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The cognizance of a true Christian or the outward markes whereby he may be the better knowne: consisting especially in these two duties: fasting and giuing of almes: verie needfull for these difficult times. Diuided into two seuerall treatises. Published by Samuel Gardiner, Batcheler of Diuinitie
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Gardiner, Samuel, b. 1563 or 4.
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1597
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STC 11573; ESTC S102818
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high_a and_o trouble_v some_o to_o get_v up_o this_o our_o earthly_a burden_n be_v a_o very_a great_a weight_n too_o heavy_a already_o to_o bear_v but_o by_o replenish_n it_o and_o cram_v it_o with_o eat_v and_o drink_v we_o do_v overcharge_v it_o and_o overburthen_v ourselves_o and_o do_v bring_v a_o great_a weight_n than_o we_o have_v before_o it_o will_v be_v therefore_o very_o hard_o for_o we_o to_o ascend_v up_o unto_o the_o same_o unless_o we_o shake_v off_o this_o yoke_n and_o disburden_v ourselves_o simlitude_n a_o worthy_a simlitude_n which_o of_o you_o have_v a_o horse_n that_o be_v too_o lusty_a cast_v you_o off_o when_o you_o will_v sit_v upon_o his_o back_n will_v not_o tame_v he_o by_o abate_v he_o of_o his_o accustom_a provender_n that_o so_o you_o may_v sit_v sure_o upon_o he_o and_o ride_v he_o whither_o you_o listen_v &_o will_v not_o rule_v he_o with_o hunger_n when_o you_o can_v with_o a_o bridle_n take_v this_o course_n with_o thy_o body_n jeiunri_fw-fr aug_n tom._n 4_o de_fw-la utilit_fw-la jeiunri_fw-fr caromea_n say_v augustine_n iumentum_fw-la meum_fw-la est_fw-la iter_fw-la ago_o in_o hierosolymam_n plerumque_fw-la i_o rapit_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr via_fw-la conatur_fw-la i_o excludere_fw-la via_fw-la autem_fw-la man_n christus_fw-la est_fw-la ita_fw-la exultantem_fw-la non_fw-la cob_n bebo_fw-la ieiunio_fw-la my_o flesh_n be_v my_o beast_n i_o be_o journey_v towards_o jerusalem_n oftentimes_o he_o flinge_v i_o and_o labour_v to_o cast_v i_o out_o of_o my_o way_n my_o way_n be_v christ_n shall_v i_o not_o therefore_o when_o he_o be_v thus_o lusty_a humble_v he_o with_o fast_v if_o a_o base_a or_o rude_a peasant_n shall_v be_v so_o saucy_a as_o to_o court_v a_o fair_a lady_n or_o entice_v a_o woman_n of_o great_a birth_n simlitude_n a_o good_a simlitude_n unto_o his_o wicked_a lust_n she_o will_v not_o only_o not_o consent_n to_o love_v he_o but_o also_o in_o that_o he_o be_v so_o vild_a and_o abject_a a_o creature_n she_o will_v give_v commandment_n to_o scourge_v he_o or_o to_o cudgel_v he_o therefore_o if_o our_o vild_a body_n shall_v be_v so_o presumptuous_a as_o to_o assault_v the_o mind_n which_o as_o it_o be_v capable_a of_o reason_n &_o understanding_n be_v like_o a_o great_a princess_n and_o shall_v allure_v it_o unto_o any_o wickedness_n reason_n will_v be_v so_o far_o from_o yield_v unto_o it_o as_o it_o will_v give_v charge_n that_o the_o body_n shall_v be_v subdue_v and_o afflict_v with_o fast_v similitude_n a_o similitude_n when_o as_o two_o man_n that_o be_v of_o equal_a strength_n go_v together_o into_o the_o field_n to_o strive_v mastery_n it_o be_v hard_o to_o set_v down_o who_o be_v the_o victory_n but_o if_o there_o shall_v come_v a_o three_o man_n who_o shall_v aid_v one_o of_o these_o party_n than_o it_o be_v soon_o know_v who_o shall_v get_v the_o field_n even_o he_o that_o be_v thus_o friend_v so_o when_o the_o body_n and_o spirit_n fight_v together_o as_o they_o do_v as_o saint_n paul_n say_v 5_o gal._n 5_o the_o flesh_n lu_v against_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o spirit_n against_o the_o flesh_n this_o du_n llum_fw-la and_o conflict_n be_v doubtful_a but_o let_v the_o body_n find_v a_o friend_n that_o will_v support_v it_o with_o meat_n drink_z sleep_n and_o all_o delight_n the_o flesh_n will_v easy_o subdue_v the_o spirit_n but_o savour_v thou_o the_o spirit_n with_o fast_v and_o prayer_n and_o other_o godly_a exercise_n and_o it_o will_v have_v pre-eminence_n and_o over-rule_v the_o flesh_n 3_o dan._n 3_o when_o as_o nabucho_v donosor_n will_v have_v the_o people_n to_o cast_v down_o themselves_o before_o the_o golden_a image_n which_o he_o have_v set_v up_o he_o first_o of_o all_o procure_v many_o musical_a instrument_n to_o be_v sound_v &_o then_o charge_v the_o crier_n to_o make_v his_o oyes_o &_o proclamation_n be_v at_o know_v o_o people_n natition_n and_o language_n that_o when_o you_o hear_v the_o sound_n of_o the_o cornet_n trumpet_n harp_n sackbut_n psalterie_n dulcymer_n and_o all_o instrument_n of_o music_n you_o shall_v fall_v down_o and_o worship_v the_o golden_a image_n which_o nabuchodonosor_n the_o king_n have_v set_v up_o the_o king_n have_v this_o policy_n and_o drift_n in_o this_o thing_n that_o the_o delight_n of_o music_n tickle_v the_o ear_n and_o delight_v the_o soul_n the_o people_n mind_n ravish_v and_o distract_v with_o this_o conceit_a pleasure_n shall_v be_v carry_v away_o from_o the_o chief_a pleasure_n which_o they_o shall_v have_v in_o godliness_n and_o incline_v unto_o idolatry_n this_o be_v a_o subtle_a stratagem_n and_o practice_v of_o the_o devil_n procure_v our_o destruction_n with_o a_o pleasant_a sin_n as_o the_o fish_n be_v procure_v to_o the_o hook_n with_o a_o pleasant_a bait_n this_o be_v laban_n fetch_n &_o subtlety_n 31.27_o gen_n 31.27_o which_o he_o use_v when_o as_o he_o follow_v his_o nephew_n jacob_n to_o mount_v giliad_n and_o will_v have_v entice_v he_o to_o retire_v and_o go_v home_o again_o with_o he_o speak_v thus_o unto_o he_o wherefore_o do_v thou_o she_o so_o secret_o and_o steal_v away_o from_o i_o and_o do_v not_o tell_v i_o that_o i_o may_v have_v send_v thou_o forth_o with_o mirth_n and_o song_n with_o timbrel_n and_o with_o harp_n this_o slight_a use_v he_o to_o retain_v he_o still_o with_o he_o and_o detain_v he_o from_o his_o country_n and_o this_o be_v the_o course_n and_o fashion_n of_o the_o world_n it_o possess_v we_o with_o pleasure_n and_o with_o vain_a delight_n it_o do_v keep_v we_o in_o a_o sordid_a and_o slavish_a obsequy_n enthral_a we_o with_o the_o enticement_n of_o pleasant_a meat_n and_o drink_n and_o transitory_a vanity_n that_o we_o shall_v not_o journey_n towards_o our_o oone_n country_n as_o the_o israelite_n who_o long_v after_o the_o fleshpot_n of_o egypt_n perish_v in_o the_o wilderness_n and_o can_v not_o enter_v into_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n so_o as_o long_o as_o we_o be_v miscarry_v with_o a_o insatiable_a pleasure_n of_o eat_v &_o drink_v we_o die_v in_o our_o sin_n and_o can_v come_v into_o the_o spiritual_a canaan_n which_o flâ—weth_v with_o milk_n and_o honey_n and_o abound_v with_o all_o eternal_a felicity_n that_o we_o shall_v not_o see_v our_o sin_n but_o worship_v this_o idol_n and_o earthly_a image_n of_o our_o body_n we_o be_v lead_v on_o with_o a_o delight_n of_o surfeit_v and_o drunkenness_n and_o cheer_v and_o feast_v as_o nabitcadnezzâ—â—_n will_v lead_v away_o his_o people_n similitude_n a_o similitude_n with_o his_o instrument_n of_o music_n wherefore_o as_o phisitias_n do_v prepare_v we_o before_o they_o will_v heal_v we_o that_o their_o physic_n may_v be_v medicinable_a so_o let_v we_o prepare_v ourselves_o before_o we_o pray_v that_o our_o prayer_n may_v be_v acceptable_a and_o this_o must_v be_v by_o chasti_v the_o body_n and_o keep_v in_o under_o lest_o the_o body_n insult_v and_o crow_v over_o the_o spirit_n it_o disable_v the_o spirit_n make_v it_o unfit_a unto_o any_o good_a work_n for_o as_o the_o hawk_n that_o be_v full_o gorge_v aâ—â—â—tude_n aâ—â—â—tude_n will_v not_o come_v unto_o the_o lure_n so_o will_v we_o hardly_o when_o our_o body_n be_v full_a be_v obedient_a to_o god_n call_v as_o hunger_n and_o famine_n bring_v home_o the_o lose_a son_n to_o his_o father_n house_n so_o fast_v and_o abstinence_n from_o worldly_a pleasure_n will_v bring_v we_o that_o be_v lose_v unto_o our_o father_n again_o make_v we_o to_o sing_v his_o doleful_a ditty_n in_o a_o godly_a sorrow_n which_o be_v unto_o salvation_n further_a i_o have_v sin_v against_o heaven_n and_o against_o thou_o i_o be_o no_o more_o worthy_a to_o be_v call_v thy_o son_n chap._n viii_o that_o prayer_n be_v to_o be_v join_v with_o our_o fast_n have_v thus_o by_o a_o godly_a fast_o make_v our_o body_n obedient_a unto_o we_o it_o immediate_o follow_v that_o we_o make_v our_o mind_n obedient_a unto_o god_n ieiunii_fw-la aug._n tom._n 9_o de_fw-la utilitate_fw-la ieiunii_fw-la stenim_fw-la caro_fw-la tua_fw-la obediat_fw-la tibi_fw-la &_o tu_fw-la non_fw-la obedis_fw-la domino_fw-la tuo_fw-la nun_n ab_fw-la ipsa_fw-la damnaris_fw-la if_o thy_o flesh_n be_v subject_a unto_o thou_o and_o thou_o will_v not_o be_v subject_a unto_o god_n shall_v thou_o not_o be_v condemn_v of_o thy_o flesh_n ibid._n ibid._n agnesce_fw-la ergo_fw-la superiorem_fw-la ut_fw-la tibi_fw-la recte_fw-la cedat_fw-la inferior_a acknowledge_v thou_o therefore_o thy_o superior_a the_o thou_o may_v have_v thy_o duty_n of_o thy_o inferior_a jeiunium_fw-la autem_fw-la quaerit_fw-la deum_fw-la per_fw-la frequentes_fw-la orationes_fw-la ibid._n aug._n serm._n 2_o oâ—de_n tempore_fw-la ibid._n but_o fast_v seek_v god_n by_o continual_a prayer_n oratio_fw-la est_fw-la refectio_fw-la ieiuniorum_fw-la &_o ieiunium_fw-la dulcificat_fw-la sicut_fw-la enim_fw-la sine_fw-la potunon_fw-la est_fw-la plenaria_fw-la refectio_fw-la sic_fw-la &_o teiunium_fw-la sine_fw-la oratione_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la animam_fw-la