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retire_v rather_o to_o prayer_n and_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v believe_v that_o they_o who_o exhort_v other_o to_o pray_v continual_o omit_v this_o duty_n themselves_o again_o as_o they_o have_v holy_a inspiration_n to_o external_a work_n to_o preach_v &c._n &c._n so_o may_v another_o have_v they_o to_o forbear_v preach_v and_o rather_o to_o be_v take_v himself_o to_o solitude_n read_v meditation_n as_o this_o be_v more_o necessary_a and_o beneficial_a to_o himself_o than_o his_o do_v the_o former_a will_v be_v to_o other_o nor_o i_o hope_v be_v s._n john_n baptist_n business_n in_o the_o desert_n who_o chief_a practice_n there_o must_v needs_o be_v prayer_n nor_o anna_n in_o the_o temple_n who_o be_v say_v not_o to_o have_v depart_v thence_o 2.37_o but_o serve_v god_n there_o with_o prayer_n night_n and_o day_n unlawful_a employment_n and_o so_o it_o be_v that_o
a_o undiscreet_a zeal_n of_o do_v good_a to_o other_o hinder_v many_o imperfect_a soul_n from_o that_o charity_n and_o rob_v they_o of_o that_o time_n which_o they_o owe_v much_o rather_o to_o themselves_o reply_v to_o p._n 337._o lxxii_o what_o become_v of_o all_o the_o precept_n they_o have_v leave_v we_o etc._n etc._n the_o precept_n the_o apostle_n have_v leave_v we_o of_o do_v good_a of_o mutual_a edification_n of_o constant_a business_n beside_o the_o command_n for_o the_o outward_a duty_n of_o worship_n be_v affirm_v by_o none_o to_o be_v hindrance_n in_o the_o way_n to_o perfection_n nay_o further_o so_o much_o in_o any_o of_o these_o as_o the_o apostle_n have_v command_v be_v necessary_a to_o perfection_n but_o will_v this_o author_n say_v that_o the_o contemplative_n or_o sancta_fw-la sophia_n in_o their_o rule_n oppose_v any_o of_o these_o or_o other_o external_a duty_n whatever_o in_o such_o time_n and_o place_n and_o other_o circumstance_n as_o the_o apostle_n have_v command_v it_o for_o so_o often_o the_o omission_n of_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a they_o always_o suppose_v but_o a_o sin_n or_o 2._o will_v he_o say_v because_o external_a good_a work_n outward_a duty_n of_o worship_n etc._n etc._n be_v apostolical_a precept_n therefore_o private_a prayer_n be_v none_o or_o 3._o will_v he_o argue_v when_o ever_o we_o can_v do_v any_o of_o these_o therefore_o we_o may_v not_o at_o any_o such_o time_n better_o omit_v they_o and_o do_v something_o else_o all_o these_o consequence_n be_v faulty_a affirmative_a precept_n oblige_v not_o all_o person_n not_o at_o all_o time_n and_o the_o act_n of_o they_o be_v in_o consilio_fw-la not_o praecepto_fw-la except_o in_o some_o case_n of_o necessity_n and_o then_o toties_fw-la quoties_fw-la the_o contemplative_n devotion_n as_o they_o profess_v be_v to_o be_v lay_v aside_o internal_a liver_n to_o pretend_v etc._n etc._n lxxiii_o sancta_fw-la sophia_n grant_v spiritual_a person_n sometime_o to_o have_v such_o supernatural_a favour_n 65._o yet_o will_v it_o not_o have_v such_o person_n easy_o to_o pretend_v they_o lest_o perhaps_o they_o may_v be_v mistake_v when_o indeed_o they_o have_v they_o not_o nor_o so_o much_o as_o desire_v they_o nay_o rather_o pray_v against_o they_o lest_o consider_v their_o own_o weakness_n they_o shall_v abuse_v they_o to_o vanity_n and_o pride_n last_o nor_o to_o esteem_v or_o execute_v any_o thing_n according_a to_o they_o unless_o approve_v by_o superior_n oblige_a to_o resign_v their_o judgement_n 37._o etc._n etc._n s._n sophia_n word_n be_v in_o such_o case_n all_o soul_n be_v not_o so_o absolute_o oblige_v etc._n etc._n which_o proposition_n be_v bring_v in_o here_o by_o this_o author_n but_o the_o case_n leave_v out_o after_o which_o manner_n catholic_n casuist_n and_o schoolman_n be_v very_o ordinary_o use_v by_o ptotestant_a writer_n and_o particular_o by_o doctor_n tailor_n who_o this_o author_n much_o follow_v now_o the_o case_n be_v 1._o if_o the_o 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false_a and_o suggestion_n of_o the_o evil_a spirit_n not_o by_o prayer_n only_o but_o by_o the_o divine_a law_n these_o inspiring_n be_v pretend_v by_o they_o in_o thing_n not_o indifferent_a but_o direct_o contrary_a to_o these_o law_n but_o the_o passage_n which_o this_o author_n here_o select_v and_o omit_v the_o other_o that_o be_v to_o the_o purpose_n be_v concern_v the_o motion_n of_o god_n spirit_n in_o matter_n or_o action_n &_o omission_n agree_v on_o to_o be_v in_o themselves_o indifferent_a and_o lawful_a or_o also_o good_a within_o which_o bound_n have_v the_o fanatic_a inspiration_n contain_v themselves_o some_o mistake_v perhaps_o there_o may_v have_v be_v but_o hurt_v none_o either_o to_o the_o church_n state_n their_o neighbour_n or_o themselves_o as_o to_o sin_v nothing_o but_o the_o assistance_n of_o divine_a grace_n 338._o nothing_o more_o be_v here_o mean_v by_o divine_a inspiration_n than_o the_o assistance_n or_o efficiency_n of_o the_o divine_a grace_n 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