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his_o substance_n be_v his_o very_a be_v or_o to_o be_v and_o as_o be_v itself_o can_v but_o be_v so_o impossible_a be_v it_o that_o god_n shall_v be_v destitute_a of_o any_o one_o of_o these_o perfection_n conclude_v with_o what_o hearty_a affection_n god_n be_v to_o be_v belove_v and_o blush_v at_o thyself_o to_o see_v how_o he_o who_o once_o thou_o do_v view_v behave_v himself_o in_o a_o gallant_a manner_n yea_o one_o who_o thou_o do_v never_o see_v but_o only_o hear_v he_o praise_v by_o one_o to_o who_o thou_o give_v credit_v or_o of_o who_o thou_o have_v read_v in_o history_n after_o his_o death_n nay_o and_o i_o may_v add_v also_o even_o such_o a_o man_n who_o thou_o certain_o know_v never_o to_o have_v be_v at_o all_o nor_o to_o have_v do_v any_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o thou_o admire_v some_o fabulous_a person_n which_o thou_o read_v of_o in_o book_n or_o behold_v only_o act_v upon_o a_o theatre_n and_o yet_o thou_o so_o love_v he_o as_o to_o afford_v he_o high_a affection_n praise_v his_o deed_n fear_v his_o danger_n rejoice_v in_o his_o prosperity_n and_o weep_v at_o his_o misery_n but_o that_o god_n who_o thou_o know_v to_o be_v such_o by_o reason_n and_o a_o sure_a faith_n thou_o shall_v love_v so_o seldom_o so_o cold_o with_o so_o great_a difficulty_n and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o applaud_v thyself_o as_o if_o thou_o have_v do_v well_o 7._o meditation_n of_o god_n love_n to_o man_n 1._o consider_v that_o nothing_o be_v more_o natural_a more_o reasonable_a more_o due_a then_o that_o he_o who_o love_v shall_v be_v belove_v again_o but_o to_o god_n love_n whether_o in_o affection_n or_o effect_n that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o the_o communication_n of_o himself_o or_o his_o good_n there_o be_v not_o any_o thing_n comparable_a 2._o for_o his_o affection_n they_o be_v as_o great_a as_o himself_o since_o whatsoever_o he_o apply_v himself_o to_o love_v he_o embrace_v it_o with_o all_o himself_o and_o with_o all_o the_o whole_a necessity_n of_o his_o essence_n his_o love_n be_v also_o most_o free_a in_o the_o beginning_n of_o his_o affection_n see_v we_o as_o then_o be_v nothing_o nor_o can_v it_o any_o way_n be_v think_v wherein_o we_o can_v be_v profitable_a to_o he_o and_o in_o fine_a that_o very_a love_n in_o he_o be_v the_o vigour_n the_o operation_n and_o the_o communication_n of_o those_o good_n which_o we_o possess_v 3._o again_o it_o be_v he_o who_o bestow_v upon_o we_o all_o good_a not_o one_o except_v first_o of_o all_o he_o make_v we_o his_o image_n and_o likeness_n that_o as_o he_o be_v the_o very_a fountain_n and_o universal_a state_n of_o all_o be_v so_o we_o by_o our_o understanding_n shall_v be_v a_o kind_n of_o storehouse_n and_o compendium_n of_o all_o be_v too_o as_o he_o by_o his_o will_n and_o good_a pleasure_n absolute_o govern_v all_o thing_n so_o we_o also_o shall_v use_v all_o external_a thing_n for_o our_o own_o profit_n the_o most_o holy_a virgin_n his_o mother_n not_o except_v that_o the_o element_n and_o their_o inhabitant_n the_o heaven_n and_o the_o holy_a spirit_n that_o govern_v they_o shall_v serve_v we_o and_o that_o nothing_o shall_v hurt_v our_o soul_n in_o which_o part_n we_o be_v amiable_a but_o ourselves_o and_o ourselves_o ought_v not_o although_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o whatsoever_o be_v in_o it_o shall_v fall_v away_o to_o nothing_o 4._o last_o of_o all_o he_o be_v in_o no_o wise_a spare_n of_o himself_o but_o as_o the_o church_n sing_v with_o saint_n thomas_n in_o birth_n he_o make_v himself_o our_o dear_n eat_v he_o give_v himself_o for_o cheer_n in_o death_n himself_o our_o ransom_n be_v and_o reign_v he_o himself_o be_v our_o bliss_n 5._o add_v moreover_o that_o he_o do_v not_o
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thing_n be_v which_o he_o possess_v thou_o be_v nothing_o the_o poor_a but_o rather_o the_o rich_a if_o he_o use_v they_o well_o who_o in_o all_o likelihood_n the_o less_o of_o good_a he_o have_v will_v be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o hurtful_a to_o thou_o who_o be_v also_o bestow_v upon_o thou_o that_o thou_o may_v do_v he_o good_a and_o in_o he_o worship_n and_o love_n god_n and_o see_v thou_o can_v not_o be_v profitable_a to_o he_o in_o himself_o thou_o may_v in_o some_o manner_n as_o it_o be_v recompense_v his_o love_n and_o bounty_n in_o a_o member_n of_o he_o and_o by_o how_o much_o the_o more_o thou_o shall_v be_v careful_a to_o profit_v he_o by_o so_o much_o without_o all_o doubt_n thou_o shall_v profit_v thyself_o 1._o conclude_v how_o many_o and_o how_o great_a the_o obligation_n be_v which_o thou_o have_v for_o to_o love_v thy_o neighbour_n that_o thou_o do_v boast_v in_o vain_a of_o love_n if_o thou_o do_v not_o love_v thy_o neighbour_n how_o absurd_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o wish_v a_o mischief_n to_o he_o who_o thou_o can_v not_o hurt_v and_o how_o far_o more_o absurd_a it_o be_v to_o neglect_v and_o abuse_v the_o occasion_n of_o salvation_n and_o good_a which_o be_v grant_v to_o thou_o but_o extreme_o most_o absurd_a it_o be_v to_o hurt_v thyself_o that_o thou_o may_v prejudice_v another_o 2._o desire_v therefore_o that_o thy_o neighbour_n may_v have_v all_o that_o be_v good_a and_o more_o hearty_o the_o great_a if_o he_o use_v some_o thing_n amiss_o yet_o do_v not_o envy_v he_o but_o wish_v he_o more_o that_o by_o accession_n of_o good_a he_o may_v be_v thereby_o teach_v to_o use_v the_o other_o better_a above_o all_o thing_n strive_v to_o render_v some_o of_o god_n benefit_n to_o he_o and_o by_o so_o do_v draw_v from_o he_o great_a benefit_n towards_o thyself_o 9_o meditation_n of_o our_o duty_n towards_o our_o parent_n 1._o consider_v that_o thy_o parent_n be_v give_v unto_o thou_o that_o by_o their_o mean_n thou_o shall_v in_o the_o first_o 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violate_v his_o own_o promise_n in_o that_o he_o promise_v to_o observe_v they_o when_o he_o become_v one_o subject_a to_o they_o he_o offer_v violence_n to_o the_o justice_n of_o his_o superior_a for_o if_o the_o superior_a have_v the_o right_a of_o command_v he_o be_v manifest_o unjust_a who_o do_v not_o obey_v he_o and_o a_o great_a injustice_n it_o be_v than_o that_o whereby_o the_o right_a of_o a_o private_a man_n be_v infringe_v he_o be_v obnoxious_a to_o god_n judgement_n because_o he_o have_v not_o do_v as_o he_o command_v by_o reason_n he_o have_v contemn_v his_o vicegerent_n because_o by_o a_o usurp_a privilege_n wherewith_o he_o have_v exempt_v himself_o de_fw-la facto_fw-la from_o man_n he_o have_v reserve_v and_o make_v himself_o obnoxious_a to_o god_n immediate_a judgement_n 2._o last_o he_o ought_v
the_o fault_n which_o in_o they_o appear_v but_o as_o light_v draw_v after_o it_o a_o chain_n of_o many_o and_o mighty_a mischief_n and_o last_o the_o punishment_n and_o dishonour_n of_o those_o who_o carry_v themselves_o negligent_o be_v intolerable_a and_o of_o all_o most_o horrible_a conclude_v that_o a_o office_n be_v a_o thing_n worthy_a and_o to_o be_v wish_v for_o but_o not_o to_o be_v demand_v since_o thou_o know_v not_o how_o thou_o shall_v manage_v thyself_o in_o it_o nor_o yet_o be_v it_o to_o be_v refuse_v when_o god_n according_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o those_o who_o it_o concern_v shall_v impose_v it_o upon_o thou_o because_o it_o be_v a_o great_a good_a nor_o may_v thou_o doubt_v of_o god_n assistance_n nor_o refuse_v it_o without_o sin_n when_o he_o shall_v be_v please_v to_o call_v thou_o up_o to_o it_o if_o thou_o be_v set_v in_o office_n tremble_v to_o think_v with_o what_o love_n and_o care_n thou_o must_v labour_v for_o thyself_o and_o other_o and_o what_o misery_n pursue_v sloth_n stir_v thyself_o therefore_o up_o and_o go_v on_o and_o never_o rest_v secure_a 19_o meditation_n of_o scandal_n 1._o consider_v that_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o they_o who_o profess_v a_o special_a charge_n and_o love_n of_o soul_n not_o only_o to_o abstain_v from_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v evil_a but_o from_o those_o also_o which_o carry_v any_o show_n of_o it_o for_o he_o that_o do_v any_o such_o thing_n with_o desire_n of_o a_o temporal_a commodity_n induce_v his_o neighbour_n who_o be_v not_o sufficient_o able_a to_o judge_v to_o imitate_v what_o be_v bad_a or_o blasph_v i_o his_o good_a 2._o in_o the_o first_o place_n therefore_o he_o wound_v his_o soul_n diminish_v god_n honour_n divert_v man_n from_o his_o service_n defile_v his_o own_o reputation_n and_o that_o of_o other_o who_o be_v of_o like_a profession_n he_o hinder_v the_o profit_n that_o shall_v proceed_v from_o their_o ministry_n and_o all_o these_o be_v cast_v behind_o for_o the_o pursuance_n of_o some_o base_a gain_n or_o despicable_a pleasure_n 3._o add_v that_o the_o thing_n which_o he_o do_v for_o the_o most_o part_n be_v not_o without_o sin_n for_o whereas_o human_a action_n ought_v to_o be_v estimate_v not_o according_a to_o the_o principle_n of_o metaphysics_n but_o by_o the_o moral_a judgement_n of_o a_o prudent_a man_n not_o every_o thing_n which_o to_o a_o subtle_a discourse_n but_o which_o be_v congruous_a to_o human_a conversation_n be_v approve_v just_a and_o right_o 4._o beside_o the_o damage_n for_o the_o most_o part_n of_o our_o neighbour_n and_o a_o disturbance_n of_o the_o commonweal_n which_o happen_v out_o of_o the_o border_a vice_n do_v also_o ordinary_o proceed_v from_o such_o like_a action_n wherefore_o the_o end_n for_o which_o sin_n be_v prohibit_v be_v find_v in_o they_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v hard_a to_o find_v how_o they_o shall_v be_v innocent_a and_o free_a from_o all_o vice_n conclude_v that_o thou_o must_v live_v plain_o and_o upright_o and_o that_o thou_o will_v avoid_v not_o only_o such_o thing_n as_o of_o themselves_o be_v nought_o but_o also_o those_o which_o carry_v a_o face_n of_o badness_n and_o that_o thou_o will_v no_o less_o beware_v of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v general_o esteem_v wicked_a then_o of_o those_o which_o be_v true_o so_o indeed_o 20._o meditation_n of_o rashness_n 1._o consider_v he_o who_o desire_v any_o thing_n how_o he_o be_v trouble_v and_o in_o affliction_n until_o he_o enjoy_v what_o he_o desire_v beside_o he_o be_v disquiet_v full_a of_o care_n and_o burden_n some_o to_o himself_o and_o other_o while_o he_o be_v find_v out_o the_o mean_n how_o to_o compass_v what_o his_o unbridle_a concupiscence_n propose_v unto_o he_o and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n to_o be_v ignorant_a and_o to_o overvalue_v the_o thing_n that_o he_o desire_v and_o when_o he_o have_v it_o to_o esteem_v it_o nothing_o as_o teach_v by_o experience_n that_o there_o be_v nothing_o to_o be_v desire_v in_o it_o but_o in_o the_o interim_n he_o be_v torment_v with_o a_o large_a measure_n of_o solicitude_n labour_n and_o pain_n but_o the_o great_a folly_n be_v that_o heplace_v his_o affection_n in_o that_o which_o rest_v in_o the_o power_n of_o another_o man_n unto_o which_o either_o he_o can_v by_o no_o mean_n come_v or_o otherwise_o it_o must_v be_v obtain_v with_o loss_n and_o painful_a displeasure_n 2._o last_o when_o as_o the_o peace_n of_o man_n life_n consist_v in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o all_o that_o which_o he_o desire_v but_o this_o can_v only_o chance_v two_o manner_n of_o way_n either_o by_o be_v secure_a to_o obtain_v whatsoever_o thou_o desire_v or_o by_o desire_v nothing_o nor_o other_o way_n than_o be_v in_o thy_o power_n to_o obtain_v since_o the_o first_o way_n be_v impossible_a and_o the_o other_o tract_n be_v in_o thy_o own_o power_n it_o be_v manifest_a the_o total_a felicity_n of_o human_a life_n be_v constitute_v in_o a_o moderate_a appetite_n conclude_v to_o watch_v careful_o over_o thy_o soul_n by_o incline_v thy_o affection_n to_o the_o best_a and_o withdraw_v they_o from_o opinionative_a impression_n and_o motion_n know_v that_o good_a and_o evil_n be_v place_v in_o thyself_o and_o whether_o thou_o shall_v live_v a_o happy_a or_o a_o miserable_a life_n 21._o meditation_n of_o martyrdom_n 1._o consider_v how_o that_o among_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v terrible_a the_o most_o terrible_a thing_n be_v death_n and_o unto_o which_o the_o other_o misery_n of_o our_o life_n be_v only_a step_n what_o great_a fortitude_n therefore_o be_v it_o to_o make_v a_o change_n of_o life_n which_o be_v most_o pleasant_a into_o death_n to_o be_v suffer_v by_o torment_n and_o this_o not_o in_o the_o fury_n of_o war_n nor_o the_o transport_a ardour_n of_o a_o passion_n nor_o through_o inevitable_a necessity_n but_o with_o a_o quy_fw-la mind_n with_o a_o constant_a deliberation_n life_n be_v offer_v all_o those_o that_o be_v near_o persuade_v to_o the_o preservation_n of_o it_o when_o it_o will_v be_v a_o honour_n and_o profitable_a to_o retain_v it_o and_o that_o it_o will_v be_v think_v wise_o do_v 2._o how_o great_a a_o gain_n be_v that_o act_n of_o faith_n whenas_o all_o thy_o sense_n denounce_v infallible_o that_o they_o and_o all_o those_o thing_n which_o they_o delight_v in_o be_v come_v now_o to_o their_o period_n that_o country_n parent_n friend_n honour_n pleasure_n wealth_n power_n and_o whatsoever_o else_o to_o which_o thou_o have_v be_v accustom_v shall_v from_o henceforth_o bestead_v thou_o nothing_o and_o again_o of_o what_o be_v to_o come_v they_o can_v speak_v or_o promise_v any_o thing_n yet_o rely_v upon_o the_o promise_n of_o such_o thing_n as_o appear_v not_o at_o all_o to_o be_v nothing_o afraid_a to_o forsake_v and_o cut_v off_o those_o thing_n where_o with_o thou_o be_v acquaint_v together_o all_o in_o one_o moment_n 3._o what_o great_a charity_n be_v it_o in_o the_o twinkle_n of_o a_o eye_n to_o cast_v away_o all_o these_o dear_a and_o cordial_a delight_n whereof_o thou_o be_v or_o can_v be_v possess_v and_o all_o thy_o hope_n of_o the_o same_o and_o thyself_o especial_o for_o who_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o those_o amiable_a thing_n be_v ordain_v and_o from_o whence_o they_o do_v assume_v the_o reason_n of_o be_v amiable_a for_o the_o love_n of_o he_o who_o thou_o have_v never_o see_v nor_o hear_v of_o by_o any_o that_o can_v say_v they_o see_v he_o 4._o last_o how_o high_a a_o act_n and_o of_o how_o great_a religion_n be_v it_o to_o offer_v up_o thyself_o and_o all_o that_o be_v thou_o in_o one_o holocaust_n to_o god_n for_o a_o testimony_n to_o king_n that_o he_o be_v god_n who_o commandment_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v the_o command_n of_o man_n be_v contemn_v when_o ever_o they_o be_v contrary_a to_o they_o what_o a_o heap_n also_o of_o high_a honour_n be_v yield_v up_o unto_o god_n and_o what_o kind_n of_o conceit_n will_v nation_n frame_v of_o he_o when_o they_o shall_v perceive_v his_o servant_n to_o hasten_v to_o all_o the_o great_a misery_n in_o the_o world_n rather_o than_o transgress_v the_o least_o of_o his_o commandment_n conclude_v with_o what_o honour_n they_o be_v to_o be_v reverence_v with_o what_o admiration_n they_o be_v to_o be_v worship_v that_o do_v these_o thing_n and_o with_o what_o fervour_n thou_o be_v to_o labour_v that_o thou_o may_v be_v find_v worthy_a of_o so_o great_a a_o honour_n 22._o meditation_n of_o perseverance_n 1._o consider_v that_o the_o misery_n which_o perseverance_n endure_v can_v be_v grievous_a for_o what_o be_v grievous_a be_v short_a how_o shameful_a be_v it_o therefore_o and_o reproachful_a to_o be_v overcome_v only_o as_o it_o be_v by_o continuance_n of_o time_n and_o importunity_n of_o matter_n of_o little_a moment_n 2._o beside_o that_o the_o