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A23100 The sinners glasse containing Augustines Ladder to paradise : with diuers meditations and prayers, both for morning and euening / collected out of Saint Augustine and other ancient fathers. Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo.; Pimm, Timo. 1609 (1609) STC 953.5; ESTC S1048 46,819 293

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apostle_n do_v know_v when_o he_o say_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n i_o be_o that_o i_o be_o and_o because_o his_o grace_n in_o i_o be_v not_o in_o vame_n his_o grace_n remain_v in_o i_o this_o double_a knowledge_n have_v abraham_n of_o himself_o when_o he_o say_v behold_v i_o have_v take_v upon_o i_o to_o speak_v unto_o the_o lord_n which_o be_o but_o dust_n and_o ash_n in_o truth_n man_n be_v but_o dust_n for_o as_o dust_n be_v force_v about_o with_o every_o wind_n and_o be_v cast_v down_o and_o there_o remain_v so_o man_n may_v fall_v into_o every_o vice_n neither_o can_v move_v to_o rise_v except_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n aid_v he_o also_o man_n be_v ash_n because_o as_o ash_n bring_v forth_o neither_o bud_n nor_o sprout_v of_o itself_o neither_o the_o receive_a seed_n spring_v out_o of_o it_o so_o a_o man_n neither_o can_v do_v good_a nor_o remain_v in_o any_o good_a thing_n without_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n therefore_o we_o ought_v to_o render_v great_a thanks_n unto_o god_n because_o he_o have_v grant_v many_o good_a thing_n unto_o we_o and_o many_o evil_n that_o we_o have_v do_v he_o have_v pardon_v we_o and_o have_v preserve_v we_o from_o many_o evil_n which_o we_o may_v have_v do_v as_o likely_a as_o many_o other_o which_o we_o have_v commit_v &_o do_v for_o what_o evil_n soever_o we_o have_v not_o do_v it_o be_v through_o his_o mercy_n that_o we_o have_v not_o do_v it_o for_o if_o he_o have_v suffer_v it_o sure_o we_o have_v do_v it_o aswell_o in_o deed_n as_o will_n and_o in_o sooth_n i_o do_v not_o know_v whether_o we_o ought_v to_o love_v he_o more_o for_o those_o thing_n which_o he_o have_v forgive_v we_o or_o for_o those_o sin_n which_o he_o have_v keep_v we_o free_a from_o for_o although_o we_o have_v not_o do_v they_o we_o ought_v to_o think_v as_o if_o we_o have_v do_v they_o and_o as_o though_o he_o have_v forgive_v they_o for_o somuch_o as_o we_o have_v at_o the_o least_o do_v they_o willing_o if_o he_o have_v suffer_v it_o in_o very_a truth_n whosoever_o in_o such_o manner_n do_v acknowledge_v himself_o he_o be_v both_o humble_a before_o god_n and_o man_n he_o love_v god_n and_o all_o man_n for_o god_n his_o sake_n and_o if_o he_o have_v perfect_a charity_n he_o judge_v no_o man_n he_o accuse_v no_o man_n he_o condemn_v no_o man_n he_o bear_v no_o malice_n he_o move_v no_o brawl_n ●ée_n sow_v no_o discord_n he_o do_v not_o persecute_v innocent_n he_o h●re●●_n not_o those_o which_o reprove_v he_o he_o commit_v no_o theft_n no_o false_a witness_n no_o perjury_n he_o slander_v no_o man_n be_v hurt_v no_o man_n he_o hate_v none_o but_o love_v all_o man_n it_o be_v write_v you_o shall_v love_v one_o another_o for_o so_o familiar_a be_v charity_n with_o god_n that_o he_o will_v not_o dwell_v in_o he_o in_o who_o charity_n be_v not_o who_o so_o ever_o therefore_o have_v charity_n have_v god_n because_o god_n be_v charity_n and_o who_o so_o hate_v one_o man_n lose_v god_n and_o the_o good_a that_o he_o do_v wherefore_o let_v every_o one_o be_v careful_a least_o for_o the_o hate_v of_o one_o man_n he_o lose_v god_n and_o every_o good_a thing_n chap._n xi_o that_o every_o man_n shall_v know_v himself_o know_v thyself_o know_v from_o whence_o thou_o come_v and_o whither_o thou_o shall_v how_o thou_o live_v how_o much_o good_a thou_o do_v or_o fail_v therein_o how_o far_o thou_o be_v from_o god_n or_o how_o near_o not_o as_o in_o space_n between_o place_n but_o in_o the_o likeness_n and_o unlikenes_n of_o good_a life_n and_o behaviour_n know_v how_o thou_o be_v a_o man_n who_o conception_n be_v in_o sin_n to_o be_v bear_v in_o misery_n to_o live_v in_o grief_n and_o pain_n and_o that_o to_o die_v there_o be_v no_o remedy_n certain_a be_v it_o that_o thou_o shall_v die_v but_o uncertain_a how_o or_o when_o or_o where_o because_o death_n expect_v thou_o every_o where_o and_o thou_o if_o thou_o be_v wise_a expect_v it_o ever_o therefore_o careful_o take_v heed_n what_o thou_o do_v or_o what_o thou_o ought_v to_o do_v if_o thou_o have_v anything_o to_o do_v do_v it_o if_o it_o be_v to_o do_v good_a mix_v it_o not_o with_o any_o evil_n if_o it_o be_v good_a that_o thou_o shall_v do_v accomplish_v it_o with_o much_o uprightness_n as_o thou_o ought_v if_o it_o be_v for_o another_o do_v it_o as_o if_o thou_o shall_v do_v it_o for_o thyself_o if_o thou_o thyself_o do_v good_a do_v it_o so_o well_o that_o it_o be_v a_o good_a example_n to_o other_o and_o thus_o as_o the_o prophet_n david_n say_v and_o will_v thou_o shall_v decline_v from_o evil_a and_o do_v good_a chap._n xii_o what_o meditation_n be_v by_o meditation_n we_o may_v the_o better_a know_v god_n &_o ourselves_o meditation_n bring_v knowledge_n knowledge_n bring_v compunction_n compunction_n cause_v devotion_n devotion_n cause_v prayer_n meditation_n be_v a_o often_o move_v of_o the_o mind_n very_o diligent_a and_o foresee_v to_o search_v or_o find_v out_o the_o meaning_n of_o thing_n which_o be_v hard_a to_o be_v understand_v and_o to_o bring_v secret_a thing_n to_o knowledge_n knowledge_n or_o learning_n be_v when_o a_o man_n be_v enlighten_v by_o often_o meditation_n to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o himself_o compunction_n be_v when_o through_o the_o consideration_n of_o his_o own_o evil_n the_o heart_n be_v touch_v with_o a_o inward_a grief_n devotion_n be_v a_o godly_a and_o a_o bumble_a affection_n towards_o god_n hamble_n by_o the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o own_o infirmity_n godly_a by_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o divine_a mercy_n prayer_n be_v a_o devotion_n of_o the_o mind_n convert_n to_o god_n through_o holy_a and_o humble_a affection_n affection_n be_v a_o certain_a self_n will_v and_o sweet_a inclination_n of_o the_o mind_n whole_o towards_o god_n for_o there_o be_v nothing_o move_v god_n so_o much_o to_o love_v and_o mercy_n as_o the_o pure_a affection_n of_o the_o mind_n man_n nature_n be_v to_o love_n and_o praise_v the_o knowledge_n of_o heavenly_a and_o earthly_a thing_n but_o they_o be_v much_o better_a that_o prefer_v before_o this_o knowledge_n the_o knowledge_n whereby_o to_o know_v themselves_o for_o true_o more_o praise_n worthy_a be_v the_o soul_n that_o know_v his_o own_o infirmity_n and_o misery_n than_o it_o which_o search_v the_o course_n of_o the_o star_n and_o nature_n of_o thing_n for_o the_o soul_n which_o wait_v upon_o the_o lord_n move_v by_o the_o fervency_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o imbase_v itself_o before_o he_o in_o his_o love_n and_o though_o not_o able_a yet_o willing_a to_o enter_v into_o he_o and_o he_o shine_a o●_n that_o soul_n it_o wait_v on_o he_o and_o find_v he_o and_o acknowledge_v the_o grief_n of_o mind_n not_o to_o be_v compare_v to_o his_o mercy_n have_v good_a cause_n meek_o to_o weep_v and_o to_o beseech_v he_o that_o he_o will_v have_v mercy_n and_o compassion_n on_o it_o and_o to_o put_v from_o it_o all_o misery_n this_o poor_a soul_n needy_a and_o sorrowful_a knowledge_n puff_v not_o up_o because_o love_v and_o charity_n edifi_v and_o establish_v it_o for_o man_n set_v before_o he_o knowledge_n that_o be_v to_o know_v himself_o and_o his_o own_o infirmity_n rather_o than_o to_o know_v the_o force_n and_o virtue_n of_o herb_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o all_o live_a creature_n and_o set_v before_o he_o this_o knowledge_n he_o set_v before_o he_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n that_o be_v in_o what_o he_o have_v rebel_v and_o lail_v in_o in_o this_o his_o life_n and_o pilgrimage_n in_o the_o earth_n consider_v of_o his_o own_o country_n which_o he_o be_v to_o go_v to_o and_o to_o see_v his_o live_n and_o eternal_a god_n he_o sorrow_v that_o he_o be_v keep_v in_o banishment_n and_o exile_n because_o he_o be_v delay_v and_o put_v off_o from_o his_o kingdom_n he_o sorrow_v while_o he_o call_v to_o mind_n what_o and_o how_o great_a evil_n he_o have_v do_v and_o what_o intolerable_a pain_n for_o they_o he_o be_v like_a to_o suffer_v chap._n xiii_o that_o the_o soul_n can_v contain_v itself_o in_o good_a thought_n when_o i_o do_v consider_v what_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v which_o can_v give_v life_n to_o the_o flesh_n but_o can_v as_o it_o desire_v contain_v itself_o in_o good_a thought_n i_o do_v find_v a_o certain_a spirit_n belong_v to_o understanding_n live_v by_o the_o power_n of_o the_o creator_n and_o quicken_a the_o body_n which_o it_o nourish_v and_o maintain_v but_o notwithstanding_o subject_a to_o vanity_n and_o changeablenesse_n which_o often_o time_n mirth_n and_o gladness_n lift_v up_o fear_n trouble_v iniquity_n mortify_v righteousness_n reviu_v for_o in_o truth_n the_o life_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v god_n the_o death_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v