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B15418 Meditations vppon the mysteries of our holy faith with the practise of mental praier touching the same composed in Spanish by the R.F. Luys de la Puente ... ; and translated into English by F. Rich. Gibbons ... Puente, Luis de la, 1554-1624.; Gibbons, Richard, 1550?-1632. 1610 (1610) STC 20485; ESTC S1664 417,169 706

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great_a wisdom_n nor_o assuredness_n then_o to_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o god_n and_o to_o stand_v for_o his_o government_n see_v as_o our_o lord_n himself_o say_v by_o the_o prophet_n isaias_n 32.17_o isa_n 32.17_o all_o be_v ordain_v for_o our_o righteousness_n and_o abundant_a peace_n o_o how_o full_a of_o contentment_n return_v these_o king_n on_o their_o way_n and_o how_o well_o do_v they_o think_v their_o labour_n and_o travel_v employ_v for_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n although_o they_o be_v painful_a in_o the_o beginning_n they_o have_v always_o good_a end_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v great_a wisdom_n to_o begin_v by_o that_o labour_n who_o end_n shall_v be_v temporal_a and_o eternal_a repose_n rejoice_v in_o god_n world_n without_o end_n amen_n the_o xxiiii_o meditation_n of_o the_o purification_n of_o the_o b._n virgin_n and_o of_o the_o presentation_n of_o the_o child_n in_o the_o temple_n the_o first_o point_n the_o old_a law_n command_v 2.12_o levi._n 12_o 2_o luc._n 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not_o hinder_v we_o in_o the_o exercise_n of_o prayer_n but_o with_o this_o confidence_n we_o must_v join_v diligence_n 48.49.50_o collat._n 9_o c._n 2._o &_o collat_n 10._o c._n 13._o cap._n 48.49.50_o procure_v as_o cassianus_n say_v before_o prayer_n to_o remove_v all_o such_o occasion_n as_o we_o will_v not_o shall_v distract_v we_o therein_o imitate_v in_o this_o the_o subtlety_n of_o our_o adversary_n who_o as_o s._n nilus_n the_o abbot_n say_v ordain_v all_o his_o temptation_n wherewith_o in_o the_o day_n time_n he_o tempt_v spiritual_a person_n to_o hinder_v they_o from_o prayer_n and_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o he_o tempt_v they_o with_o gluttonye_n to_o make_v they_o in_o prayer_n heavye_a and_o sleepye_v he_o tempt_v they_o with_o impatience_n to_o disquiet_v they_o with_o curiosity_n of_o the_o sense_n to_o distract_v they_o with_o
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may_v quickne_v i_o and_o open_v the_o door_n to_o love_v excitetur_fw-la ut_fw-la excitet_fw-la let_v fear_n be_v awake_v that_o it_o may_v awake_v i_o fear_v o_o my_o soul_n the_o face_n of_o the_o judge_n who_o the_o power_n of_o heaven_n do_v fear_n the_o wrath_n of_o the_o omnipotent_a the_o face_n of_o his_o fury_n the_o noise_n of_o the_o world_n that_o shall_v perish_v the_o fire_n that_o shall_v burn_v it_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o archangel_n and_o the_o most_o rigorous_a word_n of_o the_o final_a sentence_n fear_v the_o tooth_n of_o the_o dragon_n the_o belly_n of_o hell_n the_o roat_z of_o fierce_a beast_n that_o stand_v ready_a to_o
instant_n from_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o for_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o redeemer_n and_o of_o his_o redemption_n it_o be_v very_o convenient_a to_o use_v this_o mercy_n towards_o she_o that_o be_v to_o be_v his_o mother_n redeem_v she_o with_o the_o best_a manner_n of_o redemption_n that_o be_v possible_a preserve_v she_o from_o the_o infamy_n and_o misery_n of_o original_a sin_n at_o such_o time_n as_o she_o be_v to_o fall_v into_o it_o honour_v and_o beautify_v she_o with_o his_o grace_n that_o the_o mother_n may_v be_v like_a unto_o the_o son_n in_o purity_n they_o be_v both_o conceive_a without_o sin_n he_o by_o right_o and_o she_o by_o privilege_n he_o as_o the_o redeemer_n of_o the_o world_n and_o she_o as_o his_o coadjutrice_n in_o the_o work_n of_o the_o redemption_n o_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n 5.27_o colloquy_n ephe._n 5.27_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o the_o virgin_n become_v man_n to_o make_v a_o glorious_a church_n without_o spot_n or_o wrinkle_n or_o any_o other_o 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rom._n 8._o handmaid_n of_o our_o lord_n the_o bless_a virgin_n declare_v what_o a_o backward_a conceit_n she_o have_v always_o have_v of_o herself_o ever_o since_o she_o have_v the_o use_n of_o reason_n and_o allbeeit_v the_o name_n of_o servant_n or_o bondman_n when_o as_o it_o signify_v to_o serve_v god_n with_o a_o spirit_n of_o fear_n and_o as_o it_o be_v by_o force_n be_v dispraise_v in_o holy_a scripture_n yet_o when_o servant_n be_v join_v with_o love_n it_o be_v a_o most_o glorious_a name_n for_o the_o slave_n be_v not_o his_o own_o but_o his_o lord_n he_o have_v not_o liberty_n to_o do_v what_o he_o list_v but_o what_o his_o lord_n command_v he_o he_o serve_v he_o neither_o for_o salarye_v nor_o daye-wage_n but_o because_o he_o be_v oblige_v thereunto_o he_o labour_v not_o for_o himself_o but_o for_o his_o lord_n neither_o serve_v he_o he_o only_o in_o person_n but_o also_o all_o those_o of_o his_o house_n and_o family_n in_o the_o which_o he_o hold_v the_o base_a place_n 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be_v ever_o employ_v 33.29_o eccl._n 33.29_o for_o idleness_n as_o the_o wiseman_n say_v be_v the_o original_a of_o all_o mischief_n the_o second_o be_v of_o his_o own_o free_a will_n to_o subject_n himself_o to_o the_o malediction_n that_o god_n impose_v upon_o adam_n 3.19_o gen._n 3.19_o when_o he_o say_v unto_o he_o in_o the_o sweat_n of_o thy_o brow_n thou_o shall_v eat_v thy_o bread_n and_o therefore_o all_o this_o time_n he_o gain_v his_o meat_n with_o the_o labour_n of_o his_o hand_n from_o whence_o s._n paul_n 20.34_o act._n 20.34_o and_o other_o saint_n take_v example_n of_o labour_v to_o eat_v of_o their_o own_o labour_n the_o three_o be_v to_o exercise_v humillitye_n employ_v himself_o in_o a_o vile_a and_o contemptible_a occupation_n for_o christ_n our_o lord_n in_o the_o iugdement_n of_o the_o world_n and_o of_o his_o own_o countryeman_n do_v not_o use_v this_o occupation_n of_o his_o own_o will_v as_o some_o noble_a and_o wise_a gentleman_n use_v to_o learn_v some_o 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