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now_o if_o thou_o desire_v to_o know_v how_o thou_o shall_v behave_v thyself_o herein_o emonge_o many_o other_o way_n that_o may_v serve_v in_o this_o case_n thou_o may_v use_v this_o in_o every_o good_a thing_n that_o thou_o shall_v think_v upon_o either_o in_o prayer_n or_o out_o of_o prayer_n be_v careful_a to_o go_v out_o of_o hand_n therewith_o unto_o almighie_a god_n as_o the_o young_a child_n do_v who_o with_o every_o thing_n that_o he_o find_v go_v out_o of_o hand_n to_o his_o mother_n and_o tattel_v with_o she_o of_o it_o and_o so_o in_o like_a manner_n when_o in_o thy_o prayer_n or_o at_o other_o time_n thou_o find_v any_o spiritual_a ivell_n thou_o must_v lift_v up_o thy_o heart_n to_o almighty_a god_n either_o to_o love_v he_o or_o to_o adore_v he_o or_o to_o reverence_v he_o or_o to_o praise_v he_o for_o the_o same_o accord_v as_o the_o matter_n require_v and_o thereby_o also_o to_o take_v occasion_n to_o humble_v thyself_o before_o he_o and_o to_o desire_v of_o he_o his_o 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the_o heart_n to_o become_v more_o dry_a and_o more_o unable_a to_o receyve_v our_o lord_n visitation_n accord_v as_o the_o holy_a father_n cassianus_n affirm_v moreover_o it_o doethe_v common_o prejudice_n and_o hurt_v the_o health_n of_o the_o body_n yea_o and_o sometime_o leave_v the_o soul_n so_o astome_v and_o aghast_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o little_a taste_n she_o have_v there_o receyve_v that_o she_o be_v loath_a to_o return_v again_o to_o this_o exercise_n as_o to_o a_o thing_n which_o she_o have_v try_v by_o experience_n to_o have_v be_v very_o painful_a and_o irksome_a unto_o she_o and_o therefore_o if_o our_o lord_n shall_v send_v we_o tear_n or_o other_o the_o like_a feelinge_n in_o our_o prayer_n we_o ought_v humble_o to_o accept_v they_o and_o to_o geve_v he_o thancke_n for_o they_o but_o for_o a_o man_n to_o wring_v they_o out_o as_o it_o be_v with_o force_n of_o arm_n it_o be_v no_o wisdom_n he_o must_v content_v himself_o with_o do_v sincere_o what_o lie_v in_o he_o 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with_o inward_a quietness_n and_o simplicite_a and_o desire_v he_o of_o his_o grace_n that_o he_o may_v be_v able_a to_o proceid_v in_o his_o prayer_n and_o meditation_n without_o such_o great_a trouble_n and_o danger_n unto_o he_o and_o in_o case_n it_o shall_v please_v our_o lord_n to_o grant_v he_o this_o quietness_n of_o mind_n he_o shall_v feel_v a_o more_o inward_a hearty_a devotion_n thereby_o than_o he_o be_v wont_a to_o feel_v with_o the_o disquietness_n of_o his_o mind_n and_o it_o shall_v endure_v much_o long_o after_o this_o sort_n may_v a_o man_n continewe_v in_o prayer_n and_o meditation_n a_o long_a time_n together_o without_o feelinge_v any_o heaviness_n or_o grief_n but_o that_o man_n can_v not_o so_o do_v that_o shall_v meditate_v after_o the_o other_o enforce_a manner_n before_o specify_v and_o for_o this_o cause_n we_o must_v take_v diligent_a heed_n that_o if_o at_o any_o time_n there_o do_v arise_v in_o the_o soul_n very_o fervent_a motion_n of_o sensible_a 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