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to_o honour_n as_o represent_v his_o place_n and_o who_o he_o have_v establish_v for_o his_o minister_n in_o the_o temporal_a government_n of_o man_n and_o to_o who_o every_o one_o owe_v respect_n love_n obedience_n and_o fidelity_n chap._n vi_o of_o tractableness_n this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o first_o necessary_a tractableness_n necessary_a and_o chief_a virtue_n of_o youth_n which_o be_v blind_a subject_a to_o many_o fault_n and_o not_o able_a to_o conduct_v itself_o have_v a_o absolute_a necessity_n of_o be_v guide_v by_o other_o more_o know_v and_o submit_v itself_o to_o their_o conduct_n and_o this_o submission_n be_v call_v tractableness_n it_o be_v a_o virtue_n which_o make_v we_o love_n be_v what_o it_o be_v willing_o receive_v search_v after_o and_o put_v in_o practice_n the_o instruction_n counsel_n reprehension_n and_o exhortation_n to_o good._n o_o what_o a_o excellent_a virtue_n theotime_o commendation_n its_o commendation_n be_v this_o which_o we_o may_v call_v the_o 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the_o rest_n your_o life_n obey_v humble_o and_o willing_o your_o parent_n your_o master_n and_o all_o those_o who_o have_v authority_n over_o you_o i_o say_v obey_v humble_o and_o willing_o because_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o obey_v but_o you_o must_v obey_v well_o a_o constrain_a obedience_n yield_v unwilling_o by_o fear_n or_o force_n be_v a_o slavish_a obedience_n which_o have_v no_o merit_n nor_o any_o shadow_n of_o virtue_n true_a obedience_n proceed_v from_o the_o acknowledgement_n of_o one_o duty_n and_o a_o desire_n to_o please_v god_n in_o perform_v it_o well_o the_o first_o make_v it_o humble_a the_o second_o make_v it_o voluntary_a prompt_a and_o facile_a you_o must_v obey_v thus_o if_o you_o desire_v your_o obedience_n shall_v be_v virtuous_a and_o agreeable_a to_o god._n and_o by_o obey_v thus_o you_o learn_v in_o good_a time_n not_o to_o do_v your_o own_o proper_a will_n but_o that_o of_o other_o proper_a will_n which_o be_v ordinary_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o man_n and_o chief_o of_o young_a person_n be_v a_o ill_a guide_n which_o lead_v they_o into_o precipice_n and_o make_v they_o fall_v into_o many_o misfortune_n o_o theotime_n the_o wiseman_n say_v 21.28_o vir_fw-la obediens_fw-la loquetur_fw-la victorias_fw-la prov._n 21.28_o that_o the_o obedient_a man_n will_v recount_v his_o victory_n if_o you_o obey_v well_o in_o your_o tender_a age_n you_o will_v recount_v one_o day_n the_o victory_n you_o have_v gain_v over_o your_o most_o dangerous_a enemy_n with_o your_o own_o proper_a will_n you_o will_v know_v how_o much_o this_o virtue_n be_v useful_a and_o praise_n god_n for_o it_o all_o your_o life_n chap._n viii_o of_o chastity_n tractableness_n and_o obedience_n hinder_v the_o disorder_n of_o the_o mind_n and_o chastity_n those_o of_o the_o body_n it_o be_v a_o virtue_n which_o entire_o fly_v the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v what_o chastity_n be_v and_o study_n to_o stifle_v the_o thought_n desire_n and_o 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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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which_o make_v they_o hate_v sin_n because_o it_o displease_v god_n and_o love_v good_a because_o it_o be_v agreeable_a to_o he_o like_o the_o fear_n and_o respect_v a_o young_a godly_a child_n bear_v his_o father_n which_o make_v he_o fearful_a to_o offend_v he_o and_o seek_v diligent_o all_o mean_n to_o please_v he_o general_o in_o his_o action_n so_o that_o theotime_n according_a to_o the_o maxim_n of_o the_o divine_a school_n true_a virtue_n consist_v in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n which_o punctual_o and_o for_o the_o love_n of_o he_o produce_v the_o observation_n of_o the_o commandment_n and_o which_o cause_v a_o fear_n and_o detestation_n of_o offend_a god_n above_o all_o thing_n and_o seek_v the_o mean_n to_o please_v he_o this_o alone_a aught_o to_o be_v account_v virtue_n and_o that_o which_o be_v not_o direct_v by_o this_o certain_a and_o infallible_a rule_n be_v to_o be_v esteem_v false_a piety_n chap._n ii_o that_o to_o acquire_v virtue_n we_o must_v desire_v it_o the_o 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your_o love_n but_o it_o alone_o nor_o nothing_o that_o can_v render_v you_o happy_a and_o content_v and_o that_o without_o it_o you_o will_v always_o be_v miserable_a both_o in_o this_o life_n and_o in_o the_o next_o chap._n iii_o of_o prayer_n the_o three_o mean_n to_o acquire_v virtue_n this_o be_v the_o great_a mean_n to_o attain_v to_o virtue_n prayer_n three_o means_n prayer_n and_o that_o without_o which_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o acquire_v it_o it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o desire_v it_o we_o must_v search_v for_o it_o with_o all_o diligence_n and_o that_o we_o may_v successful_o seek_v for_o it_o we_o must_v go_v to_o the_o right_a fountain_n and_o demand_v it_o of_o he_o who_o be_v the_o author_n of_o it_o and_o bestow_v it_o on_o those_o who_o beg_v it_o as_o they_o ought_v according_a to_o that_o expression_n of_o the_o scripture_n 1._o scripture_n si_fw-mi quis_fw-la indiget_fw-la sapientia_fw-la postulet_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la qui_fw-la that_fw-mi omnibus_fw-la 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donum_fw-la adii_fw-la dominum_fw-la &_o deprecatus_fw-la sum_fw-la ex_fw-la totis_fw-la praecordiis_fw-la meis_fw-la sap._n 8._o for_o in_o the_o same_o place_n he_o say_v that_o after_o he_o have_v consider_v all_o the_o perfection_n of_o wisdom_n he_o conceive_v such_o a_o ardent_a love_n for_o she_o that_o he_o apply_v himself_o always_o to_o find_v she_o and_o that_o in_o favour_n of_o the_o innocence_n of_o his_o tender_a age_n during_o which_o time_n he_o have_v conserve_v both_o soul_n and_o body_n exempt_v from_o the_o corruption_n of_o youth_n he_o obtain_v from_o god_n that_o favour_n to_o know_v that_o wisdom_n be_v a_o gift_n of_o god_n and_o that_o he_o can_v not_o acquire_v it_o unless_o god_n give_v it_o he_o and_o that_o he_o have_v no_o soon_o understand_v this_o truth_n but_o he_o address_v himself_o to_o that_o author_n of_o all_o wisdom_n and_o that_o he_o request_v he_o with_o all_o the_o strength_n of_o his_o heart_n in_o the_o manner_n we_o shall_v tell_v you_o 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because_o he_o will_v have_v we_o set_v such_o a_o value_n on_o his_o favour_n as_o they_o deserve_v it_o be_v certain_a that_o we_o more_o esteem_v the_o thing_n we_o obtain_v with_o much_o trouble_n and_o make_v less_o account_n of_o those_o we_o acquire_v without_o pain_n for_o this_o reason_n he_o add_v ibid._n add_v pete_n quaere_fw-la insta_fw-la seruat_fw-la cibi_fw-la deus_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la vult_fw-la cito_fw-la dare_v ut_fw-la discas_fw-la magna_fw-la magne_fw-la desiderare_fw-la ibid._n ask_v seek_v urge_v god_n reserve_v the_o favour_n to_o grant_v it_o at_o the_o end_n although_o he_o will_v not_o consent_v to_o it_o at_o the_o first_o that_o you_o may_v learn_v to_o solicit_v for_o great_a thing_n with_o a_o ardent_a desire_n 5._o in_o these_o occasion_n behave_v yourself_o like_o the_o poor_a cananean_a who_o gain_v by_o her_o admirable_a patience_n the_o favour_n which_o the_o son_n of_o god_n have_v refuse_v she_o this_o woman_n be_v afflict_v come_v and_o 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