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receive_n shall_v be_v more_o profitable_a to_o ourselves_o and_o acceptable_a to_o god_n than_o many_o other_o sacramental_a receiving_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o want_n and_o defect_n of_o they_o that_o receive_v therefore_o how_o oft_o soever_o thou_o shall_v dispose_v and_o prepare_v thyself_o to_o this_o spiritual_a receive_n thou_o shall_v find_v the_o son_n of_o god_n ready_a with_o his_o own_o proper_a hand_n to_o feed_v thou_o spiritual_o with_o himself_o and_o thou_o may_v prepare_v thyself_o in_o this_o manner_n turn_v thyself_o to_o he_o for_o this_o end_n and_o brief_o consider_v thy_o defect_n be_v sorry_a that_o thou_o have_v offend_v he_o and_o with_o a_o love_a affection_n crave_v of_o he_o that_o he_o will_v vouchsafe_v to_o come_v into_o thy_o poor_a soul_n to_o feed_v it_o with_o himself_o or_o otherwise_o when_o thou_o go_v about_o to_o use_v violence_n to_o thyself_o or_o to_o mortify_v any_o passion_n in_o thou_o or_o to_o exercise_v any_o act_n of_o virtue_n 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for_o the_o torment_n that_o he_o do_v foresee_v in_o his_o eternal_a wisdom_n so_o many_o martyr_n and_o tender_a virgin_n be_v to_o suffer_v for_o his_o love_n beside_o this_o advice_n that_o in_o all_o these_o sorrow_n thou_o have_v to_o take_v compassion_n of_o thy_o saviour_n in_o such_o manner_n as_o i_o have_v say_v withal_o i_o advertise_v thou_o yea_o the_o same_o saviour_n do_v also_o require_v of_o thou_o that_o thou_o have_v another_o kind_n of_o more_o true_a compassion_n the_o which_o be_v that_o thou_o attend_v hereafter_o to_o persecute_v thyself_o will_n which_o have_v cause_v these_o his_o wound_n the_o which_o thou_o may_v as_o it_o be_v anoint_v with_o sorrow_n for_o thy_o ingratitude_n but_o to_o move_v thou_o to_o the_o hatred_n of_o sin_n thou_o shall_v apply_v all_o the_o point_n of_o thy_o meditation_n to_o this_o end_n only_o as_o if_o thy_o lord_n and_o saviour_n have_v suffer_v for_o no_o other_o end_n but_o to_o induce_v thou_o to_o hate_v thy_o evil_a 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