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moist_a flower_n and_o one_o shall_v tell_v thou_o if_o thou_o remove_v it_o not_o it_o will_v â—ot_n and_o putrify_v will_v thou_o not_o for_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o same_o remove_v it_o into_o some_o high_a room_n but_o god_n himself_o in_o his_o word_n have_v warn_v thou_o not_o to_o lay_v â—hine_n heart_n upon_o the_o low_a and_o base_a thing_n of_o this_o earth_n but_o to_o place_v the_o same_o upon_o high_a and_o heavenly_a matter_n 2_o and_o yet_o will_v thou_o not_o harken_v unto_o his_o wholesome_a counsel_n chap._n 25._o the_o world_n never_o keep_v at_o a_o stay_n thou_o have_v make_v the_o land_n to_o tremble_v and_o have_v make_v it_o to_o gape_v heal_v the_o breach_n thereof_o for_o it_o be_v shake_v say_v the_o prophet_n 2_o the_o very_a change_n of_o the_o world_n be_v there_o nothing_o beside_o weâ—e_v sufficient_a to_o cause_v the_o same_o to_o break_v into_o splinte_n and_o piece_n god_n himself_o the_o master_n workman_n of_o all_o &c_n do_v tell_v thou_o how_o heaven_n and_o earth_n shall_v pass_v away_o 33_o and_o s._n john_n say_v 17_o the_o world_n pass_v away_o &_o the_o last_o thereof_o honour_n &_o vanity_n do_v fall_v and_o alter_v every_o moment_n consider_v how_o great_a the_o change_n be_v the_o monarchy_n of_o the_o world_n begin_v â—irst_n with_o the_o assyrian_n from_o thence_o it_o come_v unto_o the_o persian_n from_o the_o persian_n unto_o the_o grecian_n and_o from_o the_o grecian_n unto_o the_o romave_n and_o from_o the_o roman_n it_o be_v now_o come_v unto_o the_o almain_n now_o if_o the_o empire_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a place_n of_o honour_n have_v so_o often_o be_v change_v from_o one_o people_n to_o another_o nation_n where_o can_v you_o find_v in_o this_o world_n any_o thing_n
people_n of_o who_o more_o profit_n shall_v you_o receive_v at_o the_o length_n than_o at_o the_o first_o you_o will_v imagine_v chap._n 29._o the_o world_n must_v be_v despise_v in_o no_o worldly_a respect_n whosoever_o shall_v forsake_v house_n or_o brethren_n or_o sister_n or_o father_n or_o mother_n or_o wife_n or_o child_n or_o land_n for_o my_o name_n sake_n he_o shall_v receive_v a_o hundred_o fold_n more_o and_o shall_v inherit_v everlasting_a life_n say_v the_o lord_n 29_o many_o do_v forsake_v great_a possession_n which_o yet_o receive_v no_o reward_n because_o they_o forsake_v not_o these_o thing_n for_o christ_n his_o sake_n but_o seek_v themselves_o love_v their_o own_o glory_n and_o covet_v the_o praise_n of_o man_n the_o more_o thou_o love_v god_n the_o more_o acceptable_a be_v that_o whatsoever_o thou_o do_v though_o i_o feed_v the_o poor_a with_o all_o my_o good_n and_o tho_o i_o give_v my_o body_n that_o i_o be_v burn_v and_o have_v not_o love_n it_o profit_v i_o nothing_o say_v the_o apostle_n â—_o study_v thou_o only_o to_o please_v god_n and_o let_v his_o love_n only_o move_v thou_o to_o serve_v he_o contemn_v this_o world_n not_o hope_v for_o any_o temporal_a commodity_n god_n he_o praise_v job_n â—â—_o and_o the_o devil_n reply_v again_o do_v job_n fear_n god_n for_o nought_o the_o devil_n he_o deny_v not_o the_o work_n of_o job_n but_o he_o argue_v up_o in_o every_o work_n therefore_o let_v god_n be_v the_o cause_n and_o end_n of_o the_o same_o if_o thou_o have_v no_o purpose_n to_o work_v in_o vain_a chap._n 30._o death_n be_v to_o be_v have_v in_o continunual_a remembrance_n whatsoever_o thou_o take_v in_o hand_n remember_v the_o end_n and_o thou_o shall_v never_o do_v amiss_o say_v a_o wise_a man_n 36_o the_o remembrance_n of_o death_n it_o avail_v much_o to_o make_v we_o to_o contemn_v this_o world_n he_o will_v easy_o despise_v all_o which_o have_v in_o mind_n that_o he_o shall_v die_v unto_o adam_n and_o his_o wife_n do_v the_o lord_n god_n make_v coat_n of_o skin_n and_o clothe_v they_o 2d_o that_o thereby_o they_o may_v have_v in_o remembrance_n the_o sentence_n of_o death_n whereinto_o they_o be_v fall_v through_o sin_n see_v thou_o with_o all_o mortal_a creature_n be_v condemn_v to_o die_v the_o death_n and_o be_v still_o go_v the_o right_a way_n unto_o the_o grave_n thou_o ought_v to_o give_v thyself_o unto_o continual_a mortify_n of_o thyself_o it_o be_v a_o sovereign_a medicine_n for_o to_o refrain_v thy_o sensual_a and_o wicked_a appetite_n to_o have_v death_n in_o remembrance_n whereby_o the_o body_n shall_v be_v turn_v into_o dust_n and_o ash_n and_o eat_v up_o of_o worm_n the_o cogitation_n of_o death_n it_o throw_v water_n as_o it_o be_v into_o the_o furnace_n of_o our_o burn_a desire_n to_o quench_v they_o death_n be_v the_o clock_n by_o which_o we_o set_v our_o life_n in_o order_n and_o the_o memory_n thereof_o do_v choke_v up_o much_o of_o that_o love_n that_o we_o do_v bear_v unto_o the_o world_n as_o daniel_n by_o strawing_a of_o ash_n in_o the_o flore_fw-la discover_v by_o the_o print_n of_o the_o foot_n the_o deceit_n of_o the_o false_a priest_n of_o babylon_n 14_o so_o do_v thou_o cast_v in_o thy_o memory_n the_o ash_n whereinto_o thou_o shall_v one_o day_n be_v convert_v and_o thou_o shall_v perceive_v the_o deceit_n of_o the_o world_n the_o subtlety_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o the_o secret_a tentation_n whereby_o the_o wicked_a spirit_n do_v impugn_v thy_o soul_n o_o that_o these_o thing_n be_v in_o thy_o mind_n how_o pure_o shall_v the_o life_n believe_v the_o thing_n which_o daily_o thou_o see_v to_o happen_v before_o thy_o face_n think_v that_o every_o moment_n thou_o hear_v that_o terrible_a trumpet_n resound_v in_o thy_o ear_n arise_v you_o dead_a and_o come_v unto_o judgement_n the_o memory_n of_o death_n in_o a_o good_a man_n it_o cleanse_v and_o purify_v all_o that_o pass_v through_o it_o as_o a_o strainer_n cleanse_v all_o that_o liquor_n that_o be_v pour_v into_o it_o drive_a not_o from_o thy_o mind_n the_o remembrance_n of_o death_n for_o it_o will_v detain_v thou_o great_o from_o revenge_a injury_n and_o from_o follow_v the_o vanity_n of_o this_o world_n which_o as_o yet_o abide_v in_o thy_o mind_n and_o study_v to_o get_v the_o christian_a virtue_n which_o high_o do_v please_v god_n and_o be_v profitable_a to_o man_n chap._n 31._o the_o hour_n of_o death_n be_v uncertain_a watch_v for_o you_o know_v neither_o the_o day_n nor_o the_o hour_n when_o the_o son_n of_o man_n will_v come_v say_v our_o saviour_n â—3_n see_v death_n be_v so_o certain_a and_o the_o time_n thereof_o so_o uncertain_a we_o be_v continual_o to_o watch_v and_o to_o think_v that_o every_o day_n shall_v be_v the_o last_o many_o do_v build_v house_n yet_o wot_v they_o not_o whether_o they_o shall_v inhabit_v they_o or_o no_o many_o do_v make_v provision_n against_o the_o year_n to_o come_v which_o it_o may_v be_v they_o shall_v never_o see_v they_o give_v themselves_o to_o this_o life_n which_o be_v uncertain_a and_o overpasse_v the_o caâ—e_n of_o death_n which_o be_v most_o certain_a see_v then_o with_o such_o a_o earnest_a study_n thou_o provide_v for_o uncertain_a thing_n why_o provide_v thou_o not_o against_o death_n which_o be_v of_o all_o most_o certain_a it_o be_v not_o good_a to_o leave_v the_o certain_a for_o the_o uncertain_a man_n know_v noâ—_n his_o time_n say_v the_o preacher_n 2d_o but_o as_o the_o fish_n which_o be_v take_v in_o a_o evil_a net_n and_o as_o the_o bird_n that_o be_v catch_v in_o the_o snare_n so_o be_v the_o child_n of_o man_n snare_v in_o the_o evil_a time_n when_o it_o fall_v upon_o they_o sudden_o why_o tarie_v thou_o long_a upon_o present_a thing_n if_o a_o king_n of_o special_a favour_n shall_v give_v thou_o one_o of_o the_o city_n of_o his_o stingdome_n and_o shall_v assign_v thou_o a_o certain_a hour_n to_o confirm_v his_o grant_n will_v thou_o not_o with_o all_o study_n and_o diligence_n endeavour_v that_o that_o hour_n shall_v not_o be_v overslipt_v but_o now_o a_o far_o more_o excellent_a and_o glorious_a city_n than_o any_o be_v in_o this_o world_n even_o the_o celestial_a jerusalem_n be_v promise_v unto_o thou_o by_o the_o unspeakable_a magnificence_n of_o the_o king_n of_o king_n the_o time_n of_o this_o life_n be_v give_v thou_o to_o attain_v therein_o this_o bless_a city_n leese_n not_o thy_o time_n therefore_o omit_v not_o a_o good_a opportunity_n lest_o thou_o lose_v that_o happiness_n which_o thou_o so_o long_v for_o the_o night_n come_v when_o no_o man_n can_v work_v 4._o no_o man_n have_v a_o hour_n sure_a of_o his_o life_n therefore_o the_o time_n be_v so_o short_a and_o the_o promise_n so_o ample_a what_o a_o wonder_n be_v it_o that_o many_o can_v so_o idle_o pass_v the_o time_n away_o in_o vanity_n and_o pastime_n as_o though_o they_o have_v yet_o a_o hundred_o year_n more_o assure_v they_o to_o live_v and_o look_v for_o none_o other_o world_n after_o this_o life_n if_o for_o the_o get_n of_o some_o temporal_a good_a thing_n thou_o be_v willing_a to_o break_v thy_o sleep_n to_o refrain_v from_o meat_n to_o absent_v thyself_o from_o many_o meeting_n of_o pleasure_n and_o that_o only_o to_o finish_v which_o be_v in_o thy_o hand_n lest_o the_o occasion_n do_v slip_v and_o thou_o wot_v not_o when_o to_o have_v the_o like_a again_o why_o do_v thou_o not_o take_v the_o like_a occasion_n now_o give_v thou_o of_o god_n for_o the_o attain_n of_o that_o life_n which_o shall_v endure_v for_o ever_o those_o five_o foolish_a virgin_n that_o suffer_v the_o time_n praeâ—ent_v unprofitable_o to_o passe-away_a and_o presume_v of_o the_o time_n to_o come_v be_v deceive_v of_o their_o vain_a expectation_n 10._o disire_v not_o a_o long_a but_o a_o good_a life_n nor_o many_o but_o good_a year_n endeavour_n rather_o to_o live_v well_o than_o long_o and_o seek_v not_o only_o to_o have_v a_o goodwill_n but_o add_v thereunto_o good_a work_v many_o content_v themselves_o with_o a_o good_a intentes_fw-la have_v descend_v into_o the_o torment_n of_o hell_n uncertain_a be_v the_o hour_n of_o death_n which_o be_v a_o thing_n that_o shall_v stir_v we_o up_o unto_o more_o watchfulness_n in_o our_o call_n it_o be_v extreme_a foolishness_n for_o thou_o to_o live_v in_o that_o state_n in_o which_o thou_o will_v not_o that_o death_n shall_v find_v thou_o and_o seeâ—ing_v this_o may_v fall_v out_o every_o hour_n even_o in_o reason_n it_o stand_v thou_o upon_o to_o live_v well_o for_o little_a do_v you_o know_v the_o hour_n when_o death_n will_v summon_v you_o to_o answer_v for_o your_o life_n before_o the_o judgement_n seat_n of_o god_n chap._n 32._o the_o hour_n of_o death_n be_v unknow_v en_fw-fr because_o we_o
the_o psalmist_n 3._o all_o creature_n when_o thou_o have_v most_o need_n will_v fail_v thou_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o vain_a thing_n to_o repose_v any_o confidence_n in_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n if_o thou_o trust_v in_o man_n look_v often_o to_o be_v deceive_v for_o their_o wont_n be_v after_o a_o long_a and_o great_a service_n to_o make_v but_o a_o simple_a recompense_n curse_a be_v the_o man_n that_o trust_v in_o man_n and_o make_v flesh_n his_o arm_n and_o withdraw_v his_o heart_n from_o the_o lord_n 5._o put_v not_o your_o trust_n in_o prince_n nor_o in_o the_o son_n of_o man_n for_o there_o be_v none_o help_v in_o they_o say_v the_o psalmist_n 3._o haman_n trust_v much_o in_o the_o favour_n of_o king_n ahashuerosh_n of_o which_o he_o be_v soon_o deprive_v and_o bring_v to_o a_o most_o infamous_a and_o miserable_a end_n etc._n to_o be_v in_o favour_n with_o great_a man_n of_o this_o world_n it_o do_v we_o little_a good_a and_o sure_o it_o vanish_v as_o nothing_o if_o not_o afore_o yet_o at_o the_o point_n of_o death_n what_o stability_n can_v thou_o promise_v thyself_o i_o pray_v you_o in_o a_o break_a staff_n of_o reed_n even_o such_o be_v man_n 21._o o_o lord_n of_o host_n bless_a be_v the_o man_n that_o trust_v in_o thou_o say_v the_o psalmist_n 12_o happy_a be_v he_o which_o love_v god_n with_o his_o whole_a heart_n and_o put_v his_o trust_n in_o he_o the_o lord_n will_v deliver_v that_o man_n from_o all_o trouble_n but_o forasmuch_o as_o true_a hope_n be_v found_v upon_o a_o good_a conscience_n the_o psalmist_n do_v say_v that_o be_v not_o enough_o in_o god_n to_o trust_v but_o beside_o a_o man_n must_v work_v that_o which_o good_a be_v according_a to_o that_o 1_o bless_a be_v he_o that_o judge_v wise_o of_o the_o poor_a again_o say_v the_o wise_a man_n 28._o the_o hope_n of_o the_o wicked_a shall_v perish_v because_o it_o be_v not_o ground_v 〈◊〉_d on_o a_o good_a foundation_n to_o trust_v in_o the_o lord_n as_o some_o say_v they_o do_v and_o yet_o daily_o to_o sin_n what_o be_v it_o but_o rash_a and_o undiscreete_a presumption_n â—ut_v thy_o confidence_n in_o god_n for_o if_o thou_o for_o thy_o part_n do_v that_o which_o thou_o ought_v doubt_v thou_o not_o but_o god_n of_o his_o infinite_a goodness_n will_v give_v thou_o glory_n for_o he_o never_o for_o sake_v they_o which_o trust_v in_o he_o it_o be_v a_o vain_a thing_n live_v ill_o to_o presume_v upon_o hoâ—e_a to_o repent_v thou_o hereafter_o whereas_o thou_o be_v ignorant_a whether_o thou_o shall_v live_v any_o long_a than_o to_o day_n or_o no._n thou_o ought_v by_v and_o by_o to_o reform_v thy_o life_n and_o to_o have_v good_a hope_n that_o god_n will_v give_v thou_o of_o his_o glory_n since_o it_o be_v most_o sure_a that_o he_o never_o deny_v it_o to_o any_o which_o fulfil_v that_o which_o he_o command_v hope_v still_o in_o thy_o god_n say_v the_o scripture_n 6._o so_o will_v he_o deliver_v thou_o from_o all_o thy_o trouble_n for_o he_o be_v a_o shield_n to_o they_o which_o put_v their_o trust_n in_o he_o etc._n david_n put_v his_o trust_n in_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o be_v holpen_v 7._o bless_v be_v the_o man_n which_o fear_v the_o lord_n 7._o he_o will_v not_o be_v afraid_a of_o evil_a tiding_n happy_a be_v the_o man_n which_o fall_v not_o from_o his_o hope_n happy_a be_v the_o man_n who_o force_n and_o strength_n and_o refuge_n god_n be_v 4._o such_o a_o hope_n shall_v never_o be_v in_o vain_a in_o the_o day_n of_o trouble_n consider_v the_o old_a generation_n of_o man_n you_o child_n say_v ecclesiasticus_fw-la 1â—_n and_o mark_v they_o well_o be_v there_o ever_o any_o confound_v that_o put_v his_o trust_n in_o the_o lord_n or_o who_o have_v continue_v in_o his_o fear_n and_o be_v forsake_v or_o who_o do_v he_o ever_o despise_v that_o call_v upon_o he_o be_v it_o not_o good_a reason_n that_o the_o sick_a man_n shall_v put_v his_o trust_n in_o the_o physician_n that_o heal_v all_o disease_n it_o be_v the_o lord_n say_v the_o prophet_n â—_o which_o heal_v all_o thy_o infirmity_n the_o lord_n be_v near_o to_o all_o that_o call_v upon_o he_o yea_o to_o all_o that_o call_v upon_o he_o in_o truth_n 18._o chap._n 6._o god_n be_v to_o be_v love_v above_o all_o thou_o shall_v love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n â—7_n with_o all_o thy_o soul_n and_o with_o all_o thy_o mind_n say_v the_o lord_n if_o so_o thou_o will_v do_v then_o be_v it_o not_o sufficient_a for_o thou_o to_o leave_v the_o evil_a way_n unless_o thou_o walk_v by_o the_o good_a way_n through_o the_o detestation_n of_o worldly_a vanity_n love_n god_n above_o all_o thou_o can_v not_o live_v without_o love_n see_v therefore_o of_o force_n thou_o must_v love_v than_o louâ—_n that_o which_o of_o all_o be_v most_o sweet_a and_o pleasant_a thou_o may_v not_o so_o love_v the_o world_n that_o thou_o offend_v god_n for_o what_o proportion_n be_v there_o of_o god_n his_o excellency_n unto_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o world_n for_o as_o god_n infinite_o 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which_o when_o they_o see_v they_o be_v deprive_v of_o they_o give_v their_o mind_n unto_o the_o world_n again_o which_o they_o renounce_v before_o and_o the_o cause_n be_v they_o subdue_v not_o their_o own_o affection_n as_o they_o shall_v neither_o be_v true_o mortify_v because_o they_o forsake_v not_o themselves_o be_v it_o always_o in_o thy_o mind_n to_o serve_v god_n and_o than_o though_o thou_o find_v no_o comfort_n in_o thyself_o yet_o think_v that_o thou_o be_v occupy_v in_o his_o service_n and_o that_o it_o be_v his_o will_n that_o thou_o shall_v have_v no_o further_o comfort_v thereby_o than_o he_o shall_v think_v it_o convenient_a if_o thou_o will_v profit_v in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n learn_v to_o deny_v thyself_o even_o in_o every_o thing_n many_o deny_v themselves_o in_o some_o but_o not_o in_o all_o thing_n they_o be_v obedient_a in_o all_o thing_n which_o do_v like_o they_o but_o in_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o their_o humour_n they_o find_v 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say_v 46_o my_o god_n my_o god_n why_o have_v thou_o forsake_v i_o so_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n ought_v so_o to_o content_v himself_o when_o he_o be_v forsake_v that_o yet_o he_o faint_v not_o therein_o albeit_o he_o be_v deprive_v of_o all_o sensible_a perceive_v the_o comfort_n of_o the_o spirit_n for_o a_o time_n as_o our_o saviour_n be_v upon_o the_o cross_n it_o be_v not_o again_o the_o property_n of_o god_n child_n to_o place_v the_o last_o end_n of_o their_o prayer_n in_o the_o sensible_a utter_n of_o they_o by_o the_o mouth_n to_o be_v hear_v of_o man_n but_o see_v that_o a_o eye_n be_v always_o to_o be_v cast_v unto_o that_o which_o god_n will_v have_v we_o to_o do_v ascend_v once_o unto_o this_o perfection_n which_o consist_v in_o the_o essential_a love_n of_o god_n so_o that_o in_o all_o thing_n thou_o may_v do_v his_o will_n through_o contempt_n and_o mortification_n of_o thyself_o and_o that_o only_a for_o god_n sake_n not_o for_o thy_o own_o either_o glory_n or_o commodity_n happy_a be_v he_o which_o be_v so_o mortify_v that_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o endure_v even_o extreme_a 〈…〉_z for_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o 〈…〉_z still_o his_o favour_n happy_a be_v that_o man_n which_o inflame_v with_o the_o love_n of_o god_n be_v content_a with_o all_o his_o heart_n to_o be_v destitute_a of_o all_o sensible_a so_o he_o may_v enjoy_v the_o essential_a love_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n happy_a be_v he_o which_o covet_v to_o imitate_v christ_n jesus_n in_o the_o cross_n abandon_v all_o consolation_n of_o earthly_a and_o corporal_a thing_n happy_a be_v that_o soul_n that_o be_v so_o dead_a to_o itself_o that_o it_o live_v without_o these_o strange_a affection_n such_o a_o soul_n be_v pure_a without_o sin_n quiet_a without_o disturbance_n free_a without_o molestation_n deprive_v of_o worldly_a honour_n but_o adorn_v with_o virtue_n clarify_v in_o understanding_n lift_v up_o in_o spirit_n unite_v unto_o god_n and_o bless_v for_o evermore_o chap._n 12._o that_o body_n shall_v be_v bless_v which_o be_v subdue_v of_o the_o soul_n put_v on_o the_o whole_a armour_n of_o god_n that_o you_o may_v be_v able_a to_o stand_v against_o the_o assault_n of_o the_o devil_n say_v s._n p._n u._fw-mi 11._o thou_o can_v not_o live_v without_o warfare_n for_o wheresoever_o thou_o be_v thou_o shall_v have_v a_o battle_n because_o in_o thy_o bosom_n thou_o bear_v he_o that_o evermore_o will_v gain_v say_v thou_o in_o one_o and_o the_o same_o man_n the_o apostle_n set_v down_o unto_o we_o two_o man_n so_o join_v together_o and_o so_o compact_v that_o the_o one_o can_v be_v without_o the_o other_o 16_o and_o yet_o be_v they_o so_o divide_v that_o the_o life_n of_o the_o one_o be_v
job_n unto_o god_n 6_o see_v thou_o be_v make_v to_o know_v god_n open_a thy_o eye_n to_o the_o end_n thou_o may_v know_v he_o of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n come_v the_o knowledge_n of_o thyself_o and_o by_o the_o knowledge_n of_o thyself_o grow_v the_o knowledge_n of_o god._n therefore_o say_v job_n my_o eye_n see_v thou_o there_o fore_o i_o abhor_v myself_o and_o repent_v in_o dust_n and_o ash_n by_o thy_o know_v of_o god_n thou_o be_v move_v to_o reverence_v he_o but_o if_o thou_o know_v he_o not_o thou_o be_v like_a unto_o he_o which_o pass_v nigh_o a_o king_n because_o he_o know_v he_o not_o be_v so_o far_o from_o give_v he_o due_a honour_n belong_v unto_o his_o majesty_n that_o he_o iustle_v and_o push_v he_o so_o deal_v the_o poor_a swain_n of_o the_o country_n with_o his_o lord_n now_o and_o then_o marvel_v not_o that_o the_o holy_a man_n of_o god_n so_o humble_v themselves_o when_o they_o come_v before_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n 22._o for_o they_o know_v he_o to_o be_v the_o king_n of_o heaven_n and_o therefore_o they_o fall_v flat_a prostrate_a on_o the_o ground_n before_o his_o glorious_a majesty_n 5._o pray_v earnest_o unto_o god_n from_o the_o bottom_n of_o thy_o heart_n that_o thou_o may_v thorough_o know_v thyself_o 90._o do_v not_o deceive_v thyself_o by_o think_v thou_o do_v full_o know_v god_n when_o thou_o do_v but_o know_v only_o that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n and_o believe_v that_o which_o the_o holy_a church_n believe_v a_o rude_a fellow_n that_o keep_v sheep_n may_v have_v a_o certain_a confuse_v knowledge_n of_o a_o king_n but_o if_o it_o be_v tell_v he_o that_o he_o be_v a_o great_a lord_n and_o for_o power_n able_a both_o to_o reward_v abundant_o such_o as_o deserve_v well_o at_o his_o hand_n and_o to_o punish_v the_o wicked_a he_o then_o will_v have_v he_o in_o more_o reverence_n than_o afore_o so_o if_o only_o thou_o believe_v there_o be_v a_o god_n and_o be_v not_o instruct_v how_o severe_a he_o be_v in_o punish_a malefactor_n thou_o will_v not_o fear_v he_o and_o again_o if_o thou_o be_v ignorant_a of_o his_o mercy_n thou_o will_v not_o trust_v in_o he_o learn_v what_o great_a riches_n he_o have_v lay_v up_o in_o store_n for_o such_o as_o love_v he_o consider_v further_o his_o exceed_a goodness_n who_o without_o any_o merit_n or_o desert_n of_o thou_o &_o have_v no_o need_n at_o all_o of_o thou_o come_v of_o his_o own_o free_a will_n to_o seek_v thou_o and_o with_o his_o infinite_a grief_n and_o pain_n to_o redeem_v thou_o 19_o that_o thou_o shall_v love_v he_o for_o so_o do_v behold_v his_o power_n his_o wisdom_n and_o his_o infinite_a greatness_n and_o yield_v that_o reverence_n and_o honour_n which_o be_v due_a to_o his_o glorious_a majesty_n if_o thou_o believe_v that_o god_n be_v good_a seek_v with_o all_o diligence_n for_o some_o portion_n of_o that_o perfection_n which_o thou_o know_v to_o be_v in_o he_o god_n will_v not_o have_v any_o other_o beast_n offer_v unto_o he_o in_o sacrifice_n than_o such_o as_o do_v chew_v the_o cud_n â—_o whereby_o be_v mean_v as_o i_o think_v 6._o such_o man_n as_o do_v meditate_v in_o their_o mind_n and_o diligent_o call_v into_o their_o remembrance_n the_o wonderful_a work_n of_o god_n that_o thereby_o they_o may_v come_v unto_o some_o knowledge_n of_o the_o creator_n which_o be_v invisible_a labour_n even_o to_o the_o uttermost_a of_o thy_o power_n to_o know_v thy_o maker_n preserver_n and_o redeemer_n will_v thou_o know_v who_o god_n be_v behold_v who_o thou_o be_v to_o he_o and_o what_o he_o be_v to_o thou_o if_o thou_o will_v know_v he_o then_o must_v thou_o take_v away_o the_o earth_n which_o the_o love_n of_o this_o world_n have_v set_v before_o the_o eye_n of_o thy_o understanding_n whereby_o the_o sight_n be_v dim_v before_o god_n will_v manifest_v himself_o unto_o moses_n he_o give_v he_o commandment_n first_o to_o put_v of_o his_o shoe_n 5_o sure_o god_n will_v never_o make_v himself_o manifest_a unto_o thou_o unless_o first_o thou_o 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contemplation_n be_v the_o work_n of_o the_o understanding_n and_o the_o way_n or_o mean_v unto_o perfection_n but_o perfection_n be_v in_o lift_v up_o the_o will_n unto_o god_n through_o that_o heavenly_a union_n and_o sovereign_a love_n which_o be_v the_o chief_a there_o be_v small_a pleasure_n in_o contemplate_v but_o in_o love_v there_o be_v a_o great_a joy_n the_o understanding_n do_v not_o give_v sustenance_n unto_o our_o soul_n but_o only_o prepare_v the_o meat_n that_o our_o soul_n be_v feed_v withal_o there_o be_v no_o pleasant_a taste_n in_o prepare_v that_o which_o must_v be_v eat_v but_o in_o eat_v that_o which_o be_v prepare_v and_o for_o so_o much_o as_o the_o object_n of_o our_o will_n or_o that_o thing_n which_o our_o will_n tend_v unto_o be_v either_o good_a or_o seem_v to_o be_v good_a so_o that_o nothing_o can_v be_v love_v but_o that_o which_o be_v good_a or_o else_o take_v for_o good_a under_o the_o colour_n of_o some_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a &_o the_o understanding_n conceive_v a_o bottomless_a depth_n of_o goodness_n in_o the_o lord_n very_o cold_a shall_v the_o will_v be_v if_o like_o another_o phoenix_n it_o consume_v not_o itself_o even_o with_o the_o fire_n of_o that_o heavenly_a love_n behold_v by_o contemplation_n the_o glorious_a beam_n of_o the_o sun_n of_o righteousness_n shake_v thy_o wing_n like_o the_o phoenix_n and_o lift_v up_o thy_o heart_n in_o meditation_n and_o sure_o thou_o shall_v perceive_v thyself_o to_o be_v convert_v into_o dust_n and_o ash_n as_o it_o be_v while_o thou_o confess_v thy_o loathsome_a baseness_n before_o the_o infinite_a and_o incomprehensible_a goodness_n of_o the_o lord_n if_o thou_o will_v enjoy_v the_o sweetness_n of_o godly_a prayer_n &_o be_v refesh_v therein_o by_o heavenly_a contemplation_n thou_o must_v lift_v up_o the_o force_n of_o thy_o will_n unto_o god_n some_o be_v exercise_v only_o in_o the_o intellectual_a part_n and_o not_o in_o the_o affectual_a part_n of_o the_o will_n who_o end_n be_v not_o to_o be_v inflame_v with_o the_o love_n of_o god_n but_o only_o to_o attain_v some_o curious_a speculation_n in_o high_a matter_n hence_o be_v they_o still_o muse_v how_o our_o saviour_n christ_n be_v bear_v how_o he_o live_v how_o he_o suffer_v and_o rise_v again_o from_o the_o dead_a but_o these_o be_v far_o from_o true_a contemplation_n in_o deed_n if_o they_o fix_v their_o felicity_n in_o the_o knowledge_n and_o pure_a speculation_n of_o such_o mystery_n of_o god_n for_o they_o be_v to_o ascend_v unto_o the_o fiery_a sea_n of_o god_n love_n to_o manwarde_a to_o who_o by_o a_o reciprocal_a love_n of_o their_o own_o they_o shall_v be_v unite_v and_o incorporate_a so_o as_o all_o the_o imperfection_n of_o thy_o own_o mortification_n may_v be_v make_v perfect_a &_o pure_a through_o he_o and_o his_o love_n if_o thou_o have_v get_v any_o knowledge_n of_o god_n thou_o must_v not_o stay_v there_o but_o thou_o be_v withal_o to_o proceed_v unto_o the_o love_n of_o god_n they_o which_o true_o think_v of_o these_o thing_n they_o may_v well_o be_v call_v and_o count_v the_o friend_n of_o god_n such_o be_v the_o bless_a apostle_n unto_o who_o the_o lord_n say_v 15._o hence_o forth_o call_v i_o you_o not_o servant_n for_o the_o servant_n know_v not_o what_o his_o master_n do_v but_o i_o have_v call_v you_o friend_n for_o all_o thing_n that_o i_o have_v hear_v of_o my_o father_n have_v i_o make_v know_v unto_o you_o but_o they_o which_o neither_o think_v hereof_o nor_o give_v themselves_o unto_o the_o work_n of_o piety_n may_v well_o be_v call_v not_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n but_o the_o bondslave_n of_o satan_n true_a contemplation_n be_v the_o begin_n of_o glory_n through_o it_o a_o man_n come_v to_o the_o
knowledge_n both_o of_o god_n and_o himself_o and_o that_o be_v attain_v he_o fall_v out_o of_o love_n with_o this_o world_n and_o thereby_o god_n bless_v he_o with_o new_a strength_n to_o serve_v he_o withal_o chap._n 17._o he_o that_o will_v live_v with_o christ_n must_v first_o die_v to_o the_o world_n for_o thy_o sake_n be_v we_o slay_v continual_o say_v the_o psalmist_n 22._o happy_a be_v that_o soul_n to_o which_o christ_n both_o in_o life_n and_o in_o death_n be_v advantage_n 21._o so_o long_o as_o thou_o live_v in_o thy_o flesh_n thou_o must_v die_v to_o the_o world_n that_o after_o thy_o death_n thou_o may_v live_v for_o ever_o with_o christ._n thou_o shall_v be_v quiet_a within_o if_o thou_o use_v not_o to_o gad_n much_o abroad_o but_o to_o keep_v thyself_o at_o home_n he_o that_o fervent_o seek_v after_o outward_a thing_n must_v needs_o wax_v cold_a in_o the_o matter_n of_o god_n if_o thy_o disordinate_a appetite_n and_o desire_n of_o the_o world_n be_v not_o dead_a in_o thou_o look_v never_o to_o obtain_v the_o true_a comfort_n of_o the_o spirit_n christ_n he_o die_v for_o all_o that_o they_o which_o live_v shall_v not_o hence_o forth_o live_v unto_o themselves_o but_o unto_o he_o which_o die_v for_o they_o and_o rose_z again_o 15._o i_o live_v yet_o not_o i_o now_o but_o christ_n live_v in_o i_o say_v the_o apostle_n 20_o that_o christ_n may_v come_v into_o thy_o soul_n it_o be_v needful_a that_o first_o thou_o die_v unto_o sin_n and_o that_o the_o inward_a man_n may_v live_v the_o outward_a man_n must_v be_v mortify_v you_o be_v dead_a and_o your_o life_n be_v hide_v with_o christ_n in_o god_n say_v the_o apostle_n 3_o thou_o die_v when_o thou_o cease_v to_o be_v such_o as_o thou_o be_v before_o in_o wickedness_n if_o we_o live_v in_o the_o spirit_n say_v the_o apostle_n 25._o let_v we_o walk_v in_o the_o spirit_n for_o if_o you_o true_a after_o the_o flesh_n you_o shall_v die_v but_o if_o you_o mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o body_n by_o the_o spirit_n you_o shall_v live_v 13._o saul_n he_o spare_v agag_n and_o put_v he_o into_o prison_n be_v command_v from_o god_n himself_o to_o destroy_v all_o the_o amalikite_n and_o to_o have_v no_o compassion_n upon_o any_o of_o they_o 9_o so_o many_o do_v enclose_v and_o shut_v up_o their_o wicked_a passion_n for_o a_o while_n but_o they_o kill_v they_o not_o present_o as_o god_n will_v have_v they_o to_o do_v for_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o for_o thou_o to_o imprison_v thy_o affection_n that_o they_o burst_v not_o forth_o but_o thou_o must_v beside_o kill_v they_o so_o that_o all_o inordinate_a concupiscence_n and_o desire_v of_o the_o world_n have_v no_o life_n at_o all_o in_o thou_o there_o be_v diverse_a and_o sundry_a person_n which_o like_o the_o tree_n in_o winter_n seem_v as_o it_o be_v dead_a unto_o the_o world_n but_o they_o be_v no_o soon_o ill_o entreat_v but_o they_o can_v only_o murmur_v but_o rail_v too_o for_o the_o root_n be_v leave_v alive_a they_o begin_v to_o spring_v again_o assoon_o as_o the_o tentation_n of_o summer_n come_v upon_o they_o because_o thou_o have_v let_v go_v out_o of_o thy_o hand_n a_o man_n who_o i_o appoint_v to_o die_v thy_o life_n shall_v go_v for_o his_o life_n say_v the_o prophet_n unto_o ahab_n 42._o the_o life_n which_o thou_o give_v unto_o thy_o fleshly_a part_n which_o god_n will_v have_v kill_v it_o shall_v be_v recompense_v by_o the_o death_n of_o thy_o soul_n consider_v advise_o who_o it_o be_v that_o live_v within_o thou_o if_o the_o flesh_n do_v live_v than_o be_v the_o spirit_n dead_a thou_o shall_v never_o give_v thyself_o unto_o devoute_a prayer_n and_o meditation_n unless_o first_o thou_o be_v mortify_v in_o mind_n yea_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o all_o thy_o spiritual_a exercise_n begin_v at_o mortification_n many_o will_v fly_v without_o wing_n they_o profit_v smallie_o which_o be_v not_o mortify_v of_o this_o be_v thou_o sure_a thou_o shall_v never_o see_v god_n unless_o thy_o affection_n be_v so_o ravish_v with_o the_o love_n of_o god_n that_o thou_o be_v through_o mind_v in_o regard_n thereof_o to_o despise_v thyself_o the_o pure_a love_n of_o god_n make_v thy_o mind_n simple_a and_o so_o free_a from_o all_o worldly_a desire_n that_o it_o do_v without_o all_o pain_n and_o labour_n mount_v up_o unto_o the_o lord_n if_o thou_o be_v dead_a unto_o the_o world_n the_o world_n also_o will_v be_v dead_a unto_o thou_o again_o as_o it_o be_v to_o the_o glorious_a apostle_n s._n paul_n 14._o even_o as_o the_o sea_n retain_v in_o it_o those_o man_n that_o be_v live_v and_o cast_v out_o to_o the_o shore_n such_o as_o be_v dead_a so_o the_o world_n it_o make_v great_o of_o those_o which_o live_v to_o the_o world_n and_o suffer_v they_o to_o have_v no_o rest_n therein_o which_o be_v as_o dead_a thereunto_o for_o christ_n his_o sake_n chap._n 18._o by_o abstinence_n the_o flesh_n mâ—_n be_v bring_v in_o subjection_n to_o the_o spirit_n if_o you_o live_v after_o the_o flesh_n you_o shall_v die_v but_o if_o you_o mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o body_n by_o the_o spirit_n you_o shall_v live_v say_v the_o apostle_n 13._o thou_o shall_v never_o please_v the_o spirit_n except_o thou_o subdue_v thy_o body_n by_o abstinence_n and_o true_a repentance_n for_o thy_o sin_n if_o thou_o burden_v thy_o body_n with_o much_o meat_n thou_o shall_v depress_v thy_o soul_n through_o the_o weight_n of_o sin_n the_o devil_n by_o offer_v the_o forbid_a fruit_n to_o our_o first_o parent_n overcome_v they_o and_o bring_v they_o and_o we_o by_o they_o into_o the_o displeasure_n of_o god_n &_o the_o first_o tentaion_n wherewith_o job_n be_v try_v arise_v from_o the_o riot_v and_o bellie-cheere_n of_o his_o son_n and_o daughter_n etc._n s._n paul_n notwithstanding_o he_o know_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o elect_a vessel_n of_o the_o lord_n yet_o he_o bear_v down_o his_o body_n 27._o and_o we_o on_o the_o other_o side_n know_v ourselves_o most_o heinous_a sinner_n in_o respect_n of_o he_o we_o live_v and_o fare_v delicious_o without_o scruple_n of_o conscience_n take_v heed_n to_o yourselves_o least_o at_o any_o time_n your_o heart_n be_v oppress_v with_o surfeit_v and_o drunkenness_n and_o care_n of_o tâ—tâ—_n life_n say_v our_o saviour_n 34_o daniel_n to_o be_v the_o better_o prepare_v to_o receive_v the_o heavenly_a consolation_n he_o be_v in_o heaviness_n for_o three_o week_n of_o day_n and_o eat_v no_o pleasant_a bread_n neither_o come_v there_o any_o flesh_n or_o wine_n into_o his_o mouth_n till_o three_o week_n of_o day_n be_v fulfil_v etc._n and_o immediate_o thereupon_o he_o see_v most_o heavenly_a vision_n and_o revelation_n from_o god_n if_o thou_o will_v overcome_v thy_o enemy_n bereave_v he_o of_o his_o weapon_n the_o armour_n that_o satan_n take_v to_o foil_v thou_o with_o all_o be_v thy_o own_o flesh_n he_o that_o give_v himself_o to_o bodily_a pleasure_n shall_v fall_v into_o the_o snare_n of_o the_o devil_n labour_v to_o destroy_v the_o idol_n of_o the_o flesh_n by_o abstinence_n watch_v and_o prayer_n so_o shall_v thou_o carry_v away_o from_o satan_n a_o most_o glorious_a victory_n nothing_o make_v the_o devil_n more_o bold_a to_o invade_v as_o thy_o delicious_a pamper_n of_o thy_o flesh_n he_o that_o think_v he_o can_v live_v chaste_a fare_v dainty_o and_o delicious_o deceive_v himself_o and_o be_v a_o fool_n take_v away_o delicate_a fare_n as_o wood_n and_o thou_o shall_v quench_v the_o fire_n of_o sensual_a desire_n after_o that_o lot_n have_v out_o of_o measure_n quaff_v up_o wine_n and_o be_v drink_v he_o commit_v incest_n with_o his_o own_o daughter_n &c_n though_o a_o man_n ascend_v unto_o the_o mount_n of_o meditation_n and_o profess_v religion_n yet_o will_v he_o fall_v with_o lot_n unless_o he_o keep_v a_o sober_a diet_n &_o abstain_v it_o be_v dangerous_a ride_v of_o a_o colt_n which_o neither_o be_v tame_v nor_o have_v a_o bridle_n hold_v in_o the_o colt_n the_o flesh_n with_o the_o bridle_n of_o abstinence_n lest_o he_o throw_v thou_o down_o to_o thy_o hurt_n bind_v his_o mouth_n with_o bit_n and_o bridle_n as_o the_o prophet_n say_v 9_o rush_v not_o violent_o into_o the_o water_n of_o worldly_a delight_n unless_o thou_o will_v be_v drown_v as_o pharaoh_n with_o all_o his_o host_n be_v 28_o they_o sink_v like_o stone_n into_o the_o bottom_n as_o thou_o shall_v likewise_o both_o in_o body_n and_o soul_n unless_o thou_o tame_v and_o restrain_v thy_o flesh_n with_o the_o bridle_n of_o abstinence_n by_o abstinence_n much_o sin_n be_v avoid_v unlawful_a pleasure_n banish_v our_o salvation_n further_v grace_n confirm_v and_o chastity_n be_v retain_v it_o be_v a_o shameful_a thing_n for_o the_o master_n to_o be_v overcome_v of_o the_o servant_n as_o great_a shame_n
god_n etc._n do_v you_o not_o remember_v how_o upon_o the_o sudden_a the_o father_n receive_v his_o prodigal_a son_n into_o favour_n again_o upon_o his_o return_n etc._n make_v a_o great_a feast_n for_o he_o and_o receive_v he_o with_o all_o token_n of_o joy_n insomuch_o that_o the_o elder_a son_n be_v angry_a and_o say_v that_o although_o many_o year_n he_o have_v serve_v he_o yet_o do_v he_o never_o receive_v so_o much_o as_o a_o kid_n from_o he_o to_o make_v merry_a with_o his_o friend_n 29._o which_o his_o anger_n and_o indignation_n be_v altogether_o undiscreet_a because_o the_o prodigal_a son_n after_o his_o fall_n return_v most_o zealous_o unto_o his_o father_n require_v pardon_n for_o his_o offence_n whereas_o the_o elder_a son_n be_v lukewarm_a &_o not_o so_o zealous_o affection_a to_o his_o fatherward_o there_o be_v some_o young_a man_n more_o zealous_o give_v in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n than_o many_o old_a man_n and_o therefore_o the_o multitude_n of_o year_n be_v not_o so_o to_o be_v regard_v as_o the_o zeal_n of_o the_o spirit_n he_o that_o be_v neither_o hot_a nor_o cold_a in_o god_n matter_n may_v easy_o be_v seduce_v to_o offend_v the_o lord_n god_n say_v 16._o i_o will_v thou_o were_v cold_a or_o hot_a therefore_o because_o thou_o be_v luke_o warm_a and_o neither_o cold_a nor_o hot_a it_o will_v come_v to_o pass_v that_o i_o shall_v spewe_v thou_o out_o of_o my_o mouth_n of_o warmness_n there_o be_v two_o kind_n one_o which_o go_v from_o heat_n unto_o cold_a which_o be_v nought_o another_o which_o forsake_v the_o cold_a and_o draw_v towards_o the_o heat_n and_o this_o be_v good_a he_o that_o have_v be_v naught_o and_o begin_v now_o to_o draw_v near_o unto_o god_n be_v not_o to_o be_v rebuke_v but_o encourage_v and_o inflame_v but_o he_o that_o be_v fervent_a and_o be_v now_o neither_o hot_a nor_o cold_a deserve_v reprehension_n because_o he_o decline_v from_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o spirit_n unto_o the_o cold_a of_o wickedness_n this_o be_v that_o luke-warmnesse_n which_o the_o lord_n so_o find_v fault_n with_o and_o upon_o just_a cause_n for_o it_o be_v unmeete_a that_o he_o shall_v so_o cold_o be_v serve_v who_o with_o such_o a_o fervency_n of_o love_n have_v give_v himself_o to_o serve_v thou_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n christ_n at_o his_o last_o supper_n say_v unto_o judas_n the_o traitor_n 27_o that_o thou_o do_v do_v quick_o he_o burn_v so_o with_o desire_n to_o die_v for_o we_o miserable_a sinner_n the_o glorious_a virgin_n mary_n she_o go_v into_o the_o hill_n country_n with_o haste_n 40._o to_o visit_v her_o cousin_n elizabeth_n in_o which_o act_n of_o she_o thou_o may_v perceive_v the_o great_a zeal_n of_o her_o affection_n do_v we_o not_o read_v in_o like_a sort_n that_o the_o passeover_n be_v command_v to_o be_v eat_v in_o haste_n 1â—_n and_o do_v not_o the_o patriarch_n abraham_n run_v to_o meet_v stranger_n that_o he_o may_v entertain_v and_o receive_v they_o into_o his_o inhabitation_n 2._o if_o thou_o be_v to_o receive_v a_o piece_n of_o money_n about_o the_o evening_n the_o day_n be_v already_o well_o spend_v and_o thou_o have_v some_o good_a way_n to_o go_v will_v thou_o not_o set_v the_o best_a leg_n foremost_a and_o make_v speed_n that_o you_o be_v not_o disappoint_v remember_v my_o good_a friend_n what_o a_o precious_a treasure_n thou_o be_v to_o receive_v how_o far_o it_o be_v to_o the_o place_n where_o thou_o must_v take_v it_o up_o and_o how_o short_a the_o time_n be_v limit_v for_o the_o attain_v the_o same_o make_v haste_n therefore_o and_o lose_v no_o time_n lest_o thou_o lose_v all_o to_o thy_o utter_a undo_n o_o that_o thou_o can_v with_o the_o prophet_n say_v 32._o i_o will_v run_v the_o way_n of_o thy_o commandment_n thou_o ought_v to_o be_v as_o swift_a and_o ready_a in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n even_o as_o though_o within_o one_o hour_n thou_o shall_v leave_v this_o world_n a_o certain_a wise_a man_n thus_o speak_v his_o mind_n of_o physic_n the_o life_n be_v short_a the_o art_n be_v long_o and_o practice_n may_v deceive_v this_o say_v he_o not_o to_o terrify_v his_o disciple_n from_o give_v their_o mind_n unto_o the_o study_n of_o physic_n but_o that_o with_o more_o diligence_n they_o shall_v study_v the_o same_o inasmuch_o as_o our_o life_n be_v short_a and_o the_o science_n very_o hard_o be_v thou_o therefore_o earnest_a in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n because_o thy_o life_n be_v short_a and_o many_o thing_n there_o be_v in_o the_o same_o which_o thou_o have_v to_o do_v chap._n 28._o we_o must_v not_o rash_o resolve_v ourselves_o in_o any_o thing_n believe_v not_o every_o spirit_n but_o try_v the_o spirit_n whether_o they_o be_v of_o god_n say_v s._n john_n 1._o before_o thou_o set_v upon_o a_o work_n consider_v first_o the_o quality_n thereof_o and_o thy_o own_o strength_n lest_o like_o a_o blind_a man_n thou_o rush_v upon_o a_o thing_n and_o take_v a_o fall_n many_o begin_v the_o work_n even_o of_o god_n with_o great_a zeal_n but_o with_o little_a discretion_n and_o so_o in_o the_o end_n loose_v all_o their_o labour_n for_o when_o they_o shall_v shall_v bring_v it_o unto_o perfection_n they_o faint_v and_o so_o repent_v they_o of_o their_o pain_n take_v god_n will_v not_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v rash_a in_o determine_v any_o matter_n but_o to_o do_v thing_n with_o wisdom_n and_o discretion_n and_o that_o before_o we_o enterprise_n any_o work_n that_o we_o advise_o premeditate_v the_o virgin_n mother_n of_o our_o saviour_n be_v salute_v of_o the_o angel_n before_o she_o make_v any_o answer_n unto_o the_o angel_n gabriel_n she_o think_v what_o manner_n of_o salutation_n that_o shall_v be_v 29._o if_o thou_o do_v not_o consider_v with_o prudence_n afore_o hand_n thou_o must_v run_v blind_o in_o the_o dark_a and_o so_o the_o more_o forcible_o thou_o fall_v the_o great_a shall_v be_v thy_o bruise_n think_v that_o by_o how_o much_o thy_o zeal_n be_v great_a by_o so_o much_o shall_v thy_o wisdom_n be_v great_a than_o other_o man_n it_o be_v write_v to_o the_o reproach_n of_o the_o jew_n that_o they_o be_v a_o nation_n void_a of_o counsel_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o understanding_n in_o they_o 28._o david_n in_o give_v too_o light_a credit_n unto_o the_o false_a report_n of_o zâ—ba_n 4._o give_v a_o unjust_a sentence_n against_o mephibosheth_n 29._o which_o fault_n diverse_a prince_n and_o prelate_n do_v fall_v into_o by_o believe_v hand_n over_o head_n that_o which_o be_v tell_v they_o whereby_o many_o a_o good_a man_n be_v undo_v before_o his_o cause_n be_v hear_v and_o many_o a_o poor_a man_n suffer_v great_a wrong_n before_o he_o ever_o know_v who_o be_v causer_n of_o the_o same_o the_o prophet_n nathan_n do_v not_o well_o in_o advise_v david_n to_o build_v a_o house_n for_o the_o lord_n before_o he_o have_v ask_v counsel_n touch_v the_o same_o of_o god_n 3._o our_o saviour_n christ_n be_v choose_v to_o be_v a_o judge_n in_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o adultress_n suspend_v his_o judgement_n for_o a_o while_n write_v first_o with_o his_o finger_n on_o the_o ground_n 8._o give_v not_o credit_n rash_o to_o every_o man_n for_o he_o that_o be_v hasty_a to_o give_v credit_n be_v light_v mind_v 4._o and_o he_o that_o quick_o believe_v shall_v repent_v at_o leisure_n be_v not_o move_v with_o every_o wind_n neither_o walk_v thou_o by_o every_o way_n the_o apostle_n say_v 15._o take_v heed_n therefore_o that_o you_o walk_v circumspect_o not_o as_o fool_n but_o as_o wise_a that_o you_o fall_v not_o into_o danger_n christ_n say_v unto_o his_o disciple_n 15._o i_o have_v give_v you_o a_o example_n that_o you_o shall_v do_v even_o as_o i_o have_v do_v unto_o you_o again_o he_o say_v 29._o learn_v of_o i_o that_o i_o be_o meek_a and_o lowly_a in_o heart_n christ_n will_v that_o we_o shall_v follow_v he_o not_o only_o in_o do_v well_o but_o also_o in_o the_o manner_n of_o well_o do_v for_o otherwise_o a_o work_n moral_o good_a may_v be_v unprofitable_a for_o want_v of_o wisdom_n great_o be_v abraham_n commend_v in_o the_o scripture_n for_o do_v with_o wisdom_n that_o which_o be_v enjoin_v he_o of_o the_o lord_n god_n command_v he_o to_o offer_v his_o only_a son_n izaacke_n who_o he_o love_v for_o a_o burn_a offering_n 1._o and_o he_o for_o the_o better_a perform_v of_o that_o which_o be_v command_v he_o take_v his_o son_n early_o in_o the_o morning_n 3._o lest_o his_o wise_n shall_v have_v hinder_v his_o purpose_n and_o leave_v his_o servant_n a_o far_o off_o with_o the_o ass_n 4._o that_o they_o may_v be_v no_o let_v unto_o he_o at_o all_o insomuch_o that_o he_o have_v put_v that_o in_o execution_n in_o deed_n 10._o have_v not_o a_o angel_n of_o the_o lord_n call_v