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make_v he_o solicitous_a and_o sleepless_a make_v he_o more_o indigent_a than_o he_o be_v before_o and_o be_v it_o not_o poverty_n then_o for_o now_o the_o text_n tell_v we_o he_o want_v big_a barn_n consequent_o a_o great_a many_o workman_n to_o build_v he_o more_o servants_z and_o cattle_n to_o manage_v his_o husdandry_n and_o i_o pray_v what_o can_v poverty_n itself_o do_o more_o than_o make_v a_o man_n want_v i_o suppose_v a_o poor_a man_n in_o the_o common_a sense_n to_o be_v make_v rich_a well_o he_o want_v man_n and_o arm_n to_o defend_v his_o riches_n servant_n to_o manage_v they_o a_o retinue_n to_o wait_v upon_o he_o now_o he_o want_v a_o stately_a house_n and_o that_o want_v stately_a furniture_n he_o want_v many_o other_o thing_n and_o those_o thing_n want_v many_o
place_n in_o the_o creation_n shall_v i_o assign_v to_o that_o man_n that_o love_v the_o low_a thing_n for_o by_o love_v he_o make_v himself_o low_a than_o they_o and_o it_o will_v puzzle_v all_o philosophy_n to_o tell_v where_o to_o place_v that_o man_n that_o be_v low_a than_o the_o low_a shake_v off_o these_o shameful_a fetter_n o_o my_o soul_n burst_v this_o yoke_n thou_o be_v call_v to_o liberty_n renounce_v this_o ahominable_a servitude_n and_o reckon_v that_o if_o for_o a_o handmaid_n to_o be_v heir_n to_o her_o mistress_n be_v a_o matter_n of_o pride_n for_o a_o mistress_n to_o enslave_v herself_o to_o her_o handmaid_n be_v matter_n of_o shame_n and_o reproach_n the_o gracious_a creator_n have_v place_v thou_o in_o a_o noble_a degree_n and_o rank_n of_o the_o creature_n the_o line_n be_v fall_v to_o thou_o in_o a_o good_a place_n do_v not_o wilful_o degrade_v thyself_o by_o forsake_v thy_o station_n and_o thrust_v thyself_o down_o below_o the_o low_a to_o thy_o eternal_a disparagement_n and_o amazement_n lest_o whilst_o thou_o stand_v in_o a_o mixture_n of_o disdain_n and_o pity_n behold_v the_o mighty_a nabuchadnezzar_n herd_v himself_o with_o the_o ox_n thou_o plunge_v thyself_o into_o a_o more_o dishonourable_a condition_n than_o this_o and_o suffer_v thyself_o to_o be_v ride_v by_o thy_o own_o beast_n meditat_fw-la xxxviii_o from_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o love_n of_o the_o world_n idolatrous_a and_o adulterous_a have_v brief_o consider_v what_o the_o world_n be_v and_o what_o love_n be_v i_o will_v now_o put_v they_o together_o and_o a_o little_a consider_v what_o worldly_a love_n be_v and_o indeed_o i_o can_v think_v of_o any_o thing_n abominable_a but_o i_o find_v it_o to_o be_v that_o methinks_v i_o hear_v the_o pathetical_a word_n of_o the_o bless_a one_o fouâ—â—â—â—g_v in_o my_o ear_n oh_o do_v not_o that_o abominable_a thing_n that_o i_o hate_v jer._n 44._o 4._o it_o seem_v that_o all_o sin_n be_v abominable_a and_o hate_a of_o god_n soul_n but_o if_o one_o thing_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v more_o abominable_a than_o another_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o predominant_a worldly_a love_n be_v the_o most_o abominable_a of_o all_o thing_n as_o have_v in_o it_o the_o nature_n of_o all_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v of_o all_o sober_a judge_n account_v most_o abominable_a i_o will_v confine_v myself_o to_o five_o or_o six_o of_o the_o worst_a that_o i_o can_v think_v of_o and_o here_o i_o will_v begin_v this_o black_a roll_n with_o idolatry_n this_o be_v confess_v by_o all_o christian_n to_o be_v a_o abominable_a thing_n insomuch_o that_o that_o very_a part_n of_o the_o christian_a world_n which_o we_o most_o suspect_v of_o it_o be_v as_o studious_a to_o excuse_v it_o as_o they_o be_v bold_a to_o commit_v it_o and_o there_o be_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o reason_n why_o all_o man_n profess_v the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o true_a god_n shall_v abominate_a idolatry_n when_o they_o hear_v he_o in_o his_o word_n so_o passionate_o charge_v the_o world_n against_o it_o so_o terrible_o threaten_v the_o commission_n of_o it_o and_o read_v what_o lamentable_a devastation_n he_o make_v among_o the_o jew_n because_o of_o it_o which_o the_o prophet_n excuse_v by_o a_o strange_a expression_n the_o lord_n can_v no_o long_o bear_v because_o of_o their_o idolatry_n jer._n 44._o 22._o but_o as_o abominable_a as_o it_o be_v the_o love_n of_o the_o world_n be_v in_o it_o what_o the_o apostle_n say_v of_o one_o branch_n of_o it_o by_o the_o same_o argument_n that_o covetousness_n be_v idolatry_n pride_n and_o sensuality_n be_v no_o better_o the_o high_a act_n of_o worship_n be_v love_n consequent_o he_o that_o love_v the_o praise_n of_o man_n more_o than_o the_o praise_n of_o god_n that_o be_v a_o lover_n of_o pleasure_n more_o than_o of_o god_n be_v a_o down_o right_a idolater_n gold_n and_o silver_n need_v not_o to_o be_v make_v into_o image_n to_o be_v object_n of_o admiration_n he_o that_o love_v and_o delight_n and_o trust_v in_o they_o chief_o have_v give_v the_o worship_n peculiar_a to_o god_n to_o they_o and_o make_v they_o his_o god_n already_o idol_n may_v be_v and_o common_o be_v set_v up_o as_o proper_o in_o the_o heart_n as_o in_o house_n ezek._n 14._o 3._o and_o idolatry_n as_o well_o commit_v by_o the_o inclination_n of_o the_o will_n as_o by_o the_o bend_n of_o the_o knee_n there_o can_v be_v more_o palpable_a idolatry_n in_o the_o world_n than_o make_v that_o a_o god_n to_o one_o self_n which_o be_v none_o be_v not_o the_o sensualist_n a_o idolater_n in_o the_o most_o proper_a speech_n who_o belly_n be_v his_o god_n as_o the_o apostle_n phrase_v it_o by_o the_o like_a propriety_n of_o speech_n one_o may_v say_v of_o the_o proud_a gallant_a that_o he_o make_v his_o back_n his_o god_n nay_o a_o horse_n a_o hawk_n or_o a_o hound_n may_v be_v as_o true_o a_o idol_n to_o a_o christian_a as_o a_o calf_n be_v to_o a_o egyptian_a a_o second_o abominable_a thing_n that_o i_o think_v of_o be_v adultery_n whatever_o favourable_a opinion_n this_o wicked_a and_o wanton_a age_n have_v entertain_v of_o this_o vice_n i_o be_o sure_a the_o holy_a god_n account_v it_o abominable_a and_o ordain_v in_o his_o commonwealth_n of_o the_o jew_n that_o the_o adulterer_n shall_v be_v stone_v to_o death_n such_o be_v the_o opinion_n that_o god_n have_v of_o adultery_n that_o he_o most_o usual_o by_o his_o prophet_n compare_v that_o incomparable_a sin_n of_o idolatry_n to_o it_o and_o call_v it_o go_v a_o whore_v after_o other_o go_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o foul_a pattern_n by_o which_o that_o monster_n of_o idolatry_n be_v draw_v and_o be_v not_o the_o love_n of_o the_o world_n adultery_n be_v not_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n as_o much_o dedicate_v and_o due_a to_o god_n as_o any_o man_n wife_n be_v peculiar_a to_o he_o do_v man_n just_o complain_v of_o great_a wrong_n do_v to_o they_o and_o may_v not_o god_n as_o just_o complain_v of_o the_o alienation_n of_o heart_n may_v not_o god_n reasonable_o be_v offend_v that_o such_o a_o vile_a thing_n as_o mundanes_n shall_v be_v his_o rival_n and_o defile_v the_o heart_n of_o man_n which_o he_o esteem_v his_o great_a jewel_n it_o be_v plain_a by_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o great_a searcher_n of_o heart_n that_o she_o that_o lust_v after_o another_o man_n more_o than_o her_o own_o husband_n be_v a_o whore_n and_o have_v already_o commit_v adultery_n with_o he_o in_o her_o heart_n it_o must_v needs_o be_v that_o the_o soul_n that_o lust_v after_o and_o cleave_v to_o any_o object_n more_o than_o to_o god_n to_o who_o soul_n be_v most_o near_o relate_v and_o to_o who_o they_o be_v most_o firm_o bind_v be_v abominable_o unchaste_a and_o adulterous_a in_o her_o love_n soul_n have_v no_o way_n of_o play_v the_o whore_n but_o by_o mis-loving_a and_o by_o how_o much_o the_o mean_a the_o object_n of_o their_o love_n be_v so_o much_o the_o groffer_n and_o more_o shameful_a their_o adultery_n so_o that_o the_o soul_n prostitute_v itself_o to_o the_o world_n be_v not_o only_o adulterous_a but_o indeed_o sodomitical_a in_o this_o conjunction_n for_o it_o be_v all_o one_o with_o lie_v down_o before_o a_o beast_n which_o be_v forbid_v by_o the_o law_n abhor_v of_o nature_n and_o damn_v by_o the_o gentile_a theology_n under_o the_o fable_n of_o pasiphae_n and_o her_o bull_n and_o their_o monstrous_a off_o spring_n the_o minotaur_n vencr_n be_v monument_n a_o nefandae_fw-la meditat_fw-la thirty-nine_o of_o the_o blasphemy_n and_o sacrilege_n of_o worldly_a love_n a_o three_o abominable_a thing_n that_o i_o think_v of_o be_v blasphemy_n to_o speak_v evil_a of_o god_n injurious_o reproachful_o of_o the_o deity_n may_v just_o be_v account_v horrible_a among_o the_o servant_n of_o the_o true_a god_n when_o it_o be_v judge_v abominable_a even_o by_o the_o heathen_n who_o god_n themselves_o be_v abominable_a paul_n companion_n have_v like_a to_o have_v be_v pull_v in_o piece_n by_o the_o zealous_a ephesian_n for_o disparage_v diana_n and_o the_o only_a way_n that_o the_o town_n clark_n can_v take_v to_o appease_v the_o multitude_n be_v to_o tell_v they_o whatsoever_o people_n say_v of_o she_o diana_n be_v a_o very_a brave_a goddess_n and_o to_o deny_v that_o paul_n companion_n be_v blasphemer_n of_o she_o for_o he_o know_v well_o enough_o that_o if_o such_o a_o horrible_a thing_n as_o blasphemy_n be_v prove_v against_o they_o the_o people_n will_v not_o have_v stay_v for_o any_o judicial_a sentence_n to_o be_v pass_v upon_o they_o now_o there_o be_v a_o blasphemy_n of_o the_o heart_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o tangue_n so_o the_o fool_n blaspheme_v who_o say_v in_o his_o heart_n there_o be_v no_o god_n and_o so_o do_v all_o they_o that_o either_o â—scribe_v to_o god_n
the_o follow_v meditation_n meditat_fw-la i._o introductory_n 1._o ii_o the_o method_n of_o the_o ensue_a meditation_n 3._o iii_o of_o the_o world_n 6._o iv_o of_o the_o world_n take_v in_o a_o theological_a sense_n 8._o v._o of_o the_o affection_n of_o love_n 9_o vi_o of_o the_o love_n of_o the_o world_n 11._o vii_o man_n be_v to_o try_v themselves_o by_o their_o love_n 13._o viii_o of_o the_o extent_n of_o worldly_a love_n 15._o ix_o of_o the_o evil_a of_o worldly_a love_n 17._o x._o of_o the_o inconsistency_n of_o the_o love_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o love_n of_o god_n 18._o xi_o of_o the_o evil_a of_o not_o love_v god_n 20._o xii_o the_o love_n of_o god_n most_o natural_a 21._o xiii_o of_o the_o easiness_n and_o pleasantness_n of_o love_v 22._o fourteen_o of_o the_o excellency_n and_o necessity_n of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n 24._o xv._o why_o call_v the_o love_n of_o the_o father_n 25._o xvi_o of_o man_n apprehension_n concern_v the_o love_n of_o god_n 26._o xvii_o what_o it_o be_v to_o love_n god_n 27._o xviii_o of_o the_o false_a love_n of_o god_n 28._o xix_o of_o predominant_a love_n 30._o xx._n of_o habitual_a love_n 31._o xxi_o lover_n of_o the_o world_n willing_a to_o be_v deceive_v 32._o xxii_o the_o lover_n of_o god_n most_o sensible_a of_o their_o worldliness_n 33._o xxiii_o notwithstanding_o man_n self_a deceive_n there_o be_v many_o lover_n of_o the_o world_n 35._o xxiv_o who_o be_v lover_n of_o the_o world_n in_o general_n 37._o xxv_o of_o the_o lover_n of_o the_o world_n more_o particular_o 38._o xxvi_o of_o the_o inordinate_a love_n of_o life_n 39_o xxvii_o of_o unwillingness_n to_o die_v 43._o xxviii_o of_o not_o long_v after_o a_o better_a life_n 44._o xxix_o of_o desire_v to_o be_v dissolve_v 47._o xxx_o of_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o world_n 48._o xxxi_o of_o steal_v 50._o xxxii_o of_o defraud_v 52._o xxxiii_o of_o lie_v for_o worldly_a advantage_n 54._o xxxiv_o of_o oppression_n ibid._n xxxv_o of_o bribery_n 56._o xxxvi_o of_o those_o that_o offend_v in_o the_o undue_a degree_n of_o seek_v riches_n 58._o xxxvii_o of_o those_o that_o offend_v in_o the_o undue_a season_n of_o seek_v the_o world_n 59_o xxxviii_o of_o worldly_a confidence_n 61._o thirty-nine_o of_o covetousness_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 62._o xl._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 65._o xli_o of_o carefulness_n 68_o xlii_o of_o discontentedness_n 70._o xliii_o of_o immoderate_a mourn_a or_o impatience_n 72._o xliv_o of_o uncharitableness_n 74._o xlv_o of_o pleasure_n in_o general_n 76._o xlvi_o of_o worldly_a pleasure_n 78._o xlvii_o of_o fornication_n and_o adultery_n 80._o xlviii_o of_o gluttony_n and_o drunkenness_n 82._o xlix_o of_o pleasure_n unlawful_a in_o the_o manner_n 85._o l._n of_o pleasure_n unlawful_a as_o to_o the_o season_n 86._o li._n of_o fantastical_a pleasure_n 89._o lii_o of_o revenge_n 91._o liii_o of_o curse_v 95._o liv._o of_o idleness_n 99_o lv._o of_o easefulness_n 102._o lvi_o of_o fear_n of_o sickness_n 103._o lvii_o of_o fear_n of_o the_o loss_n of_o friend_n 105._o lviii_o of_o the_o fear_n of_o poverty_n and_o the_o loss_n of_o good_n 107._o lix_n of_o fear_n of_o persecution_n 109._o lx._n of_o honour_n in_o general_n and_o of_o pride_n 111._o lxi_o of_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n and_o the_o way_n of_o seek_v it_o 112._o lxii_o of_o self_n honour_v 113._o lxiii_o of_o seek_v the_o approbation_n of_o man_n more_o than_o of_o god_n 114._o lxiv_o of_o pride_n in_o birth_n 116._o lxv_o of_o pride_n in_o beauty_n 118._o lxvi_o of_o pride_n in_o apparel_n 121._o lxvii_o of_o pride_n in_o child_n 122._o lxviii_o of_o pride_n in_o wit_n and_o learning_n 125._o lxix_o of_o pride_n in_o riches_n 126._o lxx_o of_o pride_n in_o strength_n 129._o lxxi_o of_o pride_n in_o privilege_n 130._o lxxii_o of_o pride_n in_o power_n and_o great_a place_n 133._o lxxiii_o of_o pride_n in_o virtuous_a action_n 134._o lxxiv_o of_o pride_n in_o worldly_a interest_n and_o a_o party_n 136._o lxxv_o of_o self_n love_n 140._o 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