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they_o be_v in_o deed_n in_o themselves_o grant_v i_o both_o wise_o to_o decline_v from_o flatterer_n &_o patient_o wisdom_n to_o bear_v my_o adversary_n for_o neither_o to_o be_v move_v with_o every_o blast_n of_o word_n nor_o yet_o to_o give_v a_o ear_n unto_o the_o flatter_a mermaid_n that_o in_o deed_n be_v perfect_a wisdom_n and_o so_o shall_v we_o safe_o go_v forward_o the_o way_n we_o have_v only_o begin_v against_o ill_a speaker_n the_o xxxiij_o chapter_n lord_n son_n if_o any_o shall_v have_v a_o evil_a opinion_n of_o thou_o or_o shall_v speak_v evil_n of_o thou_o do_v not_o thou_o take_v the_o same_o grievous_o but_o rather_o think_v worse_a of_o thine_o own_o self_n than_o he_o do_v and_o believe_v no_o man_n to_o be_v more_o weak_a than_o thyself_o if_o thou_o will_v go_v the_o secret_a way_n of_o virtue_n of_o the_o mind_n thou_o shall_v not_o great_o esteem_v fly_v word_n it_o be_v no_o small_a wisdom_n to_o keep_v silence_n in_o adversity_n and_o to_o turn_v thy_o mind_n unto_o i_o and_o nothing_o to_o be_v of_o trouble_v with_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o world_n peace_n must_v not_o stay_v upon_o the_o say_n of_o man_n with_o who_o whether_o thou_o be_v well_o or_o ill_o report_v thou_o be_v not_o for_o that_o cause_n another_o man_n in_o i_o in_o i_o i_o say_v true_a glory_n and_o true_a peace_n do_v consist_v &_o the_o same_o shall_v enjoy_v it_o plentiful_o that_o neither_o covet_v to_o please_v man_n nor_o yet_o fear_v to_o displease_v they_o all_o unquietness_n of_o mind_n and_o distract_n of_o the_o sense_n do_v sure_o proceed_v from_o inordynate_a love_n and_o vain_a fear_n how_o god_n must_v be_v call_v upon_o and_o praise_v in_o adversity_n the_o xxxiiij_o chapter_n servaunt_fw-la
&_o to_o morrow_n be_v no_o where_o fear_v god_n and_o thou_o shall_v not_o fear_v man_n what_o hurt_n can_v word_n any_o man_n do_v with_o his_o word_n or_o wrong_n he_o hurt_v himself_o rather_o than_o thou_o and_o can_v escape_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n whosoever_o he_o be_v have_v thou_o god_n before_o thine_o eye_n &_o strive_v not_o with_o quarel_v word_n if_o thou_o think_v thou_o be_v oppress_v present_o with_o infamy_n undeserved_a patient_o take_v not_o the_o same_o heavilye_n or_o diminish_v thy_o crown_n with_o impatience_n but_o rather_o look_v up_o unto_o i_o in_o heaven_n which_o be_o able_a to_o deliver_v man_n from_o all_o rebuke_n and_o wrong_v and_o reward_v every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o do_n of_o the_o pure_a and_o entire_a yield_v up_o of_o himself_o to_o the_o attain_n of_o the_o liberty_n of_o mind_n the_o xlij_o chapter_n lord_n son_n forsake_v thyself_o and_o thou_o shall_v find_v i_o see_v that_o thou_o challenge_v nothing_o unto_o thyself_o see_v thou_o have_v nothing_o peculiar_a and_o proper_a unto_o thyself_o and_o so_o shall_v thou_o be_v always_o a_o gainer_n for_o over_o and_o above_o this_o thou_o shall_v have_v great_a gift_n give_v thou_o as_o soon_o as_o thou_o shall_v yield_v up_o thyself_o never_o to_o look_v back_o again_o servant_n lord_n how_o oftentimes_o shall_v i_o yield_v up_o myself_o and_o wherein_o shall_v i_o forsake_v myself_o lord_n always_o and_o at_o all_o hour_n both_o will._n in_o small_a and_o great_a matter_n i_o except_o nothing_o but_o that_o i_o will_v have_v thou_o find_v naked_a &_o make_v bare_a in_o all_o thing_n else_o how_o can_v thou_o be_v i_o and_o i_o thou_o unless_o thou_o be_v spoil_v of_o all_o thine_o own_o will_n both_o within_o &_o without_o the_o more_o speedy_o thou_o shall_v thus_o do_v so_o much_o the_o better_a shall_v it_o go_v with_o thou_o and_o the_o fullier_n he_o and_o more_o sincere_o that_o thou_o go_v about_o it_o both_o so_o much_o the_o more_o shall_v thou_o please_v i_o &_o the_o more_o shall_v thou_o gain_v by_o it_o some_o in_o deed_n do_v yield_v up_o themselves_o unto_o i_o but_o yet_o they_o do_v it_o with_o some_o exception_n for_o they_o do_v not_o put_v their_o trust_n in_o i_o full_o and_o whole_o &_o therefore_o endeavour_n to_o see_v &_o provide_v for_o themselves_o other_o also_o at_o the_o first_o do_v yield_v themselves_o altogether_o but_o afterward_o when_o temptation_n once_o knock_v they_o come_v to_o their_o old_a condition_n again_o and_o therefore_o do_v very_o little_a profit_n in_o virtue_n these_o man_n shall_v never_o aspire_v unto_o the_o true_a liberty_n of_o a_o pure_a heart_n &_o to_o the_o most_o pleasant_a benefit_n of_o my_o familiarity_n unless_o a_o entire_a yield_v up_o and_o a_o daily_a offering_n and_o sacrifice_v of_o themselves_o have_v go_v before_o without_o the_o which_o it_o happen_v not_o nor_o will_v be_v that_o thou_o may_v enjoy_v the_o conjunction_n of_o god_n i_o have_v say_v many_o time_n unto_o thou_o and_o now_o i_o say_v again_o forsake_v &_o yield_v up_o thyself_o and_o thou_o shall_v enjoy_v deep_a peace_n of_o mind_n give_v all_o for_o all_o require_v nothing_o ask_v nothing_o again_o abide_v in_o i_o mere_o &_o without_o stick_v at_o it_o and_o so_o shall_v thou_o have_v i_o &_o shall_v be_v free_a of_o mind_n and_o void_a of_o darkness_n endeavour_n this_o pray_v for_o this_o labour_v to_o wish_v for_o this_o that_o be_v whole_o turn_v out_o of_o thyself_o thou_o may_v be_v naked_a follow_v jesus_n naked_a and_o mortify_v unto_o thyself_o live_v unto_o i_o for_o evermore_o then_o both_o vain_a imagination_n and_o wicked_a trouble_n and_o superfluous_a care_n depart_v away_o then_o also_o shall_v immoderate_a fear_n be_v go_v and_o love_v inordinate_a die_v of_o convenient_a deal_n in_o outward_a thing_n and_o fly_v unto_o god_n in_o danger_n the_o xliij_o chapter_n son_n thou_o must_v look_v unto_o this_o diligent_o that_o in_o every_o place_n and_o outward_a action_n and_o business_n thou_o have_v a_o free_a mind_n and_o master_n over_o itself_o and_o do_v put_v all_o thing_n under_o thy_o subjection_n &_o not_o thyself_o under_o they_o and_o be_v not_o the_o slave_n or_o bondman_n of_o thine_o own_o deed_n but_o a_o lord_n but_o a_o ruler_n but_o one_o true_o set_v at_o liberty_n &_o a_o hebrew_n liberty_n translate_v into_o the_o lot_n and_o liberty_n of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n who_o despise_v present_a thing_n do_v behold_v thing_n everlasting_a and_o look_v upon_o mortal_a thing_n with_o the_o left_a eye_n but_o thing_n heavenly_a with_o the_o right_a eye_n who_o temporal_a thing_n do_v not_o draw_v to_o cleave_v unto_o they_o but_o they_o themselves_o do_v rather_o draw_v they_o to_o serve_v their_o turn_n aright_o according_a as_o they_o be_v make_v of_o god_n and_o the_o chief_a workman_n who_o do_v leave_v no_o disorder_a thing_n in_o thing_n of_o his_o creation_n now_o if_o in_o every_o chance_n thou_o shall_v not_o cleave_v unto_o the_o outward_a show_n of_o the_o matter_n nor_o behold_v the_o thing_n see_v or_o hard_o within_o a_o carnal_a eye_n but_o in_o every_o thing_n shall_v forthwith_o enter_v with_o moses_n into_o the_o tabernacle_n to_o ask_v counsel_n of_o the_o lord_n thou_o shall_v nothing_o sometime_o hear_v god_n make_v thou_o a_o answer_n and_o shall_v return_v as_o one_o teach_v in_o many_o thing_n both_o present_a and_o to_o come_v for_o moses_n do_v always_o repair_v to_o the_o tabernacle_n in_o assoil_v of_o doubt_n and_o question_n and_o he_o flee_v unto_o the_o help_n of_o prayer_n to_o drive_v away_o the_o peril_n &_o wickedness_n of_o man_n even_o so_o ought_v thou_o to_o fly_v into_o the_o secret_a place_n of_o thy_o heart_n in_o call_v earnest_o upon_o god_n help_n for_o it_o be_v record_v in_o the_o scripture_n that_o josua_n &_o the_o other_o israelite_n be_v therefore_o deceive_v of_o the_o gabaonytes_n because_o they_o do_v not_o first_o ask_v counsel_n of_o the_o lord_n but_o be_v delude_v with_o the_o sweetness_n of_o word_n as_o man_n light_v of_o credit_n under_o the_o show_n or_o pretence_n of_o godliness_n that_o man_n be_v not_o importunate_a in_o his_o business_n the_o xliiij_o chapter_n lord_n son_n commit_v thy_o cause_n unto_o i_o always_o i_o will_v frame_v the_o same_o aright_o look_v for_o my_o decree_n and_o determination_n &_o thou_o shall_v feel_v a_o profit_v thereby_o servant_n lord_n i_o commit_v every_o thing_n unto_o thou_o with_o a_o good_a will_n because_o my_o thought_n wil._n do_v little_o prevail_v about_o it_o and_o will_v to_o god_n i_o be_v not_o careful_a thus_o for_o the_o chance_n to_o come_v but_o do_v submit_v myself_o without_o stay_n unto_o thy_o will_n and_o pleasure_n lord_n son_n man_n oftentimes_o desirous_a of_o some_o thing_n do_v covet_v the_o same_o and_o then_o have_v once_o get_v it_o he_o begin_v to_o be_v of_o another_o mind_n because_o the_o desire_n of_o one_o thing_n be_v not_o durable_a but_o force_v you_o to_o divers_a and_o sundry_a thing_n therefore_o it_o be_v not_o the_o least_o thing_n of_o all_o to_o forsake_v himself_o in_o the_o liberty_n least_o thing_n and_o the_o true_a profit_v of_o a_o man_n consist_v in_o the_o deny_v of_o himself_o so_o that_o he_o that_o have_v do_v that_o once_o the_o same_o be_v most_o free_a and_o in_o most_o safety_n but_o that_o old_a enemy_n adversary_n to_o all_o good_a man_n do_v never_o cease_v from_o temptation_n but_o day_n and_o night_n work_v high_a treason_n or_o deceit_n if_o perchance_o he_o may_v tempt_v thereby_o throw_v down_o the_o unwary_a headlong_o into_o the_o snare_n of_o guile_n wherefore_o watch_n &_o pray_v say_v the_o lord_n lest_o you_o enter_v into_o temptation_n that_o man_n have_v no_o goodness_n of_o himself_o nor_o that_o he_o can_v boast_v of_o any_o thing_n the_o xlv_o chapter_n servant_n lord_n what_o be_v man_n that_o thou_o be_v 8._o mindful_a of_o he_o what_o be_v the_o son_n of_o man_n that_o thou_o eare_v 11._o for_o he_o what_o have_v he_o deserve_v to_o be_v have_v in_o favour_n of_o thou_o lord_n what_o can_v i_o complain_v of_o if_o thou_o shall_v forsake_v i_o or_o wherein_o can_v i_o just_o blame_v thou_o if_o thou_o grant_v i_o for_o my_o request_n sure_o this_o may_v i_o right_o think_v and_o say_v to_o myself_o lord_n i_o be_o nothing_o i_o have_v no_o goodness_n of_o myself_o but_o be_v void_a of_o all_o thing_n do_v ever_o tend_v unto_o nothing_o and_o if_o i_o be_v not_o help_v of_o thou_o and_o instruct_v of_o thou_o within_o my_o mind_n i_o be_o make_v altogether_o warm_a and_o dissolute_a but_o thou_o oh_o lord_n be_v always_o one_o and_o do_v abide_v one_o for_o ever_o more_o always_o good_a just_a holy_a because_o thou_o do_v
all_o thing_n well_o just_o holy_o and_o order_v they_o with_o wisdom_n but_o i_o be_v more_o prone_a to_o revolt_a than_o come_v forward_o do_v never_o continue_v still_o in_o one_o state_n because_o i_o be_o subject_a to_o the_o alteration_n of_o time_n but_o when_o thou_o do_v stretch_v forth_o thy_o help_a hand_n i_o be_o by_o &_o by_o refresh_v for_o as_o man._n much_o as_o thou_o be_v able_a alone_o to_o help_v without_o help_n of_o man_n &_o to_o strengthen_v i_o so_o much_o that_o my_o countenance_n may_v not_o now_o be_v change_v into_o diverse_a thing_n but_o my_o mind_n may_v be_v correct_v and_o repose_v itself_o in_o thou_o only_o therefore_o if_o while_o i_o either_o desire_v the_o godliness_n of_o mind_n or_o be_o move_v upon_o some_o necessity_n to_o seek_v for_o thou_o when_o there_o be_v no_o body_n to_o comfort_v i_o i_o can_v skill_n to_o cast_v all_o human_a comfort_n from_o i_o sure_o i_o may_v right_o hope_v well_o of_o thy_o favour_n &_o look_v for_o a_o new_a gift_n of_o comfort_n with_o joy_n and_o gladness_n final_o it_o be_v thy_o benefit_n whatsoever_o do_v happen_v well_o unto_o i_o at_o any_o time_n i_o be_o vain_a &_o a_o wretched_a man_n of_o no_o regard_n in_o thy_o sight_n unconstant_a &_o weak_a therefore_o whereupon_o may_v i_o boast_v or_o why_o shall_v i_o desire_v to_o be_v reverence_v forsooth_o i_o shall_v boast_v but_o of_o nothing_o and_o as_o for_o that_o it_o be_v most_o vane_n ambition_n be_v in_o deed_n a_o most_o pestilent_a and_o most_o vain_a thing_n which_o draw_v a_o man_n away_o from_o true_a glory_n &_o spoil_v he_o of_o heavenly_a favour_n for_o whilst_o a_o man_n stand_v in_o salvation_n his_o own_o conceit_n he_o displease_v thou_o whilst_o he_o gape_v after_o man_n praise_n he_o be_v deprive_v of_o true_a virtue_n but_o true_a glory_n &_o holy_a rejoice_v be_v to_o boast_v of_o thou_o and_o not_o of_o himself_o &_o to_o rejoice_v in_o thy_o name_n and_o not_o for_o his_o own_o virtue_n or_o to_o be_v delight_v with_o any_o thing_n save_v only_o for_o thy_o sake_n therefore_o let_v thy_o name_n and_o not_o i_o be_v praise_v let_v thy_o work_n and_o not_o i_o be_v extol_v let_v that_o holy_a name_n of_o thou_o be_v so_o praise_v that_o i_o may_v have_v no_o praise_n of_o man_n at_o all_o of_o thou_o will_v i_o boast_v glad_o for_o evermore_o of_o myself_o will_v i_o boast_v nothing_o save_v of_o my_o own_o infirmity_n let_v the_o jew_n desire_v mutual_a glory_n between_o themselves_o i_o will_v study_v for_o that_o which_o do_v only_o make_v for_o god_n sure_o all_o man_n glory_n all_o mortal_a honour_n all_o worldly_a loftiness_n if_o it_o be_v compare_v with_o this_o thy_o everlasting_a glory_n be_v vanity_n &_o foolishness_n oh_o my_o truth_n my_o mercy_n my_o god_n bless_a trinity_n to_o thou_o only_o be_v praise_n strength_n &_o power_n honour_n glory_n world_n without_o end_n amen_n of_o the_o contempt_n of_o mortal_a honour_n the_o xlvi_o chapter_n lord_n son_n think_v it_o no_o matter_n to_o thou_o if_o thou_o see_v other_o honour_v and_o extol_v and_o thyself_o to_o be_v despise_v and_o contemn_v lyfre_v up_o thy_o mind_n unto_o i_o into_o heaven_n and_o so_o shall_v thou_o not_o take_v it_o grievous_o to_o be_v contemn_v of_o man_n in_o this_o world_n servant_n lord_n we_o be_v in_o blindness_n &_o be_v soon_o seduce_v with_o vanity_n if_o i_o look_v right_o upon_o myself_o i_o never_o have_v any_o wrong_n do_v unto_o i_o of_o any_o creature_n whereby_o it_o happen_v that_o i_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o complain_v worthy_o of_o thou_o but_o because_o i_o have_v sin_v against_o thou_o both_o oftentimes_o and_o grievous_o god._n the_o whole_a world_n upon_o good_a cause_n be_v sharp_o set_v against_o i_o therefore_o be_v infamy_n and_o contempt_n due_a unto_o i_o to_o thou_o be_v praise_n honour_n and_o glory_n belong_v and_o except_o i_o so_o fashion_v myself_o to_o be_v despise_v and_o forsake_v of_o all_o man_n and_o take_v it_o quiet_o to_o be_v 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