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and_o feeble_a body_n and_o soul_n and_o it_o be_v like_a to_o be_v the_o more_o unacceptable_a because_o it_o be_v rather_o for_o fear_v of_o punishment_n and_o hope_v of_o reward_n than_o for_o any_o love_n they_o bear_v to_o god_n to_o conclude_v basil_n urge_v this_o point_n say_v etc._n sic_fw-la &_o cain_n sacrificia_fw-la offer_n solebat_fw-la primùm_fw-la quidem_fw-la pro_fw-la propria_fw-la voluntate_fw-la etc._n etc._n thus_o cain_n offer_v up_o sacrifice_n to_o god_n first_o he_o serve_v himself_o and_o then_o bring_v to_o god_n but_o god_n reject_v both_o he_o and_o his_o sacrifice_n so_o let_v he_o that_o shall_v thus_o serve_v god_n and_o thus_o sacrifice_v to_o god_n himself_o when_o he_o have_v first_o serve_v the_o flesh_n the_o world_n and_o satan_n with_o all_o the_o strength_n and_o livelihood_n of_o his_o body_n and_o mind_n and_o bring_v his_o weak_a and_o worse_a part_n to_o god_n look_v to_o be_v reject_v of_o god_n 2._o use_v 2._o 2._o this_o may_v persuade_v 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or_o filthy_a puddle_n to_o lie_v still_o and_o not_o to_o hasten_v out_o sin_n be_v as_o filthy_a as_o any_o puddle_n madness_n than_o it_o be_v and_o folly_n to_o defer_v the_o come_n out_o of_o it_o if_o sin_n say_v basil_n baptis_n si_fw-mi res_fw-la honesta_fw-la est_fw-la peccatum_fw-la hoc_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la extremum_fw-la custodi_fw-la si_fw-la patranti_fw-la turpis_fw-la ac_fw-la nocens_fw-la quid_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la perseveras_fw-la quod_fw-la perniciosum_fw-la est_fw-la nullus_fw-la enim_fw-la bilem_fw-la evomere_fw-la quaerens_fw-la maiorem_fw-la eam_fw-la ex_fw-la mala_fw-la intemper_v antique_a diaeta_fw-la reddere_fw-la cogitabit_fw-la basil_n exhort_v ad_fw-la baptis_n be_v a_o honest_a thing_n then_o keep_v it_o to_o the_o end_n but_o if_o it_o be_v a_o filthy_a and_o hurtful_a thing_n to_o he_o that_o commit_v it_o why_o do_v thou_o continue_v in_o that_o which_o be_v hurtful_a for_o no_o man_n that_o desire_v to_o ease_v his_o stomach_n of_o choler_n will_v endeavour_n to_o increase_v it_o by_o a_o bad_a and_o intemperate_a diet_n it_o be_v a_o marvelous_a madness_n that_o a_o ass_n shall_v fall_v into_o a_o pit_n and_o his_o master_n will_v instant_o lift_v he_o out_o and_o yet_o when_o he_o that_o be_v a_o christian_n be_v fall_v into_o this_o pit_n of_o filthiness_n he_o care_v not_o to_o come_v out_o 2._o it_o be_v a_o folly_n to_o use_v procrastination_n in_o those_o thing_n who_o time_n and_o opportunity_n pass_v as_o in_o transplant_n of_o plant_n in_o graft_v of_o fience_n in_o tame_v of_o beast_n in_o instruction_n of_o youth_n for_o the_o time_n past_o will_n hardly_o be_v recover_v so_o be_v it_o in_o this_o there_o be_v but_o one_o appoint_a time_n for_o it_o take_v heed_n say_v basil_n ibid._n vide_fw-la ne_fw-la te_fw-la tuorum_fw-la consiliorun_v pigeat_fw-la cum_fw-la te_fw-la sera_fw-it nihil_fw-la profutura_fw-la poenitentia_fw-la ceperit_fw-la disce_fw-la prudentiam_fw-la exemplo_fw-la virginum_fw-la etc._n etc._n 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