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which_o play_v her_o paâ—t_n chap._n viii_o the_o director_n cenobite_v true_o disinteressed_n all_o these_o take_v no_o place_n in_o the_o cenobiticall_a director_n true_o disinteressed_n because_o have_v no_o earthly_a pretence_n in_o all_o his_o guidance_n nether_a for_o himself_o nor_o for_o his_o comunity_n whole_o repose_v both_o himself_o and_o it_o in_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o divine_a providence_n which_o have_v â—_o general_a care_n of_o all_o and_o a_o most_o particular_a regard_n of_o those_o who_o adore_v and_o serve_v it_o as_o of_o so_o many_o instrument_n of_o his_o glory_n he_o remain_v in_o peace_n and_o joy_n among_o the_o cross_n of_o necessity_n like_v unto_o the_o salemander_n which_o live_v in_o the_o fire_n to_o the_o dolfin_n and_o to_o the_o eagle_n which_o take_v delight_n in_o the_o tempest_n of_o the_o sea_n and_o of_o the_o air_n never_o feel_v himself_o so_o near_o unto_o god_n as_o when_o he_o seem_v to_o he_o forsake_v by_o he_o remember_v himself_o 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good_a it_o be_v therefore_o in_o my_o opinion_n a_o thing_n no_o less_o torment_v and_o dangerous_a so_o to_o oblige_v oneselfe_n unto_o a_o director_n or_o confessor_n as_o not_o to_o endure_v the_o approach_n or_o relish_v of_o a_o other_o as_o to_o change_v every_o day_n without_o relye_v upon_o any_o one_o wherefore_o this_o advice_n of_o a_o ancient_a wiseman_n who_o will_v that_o i_o shall_v love_v so_o as_o if_o we_o shall_v one_o day_n hate_n and_o that_o we_o shall_v hate_v as_o if_o we_o shall_v one_o day_n love_n seem_v to_o i_o may_v well_o be_v practise_v in_o the_o subject_n whereof_o i_o speak_v in_o suffer_v one_o self_n to_o be_v spiritual_o guide_v by_o a_o director_n or_o confessor_n as_o if_o the_o next_o day_n he_o be_v to_o loose_v he_o which_o happenes_n every_o day_n in_o the_o frequent_a transmigration_n which_o the_o conventall_n make_v and_o so_o to_o leave_v any_o one_o as_o if_o short_a time_n he_o be_v to_o give_v himself_o up_o again_o to_o his_o direction_n by_o this_o mean_n he_o shall_v preserve_v his_o spirit_n in_o a_o perfect_a liberty_n which_o consist_v in_o a_o total_a disingagement_n of_o all_o that_o be_v not_o god_n what_o soever_o pretence_n he_o may_v conceive_v not_o to_o regard_v any_o creature_n but_o in_o god_n and_z for_o god_n and_o in_o some_o relation_n which_o the_o thing_n create_v have_v to_o the_o creator_n for_o to_o conclude_v no_o man_n can_v serve_v two_o master_n it_o be_v necessary_a that_o we_o have_v but_o one_o heart_n it_o shall_v dwell_v in_o god_n alone_o the_o bed_n be_v to_o strait_a the_o cover_n to_o short_a then_o can_v remain_v cover_v therein_o ah_o let_v god_n live_v and_o who_o be_v like_a unto_o god_n and_o who_o will_v not_o break_v all_o other_o chain_n but_o that_o chain_n of_o perfection_n which_o link_v we_o unto_o he_o o_o liberty_n of_o my_o heart_n thou_o be_v too_o generous_a ever_o to_o subject_v thyself_o to_o any_o other_o then_o to_o god_n alone_o or_o to_o regard_v 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