Selected quad for the lemma: prayer_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prayer_n	let_v	pray_v	sick_a	2,056	5	9.3427	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A56983	Enchiridion miscellaneum spare houres improv'd in meditations divine, contemplative, practical, moral, ethical, oeconomical, political : from the pietie and learning of Fr. Quarles & Ar. Warwick, Gents. : by it they being dead, yet speak (Heb. XI. 4).	Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644.; Warwick, Arthur, 1604?-1633. Spare minutes, or, Resolved meditations and premeditated resolutions.	1677 (1677)	Wing Q94; ESTC R6261	74,920	244

impudent_a nor_o boast_v of_o it_o lest_o thou_o seem_v insolent_a every_o man_n vanity_n ought_v to_o be_v his_o great_a shame_n and_o every_o man_n folly_n ought_v to_o be_v his_o great_a secret_n chap._n xxiii_o if_o thou_o be_v ignorant_a endeavour_v to_o get_v knowledge_n lest_o thou_o be_v beat_v with_o stripe_n if_o thou_o have_v attain_v knowledge_n put_v it_o in_o practice_n lest_o thou_o be_v beat_v with_o many_o stripe_n better_o not_o to_o know_v what_o we_o shall_v practice_v than_o not_o to_o practice_v what_o we_o know_v and_o less_o danger_n dwell_n in_o unaffected_a ignorance_n then_o unactive_a knowledge_n chap._n xxiv_o take_v heed_n thou_o harbour_v not_o that_o vice_n call_v envy_n lest_o another_o happiness_n be_v thy_o torment_n and_o god_n blessing_n become_v thy_o curse_n virtue_n corrupt_v with_o vainglory_n turn_v pride_n pride_n poison_v with_o malice_n become_v envy_n join_v therefore_o humility_n with_o thy_o virtue_n and_o pride_n shall_v have_v no_o foot_n and_o envy_n shall_v find_v no_o entrance_n chap._n xxv_o if_o thy_o endeavour_n can_v prevent_v a_o vice_n let_v thy_o repentance_n lament_v it_o the_o more_o thou_o remember_v it_o without_o heart_n grief_n the_o deep_a it_o be_v root_v in_o thy_o heart_n take_v heed_n it_o please_v thou_o not_o especial_o in_o cold_a blood_n thy_o pleasure_n in_o it_o make_v it_o fruitful_a and_o her_o fruit_n be_v thy_o destruction_n chap._n xxvi_o the_o two_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o thyself_o be_v the_o high_a way_n to_o thy_o salvation_n that_o breed_v in_o thou_o a_o filial_a love_n this_o a_o filial_a fear_n the_o ignorance_n of_o thyself_o be_v the_o begin_n of_o all_o sin_n and_o the_o ignorance_n of_o god_n be_v the_o perfection_n of_o all_o evil_a chap._n xxvii_o rather_o do_v nothing_o to_o the_o purpose_n then_o be_v idle_a that_o the_o devil_n may_v find_v thou_o do_v the_o bird_n that_o sit_v be_v easy_o shoot_v when_o flier_n '_o escape_v the_o fowler_n idleness_n be_v the_o dead_a sea_n that_o swallow'_v all_o virtue_n and_o the_o self-made_a sepulchre_n of_o a_o live_a man_n the_o idle_a man_n be_v the_o devil_n hireling_n who_o livery_n be_v rag_n who_o diet_n and_o wage_n be_v famine_n and_o disease_n chap._n xxviii_o be_v not_o so_o mad_a as_o to_o alter_v that_o countenance_n which_o thy_o creator_n make_v thou_o remember_v it_o be_v the_o work_n of_o his_o hand_n if_o it_o be_v bad_a how_o dare_v thou_o mend_v it_o if_o it_o be_v good_a why_o do_v thou_o mend_v it_o be_v thou_o ashamed_a of_o his_o work_n and_o proud_a of_o thy_o own_o he_o make_v thy_o face_n to_o be_v know_v by_o why_o desire_v thou_o to_o be_v know_v by_o another_o it_o be_v a_o shame_n to_o adulterate_a modesty_n but_o more_o to_o adulterate_a nature_n lay_v by_o thy_o art_n and_o blush_v not_o to_o appear_v what_o he_o blush_v not_o to_o make_v thou_o it_o be_v better_a to_o be_v his_o picture_n than_o thy_o own_o chap._n xxix_o let_v the_o ground_n of_o all_o thy_o religious_a action_n be_v obedience_n examine_v not_o why_o it_o be_v command_v but_o observe_v it_o because_o it_o be_v command_v true_a obedience_n neither_o procrastinate_v nor_o question_n chap._n xxx_o if_o thou_o will_v buy_v a_o inheritance_n in_o heaven_n advise_v not_o with_o thy_o pursenet_n lest_o in_o the_o mean_a while_o thou_o lose_v thy_o purchase_n the_o widow_n buy_v as_o much_o for_o two_o mite_n as_o zaccheus_n do_v for_o half_a his_o estate_n the_o prize_n of_o that_o purchase_n be_v what_o thou_o have_v and_o be_v not_o lose_v for_o what_o thou_o have_v not_o if_o thou_o desire_v to_o have_v it_o chhp._n xxxi_o with_o the_o same_o height_n of_o desire_n thou_o have_v sin_v with_o the_o like_a depth_n of_o sorrow_n thou_o must_v repent_v thou_o that_o have_v sin_v to_o day_n defer_v not_o thy_o repentance_n till_o to_o morrow_n he_o that_o have_v promise_v pardon_n to_o thy_o repentance_n have_v not_o promise_v life_n till_o thou_o repent_v chap._n xxxii_o take_v heed_n how_o thou_o receive_v prais_fw-fr from_o man_n from_o good_a man_n neither_o avoid_v it_o nor_o glory_n in_o it_o from_o evil_a man_n neither_o desire_v it_o nor_o expect_v it_o to_o be_v praise_v of_o they_o that_o be_v evil_a or_o for_o that_o which_o be_v evil_a be_v equal_a dishonour_n he_o be_v happy_a in_o his_o worth_n who_o be_v praise_v by_o the_o good_a and_o imitate_v by_o the_o bad_a chap._n xxxiii_o proportion_n thy_o chatity_n to_o the_o strength_n of_o thy_o estate_n lest_o god_n proportion_n thy_o estate_n to_o the_o weakness_n of_o thy_o charity_n let_v the_o lip_n of_o the_o poor_a be_v the_o trumpet_n of_o thy_o gift_n lest_o in_o seek_v applause_n thou_o lose_v thy_o reward_n nothing_o be_v more_o please_v to_o god_n than_o a_o open_a hand_n and_o a_o close_a mouth_n chap._n xxxiv_o do_v thou_o want_v thing_n necessary_a grumble_n not_o perchance_o it_o be_v a_o necessary_a thing_n thou_o shall_v want_v endeavour_v lawful_o to_o supply_v it_o if_o god_n bless_v not_o thy_o endeavour_n bless_v he_o that_o know_v what_o be_v fit_a for_o thou_o thou_o be_v god_n patient_n prescribe_v not_o thy_o physician_n chap._n xxxv_o if_o another_o death_n or_o thy_o own_o depend_v upon_o thy_o confession_n if_o thou_o can_v say_v nothing_o if_o thou_o must_v say_v the_o truth_n it_o be_v better_a thou_o lose_v thy_o life_n than_o god_n his_o honour_n it_o be_v as_o easy_a for_o he_o to_o give_v thou_o life_n be_v condemn_v as_o repentance_n have_v sin_v it_o be_v more_o wisdom_n to_o yield_v thy_o body_n than_o hazard_v thy_o soul_n chap._n xxxvi_o cloth_n not_o thy_o language_n either_o with_o obscurity_n or_o affectation_n in_o the_o one_o thou_o discover'_v too_o much_o darkness_n in_o the_o other_o too_o much_o lightness_n he_o that_o speak_v from_o the_o understanding_n to_o the_o understanding_n be_v the_o best_a interpreter_n chap._n xxxvii_o if_o thou_o expect_v death_n as_o a_o friend_n prepare_v to_o entertain_v it_o if_o thou_o expect_v death_n as_o a_o enemy_n prepare_v to_o overcome_v it_o death_n have_v no_o advantage_n but_o when_o it_o come_v a_o stranger_n chap._n xxxviii_o fear_v nothing_o but_o what_o thy_o industry_n may_v prevent_v be_v confident_a of_o nothing_o but_o what_o fortune_n can_v defeat_v it_o be_v no_o less_o folly_n to_o fear_v what_o be_v impossible_a to_o be_v avoid_v then_o to_o be_v secure_a when_o there_o be_v a_o possibility_n to_o be_v deprive_v chap._n thirty-nine_o let_v not_o the_o necessity_n of_o god_n decree_n discourage_v thou_o to_o pray_v or_o dishearten_v thy_o prayer_n do_v thou_o thy_o duty_n and_o god_n will_v do_v his_o pleasure_n if_o thy_o prayer_n make_v not_o he_o sound_v that_o be_v sick_a they_o will_v return_v and_o confirm_v thy_o health_n that_o be_v sound_v if_o the_o end_n of_o thy_o prayer_n be_v to_o obtain_v thy_o request_n thou_o confine_v he_o that_o be_v infinite_a if_o thou_o have_v do_v well_o because_o thou_o be_v command_v thou_o have_v thy_o reward_n in_o that_o thou_o have_v obey_v god_n pleasure_n be_v the_o end_n of_o our_o prayer_n chap._n xl._n marry_o not_o too_o young_a and_o when_o thou_o be_v too_o old_a marry_v not_o lest_o thou_o be_v fond_a in_o the_o one_o or_o thou_o dote_v in_o the_o other_o and_o repent_v for_o both_o let_v thy_o like_n ripen_v before_o thou_o love_v let_v thy_o love_n advise_v before_o thou_o choo_n and_o let_v thy_o choice_n be_v fix_v before_o thou_o marry_v remember_v that_o the_o whole_a happiness_n or_o unhappiness_n of_o thy_o life_n depend_v upon_o this_o one_o act._n remember_v nothing_o but_o death_n can_v dissolve_v this_o knot_n he_o that_o wed_v in_o haste_n repent_v ofttimes_o by_o leisure_n and_o he_o that_o repent_v he_o of_o his_o own_o act_n either_o be_v or_o be_v a_o fool_n by_o confession_n chap._n xli_o if_o god_n have_v send_v thou_o a_o cross_n take_v it_o up_o and_o follow_v he_o use_v it_o wise_o lest_o it_o be_v unprofitable_a bear_v it_o patient_o lest_o it_o be_v intolerable_a behold_v in_o it_o god_n anger_n against_o sin_n and_o his_o love_n towards_o thou_o in_o punish_v the_o one_o and_o chasten_v the_o other_o if_o it_o be_v light_a sleight_v it_o not_o if_o heavy_a murmur_v not_o not_o to_o be_v sensible_a of_o a_o judgement_n be_v the_o symptom_n of_o a_o harden_a heart_n and_o to_o be_v displease_v at_o his_o pleasure_n be_v a_o sign_n of_o a_o rebellious_a will_n chap._n xlii_o if_o thou_o desire_v to_o be_v magnanimous_a undertake_v nothing_o rash_o and_o fear_v nothing_o thou_o undertake_v fear_v nothing_o but_o infamy_n dare_v any_o thing_n but_o injury_n the_o measure_n of_o magnanimity_n be_v neither_o to_o be_v rash_a nor_o timorous_a chap._n xliii_o practise_v in_o health_n to_o bear_v sickness_n and_o endeavour_v in_o the_o strength_n of_o thy_o life_n to_o

transport_v thou_o not_o beyond_o the_o common_a pitch_n and_o show_v thou_o not_o the_o magazine_n of_o high_a invention_n return_v thou_o to_o thy_o wanton_a bed_n and_o there_o conclude_v thyself_o more_o fit_a to_o wear_v thy_o mistress_n favour_n than_o apollo_n bay_n chap._n lv._o if_o thou_o be_v rich_a strive_v to_o command_v thy_o money_n lest_o she_o command_v thou_o if_o thou_o know_v how_o to_o use_v she_o she_o be_v thy_o servant_n if_o not_o thou_o be_v her_o slave_n chap._n lvi_o bring_v thy_o daughter_n a_o husband_n of_o she_o own_o religion_n and_o of_o no_o hereditary_a disease_n let_v his_o wisdom_n outweigh_v his_o wealth_n let_v his_o parentage_n excel_v his_o person_n and_o let_v his_o year_n exceed_v she_o let_v thy_o prayer_n recommend_v the_o rest_n to_o providence_n if_o he_o prove_v thou_o have_v find_v a_o son_n if_o not_o thou_o have_v lose_v a_o daughter_n chap._n lvii_o so_o use_v prosperity_n that_o adversity_n may_v not_o abuse_v thou_o if_o in_o the_o one_o security_n admit_v no_o fear_n in_o the_o other_o despair_n will_v afford_v no_o hope_n he_o that_o in_o prosperity_n can_v foretell_v a_o danger_n can_v in_o adversity_n foresee_v deliverance_n chap._n lviii_o if_o thy_o faith_n have_v no_o doubt_n thou_o have_v just_a cause_n to_o doubt_v thy_o faith_n and_o if_o thy_o doubt_n have_v no_o hope_n thou_o have_v just_a reason_n to_o fear_v despair_n when_o there_o before_o thy_o doubt_n shall_v exercise_v thy_o faith_n keep_v thy_o hope_n firm_a to_o qualify_v thy_o doubt_n so_o shall_v thy_o faith_n be_v secure_v from_o doubt_n so_o shall_v thy_o doubt_n be_v preserve_v from_o despair_n chap._n lix_n if_o thou_o desire_v to_o be_v true_o valiant_a fear_v to_o do_v any_o injury_n he_o that_o fear_v not_o to_o do_v evil_a be_v always_o afraid_a to_o suffer_v evil_a he_o that_o never_o fear_v be_v desperate_a and_o he_o that_o fear_v always_o be_v a_o coward_n he_o be_v the_o true_a valiant_a man_n that_o dare_v nothing_o but_o what_o he_o may_v and_o fear_v nothing_o but_o what_o he_o ought_v chap._n lx._n anger_n may_v repast_v with_o thou_o for_o a_o hour_n but_o not_o repose_v for_o a_o night_n the_o continuance_n of_o anger_n be_v hatred_n the_o continuance_n of_o hatred_n turn_v malice_n that_o anger_n be_v not_o warrantable_a which_o have_v see_v two_o sun_n chap._n lxi_o if_o thou_o stand_v guilty_a of_o oppression_n or_o wrongful_o possess_v of_o another_o right_n see_v thou_o make_v restitution_n before_o thou_o give_v a_o alm_n if_o otherwise_o what_o be_v thou_o but_o a_o thief_n and_o make_v god_n thy_o receiver_n chap._n lxii_o when_o thou_o pray_v for_o spiritual_a grace_n let_v thy_o prayer_n be_v absolute_a when_o for_o temporal_a blessing_n add_v a_o clause_n of_o god_n pleasure_n in_o both_o with_o faith_n and_o humiliation_n so_o shall_v thou_o undoubted_o receive_v what_o thou_o desire_v or_o more_o or_o better_a never_o prayer_n right_o make_v be_v make_v unheard_a or_o hear_v ungranted_a chap._n lxiii_o he_o that_o give_v all_o though_o but_o little_a give_v much_o because_o god_n look_v not_o to_o the_o quantity_n of_o the_o gift_n but_o to_o the_o quality_n of_o the_o giver_n he_o that_o desire_v to_o give_v more_o than_o he_o can_v have_v equal_v his_o gift_n to_o his_o desire_n and_o have_v give_v more_o than_o he_o have_v chap._n lxiv_o be_v not_o too_o greedy_a in_o desire_v riches_n nor_o too_o eager_a in_o seek_v they_o nor_o too_o covetous_a in_o keep_v they_o nor_o too_o passionate_a in_o lose_v they_o the_o first_o will_v possess_v thy_o soul_n of_o discontent_n the_o second_o will_v dispossess_v thy_o body_n of_o rest_n the_o three_o will_v possess_v thy_o wealth_n of_o thou_o the_o last_o will_v dispossess_v thou_o of_o thyself_o he_o that_o be_v too_o violent_a in_o the_o concupiscible_a will_v be_v as_o violent_a in_o the_o irascible_a chap._n lxv_o be_v not_o too_o rash_a in_o the_o break_n of_o a_o inconvenient_a custom_n as_o it_o be_v get_v so_o leave_v it_o by_o degree_n danger_n attend_v upon_o too_o sudden_a alteration_n he_o that_o pull_v down_o a_o bad_a building_n by_o the_o great_a may_v be_v ruin_v by_o the_o fall_n but_o he_o that_o take_v it_o down_o brick_n by_o brick_n may_v live_v to_o build_v a_o better_a chap._n lxvi_o if_o thou_o desire_v that_o inestimable_a grace_n of_o save_a faith_n detest_v that_o insatiable_a vice_n of_o damnable_a covetousness_n it_o be_v impossible_a one_o heart_n though_o never_o so_o double_a shall_v lodge_v both_o faith_n possess_v thou_o of_o what_o thou_o have_v not_o covetousness_n dispossess_v thou_o of_o what_o thou_o have_v thou_o can_v not_o serve_v god_n unless_o mammon_n serve_v thou_o chap._n xlvii_o beware_v of_o he_o that_o be_v slow_a to_o anger_n anger_n when_o it_o be_v long_o in_o come_v be_v the_o strong_a when_o it_o come_v and_o the_o long_o keep_v abuse_a patience_n turn_v to_o fury_n when_o fancy_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o passion_n that_o understanding_n which_o compose_v the_o fancy_n qualify_v the_o passion_n but_o when_o judgement_n be_v the_o ground_n the_o memory_n be_v the_o recorder_n chap._n lxviii_o he_o that_o profess_v himself_o thy_o open_a enemy_n arm_n thou_o against_o the_o evil_n he_o mean_v thou_o but_o he_o that_o dissemble_v himself_o thy_o secret_a friend_n strike_v beyond_o caution_n and_o wound_n above_o cure_n from_o the_o first_o thou_o may_v deliver_v thyself_o from_o the_o last_o good_a lord_n deliver_v thou_o chap._n lxix_o if_o thou_o have_v wrong_v thy_o brother_n in_o thought_n reconcile_v thou_o to_o he_o in_o thought_n if_o thou_o have_v offend_v he_o in_o word_n let_v thy_o reconciliation_n be_v in_o word_n if_o thou_o have_v trespass_v against_o he_o in_o deed_n by_o deed_n be_v reconcile_v to_o he_o that_o reconciliation_n be_v most_o kind_o which_o be_v most_o in_o kind_n chap._n lxx_o not_o to_o give_v to_o the_o poor_a be_v to_o take_v from_o he_o not_o to_o feed_v the_o hungry_a if_o thou_o have_v it_o be_v the_o utmost_a of_o thy_o power_n to_o kill_v he_o that_o therefore_o thou_o may_v avoid_v both_o sacrilege_n and_o murder_n be_v charitable_a chap._n lxxi_o so_o often_o as_o thou_o remember_v thy_o sin_n without_o grief_n so_o often_o thou_o repecaest_a those_o sin_n by_o thy_o not_o grieve_v he_o that_o will_v not_o mourn_v for_o the_o evil_n which_o he_o have_v do_v give_v earnest_n for_o the_o evil_n he_o mean_v to_o do_v nothing_o can_v assuage_v that_o fire_n which_o sin_n have_v make_v but_o only_o that_o water_n which_o repentance_n have_v draw_v chap._n lxxii_o look_v well_o before_o thou_o leap_v into_o the_o chair_n of_o honour_n the_o high_a thou_o climb_v the_o low_a thou_o fall_v unlesh_n virtue_n preserve_v thou_o if_o gold_n or_o favour_n advance_v thou_o thy_o honour_n be_v pin_v upon_o the_o wheel_n of_o fortune_n when_o the_o wheel_n shall_v turn_v thy_o honour_n fall_v and_o thou_o rema_v a_o everlasting_a monument_n of_o thy_o own_o ambitious_a folly_n chap._n lxxiii_o we_o be_v bear_v with_o our_o temptation_n nature_n sometime_o press_v we_o to_o evil_a sometime_o provoke_v we_o unto_o good_a therefore_o thou_o give_v she_o more_o than_o her_o due_a thou_o nourish_v a_o enemy_n if_o less_o than_o be_v fufficient_a thou_o destroy_v a_o friend_n moderation_n will_v prevent_v both_o chap._n lxxiv_o if_o thou_o scorn_v not_o to_o serve_v luxury_n in_o thy_o youth_n chastity_n will_v scorn_v thy_o service_n in_o thy_o age_n and_o that_o the_o will_n of_o thy_o green_a year_n think_v no_o vice_n in_o the_o act_n the_o necessity_n of_o thy_o gray_a hair_n make_v no_o virtue_n in_o the_o forbear_n where_o there_o be_v no_o conflict_n there_o can_v be_v no_o conquest_n where_o there_o be_v no_o conquest_n there_o be_v no_o crown_n chap._n lxxv_o thou_o do_v nothing_o towards_o thy_o own_o creation_n for_o thou_o be_v create_v for_o thy_o creator_n glory_n thou_o must_v do_v something_o towards_o thy_o own_o redemption_n for_o thou_o be_v redeem_v for_o thy_o own_o good_a he_o that_o make_v thou_o without_o thou_o will_v not_o save_v thou_o without_o thou_o chap._n lxxvi_o when_o thy_o tongue_n and_o heart_n agree_v not_o in_o confession_n that_o confession_n be_v not_o agreeable_a to_o god_n pleasure_n he_o that_o confess_v with_o his_o tongue_n and_o want_v confession_n in_o his_o heart_n be_v either_o a_o vain_a man_n on_o a_o hypocrite_n he_o that_o have_v confession_n in_o his_o heart_n and_o want_v it_o in_o his_o tongue_n be_v either_o a_o proud_a man_n or_o a_o timorous_a chap._n lxxvii_o gold_n be_v caesar_n treasure_n man_n be_v god_n thy_o gold_n have_v caesar_n image_n and_o thou_o have_v god_n give_v therefore_o those_o thing_n unto_o caesar_n which_o be_v caesar_n and_o unto_o god_n which_o be_v go_n chap._n lxxviii_o in_o the_o commission_n of_o evil_a fear_v no_o

last_o seldom_o fail'e_v be_v ground_v upon_o evidence_n chap._n xcviii_o if_o thou_o be_v call_v to_o the_o dignity_n of_o a_o commander_n dignify_v thy_o place_n by_o thy_o command_n and_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v the_o more_o perfect_a in_o command_v other_o practice_n upon_o thyself_o remember_v thou_o be_v a_o servant_n to_o the_o public_a weal_n and_o therefore_o forget_v all_o private_a respect_n either_o of_o kin_n or_o friend_n remember_v thou_o be_v a_o champion_n for_o a_o kingdom_n forget_v therefore_o all_o private_a affection_n either_o of_o love_n or_o hate_n he_o that_o will_v do_v his_o country_n right_a must_v not_o be_v too_o sensible_a of_o a_o personal_a wrong_n chap._n xcix_o it_o be_v the_o part_n of_o a_o wise_a commander_n to_o read_v book_n not_o so_o much_o as_o man_n nor_o man_n so_o much_o as_o nation_n he_o that_o can_v discern_v the_o inclination_n condition_n and_o passion_n of_o a_o kingdom_n gain_n be_v his_o prince_n a_o great_a advantage_n both_o in_o peace_n and_o warr._n chap._n c._n and_o you_o most_o high_a and_o mighty_a prince_n of_o this_o low_a world_n who_o at_o this_o intricate_a and_o vatious_a game_n of_o war_n vie_v kingdom_n and_o win_v crown_n and_o by_o the_o death_n of_o your_o renown_a subject_n gain_v the_o life_n of_o your_o bold-hearted_n enemy_n know_v there_o be_v a_o quo_fw-la warranto_fw-la whereto_o you_o be_v to_o give_v account_n of_o vour_z eye-glorious_a action_n according_a to_o the_o righteous_a rule_n of_o sacred_a justice_n how_o warrantable_a it_o be_v to_o rend_v imperial_a crown_n from_o off_o the_o sovereign_a head_n of_o their_o too_o weak_a possessor_n or_o to_o snatch_v sceptre_n from_o out_o the_o conquer_a hand_n of_o heaven-anointed_n majesty_n and_o by_o your_o vast_a ambition_n still_o to_o enlarge_v your_o large_a dominion_n with_o kingdom_n ravish_v from_o their_o natural_a prince_n judge_v you_o o_o let_v your_o brave_a design_n and_o well-weighed_a action_n be_v as_o just_a as_o you_o be_v glorious_a and_o consider_v that_o all_o your_o war_n who_o end_n be_v not_o to_o defend_v your_o own_o possession_n or_o to_o recover_v your_o dispossession_n be_v but_o princely_a injury_n which_o none_o but_o heaven_n can_v right_v but_o where_o necessity_n strike_v up_o her_o hard_a alarm_n or_o wrong_a religion_n beat_v her_o zealous_a march_n go_v on_o and_o let_v both_o sword_n and_o stratagem_n proclaim_v a_o victory_n who_o noise_a renown_n may_v fill_v the_o world_n with_o your_o eternal_a glory_n the_o end_n of_o the_o first_o century_n enchiridion_n the_o second_o book_n cent._n 2._o chap._n i._n apromise_n be_v a_o child_n of_o the_o understanding_n and_o the_o understanding_n beget_v it_o the_o will_n bring_v it_o forth_o he_o that_o perform_v it_o deliver_v the_o mother_n he_o that_o brerk_v it_o murder_n the_o child_n if_o he_o be_v beget_v in_o the_o absence_n of_o the_o understanding_n it_o be_v a_o bastard_n but_o the_o child_n must_v be_v keep_v if_o thou_o mistrust_v thy_o understanding_n promise_v not_o if_o thou_o have_v promise_v break_v it_o not_o it_o be_v better_a to_o maintain_v a_o bastard_n then_o to_o murder_v a_o child_n chap._n ii_o charity_n be_v a_o naked_a child_n giving_z honey_n to_o a_o bee_n without_o wing_n naked_a because_o excuseless_a and_o simple_a a_o child_n because_o tender_a and_o grow_a give_v honey_n because_o honey_n be_v pleasant_a and_o comfortable_a to_o a_o bee_n because_o a_o bee_n be_v laborious_a and_o deserve_a without_o wing_n because_o helpless_a and_o want_v if_o thou_o deny_v to_o such_o thou_o kill_v a_o bee_n if_o thou_o give_v to_o other_o than_o such_o thou_o preserve_v a_o drone_n chap._n iii_o before_o thy_o undertake_n of_o any_o design_n weigh_v the_o glory_n of_o thy_o action_n with_o the_o danger_n of_o the_o attempt_n if_o the_o glory_n ontweigh_v the_o danger_n it_o be_v cowardice_n to_o neglect_v it_o if_o the_o danger_n exceed_v the_o glory_n it_o be_v rashness_n to_o attempt_v it_o if_o the_o balance_n stand_v poise_v let_v thy_o own_o genius_n cast_v they_o chap._n iu._n will_v thou_o know_v the_o lawfulness_n of_o the_o action_n which_o thou_o desire_v to_o undertake_v let_v thy_o devotion_n recommend_v it_o to_o divine_a blessing_n if_o it_o be_v lawful_a thou_o shall_v perceive_v thy_o heart_n encourage_v by_o thy_o prayer_n if_o unlawful_a thou_o shall_v find_v thy_o prayer_n discourage_v by_o thy_o heart_n that_o action_n be_v not_o warrantable_a which_o either_o blush_n to_o beg_v blessing_n or_o have_v succeed_v dare_v not_o present_a thanksgiving_n chap._n v._n if_o evil_a man_n speak_v good_a or_o good_a man_n evil_a of_o thy_o conversation_n examine_v all_o thy_o action_n and_o suspect_v thyself_o but_o if_o evil_a man_n speak_v evil_a of_o thou_o hold_v it_o as_o thy_o honour_n and_o by_o way_n of_o thankfulness_n love_v they_o but_o upon_o condition_n that_o they_o continue_v to_o hate_v thou_o chap._n vi_o if_o thou_o hope_v to_o please_v all_o thy_o hope_n be_v vain_a if_o thou_o fear_v to_o displease_v some_o thy_o fear_n be_v idle_a the_o way_n to_o please_v thyself_o be_v not_o to_o displease_v the_o best_a and_o the_o way_n to_o displease_v the_o best_a be_v to_o please_v the_o most_o if_o thou_o can_v fashion_v thyself_o to_o please_v all_o thou_o shall_v displease_v he_o that_o be_v all_o in_o all._n chap._n vii_o if_o thou_o neglecte_v thy_o love_n to_o thy_o neighbour_n in_o vain_a thou_o profess_v thy_o love_n to_o god_n for_o by_o thy_o love_n to_o god_n the_o love_n to_o thy_o neighbour_n be_v beget_v and_o by_o the_o love_n to_o thy_o neighbour_n thy_o love_n to_o god_n be_v nourish_v chap._n viii_o thy_o ignorance_n in_o unrevealed_a mystery_n be_v the_o mother_n of_o a_o save_a faith_n and_o thy_o understanding_n in_o reveal_v truth_n be_v the_o mother_n of_o a_o sacred_a knowledge_n understand_v not_o therefore_o that_o thou_o may_v believe_v but_o believe_v that_o thou_o may_v understand_v understanding_n be_v the_o wage_n of_o a_o lively_a faith_n and_o faith_n be_v the_o reward_n of_o a_o humble_a ignorance_n chap._n ix_o pride_n be_v the_o ape_n of_o charity_n in_o show_v not_o much_o unlike_a but_o somewhat_o full_a of_o action_n in_o seek_v the_o one_o take_v heed_n thou_o light_v not_o upon_o the_o other_o they_o be_v two_o parallel_n never_o but_o asunder_o charity_n feed_v the_o poor_a so_o do_v pride_n charity_n build_v a_o hospital_n so_o do_v pride_n in_o this_o thy_o differ_v charity_n give_v her_o glory_n to_o god_n pride_n take_v her_o glory_n from_o man_n chap._n x._o have_v thou_o lose_v thy_o money_n and_o do_v thou_o mourn_v another_o lose_v it_o before_o thou_o have_v it_o be_v not_o trouble_v perchance_o if_o thou_o have_v not_o lose_v it_o now_o it_o have_v lose_v thou_o for_o ever_o think_v therefore_o what_o thou_o rather_o have_v escape_v then_o lose_v perhaps_o thou_o have_v not_o be_v so_o much_o thy_o own_o have_v not_o thy_o money_n be_v so_o little_o thou_o chap._n xi_o flatter_v not_o thyself_o in_o thy_o faith_n to_o god_n if_o thou_o want_v charity_n for_o thy_o neighbour_n and_o think_v not_o thou_o have_v charity_n for_o thy_o neighbour_n if_o thou_o want_v faith_n to_o god_n where_o they_o be_v not_o both_o together_o they_o be_v both_o want_v they_o be_v both_o dead_a if_o once_o divide_v chap._n xii_o be_v not_o too_o slow_a in_o the_o break_n of_o a_o sinful_a custom_n a_o quick_a courageous_a resolution_n be_v better_a than_o a_o gradual_a deliberation_n in_o such_o a_o combat_n he_o be_v the_o brave_a soldier_n that_o lay_n about_o he_o without_o fear_n or_o wit_n wit_n plead_v fear_n dishearten_v he_o that_o will_v kill_v hydra_n have_v better_o strike_v off_o one_o neckthen_n five_o head_n fall_v the_o tree_n and_o the_o branch_n be_v soon_o cut_v off_o chap._n xii_o be_v careful_a rather_o of_o what_o thou_o do_v then_o of_o what_o thou_o have_v for_o what_o thou_o have_v be_v none_o of_o thou_o and_o will_v leave_v thou_o at_o thy_o death_n or_o thou_o the_o pleasure_n of_o it_o in_o thy_o sickness_n but_o what_o thou_o do_v be_v thou_o and_o will_v follow_v thou_o to_o thy_o grave_n and_o plead_v for_o thou_o or_o against_o thou_o at_o thy_o resurrection_n chap._n fourteen_o if_o thou_o enjoy_v not_o the_o god_n of_o love_n thou_o can_v not_o obtain_v the_o love_n of_o god_n neither_o until_o then_o can_v thou_o enjoy_v a_o desire_n to_o love_n god_n nor_o relish_v the_o love_n of_o god_n thy_o love_n to_o god_n be_v nothing_o but_o a_o faint_a reflection_n of_o god_n love_n to_o thou_o till_o he_o please_v to_o love_v thou_o thy_o love_n can_v never_o please_v he_o chap._n xv._o let_v not_o thy_o fancy_n be_v guide_v by_o thy_o eye_n nor_o let_v thy_o will_v be_v govern_v by_o thy_o fancy_n thy_o eye_n may_v be_v deceive_v in_o