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the_o multitude_n of_o my_o sorrow_n in_o my_o heart_n thy_o consolation_n have_v make_v my_o soul_n joyful_a 84.9_o i_o will_v hear_v what_o our_o lord_n god_n will_v speak_v in_o i_o because_o he_o will_v speak_v peace_n upon_o his_o people_n ps_n 84.9_o of_o holy_a communion_n consider_v christ_n as_o the_o prince_n of_o peace_n 9.6_o jer._n 29.11_o is._n 9.6_o consider_v 1_o what_o be_v read_v to_o day_n in_o the_o gospel_n how_o christ_n appear_v unto_o the_o apostle_n and_o thrice_o impart_v unto_o they_o his_o peace_n say_v peace_n be_v to_o you_o jo._n 20.19_o for_o he_o be_v our_o peace_n as_o the_o apostle_n say_v ephes._n 2.14_o intend_v cogitation_n of_o peace_n and_o not_o of_o affliction_n and_o therefore_o among_o other_o title_n he_o be_v call_v by_o isaie_n the_o prince_n of_o peace_n 5.17_o gal._n 5.17_o consider_v 2._o there_o be_v three_o sort_n of_o peace_n which_o we_o be_v to_o procure_v 1._o with_o god_n 2._o with_o our_o neighbour_n 3_o with_o out_o solve_n 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one_o be_v make_v guilty_a of_o all_o therefore_o david_n say_v i_o be_v direct_v to_o all_o thy_o commandment_n 118.128_o ps._n 118.128_o all_o wicked_a way_n i_o have_v hate_v do_v you_o the_o like_a of_o other_o apparition_n within_o the_o forty_o day_n 1.3_o act._n 1.3_o consider_v 1_o how_o our_o lord_n as_o s._n luke_n say_v show_v himself_o alive_a after_o his_o passion_n in_o many_o argument_n for_o forty_o day_n appear_v etc._n etc._n so_o long_o will_v our_o bless_a lord_n remain_v with_o they_o to_o confirm_v they_o the_o more_o in_o the_o belief_n of_o his_o resurrection_n and_o during_o that_o time_n although_o he_o be_v ever_o present_a with_o they_o after_o a_o invisible_a manner_n yet_o visible_o he_o appear_v only_o at_o time_n that_o so_o like_o a_o tender_a mother_n he_o may_v use_v they_o by_o degree_n to_o more_o solid_a though_o hard_a fare_n to_o wit_n the_o want_n of_o his_o corporal_a presence_n ibid._n ibid._n consider_v 2._o how_o in_o these_o apparition_n 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teach_v i_o thy_o justification_n consider_v 3_o and_o reflect_v serious_o upon_o yourself_o how_o often_o god_n have_v speak_v within_o your_o heart_n concern_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n move_v you_o both_o to_o the_o desire_n and_o purchase_v thereof_o by_o work_n of_o perfection_n of_o charity_n of_o humility_n of_o temperance_n and_o the_o like_a and_o you_o have_v not_o hear_v his_o voice_n listen_v therefore_o to_o he_o hereafter_o lest_o perhaps_o he_o bring_v upon_o you_o those_o plague_n of_o which_o moses_n our_o lord_n shall_v increase_v thy_o plague_n 59.62_o deut._n 28._o v._o 59.62_o etc._n etc._n great_a plague_n and_o continue_v sore_a infirmity_n and_o perpetual_a etc._n etc._n because_o thou_o hear_v not_o the_o voice_n of_o our_o lord_n thy_o god_n of_o diverse_a circumstance_n of_o christ_n apparition_n â—_o cant._n 5._o â—_o consider_v 1_o diverse_a circumstance_n of_o these_o apparition_n which_o be_v make_v after_o the_o resurrection_n for_o that_o almost_o the_o like_a do_v daily_o happen_v in_o the_o interior_a visitation_n of_o the_o soul_n 1._o these_o apparition_n be_v not_o of_o continuance_n but_o short_a and_o by_o fit_n and_o more_o or_o less_o frequent_a according_a to_o the_o disposition_n and_o fervour_n of_o desire_n in_o the_o party_n the_o same_o order_n our_o lord_n observe_v with_o a_o devoute_a soul_n communicate_v himself_o unto_o she_o not_o always_o or_o without_o intermission_n but_o at_o time_n and_o by_o fit_n only_o inflame_v yourself_o with_o his_o love_n that_o you_o may_v the_o often_o enjoy_v he_o and_o be_v able_a to_o say_v with_o the_o spouse_n if_o you_o shall_v find_v my_o belove_a tell_v he_o that_o i_o languish_v with_o love_n consider_v 2._o he_o appear_v for_o the_o most_o part_n unexpected_o and_o as_o sudden_o he_o with_o draw_v himself_o and_o common_o make_v but_o a_o short_a stay_n whereby_o he_o nourish_v in_o they_o a_o desire_n of_o himself_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n he_o visit_v the_o faithful_a soul_n whence_o say_v s._n bernard_n 32._o bern._n in_o canâ—_n ser_n 32._o there_o may_v in_o this_o life_n be_v joy_n and_o content_v in_o the_o spouses_n presence_n but_o not_o satiety_n therefore_o do_v not_o expect_v to_o have_v your_o fill_n here_o but_o let_v it_o suffice_v you_o to_o have_v a_o taste_n only_o of_o the_o joy_n of_o his_o divine_a presence_n 16.15_o ps._n 16.15_o you_o shall_v be_v fill_v with_o david_n when_o his_o glory_n shall_v appear_v 3.8_o jo._n 3.8_o consider_v 3_o the_o time_n and_o place_n be_v different_a so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o interior_a visit_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o happen_v sometime_o in_o prayer_n sometime_o in_o read_v at_o other_o time_n in_o midst_n of_o buisiness_n and_o affair_n for_o the_o spirit_n breathe_v where_o he_o will_n last_o at_o sometime_o he_o appear_v in_o a_o disguise_n as_o he_o do_v to_o mary_n magdalen_n and_o the_o two_o disciple_n go_v to_o emmaus_n sometime_o in_o his_o own_o shape_n and_o figure_n at_o 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16.22_o think_v how_o many_o be_v the_o tribulation_n of_o the_o just_a in_o this_o life_n from_o within_o and_o without_o that_o all_o the_o delight_n of_o this_o world_n be_v but_o vain_a and_o empty_a and_o that_o there_o be_v not_o any_o solid_a comfort_n or_o joy_n to_o be_v take_v in_o any_o thing_n but_o in_o god_n alone_o who_o therefore_o by_o s._n paul_n be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o god_n of_o all_o comfort_n who_o comfort_v we_o in_o all_o our_o tribulation_n 1.3_o 2_o cor._n 1.3_o 22.5_o ps._n 22.5_o consider_v 2._o christ_n in_o the_o eucharist_n be_v proper_o the_o comforter_n of_o the_o afflict_a therefore_o david_n thou_o have_v prepare_v in_o my_o sight_n a_o table_n against_o they_o that_o trouble_v i_o and_o my_o chalice_n inebriate_v how_o goodly_a be_v it_o for_o the_o holy_a eucharist_n be_v a_o torrent_n of_o pleasure_n a_o river_n flow_v with_o sweetness_n a_o ocean_n of_o spiritual_a delight_n inebriate_v the_o mind_n with_o unspeakable_a sweetness_n according_a 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12.34_o mat._n 12.34_o consider_v 1_o and_o they_o begin_v to_o speak_v with_o several_a tongue_n as_o the_o h._n ghost_n give_v they_o to_o speak_v ponder_v 1_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o miracle_n poor_a fisherman_n that_o be_v ignorant_a and_o unlearned_a speak_v the_o language_n of_o all_o nation_n ponder_v 2._o what_o they_o speak_v of_o to_o wit_n the_o great_a work_n of_o christ_n not_o of_o vain_a trifle_n or_o worldly_a rumour_n so_o those_o who_o be_v full_a of_o god_n speak_v not_o but_o of_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v of_o god_n for_o of_o the_o abundance_n of_o the_o heart_n the_o mouth_n speak_v see_v therefore_o whither_o or_o no_o thy_o speech_n do_v bewray_v thou_o 26.73_o mat._n 26.73_o and_o prove_v that_o thou_o be_v full_a of_o the_o world_n not_o of_o god_n consider_v 2._o the_o multitude_n come_v together_o and_o be_v astonish_v in_o mind_n whereof_o some_o do_v believe_v but_o other_o deride_v say_v that_o these_o be_v full_a of_o new_a wine_n so_o there_o 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