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turpiter_fw-la audes_fw-la how_o many_o have_v thou_o know_v cut_v off_o in_o their_o youth_n and_o strength_n and_o confidence_n of_o live_v and_o it_o may_v be_v in_o their_o purpose_n and_o essay_n of_o amendng_v many_o of_o we_o have_v one_o foot_n in_o the_o grave_n through_o the_o course_n of_o age_n and_o infirmity_n that_o attend_v it_o nay_o even_o of_o the_o strong_a of_o we_o we_o may_v say_v as_o david_n say_v to_o jonathan_n as_o the_o lord_n live_v and_o as_o thy_o soul_n live_v there_o be_v but_o a_o step_n between_o thou_o and_o death_n yea_o and_o hell_n too_o and_o yet_o many_o of_o we_o not_o yet_o go_v one_o step_n of_o serious_a resolution_n to_o follow_v holiness_n and_o forsake_v our_o old_a sin_n o_o dally_v not_o with_o thy_o life_n with_o thy_o soul_n with_o hell_n and_o eternal_a death_n delay_n be_v extreme_a dangerous_a where_o the_o opportunity_n be_v short_a and_o the_o omission_n be_v irreparable_a remember_v on_o this_o moment_n depend_v eternity_n death_n follow_v we_o and_o sin_n follow_v we_o and_o our_o own_o evil_a conscience_n and_o hell_n and_o the_o devil_n too_o will_v follow_v and_o overtake_v we_o if_o we_o fly_v not_o from_o they_o by_o follow_v christ_n where_o ever_o he_o go_v in_o the_o way_n of_o holiness_n o_o learn_v of_o david_n psalm_n 119.60_o i_o make_v haste_n and_o prolong_v not_o the_o time_n to_o turn_v my_o foot_n into_o thy_o way_n 6_o follow_v it_o sincere_o simulata_fw-la sanctitas_fw-la duplex_fw-la iniquitas_fw-la hypocrisy_n be_v a_o double_a and_o twist_a impiety_n it_o be_v not_o only_o a_o not_o serve_v god_n but_o a_o mock_n of_o he_o and_o it_o shall_v have_v a_o double_a condemnation_n for_o the_o want_n of_o holiness_n which_o shall_v be_v and_o for_o the_o lie_n and_o pretention_n of_o what_o be_v not_o nothing_o be_v more_o contrary_a to_o the_o simplicity_n of_o god_n nature_n and_o the_o truth_n and_o integrity_n of_o his_o word_n and_o intention_n to_o man_n than_o simulation_n and_o 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hope_n of_o the_o hypocrite_n say_v he_o in_o job_n when_o god_n shall_v take_v away_o his_o soul_n 7_o and_o last_o follow_v holiness_n constant_o not_o desultoriè_fw-la lame_o break_o and_o abrupt_o by_o fit_n only_o but_o with_o a_o steady_a and_o resolute_a course_n as_o the_o sun_n move_v neither_o go_v back_o nor_o stand_v still_o perseverance_n be_v the_o crown_n of_o grace_n and_o get_v the_o crown_n of_o glory_n thou_o expect_v god_n shall_v make_v thou_o incessant_o happy_a in_o his_o eternity_n o_o be_v thou_o holy_a in_fw-la tua_fw-la aeternitate_fw-la as_o saint_n bernard_n in_o thy_o limit_a and_o short_a eternity_n consider_v how_o noble_a a_o pattern_n thou_o have_v in_o christ_n thy_o saviour_n who_o defer_v his_o own_o glory_n till_o he_o have_v finish_v thy_o salvation_n consider_v how_o great_a encouragement_n thou_o have_v how_o sweet_a comfort_n for_o the_o present_a how_o ample_a reward_n and_o expectation_n for_o the_o future_a o_o let_v no_o difficulty_n take_v thou_o off_o nor_o error_n divert_v thou_o let_v they_o rather_o whet_v and_o exasperate_v thy_o resolution_n and_o endeavour_n let_v no_o superstition_n deceive_v thou_o nor_o persecution_n deter_v thou_o have_v begin_v in_o the_o spirit_n do_v not_o end_v in_o the_o flesh_n remember_v thou_o have_v always_o a_o viaticum_fw-la mean_n of_o refresh_v near_o thou_o the_o holy_a word_n and_o promise_n and_o sacrament_n to_o relieve_v thou_o the_o holy_a spirit_n to_o assist_v thou_o and_o help_v thy_o infirmity_n thou_o have_v god_n holy_a day_n wherein_o to_o be_v special_o vacant_a to_o holy_a duty_n and_o the_o soul_n improvement_n by_o the_o careful_a sanctify_v whereof_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o the_o pious_a soul_n be_v better_a enable_v to_o see_v god_n here_o in_o his_o word_n and_o work_n and_o hereafter_o in_o his_o glory_n and_o presence_n we_o have_v also_o praeclara_fw-la exempla_fw-la of_o holy_a man_n and_o woman_n saint_n in_o all_o age_n which_o have_v go_v before_o we_o in_o the_o way_n of_o holiness_n to_o that_o state_n of_o happiness_n through_o all_o the_o opposition_n of_o man_n and_o devil_n heroic_a and_o invincible_a follower_n of_o holiness_n now_o glorious_a and_o immortal_a possessor_n of_o happiness_n praeclara_fw-la spectantibus_fw-la mediocria_fw-la praestare_fw-la pudori_fw-la esse_fw-la debet_fw-la have_v so_o noble_a and_o invite_a example_n set_v before_o we_o it_o be_v a_o shame_n for_o we_o either_o to_o follow_v they_o not_o at_o all_o or_o with_o weak_a and_o slender_a imitation_n 4_o wherefore_o must_v we_o thus_o follow_v holiness_n this_o bring_v i_o to_o the_o last_o point_n the_o second_o general_n the_o motive_n or_o inducement_n without_o which_o no_o man_n shall_v see_v god_n holiness_n be_v that_o alone_a which_o make_v we_o capable_a of_o the_o beatific_a vision_n but_o this_o be_v a_o point_n of_o so_o high_a speculation_n of_o so_o serious_a consideration_n for_o the_o obtain_n or_o loose_v of_o it_o of_o so_o infinite_a comfort_n be_v the_o vision_n and_o fruition_n of_o god_n of_o so_o infinite_a honour_n the_o separation_n from_o he_o that_o it_o will_v far_o exceed_v the_o time_n and_o my_o speech_n to_o set_v it_o forth_o to_o you_o as_o it_o deserve_v only_o this_o short_a glimpse_n we_o may_v take_v of_o it_o that_o there_o be_v many_o intervenient_a fruit_n of_o holiness_n worth_a our_o ambition_n here_o by_o which_o we_o see_v god_n though_o dim_o and_o at_o distance_n in_o his_o word_n and_o promise_n in_o his_o sacrament_n in_o his_o son_n our_o saviour_n in_o his_o work_n in_o his_o servant_n in_o the_o motion_n of_o his_o spirit_n in_o the_o way_n of_o his_o providence_n mercy_n and_o judgement_n to_o all_o which_o holiness_n only_o clear_v and_o enlighten_v and_o enable_v the_o soul_n so_o as_o to_o see_v god_n to_o enjoy_v and_o admire_v he_o this_o make_v oculatam_fw-la animam_fw-la a_o eye_a and_o see_v mind_n which_o otherways_o be_v blind_a and_o dead_a mat._n 5._o bless_a be_v the_o pure_a in_o heart_n for_o they_o and_o they_o only_o do_v and_o shall_v see_v god_n but_o o_o when_o we_o come_v to_o see_v not_o his_o footstep_n or_o back_o part_n or_o shadow_n or_o hand_n but_o his_o face_n by_o a_o immediate_a intuition_n of_o his_o majesty_n how_o shall_v we_o be_v fill_v with_o glory_n and_o happiness_n o_o praeclarum_fw-la et_fw-la invidendum_fw-la spectaculum_fw-la in_o this_o life_n indeed_o as_o god_n tell_v moses_n no_o man_n can_v see_v his_o face_n and_o live_v scrutator_fw-la majestatis_fw-la opprimetur_fw-la à _fw-la gloriâ_fw-la but_o in_o heaven_n we_o shall_v live_v by_o the_o sight_n and_o light_n of_o god_n sectator_n sanctitatis_fw-la perficietur_fw-la à _fw-la gloriâ_fw-la if_o then_o it_o be_v any_o comfort_n to_o see_v the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n the_o beauty_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n or_o the_o face_n of_o a_o indulgent_a father_n a_o excellent_a friend_n or_o a_o gracious_a prince_n who_o be_v as_o a_o angel_n of_o god_n what_o be_v it_o to_o see_v god_n himself_o o_o what_o a_o sea_n and_o inundation_n of_o unspeakable_a joy_n and_o happiness_n must_v flow_v in_o upon_o the_o soul_n to_o behold_v the_o brightness_n of_o god_n presence_n the_o glory_n of_o his_o majesty_n the_o beauty_n of_o his_o goodness_n the_o treasure_n of_o his_o wisdom_n the_o immensity_n of_o his_o power_n the_o amplitude_n of_o his_o mercy_n the_o perfection_n of_o his_o holiness_n and_o infinite_a happiness_n and_o last_o of_o all_o the_o eternal_a wonder_n of_o his_o free_a and_o unchangeable_a love_n to_o we_o so_o much_o below_o he_o so_o as_o nothing_o in_o comparison_n of_o he_o in_o thy_o light_n say_v the_o psalmist_n we_o shall_v see_v light_a the_o way_n be_v by_o the_o light_n of_o grace_n to_o come_v to_o the_o light_n of_o glory_n by_o the_o beauty_n of_o holiness_n to_o come_v to_o the_o
and_o at_o once_o incite_v and_o enable_v you_o to_o so_o serious_a so_o sacred_a so_o christian_a so_o divine_a so_o necessary_a a_o work_n the_o first_o thing_n that_o require_v your_o attention_n be_v the_o subject_a the_o spirit_n of_o your_o mind_n what_o it_o be_v some_o interpreter_n understand_v that_o holy_a spirit_n which_o be_v in_o the_o mind_n thus_o oecumenius_n gorran_n a_o lapide_fw-la and_o other_o as_o if_o it_o be_v be_v renew_v by_o that_o spirit_n of_o god_n which_o dwell_v and_o walk_v in_o your_o mind_n but_o this_o seem_v to_o force_v the_o word_n therefore_o s._n augustine_n and_o other_o more_o pertinent_o thus_o though_o the_o word_n be_v two_o yet_o the_o subject_n be_v but_o one_o non_fw-la duas_fw-la res_fw-la intelligi_fw-la voluit_fw-la quasi_fw-la aliud_fw-la sit_fw-la mens_fw-la aliud_fw-la spiritus_fw-la mentis_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la omnis_fw-la mens_fw-la spiritus_fw-la est_fw-la non_fw-la autem_fw-la omnis_fw-la spiritus_fw-la mens_fw-la 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indulsit_fw-la communis_fw-la conditor_fw-la illis_fw-la tantùm_fw-la animam_fw-la nobis_fw-la animum_fw-la quoque_fw-la and_o ovid_n sanctius_n his_o animal_fw-la mentisque_fw-la capacius_fw-la altae_fw-la there_o be_v indeed_o a_o difference_n between_o anima_fw-la and_o mens_fw-la the_o soul_n and_o the_o mind_n anima_fw-la est_fw-la vitae_fw-la mens_fw-la consilii_fw-la fons_fw-la the_o soul_n be_v the_o principle_n of_o life_n the_o mind_n of_o reason_n and_o wisdom_n beast_n have_v soul_n man_n only_a mind_n the_o mind_n improve_v by_o age_n and_o experience_n the_o soul_n not_o soul_n be_v in_o all_o man_n and_o at_o all_o time_n equal_a the_o mind_n most_o different_a philosopher_n thought_n they_o can_v never_o sufficient_o magnify_v the_o excellency_n of_o this_o faculty_n in_o man_n ment_fw-la nihil_fw-la homini_fw-la praestantius_fw-la dedit_fw-la deus_fw-la tully_n they_o style_v it_o partem_fw-la animae_fw-la nobilissimam_fw-la {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o the_o noble_a part_n the_o queen_n and_o sovereign_n in_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v to_o rule_v all_o the_o inferior_a faculty_n that_o ignea_fw-la vis_fw-la that_o divinae_fw-la particula_fw-la aurae_fw-la which_o the_o poet_n express_v under_o that_o fiction_n of_o fire_n which_o prometheus_n steal_v from_o heaven_n and_o frame_v man_n withal_o mens_fw-la est_fw-la coelum_fw-la hominis_fw-la coelum_fw-la the_o mind_n be_v as_o the_o heaven_n and_o firmament_n seat_v above_o all_o nay_o it_o be_v sol_fw-la in_fw-la coelo_fw-la as_o the_o sun_n sol._n the_o most_o glorious_a and_o useful_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n deus_fw-la nay_o it_o be_v deus_fw-la in_fw-la nobis_fw-la as_o god_n be_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o great_a world_n so_o the_o mind_n be_v as_o the_o god_n of_o the_o lesser_a world_n plato_n in_o timaeo_n affirm_v the_o mind_n and_o rational_a excellency_n in_o man_n to_o be_v immediate_o derive_v from_o that_o divine_a mind_n which_o be_v god_n 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