service_n for_o the_o great_a the_o tribulation_n be_v which_o thou_o endure_v the_o more_o thou_o do_v merit_n for_o thy_o soul_n and_o if_o it_o be_v not_o for_o this_o cause_n it_o be_v because_o thou_o shall_v fall_v into_o some_o great_a danger_n from_o the_o which_o our_o lord_n do_v keep_v his_o holy_a hand_n and_o divine_a succour_n to_o deliver_v thou_o and_o because_o that_o the_o curious_a reader_n may_v not_o think_v that_o we_o swerve_v from_o our_o purpose_n it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o the_o prophet_n helius_n who_o figure_n we_o handle_v be_v beset_v with_o three_o grievous_a persecution_n that_o be_v with_o the_o war_n which_o be_v in_o jury_n with_o the_o famine_n which_o be_v over_o all_o the_o land_n and_o with_o jezabels_n hatred_n he_o dare_v not_o preach_v for_o fear_v of_o the_o queen_n he_o dare_v not_o go_v abroad_o for_o fear_n of_o the_o war_n he_o dare_v not_o hide_v himself_o for_o fear_n of_o famine_n and_o hunger_n in_o so_o much_o that_o this_o holy_a prophet_n be_v so_o much_o without_o hope_n of_o remedy_n that_o he_o know_v not_o whether_o he_o shall_v have_v his_o throat_n cut_v open_o or_o whether_o he_o shall_v die_v for_o hunger_n secret_o our_o lord_n therefore_o to_o fulfil_v his_o promise_n cum_fw-la ipso_fw-la sum_fw-la in_o tribulatione_fw-la take_v he_o out_o of_o jury_n unwitting_a to_o the_o soldier_n and_o do_v hide_v he_o in_o carith_n where_o no_o man_n can_v see_v he_o and_o send_v he_o meat_n by_o crow_n to_o feed_v on_o and_o do_v provide_v he_o a_o stream_n of_o water_n to_o drink_v of_o we_o may_v gather_v by_o this_o example_n what_o a_o good_a lord_n we_o have_v and_o what_o care_n he_o have_v over_o we_o if_o we_o serve_v he_o see_v that_o he_o do_v pay_v we_o for_o all_o we_o do_v and_o succour_v we_o for_o all_o that_o we_o suffer_v for_o he_o to_o come_v now_o unto_o the_o purpose_n all_o this_o figure_n be_v fulfil_v in_o christ_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o letter_n for_o as_o heliac_n be_v persecute_v by_o jezabel_n so_o be_v christ_n of_o the_o synagogue_n and_o christ_n find_v as_o great_a a_o famine_n of_o good_a man_n as_o helias_n do_v in_o samaria_n of_o victual_n hugo_n de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la victore_fw-la say_v upon_o those_o word_n of_o 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command_v thou_o give_v he_o that_o which_o he_o ask_v of_o thou_o believe_v he_o in_o that_o which_o he_o tell_v thou_o for_o as_o he_o preserve_v the_o prophet_n jonas_n in_o the_o whale_n belly_n so_o he_o will_v preserve_v thou_o in_o the_o danger_n of_o this_o life_n by_o this_o which_o happen_v unto_o the_o prophet_n jonas_n it_o be_v very_o evident_a that_o three_o be_v nothing_o firm_a &_o stable_a but_o that_o which_o god_n do_v sustain_v nor_o nothing_o sure_a but_o that_o which_o god_n do_v keep_v see_v that_o that_o holy_a prophet_n be_v dry_a among_o the_o water_n find_v comfort_n in_o danger_n a_o remedy_n against_o death_n and_o profit_n in_o his_o enemy_n do_v he_o not_o find_v a_o remedy_n against_o death_n and_o profit_n in_o his_o enemy_n see_v the_o water_n do_v not_o only_o not_o drown_v he_o nor_o the_o huge_a and_o great_a fish_n kill_v he_o but_o be_v in_o the_o whale_n belly_n with_o as_o great_a contentment_n and_o delight_n as_o a_o prince_n be_v in_o his_o royal_a palace_n we_o have_v speak_v all_o this_o because_o no_o man_n shall_v omit_v to_o do_v his_o duty_n or_o go_v with_o the_o truth_n as_o far_o as_o he_o can_v for_o fear_n of_o temptation_n or_o jealousy_n of_o naughty_a person_n because_o our_o lord_n who_o deliver_v tobias_n that_o the_o fish_n shall_v not_o devour_v he_o and_o jonas_n from_o the_o sea_n that_o it_o shall_v not_o drown_v he_o will_v also_o deliver_v thou_o from_o temptation_n which_o follow_v thou_o &_o from_o the_o enemy_n which_o persecute_v thou_o chap._n vi_o here_o the_o author_n follow_v the_o figure_n which_o he_o touch_v before_o which_o be_v declare_v well_o to_o the_o purpose_n and_o there_o be_v bring_v also_o a_o pprophecy_n of_o jeremy_n apprehend_v branchiam_fw-la eius_fw-la &_o trahe_fw-la eum_fw-la ad_fw-la te_fw-la quod_fw-la cum_fw-la fecisset_fw-la traxit_fw-la eum_fw-la in_o siccum_fw-la tobias_n 6._o chapter_n these_o be_v the_o word_n which_o the_o angel_n raphael_n speak_v unto_o young_a tobias_n as_o if_o he_o will_v say_v i_o have_v tell_v thou_o already_o that_o thou_o shall_v not_o fear_v this_o fish_n but_o rather_o as_o he_o come_v unto_o thou_o so_o thou_o shall_v go_v and_o meet_v he_o and_o apprehend_v he_o by_o the_o head_n and_o pull_v out_o his_o gills_n all_o which_o i_o will_v not_o tell_v thou_o unless_o i_o think_v it_o convenient_a for_o thou_o although_o tobias_n do_v not_o then_o know_v the_o angel_n for_o to_o be_v a_o angel_n but_o think_v he_o to_o be_v another_o man_n like_o himself_o yet_o notwithstanding_o he_o give_v credit_n unto_o his_o speech_n and_o accept_v of_o his_o counsel_n so_o that_o tobias_n do_v immediate_o kill_v and_o paunch_n the_o fish_n upon_o the_o sand_n which_o think_v to_o eat_v he_o in_o the_o water_n we_o do_v in_o this_o place_n advertise_v the_o curious_a reader_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o understand_v this_o chapter_n if_o he_o do_v not_o read_v the_o chapter_n afore_o go_v because_o this_o figure_n of_o tobias_n be_v there_o begin_v and_o from_o thence_o be_v cite_v to_o continue_v then_o this_o figure_n the_o text_n say_v that_o tobias_n do_v sit_v upon_o the_o fish_n and_o take_v he_o by_o the_o sin_n near_o unto_o the_o head_n and_o by_o the_o gills_n in_o the_o throat_n and_o draw_v he_o to_o the_o sand_n &_o there_o do_v cut_v off_o his_o head_n and_o strip_v he_o and_o take_v out_o his_o heart_n &_o liver_n and_o keep_v his_o gall_n for_o himself_o and_o do_v eat_v part_n of_o he_o and_o salt_v the_o rest_n for_o his_o journey_n who_o be_v tobias_n but_o the_o judaical_a people_n what_o be_v the_o fierce_a sea_n but_o the_o passion_n of_o christ_n and_o what_o be_v the_o great_a fish_n but_o the_o same_o christ_n and_o what_o be_v the_o sand_n where_o the_o fish_n be_v panch_v but_o the_o high_a mount_n of_o caluary_n where_o christ_n be_v put_v to_o death_n tobias_n do_v greatiustice_n upon_o that_o unhappy_a fish_n when_o he_o panch_v he_o on_o the_o sand_n but_o the_o synagogue_n do_v far_o great_a cruelty_n upon_o christ_n when_o they_o take_v christ_n life_n away_o on_o the_o mount_n of_o caluary_n for_o if_o tobias_n do_v kill_v the_o fish_n it_o be_v because_o the_o angel_n which_o keep_v he_o do_v so_o command_v he_o but_o if_o the_o synagogue_n do_v put_v christ_n to_o death_n it_o be_v do_v of_o mere_a envy_n and_o malice_n for_o the_o better_a understanding_n of_o this_o place_n it_o be_v here_o to_o be_v note_v that_o it_o be_v do_v by_o a_o continual_a miracle_n that_o christ_n do_v never_o suffer_v his_o most_o holy_a soul_n to_o communicate_v and_o impart_v her_o glory_n unto_o his_o
for_o the_o sinner_n and_o the_o righteous_a for_o the_o unjust_a and_o that_o which_o be_v everlasting_a for_o that_o which_o be_v transitory_a our_o lord_n in_o this_o place_n as_o it_o be_v jest_v and_o mock_v we_o do_v call_v all_o our_o work_n cistern_n which_o can_v hold_v water_n that_o be_v that_o we_o be_v cistern_n or_o pool_n which_o let_v out_o all_o water_n because_o we_o be_v not_o well_o glue_v and_o fasten_v o_o how_o our_o lord_n have_v shame_v we_o in_o these_o word_n and_o embase_v we_o in_o say_v by_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n that_o all_o our_o work_n be_v nothing_o but_o old_a break_a cistern_n and_o puddle_n wherein_o there_o be_v nothing_o common_o but_o reed_n and_o duckeweed_n dirt_n &_o mire_n stink_a waer_n and_o venomous_a adder_n our_o lord_n do_v compare_v we_o with_o great_a reason_n unto_o that_o which_o he_o do_v name_n and_o do_v scorn_n and_o mock_v we_o fit_o by_o it_o because_o the_o sin_n which_o be_v in_o our_o soul_n be_v far_o worser_o than_o those_o filthe_n which_o be_v find_v in_o stand_a puddel_n what_o be_v there_o in_o a_o old_a puddle_n that_o be_v not_o in_o my_o soul_n what_o be_v all_o my_o work_n but_o a_o little_a mire_n who_o property_n be_v to_o trouble_v the_o water_n &_o hold_v they_o fast_o which_o enter_v into_o it_o o_o how_o unhappy_a we_o be_v see_v we_o stick_v so_o fast_o in_o worldly_a thing_n that_o we_o can_v get_v out_o and_o so_o bemire_v ourselves_o in_o vain_a thing_n that_o we_o can_v never_o make_v ourselves_o clean_o insomuch_o that_o there_o escape_v no_o man_n which_o be_v not_o either_o defile_v with_o sin_n or_o wet_a with_o infamy_n our_o work_n be_v also_o compare_v unto_o duckweed_n in_o stand_v puddle_n who_o property_n be_v to_o fill_v the_o water_n and_o give_v it_o a_o evil_a savour_n o_o wretched_a and_o unhappy_a that_o i_o be_o see_v i_o do_v no_o more_o good_a in_o the_o catholic_a church_n than_o that_o weed_n do_v in_o the_o water_n which_o be_v easy_o see_v see_v i_o offend_v and_o hurt_v other_o with_o my_o evil_a example_n and_o that_o which_o be_v worst_a of_o all_o i_o possess_v the_o room_n of_o a_o good_a one_o thou_o and_o i_o i_o and_o thou_o my_o brother_n wherein_o do_v we_o serve_v god_n or_o wherein_o do_v we_o benefit_n the_o church_n unless_o it_o be_v in_o further_a the_o bad_a and_o persecute_v the_o good_a and_o cherish_v and_o pamper_v our_o body_n and_o in_o eat_v the_o bread_n of_o the_o little_a one_o do_v not_o thou_o eat_v the_o bread_n of_o the_o little_a one_o when_o as_o if_o a_o moor_n or_o a_o pagan_a have_v receive_v so_o many_o favour_n as_o thou_o have_v at_o god_n hand_n he_o will_v have_v serve_v he_o more_o than_o thou_o have_v do_v and_o offend_v he_o much_o less_o what_o do_v the_o duckweed_n serve_v for_o in_o pool_n but_o to_o hide_v and_o succour_v frog_n and_o in_o what_o do_v i_o serve_v christ_n in_o but_o because_o all_o kind_n of_o sin_n shall_v rest_v in_o my_o heart_n what_o sin_n do_v ever_o knock_v at_o my_o door_n unto_o which_o i_o have_v not_o present_o open_v woe_n be_v unto_o i_o woe_n be_v unto_o i_o what_o do_v i_o say_v that_o i_o answer_v present_o when_o sin_n call_v at_o my_o door_n see_v that_o very_a oft_o before_o it_o do_v call_v at_o my_o door_n i_o go_v up_o and_o down_o seek_v it_o from_o house_n to_o house_n our_o work_n be_v also_o like_a unto_o stand_v puddle_n who_o property_n be_v to_o be_v trouble_v and_o thick_a to_o look_v into_o and_o very_o stink_a to_o drink_v when_o our_o lord_n say_v by_o the_o prophet_n esaias_n auferte_fw-la malum_fw-la cogitationum_fw-la vestrarum_fw-la ab_fw-la oculis_fw-la meis_fw-la how_o shall_v he_o not_o detest_v our_o work_n see_v he_o say_v that_o all_o that_o we_o do_v think_v of_o do_v stink_n anselmus_n say_v if_o we_o will_v have_v god_n accept_v of_o that_o which_o we_o do_v it_o be_v necessary_a that_o all_o that_o be_v clean_o which_o we_o think_v of_o for_o god_n do_v not_o so_o much_o look_v unto_o that_o which_o we_o be_v as_o unto_o that_o which_o we_o will_v be_v if_o we_o can_v o_o my_o soul_n o_o my_o heart_n what_o be_v in_o i_o that_o have_v a_o good_a savour_n and_o what_o be_v in_o thou_o which_o do_v not_o stink_n do_v not_o my_o body_n stink_n with_o the_o evil_a work_n which_o i_o do_v my_o flesh_n with_o sloth_n my_o mouth_n with_o lie_n my_o life_n with_o covetousness_n and_o my_o heart_n with_o malice_n s._n barnard_n say_v according_a unto_o the_o time_n which_o i_o have_v live_v and_o according_a unto_o the_o small_a profit_n which_o i_o have_v do_v i_o be_o partly_o weary_a of_o my_o life_n and_o partly_o afeard_a to_o die_v for_o if_o i_o behold_v my_o flesh_n it_o be_v now_o stink_v with_o year_n and_o if_o i_o look_v unto_o my_o condition_n they_o be_v also_o rusty_a with_o age_n all_o my_o work_n be_v so_o unpleasant_a and_o corrupt_a and_o my_o condition_n so_o stink_v that_o it_o be_v more_o tolerable_a to_o smell_v a_o dead_a carcase_n with_o my_o nose_n than_o unto_o thou_o o_o my_o god_n to_o smell_v this_o filthy_a heart_n of_o i_o our_o work_n be_v also_o like_a unto_o the_o frog_n which_o be_v breed_v in_o puddle_n who_o property_n be_v to_o make_v the_o water_n loathsome_a and_o offend_v our_o ear_n with_o their_o croak_n s._n barnard_n upon_o the_o canticle_n say_v look_v how_o beautiful_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o see_v a_o soul_n when_o she_o be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o grace_n so_o deform_v a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o see_v she_o when_o she_o be_v darken_v with_o sin_n for_o in_o the_o one_o estate_n god_n be_v never_o satisfy_v in_o look_v upon_o she_o and_o in_o the_o other_o he_o will_v never_o hear_v she_o the_o property_n of_o frog_n be_v these_o they_o be_v evil_a favour_v to_o look_v upon_o loathsome_a to_o touch_v unpleasant_a to_o hear_v and_o monstrous_a to_o eat_v of_o for_o if_o it_o be_v well_o mark_v they_o have_v no_o scale_n like_o a_o fish_n nor_o feather_n like_o a_o bird_n origen_n talk_v of_o the_o frog_n of_o egypt_n say_v a_o frog_n and_o worse_a than_o a_o frog_n be_v that_o soul_n which_o in_o the_o fountain_n of_o his_o goodness_n do_v not_o bathe_v herself_o because_o we_o may_v well_o say_v of_o such_o a_o soul_n that_o she_o be_v evil_o favour_v in_o respect_n of_o her_o sin_n loathsome_a in_o respect_n of_o her_o punishment_n and_o not_o to_o be_v suffer_v in_o respect_n of_o her_o infamy_n the_o quality_n of_o the_o frog_n be_v to_o croak_v night_n &_o day_n &_o it_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o a_o naughty_a man_n always_o to_o complain_v because_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o infelicity_n which_o naughty_a man_n endure_v in_o this_o life_n that_o they_o complain_v of_o all_o thing_n and_o live_v discontent_v with_o themselves_o it_o be_v also_o to_o be_v weigh_v that_o how_o well_o soever_o the_o stone_n of_o a_o pool_n be_v join_v yet_o the_o water_n do_v woose_a between_o they_o unless_o they_o be_v well_o morter_v together_o because_o that_o the_o property_n of_o the_o water_n be_v to_o moisten_v that_o which_o it_o touch_v and_o seek_v always_o where_o it_o may_v find_v a_o place_n to_o issue_v out_o what_o think_v thou_o be_v the_o clay_n and_o mortar_n with_o the_o which_o a_o holy_a soul_n be_v fasten_v together_o but_o only_a god_n holy_a grace_n irenaeus_n in_o a_o homily_n say_v what_o do_v it_o avail_v we_o to_o have_v in_o the_o pool_n of_o our_o soul_n the_o virtue_n of_o humility_n the_o goodness_n of_o patience_n the_o wealth_n of_o alm_n give_v and_o the_o perfection_n of_o abstinence_n if_o there_o want_v the_o clay_n and_o pitch_n of_o charity_n to_o keep_v they_o together_o s._n ambrose_n upon_o beati_fw-la immaculati_fw-la say_v let_v we_o not_o cast_v away_o ourselves_o and_o grieve_v because_o our_o lord_n will_v not_o impart_v his_o grace_n unto_o we_o but_o because_o we_o know_v not_o how_o to_o keep_v they_o when_o we_o have_v they_o because_o there_o be_v require_v great_a virtue_n to_o keep_v that_o which_o be_v get_v than_o to_o recover_v that_o which_o be_v lose_v o_o what_o great_a reason_n our_o lord_n have_v to_o say_v and_o complain_v of_o all_o the_o good_a turn_n that_o he_o do_v we_o and_o of_o all_o the_o favour_n which_o he_o do_v bestow_v upon_o we_o for_o we_o cast_v they_o all_o into_o a_o old_a puddle_n where_o we_o have_v nothing_o but_o the_o dirt_n of_o covetousness_n the_o frog_n of_o vainglory_n the_o reed_n and_o duckeweed_n of_o hypocrisy_n and_o the_o tod-poole_n of_o lechery_n chap._n ix_o how_o the_o son_n of_o god_n do_v not_o refuse_v to_o drink_v gall_n and_o
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