self-love_n or_o indolence_n haste_v to_o heal_v their_o heart_n before_o they_o be_v wound_v and_o to_o comfort_v their_o conscience_n before_o they_o be_v afflict_v hereupon_o they_o condemn_v all_o deep_a sorrow_n and_o lamentation_n as_o soft_a and_o effeminate_a or_o want_v of_o faith_n and_o patience_n all_o funeral_n rite_n and_o ceremony_n as_o heathenish_a and_o unchristian_a all_o solemn_a afflict_v of_o the_o soul_n hymn_n supplication_n fast_v and_o alm_n deed_n which_o notwithstanding_o have_v be_v practise_v of_o holy_a man_n and_o woman_n in_o all_o age_n in_o the_o eight_o of_o the_o act_n the_o second_o verse_n devote_v man_n bear_v out_o the_o body_n of_o the_o bless_a martyr_n saint_n stephen_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o make_v great_a lamentation_n the_o word_n signify_v extremity_n of_o grief_n with_o beat_v and_o knock_v of_o the_o breast_n with_o what_o extraordinary_a sorrow_n do_v saint_n austin_n mourn_v for_o the_o death_n of_o his_o mother_n et_fw-la libuit_fw-la flere_fw-la in_o conspectu_fw-la tuo_fw-la de_fw-la illa_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la illa_fw-la de_fw-fr i_o &_o pro_fw-la i_o &_o dimisi_fw-la lachrimas_fw-la ut_fw-la effluerint_fw-la quantum_fw-la vellent_fw-la last_o which_o be_v the_o great_a commendation_n of_o this_o goodness_n and_o softness_n of_o nature_n we_o read_v that_o our_o saviour_n christ_n be_v deep_o move_v and_o do_v weep_v at_o the_o departure_n of_o his_o friend_n whereupon_o the_o jew_n observe_v how_o great_o he_o love_v he_o god_n have_v create_v in_o our_o heart_n dulce_fw-la nomen_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d this_o sweet_a name_n of_o natural_a affection_n which_o be_v as_o a_o spark_n of_o that_o eternal_a love_n wherewith_o the_o individed_a trinity_n be_v enslame_v which_o be_v so_o spiritual_a and_o active_a that_o be_v move_v it_o do_v present_o heat_n and_o dissolve_v the_o heart_n into_o passion_n the_o second_o extreme_a to_o be_v avoid_v be_v immoderation_n of_o grief_n which_o proceed_v from_o impatience_n and_o unbelief_n for_o when_o man_n believe_v not_o that_o god_n be_v the_o god_n of_o the_o dead_a as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o live_n and_o of_o the_o sick_a as_o of_o the_o whole_a that_o all_o thing_n work_v unto_o the_o good_a of_o the_o godly_a then_o love_v sail_v they_o and_o their_o hope_n they_o sorrow_n like_o they_o which_o have_v no_o hope_n and_o how_o can_v they_o have_v any_o hope_n when_o they_o want_v the_o comforter_n who_o be_v so_o call_v say_v saint_n austive_a that_o they_o which_o suffer_v loss_n of_o thing_n temporal_a may_v be_v comfort_v with_o hope_n of_o thing_n eternal_a therefore_o when_o any_o cross_n befall_v they_o through_o immoderate_a love_n of_o these_o transitory_a thing_n they_o be_v infinite_o deject_a full_a of_o bitter_a thought_n of_o curse_v and_o howl_v desperate_a mourner_n not_o capable_a of_o consolation_n accuser_n of_o god_n revolter_n from_o religion_n one_o example_n for_o all_o take_v the_o king_n of_o israel_n in_o that_o miserable_a siege_n and_o famine_n of_o samaria_n how_o he_o rail_v first_o against_o the_o prophet_n of_o god_n second_o against_o god_n himself_o for_o that_o be_v the_o method_n and_o these_o be_v his_o blasphemous_a word_n behold_v what_o evil_a come_v from_o the_o lord_n why_o shall_v i_o wait_v long_o upon_o the_o lord_n ecce_fw-la tantum_fw-la malia_fw-la domino_fw-la quid_fw-la amplius_fw-la expectabo_fw-la à _fw-la domino_fw-la a_o true_a example_n of_o impatience_n and_o insidelity_n likewise_o the_o gentile_n when_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n be_v upon_o they_o they_o use_v to_o break_v out_o into_o exclamation_n and_o accusation_n against_o god_n as_o in_o that_o atque_fw-la deos_fw-la atque_fw-la astra_fw-la vocat_fw-la crudelia_fw-la mater_fw-la as_o quiutilian_n quis_fw-la mihi_fw-la alius_fw-la usus_fw-la vocis_fw-la quam_fw-la ut_fw-la incusem_fw-la deos_fw-la and_o jure_fw-la per_fw-la mala_fw-la mea_fw-la per_fw-la infelicem_fw-la conscientiam_fw-la hence_o rise_v their_o funeral_n pomp_n and_o superstitious_a exequy_n for_o the_o dead_a sacrifice_v of_o man_n and_o woman_n in_o honour_n of_o the_o defunct_a ertificiall_a howl_n and_o cut_v of_o their_o flesh_n ambitious_a sepulcher_n and_o excessive_a feast_n of_o many_o day_n continuance_n in_o which_o kind_n every_o nation_n have_v some_o peculiar_a vanity_n and_o superstition_n above_o the_o rest_n last_o in_o all_o their_o trouble_n and_o calamity_n they_o captivate_v their_o understanding_n to_o their_o affection_n wail_v without_o restraint_n rage_v against_o god_n and_o his_o creature_n but_o job_n lament_v be_v not_o of_o this_o kind_n neither_o be_v his_o word_n otherways_o to_o be_v interpret_v then_o as_o sign_n of_o extraordinary_a grief_n ease_v his_o oppress_a heart_n although_o not_o without_o some_o perturbation_n hitherto_o of_o the_o grief_n and_o passion_n of_o job_n mind_n express_v by_o this_o interrogation_n quare_fw-la wherefore_o which_o be_v a_o word_n of_o sorrow_n not_o of_o indignation_n now_o to_o the_o matter_n and_o cause_n of_o his_o grief_n namely_o that_o such_o benefit_n of_o god_n as_o light_v and_o life_n shall_v be_v so_o blot_v with_o misery_n and_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n although_o according_a to_o the_o usual_a interpretation_n these_o word_n have_v one_o and_o the_o same_o sense_n light_n and_o life_n and_o labour_n and_o bitterness_n of_o soul_n yet_o their_o proper_a acception_n and_o signification_n will_v afford_v we_o this_o difference_n of_o discourse_n all_o the_o misery_n of_o man_n be_v either_o labour_n or_o bitterness_n of_o soul_n by_o labour_n understand_v all_o that_o we_o do_v with_o difficulty_n and_o impediment_n whether_o they_o be_v action_n and_o operation_n of_o the_o mind_n or_o body_n by_o bitterness_n of_o soul_n be_v mean_v all_o that_o we_o suffer_v in_o our_o soul_n either_o immediate_o or_o from_o the_o body_n or_o any_o outward_a affliction_n these_o two_o diverse_a kind_n of_o misery_n do_v plane_o and_o distinct_o appear_v in_o that_o sentence_n of_o woe_n which_o god_n pronounce_v against_o adam_n in_o dolore_fw-la comedes_fw-la here_o be_v the_o misery_n of_o suffer_v in_o sudore_fw-la comedes_fw-la there_o be_v the_o misery_n of_o work_v in_o like_a manner_n the_o good_a thing_n which_o we_o enjoy_v they_o be_v either_o such_o as_o guide_v and_o ease_v our_o action_n which_o job_n comprehend_v under_o the_o name_n of_o light_n or_o those_o which_o sustain_v and_o benefit_n our_o passion_n which_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o word_n life_n for_o the_o first_o light_n be_v of_o three_o sort_n sensible_a intellectual_a and_o spiritual_a sensible_a light_n be_v either_o artificial_a or_o natural_a concern_v natural_a light_n as_o of_o itself_o nothing_o be_v more_o sweet_a and_o cheerful_a so_o to_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v in_o weariness_n and_o toil_n nothing_o be_v more_o tedious_a in_o the_o 10_o of_o eccle._n the_o 7_o verse_n lighe_n be_v sweet_a and_o in_o the_o creation_n light_n be_v the_o first_o creature_n that_o be_v make_v and_o first_o hallow_v hence_o be_v it_o adorn_v with_o so_o many_o epithits_n in_o greek_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d therefore_o as_o poor_a labourer_n by_o sing_v do_v sweeten_v their_o pain_n for_o which_o cause_n s._n basil_n call_v their_o sing_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o sauce_n of_o their_o toil_n so_o the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n do_v lighten_v their_o labour_n and_o make_v they_o more_o cheerful_a in_o their_o work_n yet_o how_o much_o pleasant_a be_v light_n to_o they_o that_o be_v at_o liberty_n and_o rest_n which_o have_v leisure_n to_o contemplate_v the_o beauty_n of_o the_o heaven_n or_o to_o discourse_v of_o the_o benefit_n of_o light_n but_o if_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o some_o grievous_a tax_n and_o incessant_a labour_n as_o the_o israelite_n than_o light_n be_v but_o a_o eyesore_n whilst_o they_o see_v their_o own_o vexation_n and_o how_o much_o work_n they_o have_v to_o do_v whilst_o they_o see_v other_o sport_v and_o themselves_o toil_a last_o whilst_o they_o see_v their_o misery_n to_o be_v expose_v to_o the_o sight_n of_o all_o they_o see_v youth_n dance_v and_o age_n woo_v woman_n walk_v to_o theater_n to_o see_v and_o to_o be_v see_v last_o they_o see_v the_o day_n distribrute_n beauty_n and_o cheerofulnesse_n to_o all_o creature_n but_o unto_o themselves_o unto_o bird_n unto_o building_n to_o the_o cloud_n to_o the_o air_n to_o the_o earth_n to_o the_o water_n and_o therefore_o unto_o they_o which_o in_o time_n of_o old_a tyranny_n be_v condemn_v ad_fw-la lapicidivas_fw-la yet_o this_o be_v some_o comfort_n that_o they_o neither_o so_o much_o see_v their_o own_o misery_n nor_o the_o happiness_n of_o other_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o creation_n be_v ordain_v for_o sign_n and_o season_n to_o rule_v the_o day_n and_o to_o shine_v upon_o the_o earth_n but_o after_o sin_n have_v bring_v in_o labour_n the_o sun_n become_v a_o taske-maister_n to_o call_v man_n forth_o unto_o their_o work_n as_o it_o be_v in_o
prefiscini_fw-la god_n bless_v it_o lest_o perhaps_o self-love_n may_v breed_v within_o it_o or_o rather_o because_o envy_n do_v pretend_v flattery_n i_o omit_v superstition_n but_o sure_o it_o be_v whether_o the_o world_n be_v not_o worthy_a of_o thing_n worthy_a or_o because_o god_n permit_v the_o devil_n still_o to_o exercise_v his_o inveterate_a envy_n or_o whether_o the_o substance_n of_o these_o beauty_n be_v not_o durable_a howsoever_o it_o be_v thing_n wonderful_o amiable_a have_v no_o long_a continuance_n whilst_o virtue_n be_v in_o health_n malice_n hate_v it_o and_o love_n neglect_v it_o and_o if_o it_o perish_v not_o quick_o of_o itself_o envy_v murder_n it_o envy_n will_v consume_v itself_o until_o it_o be_v consume_v which_o conjunction_n of_o envy_n and_o murder_n the_o greek_n express_v in_o the_o similitude_n of_o their_o name_n there_o be_v but_o one_o letter_n between_o envy_n &_o death_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o that_o be_v a_o deadly_a and_o dismal_a letter_n so_o the_o apostle_n join_v they_o together_o 2.19_o rom._n 2.19_o full_a of_o envy_n and_o murder_n and_o gal._n 5.2_o the_o work_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v envy_n and_o murder_n wherefore_o if_o thou_o will_v prevent_v the_o one_o suppress_v the_o other_o thou_o behold_v in_o another_o that_o good_a which_o be_v not_o in_o thyself_o either_o it_o be_v thy_o own_o fault_n or_o in_o recompense_n thou_o have_v that_o which_o he_o want_v or_o why_o do_v thou_o malign_v he_o when_o god_n give_v it_o he_o or_o may_v not_o god_n dispose_v of_o his_o own_o or_o be_v there_o not_o another_o world_n to_o give_v every_o man_n satisfaction_n further_o alas_o what_o be_v there_o in_o this_o world_n worthy_a of_o envy_n be_v not_o every_o good_a thing_n haunt_v with_o his_o spirit_n be_v not_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o best_a poor_a enough_o but_o we_o must_v pair_n they_o by_o detraction_n if_o thou_o will_v needs_o envy_v envy_v within_o thyself_o to_o see_v the_o worse_a part_n get_v the_o better_a to_o see_v the_o prosperity_n &_o insolency_n of_o the_o flesh_n above_o the_o spirit_n woe_n to_o they_o say_v saint_n jude_n which_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o cain_n for_o they_o contemn_v the_o simplicity_n of_o grace_n for_o they_o admire_v thing_n transitory_a and_o there_o be_v no_o love_n in_o they_o from_o which_o sin_n the_o bless_a spirit_n of_o love_n preserve_v we_o which_o combine_v the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n unto_o who_o one_o god_n be_v all_o honour_n praise_n and_o confession_n for_o evermore_o amen_n the_o end_n of_o the_o first_o sermon_n the_o second_o sermon_n of_o humane_a misery_n job_n 3.20_o wherefore_o be_v the_o light_n give_v to_o he_o that_o be_v in_o misery_n and_o life_n to_o they_o which_o be_v bitter_a in_o spirit_n thing_n tragical_a which_o in_o themselves_o be_v fearful_a and_o unpleasant_a notwithstanding_o they_o be_v represent_v or_o remember_v with_o delight_n but_o beside_o that_o the_o suffsring_n of_o the_o saint_n record_v in_o scripture_n do_v afford_v unto_o a_o christian_a further_o instruction_n namely_o with_o the_o greek_a church_n to_o pray_v to_o have_v his_o purgatory_n in_o this_o life_n and_o to_o say_v with_o s._n austen_n domine_fw-la hic_fw-la seca_fw-la hic_fw-la ure_n ut_fw-la in_o aeternum_fw-la parcas_fw-la lord_n here_o lance_v i_o and_o here_o lash_v i_o that_o thou_o may_v spare_v i_o for_o ever_o a_o famous_a pattern_n of_o these_o passion_n be_v happy_a job_n and_o among_o other_o his_o tragical_a exclamation_n be_v this_o miserable_a and_o doleful_a complaint_n pour_v out_o of_o the_o abundance_n of_o his_o grief_n in_o which_o text_n consider_v two_o thing_n first_o the_o grief_n and_o passion_n of_o job_n mind_n express_v by_o a_o interrogation_n quare_fw-la wherefore_o second_o the_o cause_n and_o matter_n of_o his_o grief_n in_o the_o word_n follow_v which_o be_v the_o misery_n of_o mankind_n and_o that_o he_o divide_v into_o two_o kind_n the_o troublesome_a thing_n which_o we_o do_v out_o of_o these_o word_n light_n and_o labour_n and_o the_o miserable_a thing_n that_o we_o suffer_v in_o the_o word_n follow_v and_o life_n to_o they_o that_o be_v bitter_a in_o spirit_n for_o he_o think_v that_o light_n do_v aggravate_v our_o labour_n and_o life_n augment_v our_o suffering_n this_o interrogation_n wherefore_o be_v not_o a_o word_n of_o indignation_n or_o murmur_n against_o god_n but_o of_o sorrow_n and_o complaint_n for_o sigh_n and_o groan_n and_o miserable_a outcry_n they_o be_v the_o eruption_n of_o a_o heart_n burden_v with_o grief_n which_o if_o it_o shall_v not_o find_v passage_n that_o way_n will_v be_v combust_v or_o cleave_v asunder_o and_o they_o be_v cause_v oftentimes_o from_o extreme_a heat_n and_o affection_n of_o love_n when_o the_o mind_n be_v strike_v with_o some_o unexpected_a accident_n utter_v term_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v of_o hatred_n and_o disgrace_n which_o notwithstanding_o do_v indeed_o proceed_v only_o from_o the_o affection_n of_o love_n trouble_v and_o distract_v such_o affectionate_a speech_n the_o psalm_n the_o canticle_n and_o the_o book_n of_o job_n they_o be_v full_a of_o where_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n be_v express_v vary_v themselves_o into_o all_o shape_n of_o affection_n into_o fear_n into_o hope_n into_o chide_v into_o weep_v into_o sudden_a silence_n into_o show_n of_o despair_n into_o forsake_v and_o sudden_o into_o earnest_n entreat_v hence_o we_o learn_v two_o thing_n the_o first_o that_o the_o violence_n of_o affection_n and_o grief_n it_o may_v be_v please_v unto_o god_n sometime_o and_o compatible_a with_o the_o government_n of_o reason_n and_o of_o grace_n there_o be_v in_o we_o natural_o in_o some_o more_o in_o some_o less_o a_o softness_n and_o flexiblenesse_n of_o nature_n which_o take_v impression_n of_o grief_n it_o be_v create_v of_o god_n and_o the_o operation_n of_o it_o be_v not_o in_o vain_a when_o god_n be_v angry_a he_o will_v have_v we_o grieve_v when_o he_o chide_v or_o when_o he_o scourge_v he_o will_v have_v we_o weep_v and_o pour_v out_o our_o soul_n into_o deprecation_n and_o complaint_n yea_o than_o our_o love_n appear_v to_o he_o when_o we_o melt_v like_o wax_n before_o the_o heat_n of_o his_o anger_n when_o we_o seek_v he_o and_o sorrow_n that_o we_o can_v find_v he_o and_o when_o we_o feel_v the_o discontinuance_n of_o his_o favour_n this_o bleed_a of_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n it_o be_v delightsome_a both_o to_o god_n and_o to_o we_o therefore_o say_v saint_n austin_n possumne_n audire_fw-la abs_fw-la te_fw-la domine_fw-la cur_n fletus_fw-la dulcis_fw-la sit_fw-la miseris_fw-la a_o ho_o tibi_fw-la dulce_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la speramus_fw-la ex_fw-la audire_fw-la te_fw-la neither_o be_v the_o extremity_n of_o any_o passion_n to_o be_v blame_v but_o the_o perturbation_n or_o disobedience_n to_o reason_n therefore_o we_o read_v in_o scripture_n of_o the_o boly_n man_n of_o god_n when_o they_o be_v afflict_v with_o any_o occasion_n of_o grief_n that_o their_o sorrow_n be_v express_v in_o term_n of_o great_a lamentation_n they_o rend_v their_o heart_n and_o their_o garment_n they_o afflict_v their_o soul_n with_o fast_v they_o put_v on_o sackcloth_n and_o ash_n because_o as_o saint_n jerome_n say_v jeiunus_fw-la venture_n &_o hahitus_fw-la lugubris_fw-la ambitiosius_fw-la dominum_fw-la deprecantur_fw-la last_o their_o word_n be_v doleful_a above_o all_o the_o tragical_a exclamation_n that_o art_n can_v find_v how_o exceed_v great_a be_v the_o lamentation_n of_o jeremy_n for_o the_o good_a king_n josias_n that_o it_o come_v to_o be_v a_o proverb_n as_o the_o mourning_n of_o hadadrimon_n in_o the_o valley_n of_o megiddon_n wherefore_o there_o be_v a_o mean_a and_o measure_n in_o mourning_n two_o extremity_n be_v to_o be_v avoid_v the_o first_o be_v dulness_n and_o sencelessenes_n of_o heart_n a_o pretend_a calmness_n but_o indeed_o a_o stoical_a and_o unnatural_a carelessness_n proceed_v from_o the_o love_n of_o case_n and_o want_v of_o compassion_n and_o affection_n either_o in_o our_o own_o trouble_n or_o the_o trouble_n of_o other_o these_o man_n will_v neither_o weep_v nor_o exclaim_v nor_o give_v any_o sign_n of_o violent_a passion_n as_o if_o this_o be_v fortitude_n and_o patience_n which_o be_v rather_o stupidity_n and_o want_n of_o charity_n what_o father_n will_v like_v his_o son_n if_o upon_o his_o displeasure_n he_o show_v himself_o nothing_o daunt_v nor_o move_v in_o his_o countenance_n nor_o strike_v at_o the_o heart_n to_o look_v pale_a or_o to_o humble_v his_o voice_n or_o to_o weep_v or_o to_o deject_v his_o eye_n will_v a_o father_n call_v this_o patience_n or_o stubborness_n in_o his_o son_n such_o be_v they_o who_o when_o their_o heavenly_a father_n afflict_v they_o make_v haste_n present_o to_o stop_v their_o passion_n that_o neither_o tear_n nor_o groan_n nor_o complaint_n may_v find_v any_o passage_n through_o too_o much_o
before_o their_o body_n how_o much_o the_o strong_a so_o much_o the_o longerendure_v of_o sickness_n of_o consumption_n of_o death_n vainglorious_a cruel_a dissemble_a rise_v by_o the_o ruin_n of_o other_o last_o what_o be_v man-age_n but_o the_o giantnesse_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o power_n of_o misery_n but_o when_o these_o age_n of_o childhood_n youth_n and_o manhood_n be_v wear_v into_o old_a age_n than_o you_o have_v the_o recapitulation_n of_o humane_a misery_n the_o infirmity_n of_o childe-age_n the_o incorrigibilitie_n of_o boy-age_n the_o subtlety_n of_o man-age_n and_o all_o these_o great_a here_o then_o in_o the_o former_a age_n here_o the_o prodigality_n of_o youth_n be_v dry_v up_o into_o avarice_n pride_n and_o lust_n be_v sin_n here_o out_o of_o fashion_n but_o not_o out_o of_o use_n undecent_a and_o unbeseeming_a vice_n here_o wisdom_n doat_v and_o of_o power_n to_o sin_n be_v leave_v a_o will_n to_o sin_n the_o great_a torment_n last_o what_o be_v old_a age_n but_o the_o store-house_n of_o repentance_n and_o oblivion_n the_o rag_n of_o life_n the_o ash_n of_o a_o lustful_a body_n and_o weariness_n of_o a_o wander_a mind_n atque_fw-la hi_o sunt_fw-la manes_fw-la quos_fw-la patimur_fw-la these_o be_v the_o misery_n which_o we_o suffer_v in_o all_o age_n sin_n and_o sorrow_n and_o folly_n vexation_n and_o bitterness_n of_o spirit_n hence_o spring_v complaint_n and_o discontent_n either_o for_o want_n or_o disease_n or_o the_o frustration_n of_o our_o hope_n or_o some_o other_o evil_a no_o prosperity_n without_o change_n and_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o laughter_n the_o heart_n be_v heavy_a what_o way_n and_o course_n of_o life_n can_v a_o man_n cut_v out_o wherein_o there_o be_v not_o trouble_v and_o vexation_n of_o spirit_n theologie_n never_o so_o full_a of_o question_n the_o law_n as_o full_a of_o difficulty_n as_o man_n of_o quarrel_n physic_n as_o manifold_a in_o cure_n as_o the_o appetite_n in_o absurd_a desire_n in_o court_n few_o prosper_v and_o those_o that_o prosper_v perish_v the_o country_n make_v beast_n and_o the_o city_n devil_n single_a life_n be_v solitary_a and_o marriage_n ill_a company_n this_o be_v the_o misery_n of_o life_n now_o follow_v the_o life_n of_o misery_n who_o know_v not_o that_o life_n and_o all_o the_o comfort_n of_o life_n they_o be_v but_o increase_v of_o afffliction_n to_o those_o that_o be_v plunge_v in_o grief_n what_o pleasure_n be_v there_o in_o melody_n to_o a_o man_n that_o mourn_v and_o to_o he_o that_o be_v in_o a_o ague_n how_o unseasonable_a be_v the_o discourse_n of_o love_n and_o jollity_n eternity_n of_o torment_n be_v the_o hell_n of_o hell_n so_o continuance_n or_o life_n in_o misery_n there_o be_v the_o misery_n of_o misery_n space_n of_o time_n diminish_v sorrow_n that_o be_v past_a but_o increase_v that_o which_o be_v present_a because_o it_o weaken_v patience_n and_o prolong_v the_o hope_n of_o deliverance_n therefore_o the_o patriarch_n complain_v that_o his_o day_n be_v few_o and_o evil_a not_o evil_a and_o few_o for_o to_o have_v a_o short_a time_n allot_v he_o and_o yet_o evil_a day_n intermix_v be_v more_o evil_a but_o be_v afflict_v with_o evil_a year_n to_o have_v they_o shorten_v be_v less_o evil_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d o_o day_n few_o and_o evil_a brief_a and_o tedious_a how_o it_o lie_v upon_o we_o belove_v to_o lengthen_v they_o by_o good_a deed_n and_o so_o much_o the_o more_o because_o the_o short_a of_o the_o year_n be_v certain_a but_o the_o short_a of_o our_o life_n be_v uncertain_a let_v we_o frustate_n the_o tenure_n of_o iniquity_n and_o in_o every_o age_n do_v the_o virtue_n of_o the_o age_n not_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o age_n that_o so_o not_o live_v after_o custom_n but_o after_o truth_n nor_o make_v profusion_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n that_o it_o may_v not_o fail_v we_o at_o our_o great_a need_n we_o may_v preserve_v the_o seal_n of_o our_o redemption_n inviolate_a and_o be_v bold_a every_o one_o of_o we_o to_o pray_v o_o my_o god_n let_v not_o the_o end_n of_o my_o devotion_n be_v sudden_a but_o after_o much_o mortification_n of_o heart_n and_o long_a consumption_n of_o languish_a desire_n to_o see_v thou_o make_v a_o ripe_a dissolution_n of_o my_o flesh_n and_o spirit_n close_o up_o my_o weary_a thought_n and_o receive_v i_o to_o thy_o mercy_n amen_n live_v sweet_a jesv_n and_o reign_v with_o the_o father_n and_o holy_a ghost_n one_o god_n etc._n etc._n the_o end_n of_o the_o second_o sermon_n the_o three_o sermon_n of_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n 1._o pet._n 1.8_o who_o you_o love_v though_o you_o have_v not_o see_v that_o which_o bless_v saint_n peter_n commend_v in_o the_o disperse_a jew_n of_o asia_n pontus_n cappadocia_n that_o they_o love_v jesus_n who_o they_o have_v not_o see_v the_o same_o be_v the_o praise_n of_o all_o devout_a catholic_n who_o have_v live_v these_o many_o year_n that_o be_v scatter_v from_o sea_n to_o sea_n under_o every_o star_n and_o throughout_o all_o land_n yet_o they_o love_v their_o one_o head_n unseen_a as_o they_o love_v their_o many_o fellow-member_n unseen_a which_o be_v a_o singular_a commendation_n in_o the_o daughter_n of_o christ_n disperse_v his_o espouse_a church_n so_o dear_o to_o affect_v he_o who_o she_o never_o see_v whereas_o the_o daughter_n of_o man_n make_v sight_n a_o necessary_a antecedent_n of_o affection_n and_o will_v esteem_v high_o of_o no_o object_n until_o the_o eye_n have_v set_v a_o price_n of_o it_o this_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d though_o contain_v in_o the_o adverbe_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o else_o understand_v not_o express_v in_o the_o original_n imply_v another_o love_n of_o christ_n namely_o as_o he_o be_v visible_a in_o the_o state_n of_o mortality_n make_v that_o to_o be_v the_o great_a but_o this_o the_o hard_a as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v you_o love_v christ_n who_o you_o have_v not_o see_v how_o much_o more_o vehement_a will_v your_o love_n have_v be_v if_o you_o have_v see_v he_o these_o than_o be_v the_o two_o part_n of_o my_o text_n first_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n be_v see_v second_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n be_v not_o see_v if_o any_o man_n love_v not_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n let_v he_o be_v anathema_n maranatha_n of_o all_o the_o sense_n there_o be_v none_o so_o proper_a a_o mediator_n of_o love_n as_o be_v the_o sight_n it_o be_v the_o begin_n of_o love_n according_a to_o the_o proverb_n exaspectu_fw-la nascitur_fw-la amor_fw-la and_o it_o be_v the_o perfection_n thereof_o whilst_o we_o desire_v to_o see_v that_o whereof_o we_o have_v much_o read_v or_o hear_v therefore_o we_o love_v our_o eve_n above_o all_o part_n of_o our_o body_n give_v they_o the_o name_n of_o the_o most_o lovely_a creature_n in_o the_o world_n as_o the_o sun_n and_o moon_n o_o oculi_fw-la gemiva_fw-la sydeva_fw-la and_o that_o which_o we_o love_v dear_a we_o compare_v it_o to_o the_o eye_n as_o ocule_n ocelle_n ni_fw-fr and_o psal_n 7.8_o keep_v i_o as_o the_o apple_n of_o a_o eye_n now_o the_o cause_n why_o sight_n so_o much_o procure_v love_n first_o it_o be_v the_o most_o spiritual_a sense_n and_o may_v be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o corporal_a mind_n whereby_o we_o understand_v thing_n sensible_a by_o reason_n of_o which_o affinity_n videre_fw-la be_v put_v for_o intelligere_fw-la for_o this_o cause_n the_o mind_n best_o like_v that_o object_n which_o be_v commend_v to_o she_o by_o the_o eye_n second_o it_o be_v the_o quick_a sense_n and_o therefore_o do_v soon_o fire_v the_o affection_n according_a to_o that_o segnius_fw-la irritant_fw-la animos_fw-la immissa_fw-la per_fw-la aures_fw-la quam_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la oculis_fw-la subiecta_fw-la sidelibus_fw-la three_o it_o be_v the_o sure_a evidence_n and_o most_o certain_a demonstration_n whence_o by_o metaphor_n the_o word_n demonstration_n be_v draw_v and_o therefore_o the_o fruition_n of_o eternal_a happiness_n be_v call_v vision_n last_o it_o be_v the_o most_o unwearied_a and_o unsatiable_a sense_n the_o eye_n be_v never_o satisfy_v with_o see_v which_o make_v for_o the_o continuance_n of_o love_n for_o love_n hate_v nothing_o more_o than_o mutability_n and_o fastidious_a inconstancy_n for_o these_o cause_n i_o say_v sight_n be_v the_o most_o peculiar_a factor_n for_o love._n now_o that_o we_o may_v the_o better_o understand_v this_o love_n of_o christ_n which_o they_o have_v that_o see_v he_o in_o the_o flesh_n let_v we_o consider_v a_o little_a of_o the_o diverse_a kind_n of_o love_n there_o be_v a_o sensual_a love_n or_o rather_o lust_n which_o the_o base_a jew_n nor_o other_o infidel_n ever_o suspect_v in_o christ_n jesus_n although_o he_o love_v the_o two_o sacred_a sister_n of_o bothania_n and_o though_o saint_n john_n lean_v in_o his_o bosom_n and_o many_o woman_n use_v to_o