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A00414 A methode vnto mortification: called heretofore, the contempt of the world, and the vanitie thereof Written at the first in the Spanish, afterward translated into the Italian, English, and Latine tongues: now last of all perused at the request of some of his godly friends, and as may bee most for the benefite of this Church, reformed and published by Thomas Rogers. Allowed by authoritie.; Vanidad del mundo. English Estella, Diego de, 1524-1578.; Rogers, Thomas, d. 1616. 1608 (1608) STC 10543; ESTC S114515 174,792 500

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people_n of_o who_o more_o profit_n shall_v you_o receive_v at_o the_o length_n than_o at_o the_o first_o you_o will_v imagine_v chap._n 29._o the_o world_n must_v be_v despise_v in_o no_o worldly_a respect_n whosoever_o shall_v forsake_v house_n or_o brethren_n or_o sister_n or_o father_n or_o mother_n or_o wife_n or_o child_n or_o land_n for_o my_o name_n sake_n he_o shall_v receive_v a_o hundred_o fold_n more_o and_o shall_v inherit_v everlasting_a life_n say_v the_o lord_n 29_o many_o do_v forsake_v great_a possession_n which_o yet_o receive_v no_o reward_n because_o they_o forsake_v not_o these_o thing_n for_o christ_n his_o sake_n but_o seek_v themselves_o love_v their_o own_o glory_n and_o covet_v the_o praise_n of_o man_n the_o more_o thou_o love_v god_n the_o more_o acceptable_a be_v that_o whatsoever_o thou_o do_v though_o i_o feed_v the_o poor_a with_o all_o my_o good_n and_o tho_o i_o give_v my_o body_n that_o i_o be_v burn_v and_o have_v not_o love_n it_o profit_v i_o nothing_o say_v the_o apostle_n ●_o study_v thou_o only_o to_o please_v god_n and_o let_v his_o love_n only_o move_v thou_o to_o serve_v he_o contemn_v this_o world_n not_o hope_v for_o any_o temporal_a commodity_n god_n he_o praise_v job_n ●●_o and_o the_o devil_n reply_v again_o do_v job_n fear_n god_n for_o nought_o the_o devil_n he_o deny_v not_o the_o work_n of_o job_n but_o he_o argue_v up_o in_o every_o work_n therefore_o let_v god_n be_v the_o cause_n and_o end_n of_o the_o same_o if_o thou_o have_v no_o purpose_n to_o work_v in_o vain_a chap._n 30._o death_n be_v to_o be_v have_v in_o continunual_a remembrance_n whatsoever_o thou_o take_v in_o hand_n remember_v the_o end_n and_o thou_o shall_v never_o do_v amiss_o say_v a_o wise_a man_n 36_o the_o remembrance_n of_o death_n it_o avail_v much_o to_o make_v we_o to_o contemn_v this_o world_n he_o will_v easy_o despise_v all_o which_o have_v in_o mind_n that_o he_o shall_v die_v unto_o adam_n and_o his_o wife_n do_v the_o lord_n god_n make_v coat_n of_o skin_n and_o clothe_v they_o 2d_o that_o thereby_o they_o may_v have_v in_o remembrance_n the_o sentence_n of_o death_n whereinto_o they_o be_v fall_v through_o sin_n see_v thou_o with_o all_o mortal_a creature_n be_v condemn_v to_o die_v the_o death_n and_o be_v still_o go_v the_o right_a way_n unto_o the_o grave_n thou_o ought_v to_o give_v thyself_o unto_o continual_a mortify_n of_o thyself_o it_o be_v a_o sovereign_a medicine_n for_o to_o refrain_v thy_o sensual_a and_o wicked_a appetite_n to_o have_v death_n in_o remembrance_n whereby_o the_o body_n shall_v be_v turn_v into_o dust_n and_o ash_n and_o eat_v up_o of_o worm_n the_o cogitation_n of_o death_n it_o throw_v water_n as_o it_o be_v into_o the_o furnace_n of_o our_o burn_a desire_n to_o quench_v they_o death_n be_v the_o clock_n by_o which_o we_o set_v our_o life_n in_o order_n and_o the_o memory_n thereof_o do_v choke_v up_o much_o of_o that_o love_n that_o we_o do_v bear_v unto_o the_o world_n as_o daniel_n by_o strawing_a of_o ash_n in_o the_o flore_fw-la discover_v by_o the_o print_n of_o the_o foot_n the_o deceit_n of_o the_o false_a priest_n of_o babylon_n 14_o so_o do_v thou_o cast_v in_o thy_o memory_n the_o ash_n whereinto_o thou_o shall_v one_o day_n be_v convert_v and_o thou_o shall_v perceive_v the_o deceit_n of_o the_o world_n the_o subtlety_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o the_o secret_a tentation_n whereby_o the_o wicked_a spirit_n do_v impugn_v thy_o soul_n o_o that_o these_o thing_n be_v in_o thy_o mind_n how_o pure_o shall_v the_o life_n believe_v the_o thing_n which_o daily_o thou_o see_v to_o happen_v before_o thy_o face_n think_v that_o every_o moment_n thou_o hear_v that_o terrible_a trumpet_n resound_v in_o thy_o ear_n arise_v you_o dead_a and_o come_v unto_o judgement_n the_o memory_n of_o death_n in_o a_o good_a man_n it_o cleanse_v and_o purify_v all_o that_o pass_v through_o it_o as_o a_o strainer_n cleanse_v all_o that_o liquor_n that_o be_v pour_v into_o it_o drive_a not_o from_o thy_o mind_n the_o remembrance_n of_o death_n for_o it_o will_v detain_v thou_o great_o from_o revenge_a injury_n and_o from_o follow_v the_o vanity_n of_o this_o world_n which_o as_o yet_o abide_v in_o thy_o mind_n and_o study_v to_o get_v the_o christian_a virtue_n which_o high_o do_v please_v god_n and_o be_v profitable_a to_o man_n chap._n 31._o the_o hour_n of_o death_n be_v uncertain_a watch_v for_o you_o know_v neither_o the_o day_n nor_o the_o hour_n when_o the_o son_n of_o man_n will_v come_v say_v our_o saviour_n ●3_n see_v death_n be_v so_o certain_a and_o the_o time_n thereof_o so_o uncertain_a we_o be_v continual_o to_o watch_v and_o to_o think_v that_o every_o day_n shall_v be_v the_o last_o many_o do_v build_v house_n yet_o wot_v they_o not_o whether_o they_o shall_v inhabit_v they_o or_o no_o many_o do_v make_v provision_n against_o the_o year_n to_o come_v which_o it_o may_v be_v they_o shall_v never_o see_v they_o give_v themselves_o to_o 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hour_n shall_v not_o be_v overslipt_v but_o now_o a_o far_o more_o excellent_a and_o glorious_a city_n than_o any_o be_v in_o this_o world_n even_o the_o celestial_a jerusalem_n be_v promise_v unto_o thou_o by_o the_o unspeakable_a magnificence_n of_o the_o king_n of_o king_n the_o time_n of_o this_o life_n be_v give_v thou_o to_o attain_v therein_o this_o bless_a city_n leese_n not_o thy_o time_n therefore_o omit_v not_o a_o good_a opportunity_n lest_o thou_o lose_v that_o happiness_n which_o thou_o so_o long_v for_o the_o night_n come_v when_o no_o man_n can_v work_v 4._o no_o man_n have_v a_o hour_n sure_a of_o his_o life_n therefore_o the_o time_n be_v so_o short_a and_o the_o promise_n so_o ample_a what_o a_o wonder_n be_v it_o that_o many_o can_v so_o idle_o pass_v the_o time_n away_o in_o vanity_n and_o pastime_n as_o though_o they_o have_v yet_o a_o hundred_o year_n more_o assure_v they_o to_o live_v and_o look_v for_o none_o other_o world_n after_o this_o life_n if_o for_o the_o get_n of_o some_o temporal_a good_a thing_n thou_o be_v willing_a to_o break_v thy_o sleep_n to_o refrain_v from_o meat_n to_o absent_v thyself_o from_o many_o meeting_n of_o pleasure_n and_o that_o only_o to_o finish_v which_o be_v in_o thy_o hand_n lest_o the_o occasion_n do_v slip_v and_o thou_o wot_v not_o when_o to_o have_v the_o like_a again_o why_o do_v thou_o not_o take_v the_o like_a occasion_n now_o give_v thou_o of_o god_n for_o the_o attain_n of_o that_o life_n which_o shall_v endure_v for_o ever_o those_o five_o foolish_a virgin_n that_o suffer_v the_o time_n prae●ent_v unprofitable_o to_o passe-away_a and_o presume_v of_o the_o time_n to_o come_v be_v deceive_v of_o their_o vain_a expectation_n 10._o disire_v not_o a_o long_a but_o a_o good_a life_n nor_o many_o but_o good_a year_n endeavour_n rather_o to_o live_v well_o than_o long_o and_o seek_v not_o only_o to_o have_v a_o goodwill_n but_o add_v thereunto_o good_a work_v many_o content_v themselves_o with_o a_o good_a intentes_fw-la have_v descend_v into_o the_o torment_n of_o hell_n uncertain_a be_v the_o hour_n of_o death_n which_o be_v a_o thing_n that_o shall_v stir_v we_o up_o unto_o more_o watchfulness_n in_o our_o call_n it_o be_v extreme_a foolishness_n for_o thou_o to_o live_v in_o that_o state_n in_o which_o thou_o will_v not_o that_o death_n shall_v find_v thou_o and_o see●ing_v this_o may_v fall_v out_o every_o hour_n even_o in_o reason_n it_o stand_v thou_o upon_o to_o live_v well_o for_o little_a do_v you_o know_v the_o hour_n when_o death_n will_v summon_v you_o to_o answer_v for_o your_o life_n before_o the_o judgement_n seat_n of_o god_n chap._n 32._o the_o hour_n of_o death_n be_v unknow_v en_fw-fr because_o we_o
convenient_a you_o shall_v have_v it_o or_o no._n and_o mark_v the_o end_n after_o a_o good_a thing_n follow_v a_o evil_a and_o after_o joy_n sorrow_n and_o after_o pleasure_n bitter_a loathsomeness_n it_o be_v a_o rule_n in_o the_o world_n to_o give_v a_o dainty_a dinner_n and_o afterwards_n a_o homely_a supper_n all_o man_n at_o the_o beginning_n set_v forth_o good_a wine_n and_o when_o man_n have_v well_o drink_v they_o that_o which_o be_v worse_o say_v the_o governor_n of_o the_o feast_n 10._o so_o be_v it_o the_o fation_n of_o the_o world_n to_o begin_v with_o mirth_n and_o to_o end_v with_o mourning_n but_o it_o be_v otherwise_o at_o the_o banqueit_n of_o christ_n where_o the_o beginning_n be_v somewhat_o troublesome_a but_o the_o end_n be_v all_o joyful_a the_o beginning_n conceal_v but_o the_o end_n they_o reveal_v the_o wickedness_n of_o the_o world_n when_o they_o shall_v say_v peace_n and_o safety_n then_o shall_v come_v upon_o they_o suden_a destruction_n 3._o the_o end_n 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thou_o at_o all_o therefore_o endeavour_n thou_o to_o please_v none_o but_o god_n only_o so_o shall_v thou_o live_v in_o quiet_a with_o a_o merry_a heart_n let_v nothing_o so_o afflict_v thou_o as_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n let_v nothing_o so_o delight_v thou_o as_o a_o good_a conscience_n it_o be_v a_o vain_a thing_n to_o regard_v the_o wicked_a censure_n of_o man_n when_o thou_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o god_n many_o have_v be_v commend_v of_o man_n which_o now_o be_v condemn_v in_o hell_n and_o many_o have_v be_v count_v fool_n which_o enjoy_v the_o true_a happiness_n of_o heaven_n with_o christ._n this_o be_v so_o thou_o shall_v neither_o rejoice_v when_o thou_o be_v commend_v nor_o lament_v when_o thou_o be_v ill_o think_v of_o if_o thou_o be_v just_o praise_v for_o some_o good_a within_o thou_o be_v not_o proud_a thereof_o but_o consider_v the_o secret_a imperfection_n wherewith_o thou_o do_v abound_v which_o if_o man_n do_v know_v assure_v thyself_o they_o do_v not_o so_o much_o commend_v thou_o for_o that_o which_o be_v good_a as_o they_o will_v dispraise_v thou_o for_o thy_o fault_n if_o thou_o be_v praise_v for_o some_o virtue_n which_o thou_o have_v not_o labour_v to_o attain_v the_o same_o that_o the_o world_n be_v not_o deceive_v in_o thou_o if_o they_o have_v cause_n to_o murmur_v labour_v to_o reform_v thyself_o if_o unjust_o thou_o be_v condemn_v confess_v they_o to_o be_v man_n who_o can_v hurt_v but_o profit_v thou_o if_o thou_o have_v patience_n if_o god_n be_v to_o consult_v with_o man_n whether_o he_o shall_v receive_v thou_o into_o his_o glory_n or_o send_v thou_o unto_o hell_n or_o do_v some_o other_o thing_n with_o thou_o
knowledge_n both_o of_o god_n and_o himself_o and_o that_o be_v attain_v he_o fall_v out_o of_o love_n with_o this_o world_n and_o thereby_o god_n bless_v he_o with_o new_a strength_n to_o serve_v he_o withal_o chap._n 17._o he_o that_o will_v live_v with_o christ_n must_v first_o die_v to_o the_o world_n for_o thy_o sake_n be_v we_o slay_v continual_o say_v the_o psalmist_n 22._o happy_a be_v that_o soul_n to_o which_o christ_n both_o in_o life_n and_o in_o death_n be_v advantage_n 21._o so_o long_o as_o thou_o live_v in_o thy_o flesh_n thou_o must_v die_v to_o the_o world_n that_o after_o thy_o death_n thou_o may_v live_v for_o ever_o with_o christ._n thou_o shall_v be_v quiet_a within_o if_o thou_o use_v not_o to_o gad_n much_o abroad_o but_o to_o keep_v thyself_o at_o home_n he_o that_o fervent_o seek_v after_o outward_a thing_n must_v needs_o wax_v cold_a in_o the_o matter_n of_o god_n if_o thy_o disordinate_a appetite_n and_o desire_n of_o the_o world_n be_v not_o dead_a in_o thou_o look_v never_o to_o obtain_v the_o true_a comfort_n of_o the_o spirit_n christ_n he_o die_v for_o all_o that_o they_o which_o live_v shall_v not_o hence_o forth_o live_v unto_o themselves_o but_o unto_o he_o which_o die_v for_o they_o and_o rose_z again_o 15._o i_o live_v yet_o not_o i_o now_o but_o christ_n live_v in_o i_o say_v the_o apostle_n 20_o that_o christ_n may_v come_v into_o thy_o soul_n it_o be_v needful_a that_o first_o thou_o die_v unto_o sin_n and_o that_o the_o inward_a man_n may_v live_v the_o outward_a man_n must_v be_v mortify_v you_o be_v dead_a and_o your_o life_n be_v hide_v with_o christ_n in_o god_n say_v the_o apostle_n 3_o thou_o die_v when_o thou_o cease_v to_o be_v such_o as_o thou_o be_v before_o in_o wickedness_n if_o we_o live_v in_o the_o spirit_n say_v the_o apostle_n 25._o let_v we_o walk_v in_o the_o spirit_n for_o if_o you_o true_a after_o the_o flesh_n you_o shall_v die_v but_o if_o you_o mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o body_n by_o the_o spirit_n you_o shall_v live_v 13._o saul_n he_o spare_v agag_n and_o put_v he_o into_o prison_n be_v command_v from_o god_n himself_o to_o destroy_v all_o the_o amalikite_n and_o to_o have_v no_o compassion_n upon_o any_o of_o they_o 9_o so_o many_o do_v enclose_v and_o shut_v up_o their_o wicked_a passion_n for_o a_o while_n but_o they_o kill_v they_o not_o present_o as_o god_n will_v have_v they_o to_o do_v for_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o for_o thou_o to_o imprison_v thy_o affection_n that_o they_o burst_v not_o forth_o but_o thou_o must_v beside_o kill_v they_o so_o that_o all_o inordinate_a concupiscence_n and_o desire_v of_o the_o world_n have_v no_o life_n at_o all_o in_o thou_o there_o be_v diverse_a and_o sundry_a person_n which_o like_o the_o tree_n in_o winter_n seem_v as_o it_o be_v dead_a unto_o the_o world_n but_o they_o be_v no_o soon_o ill_o entreat_v but_o they_o can_v only_o murmur_v but_o rail_v too_o for_o the_o root_n be_v leave_v alive_a they_o begin_v to_o spring_v again_o assoon_o as_o the_o tentation_n of_o summer_n come_v upon_o they_o because_o thou_o have_v let_v go_v out_o of_o thy_o hand_n a_o man_n who_o i_o appoint_v to_o die_v thy_o life_n shall_v go_v for_o his_o life_n say_v the_o prophet_n unto_o ahab_n 42._o the_o life_n which_o thou_o give_v unto_o thy_o fleshly_a part_n which_o god_n will_v have_v kill_v it_o shall_v be_v recompense_v by_o the_o death_n of_o thy_o soul_n consider_v advise_o who_o it_o be_v that_o live_v within_o thou_o if_o the_o flesh_n do_v live_v than_o be_v the_o spirit_n dead_a thou_o shall_v never_o give_v thyself_o unto_o devoute_a prayer_n and_o meditation_n unless_o first_o thou_o be_v mortify_v in_o mind_n yea_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o all_o thy_o spiritual_a exercise_n begin_v at_o mortification_n many_o will_v fly_v without_o wing_n they_o profit_v smallie_o which_o be_v not_o mortify_v of_o this_o be_v thou_o sure_a thou_o shall_v never_o see_v god_n unless_o thy_o affection_n be_v so_o ravish_v with_o the_o love_n of_o god_n that_o thou_o be_v through_o mind_v in_o regard_n thereof_o to_o despise_v thyself_o the_o pure_a love_n of_o god_n make_v thy_o mind_n simple_a and_o so_o free_a from_o all_o worldly_a desire_n that_o it_o do_v without_o all_o pain_n and_o labour_n mount_v up_o unto_o the_o lord_n if_o thou_o be_v dead_a unto_o the_o world_n the_o world_n also_o will_v be_v dead_a unto_o thou_o again_o as_o it_o be_v to_o the_o glorious_a apostle_n s._n paul_n 14._o even_o as_o the_o sea_n retain_v in_o it_o those_o man_n that_o be_v live_v and_o cast_v out_o to_o the_o shore_n such_o as_o be_v dead_a so_o the_o world_n it_o make_v great_o of_o those_o which_o live_v to_o the_o world_n and_o suffer_v they_o to_o have_v no_o rest_n therein_o which_o be_v as_o dead_a thereunto_o for_o christ_n his_o sake_n chap._n 18._o by_o abstinence_n the_o flesh_n m●_n be_v bring_v in_o subjection_n to_o the_o spirit_n if_o you_o live_v after_o the_o flesh_n you_o shall_v die_v but_o if_o you_o mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o body_n by_o the_o spirit_n you_o shall_v live_v say_v the_o apostle_n 13._o thou_o shall_v never_o please_v the_o spirit_n except_o thou_o subdue_v thy_o body_n by_o abstinence_n and_o true_a repentance_n for_o thy_o sin_n if_o thou_o burden_v thy_o body_n with_o much_o meat_n thou_o shall_v depress_v thy_o soul_n through_o the_o weight_n of_o sin_n the_o devil_n by_o offer_v the_o forbid_a fruit_n to_o our_o first_o parent_n overcome_v they_o and_o bring_v they_o and_o we_o by_o they_o into_o the_o displeasure_n of_o god_n &_o the_o first_o tentaion_n wherewith_o job_n be_v try_v arise_v from_o the_o riot_v and_o bellie-cheere_n of_o his_o son_n and_o daughter_n etc._n s._n paul_n notwithstanding_o he_o know_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o elect_a vessel_n of_o the_o lord_n yet_o he_o bear_v down_o his_o body_n 27._o and_o we_o on_o the_o other_o side_n know_v ourselves_o most_o heinous_a sinner_n in_o respect_n of_o he_o we_o live_v and_o fare_v delicious_o without_o scruple_n of_o conscience_n take_v heed_n to_o yourselves_o least_o at_o any_o time_n your_o heart_n be_v oppress_v with_o surfeit_v and_o drunkenness_n and_o care_n of_o t●t●_n life_n say_v our_o saviour_n 34_o daniel_n to_o be_v the_o better_o prepare_v to_o receive_v the_o heavenly_a consolation_n he_o be_v in_o heaviness_n for_o three_o week_n of_o day_n and_o eat_v no_o pleasant_a bread_n neither_o come_v there_o any_o flesh_n or_o wine_n into_o his_o mouth_n till_o three_o week_n of_o day_n be_v fulfil_v etc._n and_o immediate_o thereupon_o he_o see_v most_o heavenly_a vision_n and_o revelation_n from_o god_n if_o thou_o will_v overcome_v thy_o enemy_n bereave_v he_o of_o his_o weapon_n the_o armour_n that_o satan_n take_v to_o foil_v thou_o with_o all_o be_v thy_o own_o flesh_n he_o that_o give_v himself_o to_o bodily_a pleasure_n shall_v fall_v into_o the_o snare_n of_o the_o devil_n labour_v to_o destroy_v the_o idol_n of_o the_o flesh_n by_o abstinence_n watch_v and_o prayer_n so_o shall_v thou_o carry_v away_o from_o satan_n a_o most_o glorious_a victory_n nothing_o make_v the_o devil_n more_o bold_a to_o invade_v as_o thy_o delicious_a pamper_n of_o thy_o flesh_n he_o that_o think_v he_o can_v live_v chaste_a fare_v dainty_o and_o delicious_o deceive_v himself_o and_o be_v a_o fool_n take_v away_o delicate_a fare_n as_o wood_n and_o thou_o shall_v quench_v the_o fire_n of_o sensual_a desire_n after_o that_o lot_n have_v out_o of_o measure_n quaff_v up_o wine_n and_o be_v drink_v he_o commit_v incest_n with_o his_o own_o daughter_n &c_n though_o a_o man_n ascend_v unto_o the_o mount_n of_o meditation_n and_o profess_v religion_n yet_o will_v he_o fall_v with_o lot_n unless_o he_o keep_v a_o sober_a diet_n &_o abstain_v it_o be_v dangerous_a ride_v of_o a_o colt_n which_o neither_o be_v tame_v nor_o have_v a_o bridle_n hold_v in_o the_o colt_n the_o flesh_n with_o the_o bridle_n of_o abstinence_n lest_o he_o throw_v thou_o down_o to_o thy_o hurt_n bind_v his_o mouth_n with_o bit_n and_o bridle_n as_o the_o prophet_n say_v 9_o rush_v not_o violent_o into_o the_o water_n of_o worldly_a delight_n unless_o thou_o will_v be_v drown_v as_o pharaoh_n with_o all_o his_o host_n be_v 28_o they_o sink_v like_o stone_n into_o the_o bottom_n as_o thou_o shall_v likewise_o both_o in_o body_n and_o soul_n unless_o thou_o tame_v and_o restrain_v thy_o flesh_n with_o the_o bridle_n of_o abstinence_n by_o abstinence_n much_o sin_n be_v avoid_v unlawful_a pleasure_n banish_v our_o salvation_n further_v grace_n confirm_v and_o chastity_n be_v retain_v it_o be_v a_o shameful_a thing_n for_o the_o master_n to_o be_v overcome_v of_o the_o servant_n as_o great_a shame_n
create_v he_o that_o have_v a_o soul_n live_v as_o though_o he_o have_v none_o and_o he_o that_o give_v his_o understanding_n and_o mind_n to_o the_o get_n of_o worldly_a riches_n and_o honour_n do_v great_o hurt_v and_o endamag_n his_o soul_n for_o unto_o these_o end_n he_o be_v not_o create_v happiness_n be_v the_o final_a end_n of_o man_n whereunto_o all_o thing_n be_v ordain_v place_v not_o thy_o felicity_n in_o earthly_a thing_n for_o rest_n shall_v thou_o find_v neither_o in_o honour_n neither_o in_o riches_n not_o in_o learning_n nor_o in_o any_o other_o thing_n that_o be_v create_v call_v home_o thy_o heart_n from_o all_o earthly_a thing_n love_n god_n only_o of_o who_o and_o for_o who_o thou_o be_v create_v despise_v this_o present_a world_n and_o so_o shall_v thou_o come_v unto_o thy_o desire_a end_n this_o very_a reason_n be_v there_o no_o more_o beside_o be_v sufficient_a to_o persuade_v thou_o to_o contemn_v the_o vanity_n of_o the_o world_n if_o thou_o do_v bear_v in_o mind_n that_o create_v thou_o be_v for_o heaven_n and_o not_o for_o this_o world_n abase_v not_o thyself_o so_o much_o as_o to_o delight_v in_o these_o base_a and_o contemptible_a thing_n of_o this_o world_n and_o thou_o shall_v be_v quiet_a here_o in_o this_o world_n for_o the_o time_n and_o happy_a and_o glorious_a for_o ever_o afterward_o in_o the_o heaven_n chap._n 38._o terrible_a and_o horrible_a shall_v be_v the_o day_n of_o judgement_n unto_o the_o wicked_a enter_v not_o into_o judgement_n with_o thy_o servant_n say_v the_o kingly_a prophet_n 2_o david_n be_v the_o servant_n of_o god_n and_o yet_o lo_o he_o have_v in_o remembrance_n the_o day_n of_o judgement_n so_o rigorous_a shall_v the_o judgement_n of_o death_n be_v that_o even_o the_o holy_a prophet_n so_o belove_v of_o god_n do_v quake_v again_o at_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o same_o see_v therefore_o he_o that_o faithful_o do_v serve_v god_n so_o fear_v god_n judgement_n how_o much_o shall_v he_o stand_v in_o dread_n of_o the_o same_o which_o serve_v not_o god_n but_o the_o world_n enter_v not_o say_v he_o in_o judgement_n with_o thy_o servant_n if_o the_o righteous_a scarce_o be_v save_v where_o shall_v the_o ungodly_a and_o the_o sinner_n appear_v 18_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n much_o to_o be_v lament_v that_o any_o man_n shall_v be_v addict_v to_o these_o vanity_n which_o we_o have_v so_o spoken-of_a especial_o be_v so_o near_o unto_o the_o end_n wherein_o god_n will_v lighten_v thing_n that_o be_v hide_v in_o darkness_n and_o make_v the_o counsel_n of_o the_o heart_n manifest_a 5_o belshazzar_n king_n of_o babylon_n live_v in_o all_o manner_n of_o voluptuousness_n and_o satisfy_v his_o lust_n in_o all_o kind_n of_o sin_n have_v sudden_o the_o sentence_n of_o god_n displeasure_n pronounce_v against_o he_o 27._o &_o herd_n mene_n god_n have_v number_v thy_o kingdom_n and_o have_v finish_v it_o tekel_n thou_o be_v weigh_v in_o the_o balance_n &_o be_v find_v to_o light_n peres_n thy_o kingdom_n be_v divide_v and_o give_v to_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_n the_o hour_n be_v very_o ●igh_a at_o hand_n when_o a_o straight_a reckon_n shall_v be_v take_v of_o all_o thy_o deed_n word_n and_o thought_n all_o the_o secret_n of_o thy_o heart_n shall_v be_v disclose_v and_o with_o all_o rigour_n of_o justice_n punish_v thou_o shall_v not_o have_v the_o face_n to_o deny_v any_o thing_n for_o thy_o own_o conscience_n shall_v be_v thy_o accuser_n neither_o shall_v thou_o have_v power_n and_o courage_n to_o reason_v the_o matter_n before_o the_o glorious_a majesty_n of_o jesus_n christ_n the_o king_n of_o king_n thy_o sin_n shall_v be_v put_v into_o the_o balance_n and_o all_o the_o circumstance_n of_o they_o shall_v be_v weigh_v and_o all_o the_o benefit_n which_o god_n bestow_v upon_o thou_o &_o thou_o most_o curse_o do_v cont●ne_v shall_v be_v rehearse_v then_o shall_v thy_o kingdom_n be_v divide_v when_o thy_o body_n shall_v be_v commit_v to_o the_o earth_n to_o be_v devoured-up_a of_o worm_n and_o thy_o soul_n shall_v be_v send_v unto_o hell_n there_o to_o be_v torment_v in_o hell_n fire_n to_o call_v then_o upon_o god_n for_o help_n and_o mercy_n it_o will_v not_o avail_v thou_o then_o shall_v thou_o see_v about_o thou_o a_o severe_a judge_n with_o a_o most_o angry_a countenance_n under_o thou_o hell_n wide_a open_a gape_v to_o devour_v thou_o on_o thy_o right_a hand_n thy_o manifold_a and_o outrageous_a sin_n accuse_v thou_o on_o thy_o left_a a_o most_o horrible_a spectacle_n of_o infernal_a and_o damn_a spirit_n ready_a to_o torment_v thou_o within_o thy_o conscience_n without_o the_o world_n all_o on_o a_o hot_a fire_n if_o our_o first_o parent_n for_o eat_v but_o a_o little_a of_o the_o forbid_a fruit_n contrary_a to_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n do_v hide_v themselves_o from_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o lord_n god_n 8._o where_o will_v thou_o hide_v thyself_o when_o god_n shall_v appear_v with_o thousand_o of_o his_o holy_a angel_n to_o call_v thou_o to_o a_o account_n and_o find_v thou_o even_o full_o fraught_v with_o sin_n and_o wickedness_n as_o wax_n melt_v before_o the_o fire_n so_o shall_v the_o wicked_a perish_v at_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n 2._o it_o be_v write_v 8._o let_v all_o the_o earth_n fear_v the_o lord_n let_v all_o they_o that_o dwell_v in_o the_o world_n fear_v he_o at_o that_o day_n it_o shall_v be_v as_o great_a a_o pain_n to_o stand_v before_o the_o glorious_a majesty_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o host_n as_o afterward_o to_o lie_v boil_v in_o the_o pit_n of_o hell_n for_o he_o shall_v not_o appear_v unto_o they_o to_o their_o joy_n but_o to_o their_o shame_n and_o confusion_n 5_o the_o friend_n of_o this_o world_n they_o will_v not_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o vanity_n wherein_o they_o live_v till_o by_o the_o punishment_n in_o that_o burn_a lake_n their_o understanding_n be_v enlighten_v and_o they_o be_v enforce_v to_o bewail_v their_o extreme_a wretched_a and_o curse_a estate_n despise_v therefore_o from_o thy_o heart_n the_o vanity_n and_o false_a good_n of_o of_o this_o present_a world_n lest_o afterward_o thou_o repent_v when_o it_o will_v be_v too_o late_o chap._n 39_o the_o remembrance_n of_o the_o pain_n of_o hell_n shall_v reclaim_v we_o from_o sin_n in_o asmuch_o as_o she_o glorify_v herself_o and_o live_v in_o pleasure_n so_o much_o give_v you_o to_o her_o torment_n and_o sorrow_n say_v the_o lord_n 7._o if_o thou_o do_v consider_v how_o these_o pleasure_n and_o vanity_n in_o which_o thou_o live_v shall_v take_v a_o end_n thou_o will_v live_v in_o sorrow_n and_o bitterness_n of_o soul_n and_o of_o such_o thing_n as_o thou_o now_o delight_v in_o thou_o will_v take_v small_a joy_n job_n he_o say_v 7._o such_o thing_n as_o my_o soul_n refuse_v to_o touch_v as_o be_v sorrow_n be_v my_o meat_n in_o this_o life_n man_n can_v away_o with_o any_o thing_n that_o may_v annoy_v they_o and_o in_o the_o next_o all_o thing_n will_v they_o will_v they_o shall_v vex_v and_o torment_v they_o gather_v hence_o that_o the_o more_o pleasant_o man_n pass_v their_o day_n here_o the_o more_o wretched_o in_o torment_n shall_v they_o consume_v the_o time_n in_o the_o other_o world_n for_o look_v by_o how_o much_o any_o thing_n do_v resist_v his_o contrary_n so_o much_o be_v the_o work_n of_o that_o thing_n perceive_v to_o be_v more_o forceable_a which_o overcom_v and_o master_v that_o which_o resist_v it_o fire_n do_v more_o resist_v iron_n than_o wood_n but_o when_o the_o fire_n overcom_v they_o both_o the_o heat_n be_v great_a in_o the_o iron_n than_o in_o the_o wood_n so_o they_o which_o in_o this_o life_n do_v feel_v no_o sorrow_n shall_v be_v the_o more_o torment_v in_o the_o world_n to_o come_v as_o on_o the_o otherside_n the_o righteous_a which_o in_o this_o life_n have_v have_v no_o rest_n shall_v find_v the_o great_a comfort_n and_o joy_n hereafter_o 25_o the_o mighty_a shall_v mighty_o be_v torment_v 6_o in_o those_o day_n shall_v 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