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fling_v away_o the_o filth_n and_o mud_n which_o hang_v upon_o thy_o soul_n rise_v from_o out_o of_o the_o mire_n wherein_o thou_o have_v wallow_v and_o see_v how_o formidable_a thou_o will_v be_v to_o thy_o adversary_n who_o believe_v he_o have_v cast_v thou_o down_o never_o to_o rise_v again_o it_o will_v amaze_v he_o to_o see_v thou_o again_o provoke_v he_o to_o the_o battle_n surprise_v with_o thy_o recovery_n and_o astonish_v at_o such_o a_o undaunted_a resolution_n how_o fearful_a will_v the_o coward_n the_o devil_n be_v to_o attempt_v again_o the_o ensnare_n thou_o if_o other_o man_n calamity_n be_v proper_a lesson_n for_o we_o shall_v not_o all_o our_o own_o instruct_v we_o i_o believe_v that_o i_o shall_v see_v this_o short_o in_o thou_o and_o that_o thou_o will_v appear_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o heaven_n a_o person_n restore_v to_o grace_n a_o more_o excellent_a and_o clear_a soul_n than_o ever_o thou_o be_v one_o that_o shall_v give_v testimony_n of_o such_o perfection_n and_o integrity_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v rank_v among_o the_o best_a man_n if_o not_o prefer_v before_o they_o only_o despair_v not_o fall_v not_o again_o this_o be_v my_o counsel_n do_v thou_o as_o my_o custom_n be_v when_o ever_o i_o hear_v any_o thing_n from_o other_o may_v profit_v i_o i_o make_v no_o delay_n to_o embrace_v and_o follow_v it_o and_o if_o thou_o receive_v with_o a_o good_a purpose_n these_o my_o admonition_n thy_o sick_a and_o languish_a soul_n will_v need_v no_o other_o physic_n finis_fw-la erata_fw-la page_n 1._o l._n 5._o for_o this_o r._n the_o l_n 7._o of_o dissolute_a r._n of_o a_o dissolute_a p._n 3._o l._n 4._o of_o sin_n r._n of_o any_o sin_n l._n 13._o for_o for_o prepare_v r._n so_o prepare_v l._n 20._o for_o commit_v every_o thing_n that_o be_v dedicate_v r._n commit_v every_o thing_n to_o the_o flame_n that_o be_v dedicate_v p._n 6._o l._n 7._o for_o intolerable_a r._n in_o alterable_a p._n 9_o l._n 5._o r._n linkd_v to_o p._n 12._o l._n 16._o for_o rebellious_a r._n religious_a p._n 14._o l._n 15._o for_o wretched_a r._n wretch_n p._n 23._o l._n 1._o leave_n out_o and_o promise_v p._n 24._o l._n 6._o r._n like_o a_o love_a father_n p._n 26._o l._n last_o for_o peruse_v r._n pursue_v p._n 31._o l_n 11._o for_o confidence_n r._n conscience_n p._n 44._o l._n 28._o r._n delight_n for_o light_n p._n 46._o l._n 17._o for_o again_o r._n go_v again_o p._n 60._o l._n 7._o r._n there_o appear_v not_o p._n 62._o l._n 22._o for_o receive_v r._n conceive_v p._n 67._o l._n 11._o for_o screen_n scene_n p._n 70._o l._n 4._o for_o undertake_v labour_n r._n undertake_v the_o labour_n p._n 72._o l._n 5._o for_o choose_v r._n cross_v p._n 79._o l._n 12._o for_o hermions_n r._n hermiones_n p._n 79._o l._n 17._o for_o star_n r._n statue_n p._n 80._o l._n 7._o for_o hermion_n r._n hermione_n p._n 84._o l._n 6._o for_o hope_n r._n home_n ibid._n l._n 23._o for_o great_a r._n great_a p._n 87._o l._n 3._o for_o be_v r._n wear_v p._n 103._o l._n 13._o chap._n be_v entitle_v the_o 5._o ibid_n l._n 3._o i_o know_v a_o young_a phoenix_n r._n i_o know_v a_o young_a man_n phoenix_n p._n 104._o l._n 3._o for_o religion_n r._n religious_a reader_n this_o multitude_n of_o fault_n in_o so_o small_a a_o treatise_n i_o can_v attribute_v to_o nothing_o but_o my_o own_o ill_a hand_n which_o deceive_v the_o printer_n which_o i_o entreat_v thou_o to_o correct_v the_o content_n of_o every_o chapter_n chap._n i._n saint_n chrysostome_n passionate_o describe_v the_o great_a esteem_n and_o value_n we_o ought_v to_o have_v of_o our_o own_o soul_n and_o on_o that_o basis_n he_o raise_v the_o fabric_n of_o this_o treatise_n to_o persuade_v theodorus_n plunge_v into_o extreme_a sin_n and_o bewitch_v with_o the_o vanity_n of_o a_o dissolute_a life_n to_o return_v to_o virtue_n and_o piety_n in_o which_o he_o have_v once_o be_v a_o eminant_fw-la example_n chap._n ii_o the_o devil_n endeavour_n and_o practice_n to_o undermine_v our_o hope_n and_o raze_v the_o foundation_n of_o our_o eternal_a happiness_n the_o comparison_n betwixt_o a_o die_a body_n and_o a_o perish_a soul_n with_o a_o exhortation_n to_o be_v courageous_a in_o our_o conflict_n with_o the_o devil_n chap._n iii_o god_n mercy_n to_o the_o great_a sinner_n a_o argument_n against_o despair_n chap._n iv._o the_o example_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n king_n of_o babylon_n a_o coherence_n to_o the_o precede_a chapter_n chap._n v._o that_o sincere_a repentance_n be_v always_o acceptable_a to_o god_n declare_v out_o of_o holy_a writ_n by_o example_n precept_n and_o parable_n chap._n vi_o that_o we_o ought_v careful_o to_o cleanse_v our_o soul_n from_o the_o filth_n of_o sin_n which_o must_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v slight_v or_o neglect_v since_o in_o this_o word_n we_o can_v presume_v on_o to_o morrow_n every_o thing_n be_v so_o subject_a to_o mutability_n and_o then_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v so_o short_a and_o so_o quick_o vanish_v we_o ought_v to_o fix_v our_o thought_n upon_o that_o eternity_n in_o which_o we_o shall_v be_v crown_v with_o glory_n or_o plague_v in_o torment_n chap._n vii_o hell_n fire_n expose_v to_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o impenitent_a with_o the_o torment_n and_o the_o certainty_n thereof_o chap._n viii_o of_o the_o beatitude_n of_o the_o saint_n glorify_v in_o heaven_n press_v theodorus_n far_a to_o amendment_n by_o argue_v that_o heaven_n be_v rather_o to_o be_v seek_v after_o then_o hell_n to_o be_v fear_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o one_o be_v a_o more_o move_a object_n than_o the_o terribleness_n of_o the_o other_o chap._n ix._o of_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n chap._n x._o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n prosecute_v give_v occasion_n to_o discourse_n of_o the_o felicity_n and_o blessing_n god_n have_v promise_v our_o soul_n the_o excellency_n wherewith_o they_o be_v enrich_v and_o vile_a contempt_n we_o have_v of_o they_o prefer_v our_o body_n their_o slave_n before_o they_o chap._n xi_o saint_n chrysostome_n continue_v here_o the_o glorious_a nature_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o from_o that_o excellence_n prosecute_v his_o persuasion_n to_o theodorus_n still_o strive_v to_o overcome_v the_o rebellion_n of_o his_o lust_n with_o exhortation_n and_o press_v argument_n chap._n xii_o the_o story_n of_o the_o ninivites_fw-la repenpentance_n the_o proem_n to_o st._n chrysostom_n far_a urge_v theodorus_n to_o his_o conversion_n collect_v thence_o that_o the_o great_a sinner_n may_v return_v to_o god_n he_o prosecute_v his_o persuasive_n allege_v that_o many_o so_o convert_v have_v become_v the_o best_a and_o most_o zealous_a people_n chap._n xiii_o sant_z chrysostome_n relate_v a_o story_n of_o phoenix_n a_o young_a gentleman_n of_o his_o time_n another_o of_o a_o hermit_n another_o of_o a_o disciple_n of_o john_n the_o son_n zebedeus_n and_o of_o onesimus_n out_o of_o saint_n paul_n with_o which_o he_o continue_v his_o persuasive_n to_o fall_v theodorus_n chap._n xiv_o the_o sum_n and_o conclusion_n of_o this_o treatise_n finis_fw-la no_o comparison_n betwixt_o the_o death_n of_o the_o body_n and_o the_o soul_n st._n chrysostom_n application_n to_o theodorus_n the_o hermit_n the_o schoole_a of_o john_n in_o eusebius_n eccles._n hist._n lib._n 5._o c._n 2._o