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shall_v begin_v to_o beat_v the_o man-servant_n and_o maiden_n and_o to_o eat_v and_o to_o drink_v and_o to_o be_v drunken_a the_o lord_n of_o that_o servant_n will_v come_v in_o a_o day_n when_o he_o look_v not_o for_o he_o and_o in_o a_o hour_n when_o he_o be_v not_o aware_a and_o will_v cut_v he_o in_o sunder_o and_o will_v appoint_v he_o his_o portion_n with_o unbeliever_n and_o the_o wise_a servant_n will_v not_o say_v within_o himself_o my_o lord_n defer_v his_o come_n understand_v this_o to_o be_v speak_v only_o of_o the_o come_n of_o christ_n at_o the_o last_o and_o general_a judgement_n but_o of_o his_o particular_a doomsday_n when_o his_o life_n shall_v be_v call_v for_o by_o god_n and_o his_o own_o belove_a sin_n of_o excess_n shall_v snatch_v his_o soul_n from_o his_o wretched_a body_n for_o indulge_v it_o how_o many_o tragical_a instance_n do_v our_o age_n afford_v of_o such_o who_o have_v be_v confound_v in_o their_o own_o sin_n and_o perish_v in_o this_o pleasure_n i_o shall_v need_v to_o name_v none_o of_o yesterday_o or_o of_o this_o nation_n i_o will_v it_o be_v not_o notorious_a but_o two_o most_o eminent_a and_o mighty_a potentate_n i_o may_v mention_v i_o hope_v without_o offence_n and_o not_o without_o sense_n or_o some_o effect_n alexander_n the_o great_a his_o friend_n and_o flatterer_n write_v that_o he_o die_v of_o poison_n give_v he_o at_o babylon_n but_o other_o more_o severe_a teller_n of_o truth_n write_v that_o wine_n be_v that_o poison_n excessive_o take_v and_o that_o drunkenness_n kill_v he_o as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o seneca_n epist_n 58._o and_o who_o so_o great_a a_o man_n in_o his_o day_n and_o so_o victorious_a as_o attilas_n who_o after_o his_o many_o conquest_n not_o be_v able_a to_o overcome_v his_o appetite_n of_o wine_n be_v overcome_v by_o it_o to_o that_o degree_n one_o day_n that_o he_o be_v take_v so_o ill_a the_o next_o night_n that_o he_o void_a blood_n at_o his_o mouth_n and_o so_o die_v choke_v with_o it_o as_o munster_n tell_v we_o in_o his_o cosmographie_n let_v these_o thing_n than_o sink_v into_o our_o heart_n and_o have_v such_o influence_n upon_o our_o life_n and_o manner_n as_o to_o prevent_v such_o disorder_n and_o miscarriage_n and_o let_v all_o they_o who_o faith_n be_v dim-sighted_a or_o weak_a as_o to_o have_v no_o power_n over_o they_o in_o declare_v to_o they_o and_o convince_a they_o of_o the_o defilement_n of_o their_o soul_n contract_v by_o these_o excess_n and_o shameful_a spewing_n on_o their_o own_o glory_n as_o the_o prophet_n habakkuk_n apt_o express_v it_o chap._n 2._o 16._o be_v teach_v at_o length_n and_o convince_v by_o their_o sense_n and_o common_a experience_n what_o a_o stain_n to_o their_o name_n what_o a_o wound_n to_o their_o body_n they_o bring_v from_o which_o they_o can_v never_o be_v purge_v or_o of_o which_o cure_v but_o by_o tear_n of_o timely_a repentance_n and_o the_o happy_a change_n of_o due_a renovation_n both_o which_o will_v be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o difficult_a by_o how_o much_o they_o be_v more_o defer_v sect_n xvii_o of_o slothfullnesse_n the_o last_o capital_a sin._n 1._o slothfulness_n and_o affect_a dulness_n of_o mind_n and_o laziness_n of_o body_n be_v not_o deny_v to_o be_v a_o sin_n by_o any_o but_o to_o many_o seem_v so_o modest_a innocent_a and_o harmless_a that_o they_o wonder_v why_o it_o shall_v be_v rank_v among_o the_o most_o dangerous_a and_o deadly_a but_o as_o we_o before_o observe_v sin_n be_v not_o to_o be_v estimate_v from_o their_o intrinsic_a or_o absolute_a evil_n only_o but_o also_o from_o the_o tail_n they_o draw_v after_o they_o and_o the_o brood_n issue_v from_o they_o and_o thus_o slothfullnesse_n may_v be_v inferior_a in_o consequential_a mischief_n to_o none_o for_o this_o numbness_n of_o mind_n and_o indisposition_n of_o body_n to_o act_n extend_v itself_o equal_o to_o both_o capacity_n viz._n natural_a and_o divine_a or_o religious_a it_o be_v seldom_o know_v that_o he_o who_o mind_n be_v dull_v by_o indulge_v to_o ease_v be_v active_a any_o way_n in_o religion_n and_o in_o truth_n so_o notorious_a be_v it_o that_o divine_v treat_v of_o it_o only_o or_o chief_o as_o to_o religion_n which_o it_o corrupt_v if_o not_o total_o destroy_v 2._o for_o as_o labour_v and_o honest_a industry_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o first_o virtue_n insinuate_v in_o scripture_n and_o appoint_v to_o man_n so_o may_v the_o vice_n of_o sloth_n be_v the_o very_a first_o of_o practical_a error_n suppose_v that_o pride_n be_v the_o first_o of_o mental_a vice_n for_o we_o read_v genesis_n chap._n 2._o that_o there_o be_v at_o first_o no_o man_n to_o till_o the_o ground_n v._o 5._o and_o we_o read_v v._o 8._o that_o god_n make_v man_n so_o soon_o as_o he_o have_v make_v eden_n and_o put_v he_o therein_o sure_o not_o to_o be_v idle_a lest_o the_o earth_n shall_v be_v idle_a too_o so_o that_o action_n be_v a_o virtue_n of_o paradise_n and_o so_o it_o be_v afterward_o when_o man_n turn_v out_o from_o thence_o be_v to_o make_v a_o virtue_n of_o necessity_n and_o work_n to_o keep_v he_o from_o add_v sin_n unto_o sin_n and_o calamity_n unto_o calamity_n for_o as_o chrysostome_n well_o observe_v it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o goodness_n in_o god_n to_o turn_v fall_v man_n out_o of_o paradise_n to_o the_o wide_a world_n and_o a_o blessing_n to_o he_o to_o curse_v the_o land_n so_o that_o without_o hard_a labour_n he_o can_v not_o well_o subsist_v for_o if_o when_o man_n be_v master_n of_o so_o much_o reason_n and_o owner_n of_o so_o much_o grace_n give_v he_o of_o god_n he_o fall_v into_o temptation_n and_o from_o thence_o into_o sin_n who_o can_v imagine_v but_o destitute_a in_o great_a measure_n of_o such_o aid_n and_o ability_n he_o shall_v riot_n unmeasurable_o live_v in_o ease_n plenty_n spontaneous_a and_o unactive_a rest_n odious_a and_o dangerous_a 3._o and_o therefore_o though_o my_o purpose_n be_v to_o oppose_v sloth_n as_o it_o relate_v to_o religion_n the_o connexion_n be_v so_o near_o and_o straight_o between_o diligence_n in_o humane_a and_o divine_a affair_n it_o be_v necessary_a to_o declare_v the_o sinfullnesse_n and_o odiousness_n and_o to_o correct_v the_o pravitie_n of_o the_o first_o before_o we_o can_v expect_v any_o good_a event_n in_o the_o latter_a for_o a_o soft_a heavy_a temper_n be_v the_o original_n of_o both_o and_o a_o sicklenesse_n and_o weariness_n in_o do_v any_o thing_n long_o or_o of_o difficulty_n but_o a_o certain_a spiritless_a loy_a and_o lie_v still_o or_o as_o the_o say_n be_v wander_v up_o and_o down_o to_o see_v who_o do_v nothing_o and_o help_v they_o until_o all_o mean_n use_v to_o gratify_v flesh_n and_o blood_n and_o none_o suffice_v idleness_n prove_v more_o tedious_a and_o tiresome_a than_o labour_n to_o other_o and_o none_o groan_v under_o the_o burden_n and_o heat_n and_o length_n of_o the_o day_n by_o labour_v so_o much_o as_o the_o slothful_a and_o idle_a person_n do_v under_o void_a time_n and_o empty_a hour_n and_o none_o bring_v more_o distemper_n upon_o his_o body_n by_o work_v nor_o so_o many_o as_o the_o sluggard_n by_o do_v nothing_o 4._o but_o do_v i_o say_v or_o suppose_v that_o a_o man_n awake_v and_o well_o in_o his_o wit_n and_o limb_n can_v rest_v in_o the_o negative_a do_v nothing_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o be_v believe_v the_o devil_n will_v not_o suffer_v his_o soul_n to_o be_v as_o aristotle_n understanding_n of_o infant_n rasa_fw-la tabula_fw-la a_o smooth_a and_o even_a table_n or_o as_o white_a paper_n in_o which_o nothing_o be_v write_v but_o be_v capable_a of_o any_o stamp_n or_o impression_n it_o please_v the_o slander_n by_o to_o make_v in_o it_o but_o he_o will_v write_v his_o mind_n in_o it_o speedy_o this_o be_v say_v cassian_n collat._n 10._o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o monastique_a father_n of_o old_a in_o egypt_n that_o the_o industrious_a monk_n be_v tempt_v with_o one_o devil_n but_o the_o idle_a with_o innumerable_a so_o that_o as_o the_o same_o author_n there_o also_o tell_v it_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o abbot_n paul_n to_o avoid_v idleness_n to_o burn_v those_o effect_n of_o his_o labour_n which_o be_v more_o than_o sufficient_a to_o bring_v in_o a_o bare_a livelihood_n that_o he_o may_v never_o want_v work_n or_o become_v idle_a 5._o and_o this_o he_o may_v learn_v of_o saint_n paul_n rom._n 12._o 11._o who_o teach_v we_o the_o dependence_n secular_a labour_n in_o a_o honest_a way_n have_v upon_o religion_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a say_v not_o slothful_a in_o business_n fervent_a in_o spirit_n serve_v the_o lord_n diligence_n here_o in_o business_n be_v set_v before_o fervour_n in_o spirit_n and_o in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n intimate_v the_o usefulness_n of_o bodily_a labour_n in_o dispose_v to_o
to_o we_o sect_n iii_o of_o the_o excess_n of_o vnitive_a love_n of_o god_n in_o ecstasy_n and_o rapture_n with_o their_o abuse_n and_o use_v note_v 1._o although_o the_o principal_a design_n in_o this_o unitive_a tractate_n be_v not_o to_o fill_v the_o brain_n with_o gallant_a speculation_n and_o gay_a notion_n of_o union_n with_o god_n yet_o because_o it_o seem_v necessary_a to_o a_o competent_a understanding_n of_o the_o love_n wherewith_o god_n do_v love_v we_o and_o of_o that_o whereby_o we_o love_v god_n to_o take_v in_o the_o extent_n of_o it_o it_o will_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o consider_v the_o doctrine_n and_o use_n of_o ecstasy_n and_o rapture_n too_o much_o fame_v by_o some_o and_o no_o less_o defame_v by_o other_o for_o as_o supreme_a illumination_n by_o faith_n and_o contemplation_n ordinary_a do_v receive_v their_o crown_n and_o summitie_n by_o extraordinary_a revelation_n and_o vision_n god_n may_v and_o do_v sometime_o impart_v to_o his_o servant_n so_o may_v it_o be_v that_o the_o top_n of_o spiritual_a affection_n and_o love_n seraphical_a may_v touch_v the_o bottom_n of_o extraordinary_a ecstasy_n and_o rapture_n which_o be_v certain_a transportation_n of_o the_o soul_n above_o the_o pitch_n of_o common_a love_n though_o sincere_a sound_a faithful_a and_o save_v for_o in_o truth_n i_o scarce_o read_v of_o any_o religion_n except_o we_o make_v some_o faction_n religion_n in_o which_o instance_n of_o wonderful_a nature_n to_o this_o purpose_n be_v not_o find_v except_v the_o mother_n faction_n of_o late_a for_o other_o issue_v from_o they_o have_v glory_v much_o of_o such_o elevation_n and_o transportation_n and_o history_n and_o relation_n very_o credible_a assure_v we_o that_o of_o old_a among_o the_o heathen_a and_o at_o this_o day_n among_o the_o mahometan_n certain_a devout_a person_n in_o their_o way_n receive_v after_o some_o ceremony_n use_v to_o that_o end_n supernatural_a impression_n and_o inspiration_n extaticall_a and_o why_o not_o since_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o all_o religion_n tend_v either_o remote_o or_o immediate_o to_o the_o worship_n of_o a_o deity_n whereby_o some_o honour_n at_o large_a and_o blind_o be_v give_v unto_o the_o only_a true_a god_n above_o what_o atheist_n ascribe_v to_o the_o same_o and_o that_o according_a to_o the_o most_o probable_a philosophy_n about_o spirit_n there_o be_v divers_a kind_n of_o they_o some_o pure_a other_o impure_a some_o most_o malicious_a and_o mischievous_a other_o less_o noxious_a that_o god_n the_o most_o wise_a just_a and_o infinite_a dispenser_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o disposer_n may_v give_v way_n to_o spirit_n to_o enter_v into_o and_o cooperate_v with_o zealous_a person_n in_o their_o simple_a yet_o intense_a devotion_n to_o a_o deity_n and_o manage_v they_o according_a to_o the_o merit_n and_o manner_n of_o their_o profession_n so_o that_o in_o very_a truth_n faithful_a and_o unerring_a judgement_n of_o a_o sound_a religion_n can_v be_v make_v from_o such_o possession_n and_o transportation_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a rather_o that_o not_o the_o reality_n but_o purity_n and_o divinenesse_n of_o such_o ecstasy_n be_v to_o be_v estimate_v from_o the_o reasonableness_n truth_n and_o holiness_n of_o the_o religion_n profess_v by_o such_o enthusiast_n only_o this_o may_v be_v well_o grant_v that_o such_o person_n by_o such_o enthusiasm_n be_v competent_o characterise_v for_o select_a person_n in_o their_o profession_n whether_o idolatrous_a heretical_a or_o orthodox_n 2._o or_o may_v we_o not_o say_v as_o there_o be_v one_o fire_n necessary_a for_o the_o cook_n to_o make_v his_o vessel_n boil_v over_o for_o ecstasy_n be_v certain_a ebullition_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o a_o man_n and_o another_o fire_n requisite_a to_o the_o smith_n to_o temper_v and_o fashion_v his_o mettle_n and_o another_o to_o the_o founder_n for_o his_o service_n so_o several_a love_n give_v several_a heat_n those_o several_a heat_n have_v several_a effect_n upon_o divers_a subject_n which_o they_o work_v on_o certain_o though_o true_a and_o modest_a believer_n shall_v not_o live_v or_o carry_v themselves_o so_o towards_o god_n as_o if_o they_o will_v oblige_v he_o to_o extraordinary_a inspiration_n or_o motion_n to_o be_v grant_v they_o so_o shall_v the_o modest_a of_o all_o demean_n themselves_o in_o their_o religion_n as_o thereby_o they_o shall_v be_v more_o susceptible_a of_o supererogated_a gift_n or_o measure_n run_v over_o as_o the_o gospel_n speak_v from_o god._n of_o which_o impartment_n i_o do_v very_o believe_v the_o professor_n of_o that_o faction_n who_o be_v enemy_n to_o all_o prescribe_a discipline_v shall_v never_o be_v partaker_n pretend_v their_o divinity_n be_v too_o spiritual_a to_o trouble_v themselves_o with_o such_o exercise_n and_o they_o must_v go_v the_o near_a way_n to_o christ_n destructive_a of_o all_o bodily_a reverence_n decency_n and_o due_a veneration_n which_o consist_v in_o select_a outward_a form_n and_o fashion_n distinguish_v to_o the_o sense_n divine_a from_o natural_a moral_a or_o civil_a service_n as_o be_v most_o requisite_a 3._o but_o as_o to_o ecstasy_n of_o which_o we_o now_o speak_v as_o they_o be_v such_o which_o god_n vouchsafe_v to_o cause_n to_o the_o eminent_o constant_a and_o servant_n in_o his_o service_n and_o worship_n so_o may_v we_o not_o argue_v a_o certainty_n of_o god_n value_v those_o vessel_n he_o so_o fill_v as_o more_o honourable_a or_o holy_a than_o some_o other_o from_o which_o he_o withhold_v such_o gift_n though_o where_o he_o so_o conferr_v they_o and_o they_o be_v not_o delusion_n of_o idle_a and_o evil_a spirit_n imitate_v divine_a no_o doubt_n but_o there_o be_v some_o good_a degree_n of_o holiness_n precede_v not_o common_a to_o all_o true_a believer_n for_o still_o we_o must_v look_v on_o they_o as_o gift_n to_o profit_v withal_o and_o not_o as_o grace_n whereby_o man_n actual_o have_v profit_v and_o the_o profit_n which_o succeed_v 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