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for_o in_o this_o there_o have_v be_v much_o abuse_n and_o error_n sometime_o a_o man_n will_v think_v that_o god_n do_v call_v he_o to_o this_o prayer_n by_o 11._o blosius_n in_o speculo_fw-la spirit_n cap._n 11._o i_o know_v not_o what_o kind_n of_o delight_n and_o sweetness_n or_o facility_n which_o he_o find_v in_o the_o exercise_n of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n whereas_o indeed_o god_n do_v not_o call_v he_o to_o it_o but_o it_o be_v the_o man_n himself_o who_o mount_v and_o will_v needs_o intrude_v himself_o because_o the_o devil_n deceive_v &_o blind_v he_o to_o the_o end_n that_o he_o may_v leave_v the_o desire_n of_o obtain_v that_o whereof_o he_o have_v most_o need_n and_o so_o upon_o the_o whole_a matter_n he_o may_v do_v nothing_o and_o neither_o profit_n in_o the_o one_o nor_o other_o kind_n there_o be_v a_o great_a master_n of_o spirit_n who_o say_v thus_o very_a well_o as_o a_o man_n will_v show_v himself_o to_o be_v of_o little_a wisdom_n if_o he_o who_o the_o king_n 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