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tempore_fw-la terrenam_fw-la sollicitudinem_fw-la quo_fw-la facilius_fw-la possent_fw-la dei_fw-la intendere_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la ind_n ipse_fw-la dominus_fw-la per_fw-la prophetam_fw-la dicit_fw-la vacate_v &_o videte_fw-la quoniam_fw-la ego_fw-la sum_fw-la deus_fw-la at_o hi_o qui_fw-la diversis_fw-la curis_fw-la ac_fw-la negotiis_fw-la implicati_fw-la hanc_fw-la sententiam_fw-la dei_fw-la spernunt_fw-la timeo_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o futuro_fw-la judicio_fw-la illis_fw-la januam_fw-la domini_fw-la pulsantibus_fw-la dominus_fw-la respondeat_fw-la amen_o dico_fw-la vobis_fw-la nescio_fw-la vos_fw-la discedite_fw-la à _fw-la i_o omnes_fw-la qui_fw-la operamini_fw-la iniquitatem_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la modo_fw-la deum_fw-la quaerere_fw-la negligunt_fw-la ab_fw-la ipso_fw-la tunc_fw-la respuantur_fw-la aug._n serm._n 251._o christian_n be_v command_v to_o repose_v upon_o festival_n day_n and_o principal_o upon_o sunday_n to_o be_v the_o better_o dispose_v to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o to_o cease_v upon_o those_o day_n from_o temporal_a affair_n that_o they_o may_v apply_v themselves_o more_o easy_o to_o god_n as_o he_o himself_o exhort_v we_o by_o that_o say_v of_o the_o prophet_n cease_v from_o labour_n and_o consider_v that_o i_o be_o god_n but_o those_o who_o by_o the_o embroilment_n of_o care_n and_o affair_n contemn_v this_o exhortation_n of_o god_n and_o refuse_v to_o apply_v themselves_o to_o holy_a thing_n give_v we_o a_o great_a reason_n to_o doubt_v that_o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n when_o they_o shall_v knock_v at_o the_o gate_n it_o will_v be_v answer_v they_o i_o know_v you_o not_o be_v go_v from_o hence_o you_o who_o work_n iniquity_n and_o that_o thus_o they_o shall_v be_v then_o reject_v by_o god_n as_o they_o be_v negligent_a in_o search_v after_o he_o when_o it_o be_v in_o their_o power_n in_o fine_a there_o be_v other_o who_o absent_v themselves_o from_o their_o parish_n on_o sunday_n and_o solemn_a feast_n under_o pretence_n of_o piety_n some_o say_n that_o they_o have_v more_o devotion_n elsewhere_o than_o in_o the_o parish_n other_o by_o reason_n of_o some_o congregation_n or_o confraternity_n which_o hinder_v they_o from_o be_v present_a there_o other_o have_v their_o ghostly_a father_n somewhere_o else_o but_o the_o first_o ought_v to_o know_v that_o the_o sensible_a devotion_n be_v not_o always_o the_o most_o solid_a it_o have_v frequent_o more_o of_o imagination_n than_o of_o truth_n and_o what_o they_o say_v they_o have_v which_o make_v they_o neglect_v and_o depart_v from_o the_o order_n of_o the_o church_n be_v not_o a_o devotion_n but_o rather_o a_o illusion_n concern_v the_o second_o i_o maintain_v that_o it_o be_v a_o abuse_n to_o prefer_v the_o work_n of_o counsel_n before_o those_o of_o obligation_n and_o that_o god_n love_v obedience_n better_o than_o sacrifice_n that_o be_v the_o work_v command_v better_o than_o the_o devotion_n which_o come_v from_o our_o proper_a inclination_n and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o strange_a thing_n that_o there_o be_v so_o many_o other_o time_n in_o the_o week_n and_o on_o the_o feast_n themselves_o to_o satisfy_v their_o free_a devotion_n one_o shall_v employ_v therein_o the_o day_n and_o even_a hour_n which_o be_v dedicate_v to_o the_o duty_n of_o the_o parish_n to_o the_o three_o i_o answer_v that_o it_o be_v often_o better_a for_o they_o to_o have_v their_o confessor_n in_o the_o parish_n although_o it_o be_v only_o to_o practice_v submission_n and_o give_v good_a example_n in_o this_o action_n but_o if_o for_o good_a and_o solid_a reason_n they_o confess_v themselves_o to_o other_o which_o they_o ought_v to_o do_v as_o often_o as_o be_v possible_a by_o the_o advice_n of_o their_o pastor_n they_o ought_v to_o manage_v their_o time_n so_o well_o that_o this_o freedom_n which_o be_v allow_v they_o may_v not_o hinder_v they_o from_o assist_v at_o the_o parish_n upon_o holy_a day_n and_o give_v there_o the_o example_n and_o edification_n which_o the_o church_n require_v of_o they_o for_o conclusion_n theotime_o i_o exhort_v you_o to_o be_v faithful_a and_o diligent_a in_o your_o parish_n church_n and_o not_o to_o absent_v yourself_o for_o any_o of_o the_o reason_n i_o have_v speak_v consider_v she_o as_o your_o mother_n who_o have_v bring_v you_o sort_n to_o jesus_n christ_n by_o holy_a baptism_n and_o educate_v you_o in_o christianity_n she_o be_v charge_v with_o the_o care_n
deceive_v in_o all_o its_o judgement_n and_o maxim_n it_o be_v easy_a to_o manifest_v this_o maxim_n by_o induction_n the_o world_n place_n its_o sovereign_a happiness_n in_o riches_n it_o desire_v they_o with_o earnestness_n and_o seek_v after_o they_o before_o all_o thing_n and_o the_o truth_n be_v that_o riches_n make_v not_o a_o man_n happy_a they_o be_v frequent_o great_a impediment_n to_o salvation_n 143._o salvation_n beatum_fw-la dixerunt_fw-la populum_fw-la cvi_fw-la haec_fw-la sunt_fw-la beatus_fw-la populus_fw-la cujus_fw-la dominus_fw-la deus_fw-la ejus_fw-la psal_n 143._o for_o to_o possess_v god_n be_v real_a riches_n the_o world_n make_v account_v that_o there_o be_v no_o contentment_n but_o that_o which_o be_v find_v in_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o the_o sense_n and_o in_o the_o pleasure_n of_o this_o life_n and_o the_o truth_n be_v that_o there_o be_v no_o solid_a pleasure_n but_o in_o virtue_n the_o world_n place_n honour_n in_o many_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o 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diligit_fw-la mundum_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la charitas_fw-la patris_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la quoniam_fw-la omne_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la in_o mundo_fw-la concupiscentia_fw-la carnis_fw-la est_fw-la &_o concupiscentia_fw-la oculorum_fw-la &_o superbia_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la 1_o joh._n 2._o love_v not_o the_o world_n nor_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n if_o any_o one_o love_v the_o world_n he_o love_v not_o god_n because_o all_o that_o be_v in_o the_o world_n be_v concupiscence_n of_o the_o flesh_n concupiscence_n of_o the_o eye_n and_o pride_n of_o life_n joh._n life_n mundus_fw-la transit_fw-la &_o concupiscentia_fw-la ejus_fw-la quid_fw-la vis_fw-la utrum_fw-la amare_fw-la temporalia_fw-la &_o transire_fw-la cum_fw-la tempore_fw-la aut_fw-la mundum_fw-la non_fw-la amare_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la deo_fw-la in_o aeternum_fw-la vivere_fw-la s._n aug._n tract_n 2._o in_o epist_n 1._o s._n joh._n the_o world_n pass_v and_o its_o concupiscence_n make_v choice_n add_v s._n augustin_n either_o to_o set_v your_o affection_n on_o temporal_a thing_n and_o pass_v with_o time_n or_o to_o love_v everlasting_a thing_n and_o live_v eternal_o with_o god._n chap._n xvi_o of_o perseverance_n this_o dear_a theotime_n be_v the_o last_o advertisement_n i_o have_v to_o give_v you_o for_o your_o perfect_a instruction_n yet_o it_o be_v the_o great_a and_o most_o necessary_a of_o all_o it_o be_v to_o no_o purpose_n to_o have_v begin_v in_o virtue_n nor_o to_o have_v make_v some_o progress_n therein_o except_o we_o persevere_v to_o the_o end_n it_o be_v perseverance_n which_o give_v the_o reward_n and_o recompense_n and_o on_o it_o salvation_n and_o eternity_n do_v entire_o depend_v it_o be_v a_o great_a happiness_n to_o have_v be_v faithful_a to_o the_o divine_a favour_n in_o youth_n and_o also_o to_o have_v conserve_v virtue_n at_o our_o enter_v into_o a_o state_n of_o life_n but_o it_o be_v a_o horrible_a misfortune_n when_o forget_v the_o great_a obligation_n we_o have_v to_o serve_v god_n and_o abuse_v the_o favour_n we_o have_v receive_v by_o his_o mercy_n we_o misfortunate_o abandon_v it_o to_o follow_v sin._n o_o theotime_n comprehend_v well_o this_o misery_n 2._o misery_n vae_fw-la his_fw-la qui_fw-la perdiderunt_fw-la sustinentiam_fw-la &_o dereliquerunt_fw-la vias_fw-la rectas_fw-la &_o diverterunt_fw-la in_o vias_fw-la pravas_fw-la &_o quid_fw-la facient_fw-la cum_fw-la inspicere_fw-la caeperit_n dominus_fw-la eccl._n 2._o woe_n be_v to_o they_o say_v the_o wiseman_n who_o have_v lose_v perseverance_n and_o have_v depart_v from_o the_o way_n of_o virtue_n to_o wander_v in_o the_o high_a road_n of_o vice._n what_o will_v they_o do_v when_o god_n shall_v examine_v their_o life_n yes_o theotime_n what_o will_v they_o answer_v at_o that_o dreadful_a day_n of_o the_o divine_a judgement_n when_o god_n shall_v make_v they_o see_v the_o greatness_n and_o multitude_n of_o his_o favour_n and_o shall_v reproach_v their_o wicked_a ingratitude_n their_o 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