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providence_n shall_v he_o have_v of_o they_o 26.10_o psal_n 26.10_o quoniam_fw-la pater_fw-la meus_fw-la &_o mater_fw-la mea_fw-la dereliquerunt_fw-la me_fw-it dominus_fw-la autem_fw-la assumpsit_fw-la i_o a_o happy_a choice_n you_o have_v make_v of_o such_o a_o dear_a father_n in_o place_n of_o those_o parent_n who_o you_o have_v depart_v with_o you_o may_v now_o with_o more_o reason_n and_o great_a confidence_n say_v 22.1_o psal_n 22.1_o dominus_fw-la regit_fw-la i_o &_o nihil_fw-la mihi_fw-la deerit_fw-la god_n have_v take_v upon_o he_o the_o charge_n of_o i_o the_o care_n of_o i_o and_o all_o that_o belong_v to_o i_o and_o i_o shall_v want_v for_o nothing_o 39.18_o psal_n 39.18_o ego_fw-la autem_fw-la mendicus_fw-la sum_fw-la &_o pauper_fw-la dominus_fw-la solicitus_fw-la est_fw-la mei_fw-la i_o be_o it_o be_v true_a a_o beggar_n needy_a and_o poor_a but_o god_n be_v solicitous_a and_o careful_a for_o i_o who_o will_v not_o be_v comfort_v with_o this_o nay_o who_o will_v not_o 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the_o resign_v ourselves_o unto_o the_o will_n of_o god_n as_o also_o to_o support_v they_o all_o with_o patience_n to_o enter_v present_o into_o ourselves_o and_o consider_v our_o sin_n and_o with_o all_o how_o just_o we_o have_v merit_v this_o chastisement_n because_o in_o this_o manner_n we_o shall_v receive_v in_o good_a part_n and_o judge_v it_o lesâ—e_n than_o we_o deserve_v in_o regard_n of_o the_o enormity_n of_o our_o sin_n what_o affliction_n so_o ever_o shall_v arrive_v unto_o us._n s._n bernard_n and_o s._n gregory_n handle_v this_o point_n excellent_a well_o s._n bernard_n say_v cordis_fw-la berinthia_n ser_n de_fw-fr alti_fw-la &_o bass_n cordis_fw-la culpa_fw-la vero_fw-la ipsa_fw-la si_fw-la intus_fw-la sâ—ntitur_fw-la perfectè_fw-la utique_fw-la exterior_a paena_fw-la parum_fw-la aut_fw-la nihil_fw-la sentitur_fw-la if_o the_o fault_n itself_o be_v but_o so_o feel_v within_o as_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v we_o shall_v have_v but_o little_a or_o no_o feel_n of_o the_o pain_n without_o 16.1_o 2_o reg._n 16.1_o sicut_fw-la sanctus_n david_n non_fw-la sâ—nsit_fw-la miuriam_fw-la serui_fw-la conviciant_fw-la be_v memor_fw-la fily_n pâ—rsequentis_fw-la like_a as_o the_o royal_a prophet_n david_n do_v not_o feel_v the_o injury_n of_o his_o servant_n revile_v he_o whilst_o he_o remember_v that_o his_o own_o son_n be_v in_o arm_n against_o he_o 16.1_o 2._o reg._n 16.1_o ecce_fw-la filius_fw-la meus_fw-la qui_fw-la egressus_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-la utero_fw-la meo_fw-la quaerit_fw-la animam_fw-la meam_fw-la quanto_fw-la magis_fw-la nunc_fw-la filius_fw-la jemini_fw-la behold_v my_o son_n who_o come_v out_o of_o my_o womb_n seek_v my_o life_n how_o much_o more_o the_o son_n of_o jemini_fw-la if_o i_o own_o son_n persecute_v i_o what_o wonder_n be_v it_o if_o a_o stranger_n do_v the_o like_a s._n gregory_n on_o these_o word_n of_o job_n 11.6_o greg._n li._n 1._o mo_z 1._o c._n 8._o job._n 11.6_o &_o intelligens_fw-la quod_fw-la multo_fw-la minora_fw-la exigaris_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la quà m_fw-la mereretur_fw-la iniquitas_fw-la tua_fw-la and_o thou_o may_v understand_v that_o thou_o be_v exact_v much_o lesser_a thing_n of_o he_o than_o thy_o iniquity_n deserve_v explicate_v it_o with_o a_o exquisite_a comparison_n like_v as_o say_v he_o the_o sick_a man_n who_o feel_v his_o imposthume_n inflame_v and_o swell_v and_o the_o flesh_n about_o it_o to_o be_v rot_v and_o dead_a be_v glad_a to_o put_v himself_o into_o the_o surgeon_n hand_n and_o let_v he_o lance_n and_o cut_v he_o as_o he_o please_v and_o the_o more_o grievous_a and_o corrupt_v the_o sore_n be_v the_o more_o courageous_o he_o endure_v the_o lance_a and_o sear_a iron_n so_o when_o one_o have_v a_o true_a feel_n of_o the_o sore_a and_o sickness_n which_o sin_n cause_v in_o his_o soul_n he_o receave_v with_o a_o good_a will_v the_o brand_n of_o tribulation_n of_o mortification_n and_o his_o own_o disesteem_v which_o god_n appli_v unto_o this_o sore_a to_o draw_v the_o filthy_a matter_n and_o corruption_n out_o of_o it_o dolour_n quip_n flagelli_fw-la temperatur_fw-la cum_fw-la culpa_fw-la cognoscitur_fw-la for_o the_o pain_n of_o the_o scourge_n be_v allay_v when_o the_o fault_n be_v acknowledge_v and_o if_o you_o receive_v not_o willing_o that_o mortification_n and_o adversity_n which_o god_n present_v you_o with_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o you_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o sickness_n of_o your_o fault_n you_o do_v not_o feel_v corruption_n eat_v upon_o you_o and_o therefore_o you_o can_v endure_v the_o lance_n nor_o sear_a iron_n the_o holy_a saint_n and_o servant_n of_o god_n almighty_n do_v not_o only_o willing_o receive_v these_o chastisement_n but_o they_o desire_v they_o with_o great_a instance_n and_o beg_v they_o ardent_o at_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n holy_a job_n say_v quis_fw-la det_fw-la ut_fw-la veniat_fw-la petitio_fw-la mea_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la coepit_fw-la ipse_fw-la i_o conterat_fw-la soluat_fw-la mawm_fw-la svam_fw-la &_o suecidat_fw-la i_o &_o haec_fw-la mihi_fw-la sit_fw-la consolatio_fw-la ut_fw-la affligens_fw-la i_o dolore_fw-la non_fw-la parcat_fw-la who_o shall_v grant_v that_o my_o petition_n may_v come_v &_o that_o he_o who_o have_v begin_v shall_v consume_v i_o and_o the_o same_o will_v loose_v his_o hand_n &_o cut_v i_o of_o and_o this_o may_v be_v my_o comfort_n that_o afflict_v i_o with_o sorrow_n he_o spare_v not_o 118.71_o psa_fw-la 25.2_o psal_n 37.18_o psal_n 118.71_o and_o the_o prophet_n david_n proba_n i_o domine_fw-la &_o tenta_fw-la i_o and_o quoniam_fw-la ego_fw-la in_o flagella_fw-la paratus_fw-la sum_fw-la &_o bonum_fw-la mihi_fw-la quia_fw-la humiliasti_fw-la i_o prove_v i_o o_o lord_n &_o tempt_v i_o because_o i_o be_o ready_a for_o scourge_n it_o be_v good_a for_o i_o that_o thou_o have_v humble_v i_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n almighty_n say_v s._n gregory_n do_v so_o much_o desire_n that_o his_o divine_a majesty_n shall_v chastise_v they_o 8._o greg._n li._n 1._o mor._n c._n 7._o &_o 8._o and_o humble_v they_o in_o this_o life_n as_o they_o even_o proceed_v to_o sadness_n when_o on_o the_o one_o side_n they_o cast_v their_o eye_n upon_o their_o fault_n and_o on_o the_o other_o they_o see_v that_o god_n do_v not_o thorough_o punish_v they_o because_o they_o imagine_v and_o fear_v lest_o god_n shall_v defer_v their_o punishment_n until_o the_o other_o life_n where_o with_o all_o rigour_n it_o shall_v be_v execute_v and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o job_n add_v &_o haec_fw-la mihi_fw-la sit_fw-la consolatio_fw-la ut_fw-la affligens_fw-la i_o dolore_fw-la non_fw-la parcat_fw-la &_o this_o be_v my_o comfort_n that_o afflict_v i_o with_o sorrow_n he_o spare_v not_o which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v god_n use_v to_o spare_v some_o in_o this_o life_n that_o he_o may_v punish_v they_o for_o ever_o in_o the_o next_o but_o i_o desire_v not_o to_o be_v spare_v in_o this_o life_n with_o they_o unto_o the_o end_n that_o in_o the_o next_o he_o may_v pardon_v i_o for_o ever_o let_v god_n chastise_v i_o here_o like_o a_o love_a father_n that_o he_o may_v not_o punish_v i_o eternal_o afterward_o like_o a_o rigorous_a judge_n for_o my_o part_n i_o will_v not_o murmur_v or_o complain_v of_o the_o lash_n of_o his_o whip_n nec_fw-la contradicaâ—â—_n sermonibus_fw-la sancti_fw-la 6.10_o iâ—b_n 6.10_o but_o it_o shall_v comfort_v i_o the_o more_o this_o be_v alsâ—_n that_o which_o 〈◊〉_d augustin_n say_v augusti_fw-la augusti_fw-la hic_fw-la ure_n hic_fw-la seca_fw-la hîc_fw-la 〈◊〉_d mihi_fw-la parcas_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o aeternum_fw-la parcas_fw-la 〈◊〉_d burn_v i_o here_o lance_v i_o here_o spare_v i_o in_o nothing_o that_o thou_o may_v spare_v i_o o_o lord_n eternal_o it_o be_v no_o other_o than_o our_o blindness_n and_o ignorance_n which_o make_v corporal_a affliction_n seem_v so_o heavy_a to_o use_v and_o spiritual_a so_o light_a we_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v so_o sensible_a of_o adversity_n as_o of_o sin_n if_o we_o do_v but_o know_v or_o can_v consider_v the_o grievousnesâ—e_n of_o our_o fault_n we_o shall_v esteem_v all_o chastisement_n to_o little_a and_o say_v with_o holy_a job_n peâ—cavi_fw-la 27_o job._n â—3_n 27_o &_o verè_fw-la deliqui_fw-la &_o uâ—_n eraem_v dignuâ—_n non_fw-la recepi_fw-la word_n which_o we_o ought_v to_o carry_v imprint_v in_o our_o heart_n and_o often_o to_o utter_v with_o our_o mouth_n i_o have_v sin_v o_o lord_n and_o i_o have_v true_o do_v amiss_o offend_v your_o divine_a majesty_n &_o you_o have_v not_o chastise_v i_o according_a to_o my_o desert_n all_o that_o we_o can_v possible_o suffer_v in_o this_o life_n be_v nothing_o in_o comparison_n of_o that_o punishment_n which_o one_o sin_n deserve_v 11.6_o job._n 11.6_o intelligeres_fw-la quod_fw-la multò_fw-la mitiora_fw-la exigaris_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la quà m_fw-la meretur_fw-la iniquitas_fw-la tua_fw-la he_o who_o shall_v consider_v that_o he_o have_v offend_v the_o majesty_n of_o almighty_a god_n and_o deserve_v to_o burn_v eternal_o in_o the_o flame_n of_o hell_n what_o pain_n will_v he_o refuse_v what_o dishonour_n what_o injury_n what_o contempt_n shall_v he_o not_o willing_o undergo_v for_o recompense_n &_o satisfaction_n of_o those_o offence_n which_o he_o have_v commit_v against_o the_o majesty_n of_o almighty_a god_n 16.12_o 2._o reg._n 16.12_o si_fw-la fortè_fw-la respiciat_fw-la dominus_fw-la afflictionem_fw-la meam_fw-la &_o reddat_fw-la mihi_fw-la dominus_fw-la bonum_fw-la pro_fw-la maledictione_n hac_fw-la hodierna_fw-la say_v david_n when_o semei_n curse_v and_o revile_v he_o hinder_v he_o not_o from_o curse_v i_o let_v he_o load_v i_o with_o reproach_n and_o give_v i_o my_o fill_n of_o injury_n and_o scorn_n for_o it_o may_v be_v that_o god_n will_v take_v it_o for_o sufficient_a payment_n and_o exact_v no_o more_o punishment_n of_o i_o hereafter_o for_o my_o sin_n but_o have_v mercy_n on_o i_o which_o be_v all_o i_o can_v desire_v and_o all_o my_o happiness_n in_o the_o like_a manner_n be_v we_o to_o receive_v willing_o all_o confusion_n shame_n and_o adversity_n whatsoever_o say_v on_o god_n name_n let_v
they_o come_v for_o it_o may_v be_v that_o god_n will_v be_v so_o please_v to_o accept_v of_o they_o for_o payment_n and_o satisfaction_n for_o our_o sin_n and_o so_o they_o may_v turn_v to_o our_o felicity_n if_o we_o will_v but_o employ_v that_o time_n which_o we_o lavish_a in_o complain_v and_o bemoan_v our_o affliction_n in_o enter_v into_o ourselves_o we_o shall_v please_v god_n more_o and_o find_v more_o comfort_n and_o redress_v the_o holy_a saint_n make_v so_o profitable_a use_n of_o this_o remedy_n in_o the_o like_a occasion_n and_o be_v so_o frequent_a in_o it_o that_o as_o we_o read_v of_o some_o of_o they_o as_o s._n katherine_n of_o sienna_n and_o some_o other_o they_o attribute_v all_o the_o calamity_n and_o affliction_n which_o god_n send_v unto_o his_o church_n unto_o their_o sin_n and_o imperfection_n say_v this_o war_n be_v happen_v throug_n my_o procurement_n my_o sin_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o ithis_n plague_n and_o affliction_n which_o god_n do_v send_v they_o beeleeve_v very_o that_o their_o sin_n in_o particular_a do_v merit_v this_o and_o more_o and_o we_o may_v add_v in_o confirmation_n of_o this_o that_o god_n oftentimes_o do_v punish_v a_o whole_a nation_n for_o the_o sin_n of_o one_o particular_a person_n as_o when_o for_o the_o sin_n of_o david_n 24.25_o 2._o reg._n 24.25_o he_o visit_v the_o whole_a people_n of_o israel_n with_o pestilence_n there_o die_v according_a to_o the_o holy_a scripture_n seaventy_a thousand_o man_n in_o three_o day_n space_n but_o you_o will_v say_v perhaps_o he_o be_v their_o king_n and_o that_o their_o punishment_n do_v pass_v on_o the_o people_n account_v with_o greateâ—â—eason_n i_o will_v instance_n you_o a_o other_o for_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o acan_a who_o then_o be_v but_o a_o pâ—iâ—â—â—_n man_n 11._o jos_n 7.45_o &_o 11._o and_o take_v but_o only_o a_o trifle_n for_o himself_o out_o of_o the_o anathemade_v good_n of_o iâ—rico_n god_n punish_v all_o the_o people_n in_o such_o sort_n as_o three_o 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this_o inuitatorium_n to_o love_v out_o lord_n in_o this_o manner_n to_o rejoice_v to_o triumph_v in_o his_o endless_a perfection_n and_o it_o be_v the_o begin_n of_o the_o 94._o psalm_n 2._o psal_n 94.1_o &_o 2._o venite_fw-la exultemus_fw-la domino_fw-la iubilemus_fw-la deo_fw-la salutarinostro_fw-la praeoccupemus_fw-la faciem_fw-la â—ius_fw-la in_o confession_n &_o in_o psalmis_fw-la iubilemus_fw-la ei_fw-la come_v all_o and_o rejoice_v in_o our_o lord_n and_o sing_v canticle_n of_o iubilation_n to_o his_o eternal_a praise_n who_o be_v our_o salvation_n see_v he_o be_v god_n and_o a_o mighty_a lord_n and_o king_n above_o all_o god_n ve_a the_o sea_n be_v he_o and_o he_o make_v it_o and_o his_o hand_n have_v found_v the_o dry_a land_n quoniam_fw-la deus_fw-la magnus_fw-la dominus_fw-la &_o rex_fw-la magnus_fw-la super_fw-la omnâ—s_fw-la deos_fw-la etc._n etc._n quoniam_fw-la ipsius_fw-la est_fw-la mare_fw-la &_o ipsâ—fecit_fw-la illud_fw-la &_o aridam_fw-la fundaverunt_fw-la 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