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shall_v begin_v to_o beat_v the_o man-servant_n and_o maiden_n and_o to_o eat_v and_o to_o drink_v and_o to_o be_v drunken_a the_o lord_n of_o that_o servant_n will_v come_v in_o a_o day_n when_o he_o look_v not_o for_o he_o and_o in_o a_o hour_n when_o he_o be_v not_o aware_a and_o will_v cut_v he_o in_o sunder_o and_o will_v appoint_v he_o his_o portion_n with_o unbeliever_n and_o the_o wise_a servant_n will_v not_o say_v within_o himself_o my_o lord_n defer_v his_o come_n understand_v this_o to_o be_v speak_v only_o of_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n at_o the_o last_o and_o general_a judgement_n but_o of_o his_o particular_a doomsday_n when_o his_o life_n shall_v be_v call_v for_o by_o god_n and_o his_o own_o belove_a sin_n of_o excess_n shall_v snatch_v his_o soul_n from_o his_o wretched_a body_n for_o indulge_v it_o how_o many_o tragical_a instance_n do_v our_o age_n afford_v of_o such_o who_o have_v be_v confound_v in_o their_o own_o sin_n and_o perish_v in_o this_o pleasure_n i_o shall_v need_v to_o name_v none_o of_o yesterday_o or_o of_o this_o nation_n i_o will_v it_o be_v not_o notorious_a but_o two_o most_o eminent_a and_o mighty_a potentate_n i_o may_v mention_v i_o hope_v without_o offence_n and_o not_o without_o sense_n or_o some_o effect_n alexander_n the_o great_a his_o friend_n and_o flatterer_n write_v that_o he_o die_v of_o poison_n give_v he_o at_o babylon_n but_o other_o more_o severe_a teller_n of_o truth_n write_v that_o wine_n be_v that_o poison_n excessive_o take_v and_o that_o drunkenness_n kill_v he_o as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o seneca_n epist_n 58._o and_o who_o so_o great_a a_o man_n in_o his_o day_n and_o so_o victorious_a as_o attilas_n who_o after_o his_o many_o conquest_n not_o be_v able_a to_o overcome_v his_o appetite_n of_o wine_n be_v overcome_v by_o it_o to_o that_o degree_n one_o day_n that_o he_o be_v take_v so_o ill_a the_o next_o night_n that_o he_o void_a blood_n at_o his_o mouth_n and_o so_o die_v choke_v with_o it_o as_o munster_n tell_v we_o in_o his_o cosmographie_n let_v these_o thing_n than_o sink_v into_o our_o heart_n and_o have_v such_o influence_n upon_o our_o life_n and_o manner_n as_o to_o prevent_v such_o disorder_n and_o miscarriage_n and_o let_v all_o they_o who_o faith_n be_v dim-sighted_a or_o weak_a as_o to_o have_v no_o power_n over_o they_o in_o declare_v to_o they_o and_o convince_a they_o of_o the_o defilement_n of_o their_o soul_n contract_v by_o these_o excess_n and_o shameful_a spewing_n on_o their_o own_o glory_n as_o the_o prophet_n habakkuk_n apt_o express_v it_o chap._n 2._o 16._o be_v teach_v at_o length_n and_o convince_v by_o their_o sense_n and_o common_a experience_n what_o a_o stain_n to_o their_o name_n what_o a_o wound_n to_o their_o body_n they_o bring_v from_o which_o they_o can_v never_o be_v purge_v or_o of_o which_o cure_v but_o by_o tear_n of_o timely_a repentance_n and_o the_o happy_a change_n of_o due_a renovation_n both_o which_o will_v be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o difficult_a by_o how_o much_o they_o be_v more_o defer_v sect_n xvii_o of_o slothfullnesse_n the_o last_o capital_a sin._n 1._o slothfulness_n and_o affect_a dulness_n of_o mind_n and_o laziness_n of_o body_n be_v not_o deny_v to_o be_v a_o sin_n by_o any_o but_o to_o many_o seem_v so_o modest_a innocent_a and_o harmless_a that_o they_o wonder_v why_o it_o shall_v be_v rank_v among_o the_o most_o dangerous_a and_o deadly_a but_o as_o we_o before_o observe_v sin_n be_v not_o to_o be_v estimate_v from_o their_o intrinsic_a or_o absolute_a evil_n only_o but_o also_o from_o the_o tail_n they_o draw_v after_o they_o and_o the_o brood_n issue_v from_o they_o and_o thus_o slothfullnesse_n may_v be_v inferior_a in_o consequential_a mischief_n to_o none_o for_o this_o numbness_n of_o mind_n and_o indisposition_n of_o body_n to_o act_n extend_v itself_o equal_o to_o both_o capacity_n viz._n natural_a and_o divine_a or_o religious_a it_o be_v seldom_o know_v that_o he_o who_o mind_n be_v dull_v by_o indulge_v to_o ease_v be_v active_a any_o way_n in_o religion_n and_o in_o truth_n so_o notorious_a be_v it_o that_o divine_v treat_v of_o it_o only_o or_o chief_o as_o to_o religion_n which_o it_o corrupt_v if_o not_o total_o destroy_v 2._o for_o as_o labour_v and_o honest_a industry_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o first_o virtue_n insinuate_v in_o scripture_n and_o appoint_v to_o man_n so_o may_v the_o vice_n of_o sloth_n be_v the_o very_a first_o of_o practical_a error_n suppose_v that_o pride_n be_v the_o first_o of_o mental_a vice_n for_o we_o read_v genesis_n chap._n 2._o that_o there_o be_v at_o first_o no_o man_n to_o till_o the_o ground_n v._o 5._o and_o we_o read_v v._o 8._o that_o god_n make_v man_n so_o soon_o as_o he_o have_v make_v eden_n and_o put_v he_o therein_o sure_o not_o to_o be_v idle_a lest_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v idle_a too_o so_o that_o action_n be_v a_o virtue_n of_o paradise_n and_o so_o it_o be_v afterward_o when_o man_n turn_v out_o from_o thence_o be_v to_o make_v a_o virtue_n of_o necessity_n and_o work_n to_o keep_v he_o from_o add_v sin_n unto_o sin_n and_o calamity_n unto_o calamity_n for_o as_o chrysostome_n well_o observe_v it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o goodness_n in_o god_n to_o turn_v fall_v man_n out_o of_o paradise_n to_o the_o wide_a world_n and_o a_o blessing_n to_o he_o to_o curse_v the_o land_n so_o that_o without_o hard_a labour_n he_o can_v not_o well_o subsist_v for_o if_o when_o man_n be_v master_n of_o so_o much_o reason_n and_o owner_n of_o so_o much_o grace_n give_v he_o of_o god_n he_o fall_v into_o temptation_n and_o from_o thence_o into_o sin_n who_o can_v imagine_v but_o destitute_a in_o great_a measure_n of_o such_o aid_n and_o ability_n he_o shall_v riot_n unmeasurable_o live_v in_o ease_n plenty_n spontaneous_a and_o unactive_a rest_n odious_a and_o dangerous_a 3._o and_o therefore_o though_o my_o purpose_n be_v to_o oppose_v sloth_n as_o it_o relate_v to_o religion_n the_o connexion_n be_v so_o near_o and_o straight_o between_o diligence_n in_o humane_a and_o divine_a affair_n it_o be_v necessary_a to_o declare_v the_o sinfullnesse_n and_o odiousness_n and_o to_o correct_v the_o pravitie_n of_o the_o first_o before_o we_o can_v expect_v any_o good_a event_n in_o the_o latter_a for_o a_o soft_a heavy_a temper_n be_v the_o original_n of_o both_o and_o a_o sicklenesse_n and_o weariness_n in_o do_v any_o thing_n long_o or_o of_o difficulty_n but_o a_o certain_a spiritless_a loy_a and_o lie_v still_o or_o as_o the_o say_n be_v wander_v up_o and_o down_o to_o see_v who_o do_v nothing_o and_o help_v they_o until_o all_o mean_n use_v to_o gratify_v flesh_n and_o blood_n and_o none_o suffice_v idleness_n prove_v more_o tedious_a and_o tiresome_a than_o labour_n to_o other_o and_o none_o groan_v under_o the_o burden_n and_o heat_n and_o length_n of_o the_o day_n by_o labour_v so_o much_o as_o the_o slothful_a and_o idle_a person_n do_v under_o void_a time_n and_o empty_a hour_n and_o none_o bring_v more_o distemper_n upon_o his_o body_n by_o work_v nor_o so_o many_o as_o the_o sluggard_n by_o do_v nothing_o 4._o but_o do_v i_o say_v or_o suppose_v that_o a_o man_n awake_v and_o well_o in_o his_o wit_n and_o limb_n can_v rest_v in_o the_o negative_a do_v nothing_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o be_v believe_v the_o devil_n will_v not_o suffer_v his_o soul_n to_o be_v as_o aristotle_n understanding_n of_o infant_n rasa_fw-la tabula_fw-la a_o smooth_a and_o even_a table_n or_o as_o white_a paper_n in_o which_o nothing_o be_v write_v but_o be_v capable_a of_o any_o stamp_n or_o impression_n it_o please_v the_o slander_n by_o to_o make_v in_o it_o but_o he_o will_v write_v his_o mind_n in_o it_o speedy_o this_o be_v say_v cassian_n collat._n 10._o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o monastique_a father_n of_o old_a in_o egypt_n that_o the_o industrious_a monk_n be_v tempt_v with_o one_o devil_n but_o the_o idle_a with_o innumerable_a so_o that_o as_o the_o same_o author_n there_o also_o tell_v it_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o abbot_n paul_n to_o avoid_v idleness_n to_o burn_v those_o effect_n of_o his_o labour_n which_o be_v more_o than_o sufficient_a to_o bring_v in_o a_o bare_a livelihood_n that_o he_o may_v never_o want_v work_n or_o become_v idle_a 5._o and_o this_o he_o may_v learn_v of_o saint_n paul_n rom._n 12._o 11._o who_o teach_v we_o the_o dependence_n secular_a labour_n in_o a_o honest_a way_n have_v upon_o religion_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a say_v not_o slothful_a in_o business_n fervent_a in_o spirit_n serve_v the_o lord_n diligence_n here_o in_o business_n be_v set_v before_o fervour_n in_o spirit_n and_o in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n intimate_v the_o usefulness_n of_o bodily_a labour_n in_o dispose_v to_o
cumbrance_n be_v such_o as_o man_n unwilling_o be_v subject_n to_o which_o can_v neither_o be_v foresee_v nor_o prevent_v but_o involuntary_o and_o unexpected_o fall_v between_o the_o cup_n and_o the_o lip_n as_o the_o say_n be_v such_o as_o be_v sudden_a and_o involuntarie_a uncleanness_n happen_v to_o a_o man_n bend_v to_o keep_v the_o passeover_n and_o so_o some_o monstrous_a surprise_n of_o sin_n against_o god_n may_v well_o detain_v a_o man_n from_o press_v upon_o the_o most_o sacred_a thing_n until_o he_o have_v humble_v himself_o and_o repent_v thereof_o in_o some_o good_a degree_n or_o perhaps_o some_o sore_a and_o sudden_a consternation_n of_o mind_n upon_o some_o grievous_a accident_n not_o sudden_o to_o be_v overcome_v may_v excuse_v a_o man_n for_o that_o time_n yet_o with_o this_o proviso_n that_o no_o man_n please_v himself_o or_o take_v content_a in_o such_o abstain_v but_o preserve_v entire_a his_o good_a desire_n that_o way_n labour_v to_o remove_v that_o obstacle_n otherwise_o by_o postfact_n it_o become_v voluntary_a and_o so_o very_o criminal_a but_o when_o impediment_n be_v direct_o voluntary_a as_o affect_a blindness_n and_o negligence_n in_o prepare_v a_o man_n self_n and_o value_v and_o approve_v our_o sin_n so_o that_o we_o will_v not_o be_v at_o the_o trouble_n or_o care_n to_o part_v with_o they_o or_o project_n and_o modellize_v worldly_a affair_n so_o that_o we_o bring_v encumbrance_n upon_o ourselves_o at_o such_o time_n that_o we_o can_v fit_v ourselves_o for_o heavenly_a thing_n as_o become_v we_o and_o then_o apologise_v for_o ourselves_o that_o we_o can_v not_o do_v it_o as_o man_n weary_a themselves_o with_o late_a work_n on_o saturday_n night_n that_o they_o must_v sleep_v out_o some_o part_n of_o the_o morning_n service_n on_o sunday_n or_o by_o worse_a exercise_n indispose_v themselves_o to_o serve_v god_n or_o design_n to_o visit_v a_o friend_n or_o take_v a_o walk_n or_o entertain_v friend_n when_o they_o shall_v both_o be_v serve_v god_n and_o then_o say_v they_o be_v so_o hinder_v that_o they_o can_v not_o do_v their_o duty_n to_o god_n at_o such_o time_n and_o in_o such_o manner_n as_o require_v what_o be_v this_o else_o but_o a_o profess_a mock_v of_o god_n which_o come_v to_o thus_o much_o in_o plain_a term_n they_o can_v not_o come_v to_o god_n because_o they_o will_v not_o but_o by_o device_n of_o their_o own_o make_v it_o necessary_a for_o themselves_o to_o stay_v away_o but_o where_o multitude_n of_o business_n by_o virtue_n of_o occupation_n voluntary_a lie_v heavy_a on_o a_o man_n and_o obstruct_v he_o he_o be_v oblige_v so_o to_o model_n worldly_a affair_n that_o they_o may_v comply_v better_o with_o and_o obey_v heavenly_a for_o a_o good_a man_n say_v the_o psalmist_n will_v guide_v his_o affair_n with_o discretion_n psalm_n 112._o which_o prudence_n be_v see_v in_o nothing_o more_o than_o in_o give_v superiority_n and_o rule_n to_o thing_n of_o great_a worth_n and_o dignity_n over_o inferior_a ordain_v by_o god_n to_o be_v subject_n and_o not_o to_o usurp_v over_o divine_a and_o more_o heavenly_a and_o this_o method_n be_v observe_v the_o diligence_n we_o be_v bind_v to_o use_v and_o do_v use_v about_o this_o holy_a sacrament_n may_v prove_v a_o help_n by_o god_n blessing_n towards_o the_o more_o easy_a management_n of_o worldly_a thing_n also_o as_o the_o wisdom_n and_o righteousness_n of_o noah_n be_v predict_v to_o give_v comfort_n to_o man_n concern_v the_o work_n of_o their_o hand_n because_o of_o the_o ground_n which_o the_o lord_n have_v curse_v gen._n 5._o 29._o 5._o it_o be_v also_o object_v by_o divers_a against_o themselves_o many_o time_n that_o they_o fear_v they_o want_v that_o faith_n and_o true_a repentance_n and_o fervent_a charity_n which_o god_n require_v of_o such_o as_o so_o solemn_o draw_v near_o unto_o he_o which_o suppose_v to_o be_v sincere_a and_o cordial_a which_o sundry_a time_n be_v otherwise_o the_o resolution_n of_o this_o difficulty_n be_v not_o difficult_a for_o where_o such_o holy_a sense_n of_o defect_n be_v there_o they_o be_v very_o pardonable_a and_o curable_a for_o it_o be_v a_o notable_a proof_n of_o god_n work_n in_o the_o heart_n to_o be_v so_o sensible_a of_o a_o man_n imperfection_n and_o unworthiness_n and_o a_o demonstration_n of_o spiritual_a life_n and_o such_o a_o competent_a degree_n of_o goodness_n as_o may_v be_v according_a to_o chrysostome_n judgement_n a_o tolerable_a qualification_n to_o receive_v those_o holy_a mystery_n for_o what_o great_a or_o better_a part_n of_o repentance_n be_v there_o than_o humiliation_n upon_o such_o apprehension_n and_o aspiration_n after_o reformation_n and_o growth_n in_o grace_n and_o the_o old_a rule_n and_o consequence_n of_o the_o stoic_n hold_v good_a here_o also_o as_o well_o as_o in_o the_o natural_a man_n if_o thou_o fear_v thou_o be_v dead_a thou_o be_v certain_o alive_a for_o be_v thou_o not_o so_o thou_o can_v not_o fear_v 6._o but_o notwithstanding_o very_o expedient_a and_o safe_a it_o be_v for_o such_o conscientious_o scrupulous_a to_o consult_v with_o the_o officer_n god_n have_v appoint_v to_o such_o end_n as_o be_v say_v before_o and_o may_v be_v more_o full_o declare_v from_o the_o resemblance_n and_o agreement_n between_o the_o authority_n the_o leviticall_a priest_n have_v to_o discern_v judge_n quit_v or_o bind_v person_n unclean_a mosaical_o and_o from_o the_o direct_a sentence_n of_o christ_n himself_o concern_v the_o evangelicall_n priest_n viz._n he_o that_o hear_v you_o hear_v i_o and_o he_o that_o hear_v i_o hear_v or_o receive_v he_o that_o send_v i_o and_o fidelity_n taciturnity_n and_o opinion_n of_o fallible_a man_n such_o as_o be_v physician_n and_o lawyer_n move_v man_n to_o make_v know_v their_o most_o important_a affair_n and_o sometime_o shameful_a disease_n upon_o hope_n of_o good_a counsel_n and_o comfortable_a recovery_n of_o health_n why_o shall_v not_o man_n put_v the_o like_a confidence_n in_o the_o physician_n in_o ordinary_a to_o the_o soul_n god_n minister_n be_v under_o strong_a bond_n of_o fidelity_n sincerity_n and_o secrecy_n than_o any_o secular_a person_n in_o their_o sphere_n who_o incur_v not_o any_o such_o punishment_n as_o do_v priest_n discover_v secret_n nor_o become_v so_o odious_a to_o god_n and_o man_n for_o such_o falseness_n and_o treachery_n and_o the_o necessity_n and_o use_n be_v no_o less_o in_o divine_a than_o secular_a case_n 7._o last_o as_o there_o be_v a_o great_a presumption_n rash_o and_o without_o honest_a endeavour_n to_o come_v unto_o the_o communion_n so_o may_v there_o be_v a_o impediment_n in_o the_o preparation_n itself_o we_o make_v of_o come_v worthy_o when_o man_n put_v such_o great_a confidence_n in_o their_o devout_a preparation_n as_o if_o they_o may_v expect_v a_o infallible_a welcome_n upon_o the_o worth_n of_o such_o their_o endeavour_n every_o man_n indeed_o ought_v so_o to_o eat_v and_o drink_v there_o as_o that_o he_o may_v hope_v to_o be_v accept_v well_o by_o god_n but_o not_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o his_o preparation_n which_o can_v amount_v to_o no_o more_o than_o to_o remove_v obstacle_n out_o of_o the_o way_n but_o not_o so_o far_o of_o itself_o prevail_v with_o god_n as_o to_o oblige_v he_o to_o gratify_v he_o but_o to_o this_o nothing_o be_v more_o powerful_a with_o god_n than_o humility_n and_o depend_v on_o god_n free_a grace_n and_o mercy_n for_o a_o fruitful_a event_n and_o to_o have_v such_o a_o pure_a intention_n to_o that_o sacred_a work_n and_o reliance_n on_o god_n mercy_n that_o he_o may_v silence_v the_o temptation_n of_o the_o enemy_n either_o to_o presumption_n or_o pusillanimity_n and_o despondencie_n with_o that_o say_n of_o bernard_n answer_v the_o tempter_n in_o like_a case_n i_o begin_v not_o for_o thou_o neither_o will_v i_o give_v over_o for_o thou_o sect_n xii_o a_o brief_a recapitulation_n of_o what_o have_v here_o pass_v with_o advice_n and_o 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