which_o make_v they_o hate_v sin_n because_o it_o displease_v god_n and_o love_v good_a because_o it_o be_v agreeable_a to_o he_o like_o the_o fear_n and_o respect_v a_o young_a godly_a child_n bear_v his_o father_n which_o make_v he_o fearful_a to_o offend_v he_o and_o seek_v diligent_o all_o mean_n to_o please_v he_o general_o in_o his_o action_n so_o that_o theotime_n according_a to_o the_o maxim_n of_o the_o divine_a school_n true_a virtue_n consist_v in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n which_o punctual_o and_o for_o the_o love_n of_o he_o produce_v the_o observation_n of_o the_o commandment_n and_o which_o cause_v a_o fear_n and_o detestation_n of_o offend_a god_n above_o all_o thing_n and_o seek_v the_o mean_n to_o please_v he_o this_o alone_a aught_o to_o be_v account_v virtue_n and_o that_o which_o be_v not_o direct_v by_o this_o certain_a and_o infallible_a rule_n be_v to_o be_v esteem_v false_a piety_n chap._n ii_o that_o to_o acquire_v virtue_n we_o must_v desire_v it_o the_o knowledge_n of_o a_o thing_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o acquire_v it_o wisdom_n second_o means_n the_o desire_n of_o wisdom_n we_o must_v love_v and_o ardent_o desire_v it_o love_n be_v the_o primum_fw-la mobile_a or_o first_o mover_n of_o our_o action_n love_n animate_v the_o enterprise_n and_o make_v they_o succeed_v if_o this_o be_v certain_a in_o all_o other_o thing_n we_o undertake_v it_o be_v yet_o more_o infallible_a in_o virtue_n because_o the_o love_n and_o desire_v of_o virtue_n be_v one_o part_n of_o virtue_n itself_o and_o a_o very_a powerful_a mean_n to_o attain_v to_o it_o it_o be_v the_o mean_v the_o wiseman_n give_v you_o dear_a theotime_n and_o which_o he_o himself_o make_v use_v of_o with_o very_o good_a success_n in_o the_o six_o chapter_n of_o the_o book_n of_o wisdom_n he_o say_v 6._o say_v clara_n est_fw-la sapientia_fw-la &_o quae_fw-la nunquam_fw-la marcescit_fw-la &_o facile_fw-la videtur_fw-la ab_fw-la his_fw-la qui_fw-la diligunt_fw-la eam_fw-la &_o invenitur_fw-la ab_fw-la his_fw-la qui_fw-la quaerunt_fw-la illam_fw-la praeoccupat_fw-la eos_fw-la qui_fw-la se_fw-la concupiscunt_fw-la ut_fw-la illis_fw-la se_fw-la prio_fw-la ostendat_fw-la sap._n 6._o that_o wisdom_n be_v a_o thing_n which_o can_v be_v hide_v nor_o be_v subject_a to_o corruption_n nor_o to_o be_v easy_o lose_v out_o of_o the_o sight_n of_o he_o that_o seek_v she_o for_o she_o be_v quick_o perceive_v by_o those_o who_o love_v she_o she_o prevent_v those_o who_o desire_v she_o and_o go_v before_o to_o manifest_v herself_o to_o they_o but_o harken_v how_o he_o himself_o make_v use_v of_o these_o mean_n in_o his_o youth_n and_o learn_v to_o conform_v yourself_o to_o that_o divine_a original_a he_o say_v in_o the_o seven_o chapter_n that_o have_v consider_v the_o common_a misery_n of_o man_n who_o be_v all_o bear_v in_o weakness_n and_o ignorance_n he_o begin_v to_o sigh_v after_o and_o earnest_o desire_v this_o wisdom_n and_o to_o be_v free_v from_o these_o affliction_n 7._o affliction_n propter_fw-la hoc_fw-la optavi_fw-la &_o datus_fw-la est_fw-la mihi_fw-la sensus_fw-la invocavi_fw-la &_o venit_fw-la in_o i_o spiritus_fw-la sapientiae_fw-la &_o praeposui_fw-la illam_fw-la regnis_fw-la &_o sedibus_fw-la divitias_fw-la nihil_fw-la esse_fw-la duxi_fw-la in_o comparatione_fw-la illius_fw-la nec_fw-la comparavi_fw-la illi_fw-la lapidem_fw-la pretiosum_fw-la quoniam_fw-la omne_fw-la aurum_fw-la in_o comparatione_fw-la illius_fw-la arena_fw-la est_fw-la exigua_fw-la &_o tanquam_fw-la lutum_fw-la aestimabitur_fw-la argentum_fw-la in_o conspecâ—u_fw-la illius_fw-la venerunt_fw-la autem_fw-la mihi_fw-la omne_fw-la bona_fw-la pariter_fw-la cum_fw-la illa_fw-la &_o innumerabilis_fw-la honestas_fw-la sap._n 7._o for_o this_o reason_n say_v he_o i_o wish_v and_o receive_v understanding_n and_o prudence_n i_o demand_v by_o my_o prayer_n the_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n and_o it_o be_v bestow_v upon_o i_o i_o make_v more_o account_n of_o she_o than_o of_o 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donum_fw-la adii_fw-la dominum_fw-la &_o deprecatus_fw-la sum_fw-la ex_fw-la totis_fw-la praecordiis_fw-la meis_fw-la sap._n 8._o for_o in_o the_o same_o place_n he_o say_v that_o after_o he_o have_v consider_v all_o the_o perfection_n of_o wisdom_n he_o conceive_v such_o a_o ardent_a love_n for_o she_o that_o he_o apply_v himself_o always_o to_o find_v she_o and_o that_o in_o favour_n of_o the_o innocence_n of_o his_o tender_a age_n during_o which_o time_n he_o have_v conserve_v both_o soul_n and_o body_n exempt_v from_o the_o corruption_n of_o youth_n he_o obtain_v from_o god_n that_o favour_n to_o know_v that_o wisdom_n be_v a_o gift_n of_o god_n and_o that_o he_o can_v not_o acquire_v it_o unless_o god_n give_v it_o he_o and_o that_o he_o have_v no_o soon_o understand_v this_o truth_n but_o he_o address_v himself_o to_o that_o author_n of_o all_o wisdom_n and_o that_o he_o request_v he_o with_o all_o the_o strength_n of_o his_o heart_n in_o the_o manner_n we_o shall_v tell_v you_o 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to_o their_o pleasure_n slothful_a and_o enemy_n to_o labour_n their_o mind_n always_o take_v up_o with_o vanity_n aspire_v after_o greatness_n fortune_n and_o the_o riches_n of_o the_o world_n proud_a presumptuous_a despise_v all_o the_o world_n untractable_a and_o resist_v the_o most_o wholesome_a instruction_n and_o advice_n subject_a to_o a_o vast_a number_n of_o sin_n oftentimes_o malicious_a and_o ingenious_a to_o effect_v it_o 48._o melior_fw-la est_fw-la pauper_fw-la ambulans_fw-la in_o simplicitate_fw-la sva_fw-la quam_fw-la dive_v in_o pravis_fw-la itineribus_fw-la prov._n 28._o deus_fw-la superbis_fw-la resistit_fw-la humilibus_fw-la autem_fw-la that_fw-mi gratiam_fw-la jac._n 4._o qui_fw-la confidunt_fw-la in_o virtute_fw-la sva_fw-la &_o in_o multitudine_fw-la divitiarum_fw-la suarum_fw-la gloriantur_fw-la psal_n 48._o and_o on_o the_o contrary_a we_o see_v young_a person_n of_o a_o mean_a condition_n or_o small_a fortune_n live_v in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o in_o 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which_o nature_n herself_o inspire_v you_o with_o &_o which_o god_n have_v so_o strict_o command_v you_o be_v not_o to_o have_v the_o fear_v of_o god._n there_o be_v no_o menace_n with_o which_o he_o have_v not_o threaten_v those_o child_n who_o be_v want_v to_o their_o duty_n 19_o duty_n qui_fw-la affligit_fw-la patrem_fw-la &_o sugit_fw-la matrem_fw-la ignominiosus_fw-la erit_fw-la &_o infoelix_fw-la prov._n 19_o he_o say_v that_o he_o who_o afflict_v his_o father_n and_o fly_v from_o the_o discreet_a admonition_n of_o his_o mother_n will_v become_v infamous_a and_o miserable_a 20._o miserable_a qui_fw-la maledicit_fw-la patri_fw-la &_o matri_fw-la extinguetur_fw-la lucerna_fw-la ejus_fw-la in_o mediis_fw-la tenebris_fw-la prov._n 20._o he_o who_o curse_v his_o father_n or_o mother_n shall_v perish_v his_o light_n that_o be_v his_o life_n shall_v be_v extinct_a in_o darkness_n that_o be_v death_n 36._o death_n oculum_fw-la qui_fw-la subsannat_fw-la patrem_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la 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the_o will_n of_o god_n much_o less_o must_v he_o have_v any_o interest_n which_o be_v a_o crime_n in_o this_o concern_v 4._o let_v he_o proceed_v serious_o in_o this_o direction_n not_o give_v counsel_n in_o haste_n and_o in_o a_o short_a time_n but_o take_v leisure_n to_o think_v on_o it_o to_o examine_v all_o the_o reason_n and_o all_o the_o necessary_a circumstance_n to_o ask_v counsel_n of_o other_o if_o it_o be_v convenient_a without_o name_v the_o person_n concern_v who_o he_o consult_v and_o above_o all_o to_o pray_v much_o 5._o let_v he_o have_v recourse_n to_o god_n to_o know_v what_o he_o must_v counsel_v he_o according_a to_o his_o holy_a will_n and_o for_o the_o good_a and_o salvation_n of_o he_o who_o he_o advises_n and_o let_v he_o put_v more_o trust_n in_o his_o prayer_n than_o his_o own_o judgement_n expect_v to_o know_v nothing_o by_o himself_o but_o by_o the_o sole_a grace_n of_o god_n for_o as_o the_o wiseman_n say_v 9_o say_v quis_fw-la enim_fw-la hominum_fw-la 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