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goodness_n between_o a_o sensual_a and_o carnalize_v one_o that_o understand_v no_o other_o pleasure_n but_o only_o those_o of_o the_o flesh_n and_o those_o pure_a and_o virgin_n spirit_n that_o neither_o eat_v nor_o drink_v but_o live_v for_o ever_o upon_o wisdom_n and_o holiness_n and_o love_n and_o contemplation_n certain_o till_o our_o mind_n be_v contemper_v to_o the_o heavenly_a state_n and_o we_o be_v of_o the_o same_o disposition_n with_o god_n and_o angel_n and_o saint_n there_o be_v no_o pleasure_n in_o heaven_n that_o can_v be_v agreeable_a to_o we_o for_o as_o for_o the_o main_a we_o shall_v be_v of_o the_o same_o temper_n and_o disposition_n when_o we_o come_v into_o the_o other_o world_n as_o we_o be_v when_o we_o leave_v this_o it_o be_v unimaginable_a how_o a_o total_a change_n shall_v be_v wrought_v in_o we_o mere_o
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motion_n of_o the_o spirit_n there_o and_o so_o confound_v the_o phantasm_n that_o the_o mind_n can_v have_v no_o clear_a or_o distinct_a perception_n of_o they_o by_o which_o mean_v our_o intellectual_a faculty_n be_v very_o often_o interrupt_v and_o force_v to_o sit_v still_o for_o want_v of_o proper_a tool_n to_o work_v with_o and_o so_o by_o often_o loiter_v grow_v by_o degree_n listless_a and_o unactive_a and_o at_o the_o last_o be_v utter_o indispose_v to_o any_o rational_a operation_n beside_o this_o i_o say_v which_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o mighty_a prejudice_n to_o our_o rational_a nature_n by_o too_o much_o familiarise_v ourselves_o to_o bodily_a pleasure_n we_o shall_v break_v off_o all_o our_o acquaintance_n with_o spiritual_a one_o and_o grow_v by_o degree_n such_o utter_a stranger_n to_o they_o that_o we_o shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o relish_v and_o enjoy_v they_o and_o our_o soul_n will_v contract_v such_o a_o uxorious_a fondness_n of_o the_o body_n that_o be_v the_o shop_n of_o all_o the_o pleasure_n it_o be_v ever_o acquaint_v with_o that_o it_o will_v never_o be_v able_a to_o live_v happy_o without_o it_o for_o though_o in_o its_o separate_a state_n it_o can_v be_v suppose_v that_o the_o soul_n will_v retain_v the_o appetite_n of_o the_o body_n yet_o if_o while_o it_o be_v in_o the_o body_n it_o whole_o abandon_v itself_o to_o corporeal_a pleasure_n it_o may_v and_o doubtless_o will_v retain_v a_o vehement_a hanker_a after_o it_o and_o longing_n to_o be_v reunite_v to_o it_o which_o i_o conceive_v be_v the_o only_a sensuality_n that_o a_o separate_a soul_n be_v capable_a of_o for_o when_o such_o a_o soul_n arrive_v into_o the_o spiritual_a world_n her_o have_v whole_o accustom_v herself_o to_o bodily_a pleasure_n and_o never_o experience_v any_o other_o will_v necessary_o render_v her_o incapable_a of_o enjoy_v the_o pleasure_n of_o pure_a and_o bless_a spirit_n so_o that_o be_v leave_v utter_o destitute_a of_o all_o her_o dear_a delight_n and_o satisfaction_n which_o be_v such_o as_o she_o know_v she_o can_v never_o enjoy_v but_o in_o conjunction_n with_o the_o body_n all_o her_o appetite_n and_o long_v must_v necessary_o be_v a_o outrageous_a desire_n of_o be_v embody_v again_o that_o so_o she_o may_v be_v capable_a of_o repeat_v her_o old_a sensual_a pleasure_n and_o act_v over_o the_o brutish_a scene_n anew_o and_o this_o as_o some_o think_v be_v the_o reason_n why_o such_o gross_a and_o sensual_a soul_n have_v appear_v so_o often_o after_o their_o separation_n in_o the_o churchyard_n or_o charnel-house_n where_o their_o body_n be_v lay_v because_o they_o can_v please_v themselves_o without_o they_o 398._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o soul_n that_o be_v infect_v with_o a_o great_a lust_n to_o the_o body_n continue_v so_o for_o a_o great_a while_n after_o death_n and_o suffer_v great_a reluctancy_n hover_v about_o this_o visible_a place_n and_o be_v hardly_o draw_v from_o thence_o by_o force_n by_o the_o daemon_n that_o have_v the_o guard_n and_o care_n of_o it_o where_o by_o the_o visible_a place_n he_o mean_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 386._o that_o be_v about_o their_o monument_n and_o sepulcher_n where_o the_o shadowy_a phantasm_n of_o such_o soul_n have_v sometime_o appear_v for_o be_v utter_o unacquainted_a with_o the_o pleasure_n of_o spirit_n they_o have_v nothing_o in_o all_o the_o spiritual_a world_n to_o feed_v their_o hungry_a desire_n which_o make_v they_o when_o they_o be_v permit_v to_o wander_v to_o hover_v about_o and_o linger_v after_o their_o body_n the_o impossibility_n of_o be_v reunite_v to_o they_o not_o be_v able_a to_o cure_v they_o of_o their_o impotent_a desire_n of_o it_o but_o still_o they_o will_v fain_o be_v alive_a again_o and_o reassume_v their_o old_a instrument_n of_o pleasure_n iterumque_fw-la ad_fw-la tarda_fw-la reverti_fw-la corpora_fw-la quae_fw-la lucis_fw-la miseris_fw-la tam_fw-la dira_fw-la cupido_fw-la and_o hence_o among_o other_o reason_n it_o be_v that_o the_o primitive_a christian_n do_v so_o severe_o abstain_v from_o bodily_a pleasure_n that_o by_o this_o mean_v they_o may_v gentle_o wean_v the_o soul_n from_o the_o body_n and_o teach_v it_o before_o hand_n to_o live_v upon_o the_o delight_n of_o separate_a spirit_n that_o so_o upon_o its_o separation_n it_o may_v drop_v into_o eternity_n like_o ripe_a fruit_n from_o the_o tree_n with_o ease_n and_o willingness_n and_o that_o by_o accustom_v it_o before_o to_o spiritual_a pleasure_n and_o delight_n it_o may_v acquire_v such_o a_o savoury_a sense_n and_o relish_v of_o they_o as_o to_o be_v able_a when_o it_o come_v into_o the_o spiritual_a world_n to_o live_v whole_o upon_o they_o and_o to_o be_v so_o entire_o satisfy_v with_o they_o as_o not_o to_o be_v endless_o vex_v with_o a_o torment_a desire_n of_o return_v to_o the_o body_n again_o for_o so_o clemens_n alexandrinus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 141._o we_o that_o be_v hunt_v after_o the_o heavenly_a food_n must_v take_v heed_n that_o we_o keep_v our_o earthly_a belly_n in_o subjection_n and_o to_o keep_v a_o strict_a government_n over_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v pleasant_a to_o it_o for_o say_v he_o a_o little_a before_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 139._o neither_o say_v he_o be_v food_n our_o work_n nor_o pleasure_n our_o aim_n but_o we_o use_v they_o only_o as_o necessary_n to_o our_o present_n abide_v in_o which_o our_o reason_n be_v institute_v and_o train_v we_o up_o to_o a_o life_n incorruptible_a i_o e._n they_o do_v so_o use_v they_o as_o that_o as_o much_o as_o in_o they_o lay_v they_o may_v wean_v their_o soul_n from_o the_o pleasure_n of_o they_o that_o so_o they_o may_v have_v the_o better_a appetite_n to_o that_o spiritual_a food_n upon_o which_o they_o be_v to_o live_v for_o ever_o and_o therefore_o thus_o to_o temperate_a and_o restrain_v ourselves_o in_o the_o use_n of_o bodily_a pleasure_n be_v one_o of_o the_o necessary_a virtue_n of_o the_o christian_a life_n for_o hitherto_o tend_v all_o those_o precept_n concern_v abstain_v from_o fleshly_a lust_n which_o war_n against_o our_o soul_n i_o pet._n two_o 11_o and_o mortify_v the_o deed_n of_o the_o body_n rom._n viij_o 13_o and_o keep_v under_o the_o body_n 1_o cor._n ix_o 27_o and_o put_v off_o the_o body_n of_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o flesh_n coloss._n two_o 11_o and_o we_o be_v strict_o enjoin_v to_o be_v temperate_a in_o all_o thing_n to_o watch_v and_o be_v sober_a and_o walk_v honest_o as_o in_o the_o day_n not_o in_o riot_v and_o drunkenness_n not_o in_o chamber_v and_o wantonness_n not_o in_o excess_n of_o wine_n revel_n and_o banquet_n the_o sense_n of_o all_o which_o be_v that_o we_o shall_v not_o indulge_v our_o bodily_a appetite_n to_o the_o vitiate_a and_o deprave_v of_o our_o spiritual_a that_o we_o shall_v not_o plunge_v ourselves_o so_o far_o in_o
conversation_n shall_v be_v a_o continual_a intercourse_n of_o mutual_a mischief_n and_o vexation_n especial_o consider_v how_o they_o here_o lay_v the_o foundation_n of_o a_o eternal_a quarrel_n against_o one_o another_o for_o there_o all_o those_o companion_n in_o sin_n will_v meet_v who_o by_o their_o ill_a counsel_n wicked_a insinuation_n and_o bad_a example_n do_v mutual_o contribute_v to_o each_o other_o ruin_n and_o be_v meet_v in_o such_o a_o woeful_a state_n how_o will_v the_o torment_a sense_n of_o those_o irreparable_a injury_n they_o have_v do_v each_o other_o whet_v their_o fury_n against_o and_o incite_v they_o to_o play_v the_o devil_n with_o one_o another_o and_o what_o can_v be_v expect_v from_o such_o a_o company_n of_o waspish_a being_n so_o implacable_o incense_v against_o one_o another_o but_o that_o be_v shut_v up_o together_o in_o the_o infernal_a den_n they_o shall_v be_v perpetual_o hiss_v at_o and_o sting_v each_o other_o but_o then_o beside_o those_o mutual_a 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