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where_o thou_o may_v do_v penance_n for_o sin_n past_a and_o obtain_v grace_n for_o the_o present_a and_o happy_o obtain_v the_o future_a glory_n let_v not_o the_o remembrance_n of_o thy_o sin_n hinder_v thou_o for_o where_o iniquity_n have_v abound_v grace_n also_o be_v accustom_v to_o superabound_v let_v not_o the_o very_a austerity_n of_o penitence_n deter_v thou_o for_o the_o suffering_n of_o this_o life_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o satisfy_v for_o the_o fault_n past_o which_o be_v remit_v for_o the_o present_a grace_n which_o be_v give_v and_o for_o the_o future_a glory_n which_o be_v promise_v chap._n ii_o how_o mutable_a worldly_a wealth_n be_v soule_n now_o i_o acknowledge_v the_o falsity_n and_o instability_n of_o the_o world_n but_o i_o know_v not_o how_o i_o be_o captivate_v that_o
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if_o thou_o love_v heavenly_a thing_n how_o be_v it_o now_o that_o thou_o remain_v not_o in_o heaven_n who_o be_v in_o this_o life_n resemble_v celestial_a spirit_n soule_n alas_o alas_o now_o miserable_a and_o unhappy_a that_o i_o be_o know_v perceive_v myself_o for_o a_o long_a season_n to_o have_v be_v miserable_o blind_v who_o for_o so_o long_a a_o time_n know_o have_v err_v in_o temporal_a and_o earthly_a thing_n entangle_v myself_o by_o love_n in_o worldly_a and_o base_a thing_n from_o which_o i_o have_v receive_v very_o little_a comfort_n but_o much_o grief_n and_o some_o confusion_n but_o very_o little_a joy_n yet_o various_a and_o often_o great_a sorrow_n of_o heart_n tell_v i_o therefore_o i_o pray_v thou_o o_o man_n what_o be_v that_o heavenly_a consolation_n and_o how_o by_o any_o mean_n i_o may_v be_v able_a to_o attain_v to_o it_o in_o this_o vale_n of_o tear_n and_o misery_n what_o be_v that_o which_o i_o find_v in_o my_o god_n when_o so_o willing_o and_o so_o easy_o i_o 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enticement_n and_o concupiscence_n of_o this_o world_n fly_v all_o labour_n desire_v pleasure_n &_o can_v scarce_o be_v bring_v to_o this_o that_o he_o can_v refrain_v the_o custom_n of_o his_o former_a life_n but_o when_o he_o shall_v begin_v to_o think_v on_o the_o necessity_n of_o future_a judgement_n he_o induce_v a_o voluntary_a war_n on_o his_o passion_n move_v either_o by_o hope_n of_o reward_n or_o for_o fear_n of_o punishment_n he_o do_v violence_n to_o his_o former_a desire_n and_o earnest_o contend_v to_o overcome_v himself_o whence_o come_v these_o verse_n o_o foelix_fw-la mortale_fw-la genus_fw-la si_fw-la semper_fw-la haberet_fw-la aeternum_fw-la prae_fw-la ment_fw-la bonum_fw-la finemque_fw-la timeret_fw-la right_o happy_a be_v that_o man_n that_o ever_o have_v the_o eternal_a good_a in_o his_o mind_n and_o fear_n his_o death_n the_o four_o exercise_n how_o the_o soul_n by_o mental_a exercise_n aught_o to_o convert_v the_o light_n of_o contemplation_n to_o those_o 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may_v be_v amend_v consider_v o_o man_n how_o noble_a the_o mind_n of_o man_n be_v often_o time_n it_o be_v more_o easy_o persuade_v with_o easy_a and_o pleasant_a thing_n then_o by_o terrible_a and_o adverse_a oftentimes_o it_o be_v more_o allure_v by_o promise_n and_o thing_n comfort_v than_o it_o be_v enforce_v by_o threat_n and_o terror_n wherefore_o our_o sister_n the_o spouse_n desire_v to_o be_v draw_v with_o the_o odour_n of_o celestial_a unguent_n with_o the_o savour_n of_o divine_a grace_n and_o so_o to_o run_v with_o the_o spouse_n and_o now_o not_o out_o of_o fear_n but_o love_v delightful_o to_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o his_o commandment_n man._n o_o my_o soul_n it_o be_v true_a i_o confess_v which_o thou_o say_v but_o alas_o there_o be_v many_o which_o will_v not_o imitate_v god_n in_o prosperity_n wherefore_o it_o be_v convenient_a that_o they_o be_v terrify_v in_o adversity_n for_o there_o be_v many_o which_o either_o for_o blindness_n understand_v not_o the_o 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