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A09502 Spirituall exercyses and goostly meditacions and a neare waye to come to perfection and lyfe contemplatyue, very profytable for religyous, and generally for al other that desyre to come to the perfecte loue of god, and to the contempte of the worlde. Collected and set foorthe by the helpe of god, and diligente laboure of F. Wyllyam Peryn bacheler of diuinitie and pryor of the friers preachers of greate Sayncte Bartholomes in Smythfyelde. Peryn, William.; Essche, Nicolas van, 1507-1578. Exercitia. 1557 (1557) STC 19784; ESTC S114592 137,241 328

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may_v exchew_v all_o dyssymylacyon_n ypocrysy_a and_o all_o untrewth_n and_o thankful_o i_o may_v ever_o more_o render_v unto_o the_o all_o laud_n praise_n and_o thanks_n for_o thy_o innumerable_a benyfite_n and_o unto_o such_o as_o helpethe_v i_o goostlye_o or_o bodily_a i_o may_v du_o geve_v they_o thanks_n &_o pray_v for_o they_o mooste_o myghtyful_a maker_n jesu_n grant_v i_o grace_v most_o affectuus_o to_o desire_v and_o optaine_n the_o holy_a virtue_n of_o fortytude_n and_o goostly_a strengthe_n that_o thereby_o i_o may_v myghty_o and_o strong_o exercise_v and_o practice_n all_o virtue_n and_o do_v all_o kind_n of_o good_a work_n and_o manful_o resy_v all_o trouble_n and_o temtacyon_n both_o goostly_a and_o bodily_a that_o i_o never_o care_n for_o nether_a the_o world_n man_n nether_a the_o devil_n but_o with_o goostly_a boldness_n myghty_o pass_v through_o all_o worldly_a thing_n as_o though_o i_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o they_o contemn_v and_o bare_v patient_o all_o adversity_n and_o temptation_n and_o go_v through_o and_o increase_v in_o all_o perfeccyon_n for_o thy_o love_n and_o honour_n that_o no_o trouble_n nor_o temptation_n never_o let_v i_o or_o overthrow_v i_o in_o the_o way_n toward_o thy_o perfect_v love_n and_o true_a service_n that_o i_o never_o fear_v to_o pass_v through_o fire_n and_o water_n to_o come_v unto_o the._n ¶_o grant_v i_o also_o good_a lord_n jesu_n pure_a chastytie_n mean_v and_o sobryetie_n and_o perfect_a poverty_n which_o sprynge_v out_o of_o this_o fortytude_n ¶_o goostly_a fortytude_n thynk_v it_o a_o great_a vylany_n and_o shame_n to_o be_v overthrow_v ru●●d_a or_o master_v of_o the_o vile_a flesh_n the_o pevish_a pleasure_n and_o filthy_a lust_n there_o of_o &_o therefore_o strong_o resy_a they_o it_o kepethe_v he_o chayste_v and_o pure_a in_o soul_n and_o body_n ghostly_a strengthe_n will_v not_o be_v in_o bondage_n unto_o the_o vile_a belly_n nether_a unto_o the_o sinful_a body_n but_o like_o the_o valyante_a soldier_n of_o chry_v can_v be_v content_v to_o fare_v hard_a &_o to_o ware_n vile_a and_o homely_a garment_n and_o have_v all_o his_o mind_n to_o do_v his_o duty_n unto_o his_o great_a captain_n and_o lord_n chry_v to_o follow_v he_o and_o therefore_o he_o contemnyth_v all_o beastly_a lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n all_o unreasonable_a pamper_n of_o his_o bealy_a and_o the_o superfluus_fw-la &_o unnedeful_a deck_n of_o his_o wretchyd_a carcase_n and_o when_o any_o such_o temtacyon_n or_o lust_n do_v arise_v in_o he_o he_o manful_o and_o myghty_o resystyth_v and_o labouryth_v to_o mortify_v they_o utter_o wherefore_o moo_v mercyful_a jesu_n grant_v i_o this_o so_o necessary_a a_o virtue_n which_o be_o assaultid_v with_o diverse_a and_o many_o kind_n of_o temtacyon_n who_o without_o thy_o specyall_a gift_n of_o this_o ghostly_a fortytude_n i_o be_o