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deny_v he_o something_o who_o grant_v we_o all_o thing_n 13._o this_o be_v that_o which_o the_o mother_n of_o the_o macchabee_n who_o we_o speak_v of_o not_o long_o since_o have_v before_o her_o eâ—es_n and_o make_v open_a profession_n of_o when_o she_o encourage_v herself_o and_o her_o child_n in_o these_o word_n 7._o i_o do_v not_o give_v you_o spirit_n and_o soul_n and_o life_n nor_o do_v i_o knit_v togeâ—ther_o the_o limb_n of_o every_o one_o of_o you_o but_o the_o creator_n of_o the_o world_n who_o frame_v man_n nativity_n and_o find_v the_o begin_n of_o all_o and_o will_v restore_v unto_o you_o again_o spirit_n with_o mercy_n and_o life_n as_o now_o you_o neglect_v your_o sâ—lues_n for_o his_o law_n and_o the_o same_o account_n all_o parent_n must_v make_v in_o the_o like_a occasion_n for_o so_o they_o will_v find_v that_o they_o will_v lose_v nothing_o by_o leâ—sing_v their_o child_n for_o the_o service_n of_o god_n die_v for_o thus_o they_o must_v reason_v with_o themselves_o 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〈◊〉_d he_o may_v to_o death_n to_o wit_n by_o withdraw_v his_o mind_n from_o household-affayre_n and_o from_o all_o manner_n of_o worldly_a business_n and_o from_o the_o world_n itself_o final_o from_o all_o pleasure_n and_o care_n of_o the_o body_n and_o so_o turn_v himself_o into_o himself_o and_o dwell_v at_o home_n within_o himself_o for_o this_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o death_n at_o which_o all_o true_a philosopher_n do_v always_o aim_n spend_v all_o their_o labour_n and_o thought_n in_o strive_v to_o persuade_v themselves_o that_o they_o be_v dead_a and_o daily_o endeavour_v to_o die_v more_o perfect_o all_o this_o be_v plato_n his_o discourse_n 4._o which_o kind_n of_o death_n and_o the_o necessity_n thereof_o be_v not_o hide_v from_o our_o philosopher_n but_o much_o more_o exact_o understand_v by_o they_o as_o appear_z by_o that_o which_o s._n gregory_n have_v leave_v write_v in_o his_o moral_n 5._o we_o live_v yet_o to_o this_o world_n while_o our_o mind_n be_v still_o wander_v abroad_o in_o it_o but_o when_o be_v outward_o mortify_v we_o conceal_v ourselves_o in_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o contemplation_n we_o be_v hide_v in_o our_o grave_n as_o dead_a man_n which_o though_o hereafter_o it_o shall_v be_v do_v more_o perfect_o yet_o in_o great_a measure_n it_o be_v now_o perform_v by_o they_o that_o with_o inward_a delight_n be_v draw_v from_o the_o turmoil_n of_o temporal_a desire_n and_o while_o their_o soul_n be_v whole_o intent_n to_o the_o love_n of_o god_n they_o be_v not_o with_o any_o unprofitable_a perturbation_n tear_v in_o piece_n and_o distract_a in_o which_o place_n he_o have_v much_o more_o to_o the_o same_o effect_n and_o this_o one_o thing_n beside_o worth_a observation_n that_o in_o regard_n that_o wisdom_n be_v not_o find_v in_o the_o outside_n of_o thing_n but_o lie_v hide_v in_o thing_n invisible_a it_o can_v be_v apprehend_v unless_o we_o forsake_v these_o visible_a thing_n and_o hide_v ourselves_o also_o in_o those_o that_o be_v not_o to_o 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or_o quill_n be_v his_o own_o and_o it_o take_v away_o moreover_o all_o other_o thing_n by_o which_o man_n be_v wont_n to_o bolster-up_a their_o life_n or_o solace_v their_o mind_n as_o the_o use_n of_o friend_n the_o favour_n of_o prince_n the_o alliance_n of_o wife_n and_o child_n final_o all_o earthly_a thing_n and_o whatsoever_o be_v of_o any_o esteem_n or_o price_n in_o the_o world_n wherefore_o s._n bernard_n do_v extol_v the_o greatness_n of_o this_o benefit_n deb_fw-mi as_o it_o deserve_v so_o high_o as_o he_o be_v not_o afraid_a to_o entitle_v all_o religious_a people_n to_o complete_a happiness_n for_o this_o reason_n only_o because_o they_o have_v found-out_a a_o more_o compendious_a way_n to_o heaven_n by_o abandon_v absolute_o all_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n it_o be_v true_a say_v he_o the_o ascent_n to_o jerusalem_n be_v steep_a and_o difficult_a in_o regard_n it_o be_v cut_v straight_o out_o from_o the_o very_a top_n of_o the_o mountain_n but_o the_o compendiousnes_n 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command_n for_o what_o stupidity_n can_v be_v great_a then_o see_v we_o must_v not_o only_o all_o of_o we_o run_v as_o the_o apostle_n teach_v but_o as_o s._n bernard_n say_v we_o must_v run_v up-ward_n against_o the_o hill_n which_o of_o itself_o be_v wonderful_a difficult_a voluntary_o to_o charge_v ourselves_o with_o diverse_a weight_n and_o moreover_o with_o continual_a care_n and_o solicitude_n to_o increase_v and_o multiply_v those_o weight_n which_o if_o we_o do_v right_a we_o shall_v rather_o whole_o castof_a from_o we_o of_o the_o benefit_n of_o religious_a poverty_n chap._n ix_o hitherto_o we_o have_v speak_v of_o the_o commodity_n of_o a_o religious_a state_n in_o general_n now_o we_o be_v to_o treat_v of_o the_o particular_a utility_n which_o be_v find_v in_o it_o &_o first_o of_o the_o benefit_n which_o arise_v from_o the_o three_o vow_n proper_a &_o essential_a to_o religion_n and_o we_o will_v begin_v with_o poverty_n because_o it_o be_v the_o first_o step_n to_o 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this_o servitude_n which_o of_o itself_o be_v very_o hard_o special_o be_v perpetual_a be_v make_v much_o more_o hard_a and_o heavy_a when_o the_o party_n chance_v to_o light_v upon_o a_o stern_a and_o peevish_a master_n as_o it_o do_v often_o or_o rather_o most_o common_o fall_v out_o or_o upon_o a_o master_n that_o have_v but_o little_a wit_n to_o govern_v which_o be_v yet_o much_o more_o intolerable_a the_o holie-ghost_n express_v the_o misery_n thereof_o in_o the_o proverb_n in_o these_o word_n it_o be_v better_a to_o dwell_v in_o a_o land_n that_o be_v desert_n 19.13_o then_o with_o a_o angry_a and_o contentious_a woman_n and_o again_o a_o wrangle_a woman_n be_v like_o a_o house_n where_o it_o always_o rain_v through_o by_o which_o familiar_a example_n we_o be_v give_v to_o understand_v the_o excessive_a trouble_n and_o misery_n which_o they_o undergo_v that_o once_o put_v their_o neck_n under_o this_o yoke_n wherefore_o i_o think_v when_o our_o saviour_n abrogate_a the_o custom_n of_o divorce_n which_o for_o some_o time_n be_v permit_v in_o the_o old_a law_n the_o apostle_n have_v great_a reason_n to_o say_v with_o common_a consent_n if_o the_o case_n of_o man_n be_v thus_o with_o his_o wife_n it_o be_v not_o expedient_a to_o marry_v 19.10_o and_o indeed_o it_o be_v not_o expedient_a for_o though_o the_o bond_n may_v be_v break_v upon_o occasion_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o expedient_a to_o put_v ourselves_o into_o such_o setter_n though_o it_o be_v but_o for_o a_o time_n much_o less_o see_v this_o bondage_n be_v perpetual_a and_o never_o after_o to_o be_v avoid_v religious_a people_n therefore_o be_v free_a from_o these_o impediment_n and_o as_o marry_a people_n do_v hinder_v one_o another_o so_o they_o be_v free_a from_o be_v hinder_v and_o be_v at_o all_o time_n at_o liberty_n not_o only_o to_o run_v but_o to_o fly_v in_o the_o way_n of_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n wedlok_n 6._o the_o second_o incommoditie_n of_o marriage_n be_v that_o which_o the_o apostle_n call_v tribulation_n of_o the_o flesh_n for_o the_o discovery_n whereof_o we_o shall_v not_o need_v much_o to_o busy_v our_o wit_n for_o we_o may_v see_v it_o with_o our_o very_a eye_n we_o can_v put_v our_o head_n into_o any_o house_n or_o family_n but_o we_o shall_v find_v it_o full_o of_o infinite_a care_n and_o trouble_v if_o it_o be_v rich_a there_o be_v trouble_v in_o menage_v their_o riches_n if_o it_o be_v poor_a and_o in_o want_n what_o a_o do_v be_v there_o to_o find_v relief_n if_o they_o have_v many_o child_n they_o be_v trouble_v in_o bring_v they_o up_o if_o they_o have_v daughter_n they_o know_v not_o how_o to_o bestow_v they_o and_o to_o stand_v to_o reckon_v the_o calamity_n which_o beside_o be_v incident_a to_o every_o body_n by_o the_o impare_v of_o their_o estate_n or_o the_o miscarriage_n of_o their_o child_n and_o other_o trouble_n and_o vexation_n of_o mind_n be_v a_o endless_a business_n for_o they_o be_v continual_a and_o rush-in_a upon_o they_o on_o every_o 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shall_v have_v tribulation_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o as_o they_o shall_v have_v tribulation_n so_o these_o shall_v have_v joy_n and_o exultation_n for_o they_o must_v of_o necessity_n bewail_v their_o child_n their_o husband_n their_o house_n their_o servant_n their_o kinsfolk_n their_o son_n and_o fathers-in-law_n and_o their_o newphewe_n the_o abundance_n or_o want_v or_o loss_n of_o child_n but_o a_o virgin_n crucify_v and_o exempt_a from_o thing_n present_a walk_v above_o the_o caâ—es_n of_o this_o life_n have_v her_o eye_n daily_o fix_v in_o heaven_n and_o now_o past_a this_o dangerous_a passage_n of_o the_o sea_n be_v feed_v with_o gladness_n of_o spirit_n and_o rejoice_v with_o exultation_n 7._o the_o next_o incommoditie_n be_v division_n wedlock_n whereof_o s._n paul_n say_v in_o the_o same_o place_n he_o that_o be_v with_o a_o wiâ—e_n be_v careful_a of_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n how_o he_o may_v please_v his_o wife_n and_o be_v divide_v she_o that_o be_v marry_v 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