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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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troublesome_a thought_n of_o household-busines_n wedlock_n this_o which_o s._n gregory_n speak_v of_o be_v the_o first_o division_n belong_v to_o wedlock_n and_o contain_v in_o itself_o as_o many_o division_n and_o distraction_n as_o there_o be_v several_a thing_n in_o this_o world_n to_o care_n for_o but_o there_o be_v a_o other_o division_n far_o worse_o than_o this_o to_o wit_n the_o division_n of_o our_o love_n for_o when_o we_o must_v give_v part_n thereof_o to_o our_o wife_n and_o part_n to_o our_o child_n and_o part_n to_o other_o of_o the_o same_o flesh_n and_o blood_n a_o small_a parcel_n god_n know_v or_o none_o at_o all_o will_v be_v leave_v for_o god_n which_o though_o it_o be_v true_a of_o all_o thing_n upon_o which_o we_o set_v our_o affection_n yet_o it_o be_v much_o more_o sensible_a in_o the_o love_n of_o those_o that_o be_v near_o in_o blood_n because_o our_o affection_n be_v by_o nature_n more_o violent_o bend_v towards_o they_o 1â—_n aristotle_n say_v that_o no_o love_n can_v be_v great_a than_o that_o which_o parent_n have_v towards_o their_o child_n because_o they_o love_v they_o as_o part_v of_o themselves_o and_o as_o a_o parcel_n cutof_a from_o they_o yea_o as_o another_o self_n and_o the_o like_a he_o affirm_v of_o the_o love_n which_o be_v betwixt_o man_n and_o wife_n that_o it_o be_v most_o natural_a unto_o we_o and_o take_v place_n before_o all_o other_o bond_n of_o friendship_n as_o one_o household_n be_v before_o a_o city_n which_o be_v compound_v of_o many_o household's_a final_o that_o the_o affection_n of_o brethren_n among_o themselves_o be_v much_o of_o like_a nature_n and_o force_n because_o they_o issue_v all_o from_o one_o stock_n and_o be_v all_o one_o with_o their_o parent_n and_o consequent_o one_o among_o themselves_o see_v therefore_o the_o natural_a affection_n
temperance_n who_o can_v doubt_v but_o that_o religion_n be_v the_o proper_a seat_n of_o it_o for_o as_o aristotle_n deliver_v the_o office_n of_o temperance_n be_v to_o bridle_v the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o body_n 10._o chief_o those_o that_o belong_v to_o the_o sense_n of_o touch_v of_o which_o there_o be_v two_o kind_n some_o serve_v towards_o the_o sustenance_n of_o the_o body_n by_o eat_v and_o drink_v some_o for_o the_o use_n of_o generation_n the_o first_o religion_n confine_v within_o the_o bound_n of_o necessity_n poverty_n the_o mother_n of_o frugality_n and_o sobriety_n help_v thereunto_o the_o second_o belong_v to_o generation_n the_o desire_n whereof_o be_v more_o violent_a and_o intemperate_a it_o do_v whole_o cut_v of_o and_o shun_v as_o a_o body_n will_v shun_v the_o plague_n the_o great_a commendation_n which_o aristotle_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o philosopher_n give_v temperance_n be_v to_o keep_v a_o mean_a in_o these_o pleasure_n and_o dare_v not_o press_v nature_n any_o further_o how_o far_o great_a commendation_n therefore_o do_v religion_n deserve_v which_o do_v not_o only_o temper_v these_o pleasure_n but_o utter_o abolish_v they_o and_o banish_v they_o out_o of_o sight_n and_o think_v fortitude_n 14._o some_o body_n perhaps_o will_v think_v that_o fortitude_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v in_o religion_n because_o there_o be_v no_o occasion_n of_o go_v into_o the_o field_n nor_o any_o use_n of_o weapon_n nor_o any_o thing_n to_o be_v do_v that_o require_v strength_n of_o arm_n which_o fancy_n if_o we_o yield_v unto_o we_o may_v as_o well_o grant_v that_o a_o bull_n or_o a_o elephant_n be_v to_o have_v the_o pre-eminence_n of_o strength_n and_o fortitude_n above_o all_o man_n but_o the_o nature_n of_o fortitude_n be_v far_o other_o and_o if_o we_o believe_v s._n gregory_n it_o be_v to_o be_v measure_v by_o the_o disposition_n of_o our_o mind_n 8._o the_o fortitude_n say_v â—e_n or_o strength_n of_o the_o just_a be_v to_o subdue_v their_o flesh_n to_o contradict_v their_o own_o will_n to_o quench_v the_o delight_n of_o this_o present_a life_n to_o embrace_v that_o which_o be_v hard_a in_o the_o world_n for_o the_o reward_n eternal_a to_o contemn_v the_o smile_a countenance_n of_o prosperity_n to_o overcome_v in_o their_o heart_n the_o fear_n of_o adversity_n which_o word_n of_o s._n gregory_n what_o do_v they_o decipher_v unto_o we_o but_o the_o duty_n of_o a_o religious_a life_n so_o that_o we_o must_v of_o force_n confess_v that_o true_a fortitude_n be_v chief_o among_o they_o for_o if_o we_o account_v they_o valiant_a that_o fight_v stout_o against_o other_o man_n we_o have_v much_o more_o reason_n to_o yield_v this_o commendation_n to_o religious_a people_n who_o in_o the_o continual_a war_n which_o they_o wage_v against_o this_o world_n overcome_v enemy_n far_o more_o strong_a in_o nature_n than_o they_o and_o far_o more_o in_o number_n 15._o beside_o these_o moral_a virtue_n which_o be_v the_o principal_a there_o be_v other_o as_o it_o be_v branch_n of_o they_o patience_n as_o patience_n a_o virtue_n so_o noble_a and_o withal_o so_o necessary_a that_o religion_n meet_v with_o so_o many_o thing_n as_o it_o do_v which_o be_v very_o harsh_a to_o sense_n it_o can_v long_o endure_v without_o it_o it_o must_v therefore_o necessary_o have_v patience_n and_o the_o daily_a occasion_n of_o practice_n of_o it_o do_v much_o strengthen_v and_o increase_v it_o 2d_o to_o which_o purpose_n s._n ambrose_n speak_v in_o commendation_n of_o s._n eusebius_n bishop_n of_o vercel_n have_v these_o word_n this_o patience_n do_v first_o fasten_v in_o s._n eusebius_n by_o monastical_a conversation_n and_o he_o grow_v able_a to_o endure_v any_o kind_n of_o labour_n and_o pain_n by_o custom_n of_o more_o strict_a observance_n liberality_n 16._o but_o every_o body_n will_v perhaps_o easy_o find_v out_o that_o religion_n must_v have_v patience_n but_o make_v a_o question_n whether_o there_o be_v any_o place_n for_o liberality_n because_o religious_a people_n reserve_v nothing_o that_o they_o can_v bestow_v upon_o other_o liberality_n and_o yet_o true_o consider_v religion_n be_v not_o without_o this_o happiness_n for_o as_o aristotle_n say_v liberality_n as_o other_o virtue_n be_v to_o be_v measure_v by_o the_o disposition_n of_o a_o man_n mind_n whosoever_o be_v so_o dispose_v in_o mind_n that_o he_o contemn_v all_o worldly_a wealth_n and_o be_v ready_a if_o he_o have_v it_o to_o bestow_v it_o in_o laudable_a use_n be_v to_o be_v account_v true_o liberal_a so_o that_o according_a to_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o same_o philosopher_n poor_a man_n may_v also_o be_v liberal_a and_o consequent_o religious_a people_n be_v so_o far_o from_o want_v this_o virtue_n as_o they_o be_v rather_o to_o be_v esteem_v more_o liberal_a than_o any_o body_n else_o for_o who_o can_v more_o from_o their_o hart_n contemn_v riches_n than_o they_o that_o not_o only_o do_v not_o seek_v after_o they_o or_o desire_v they_o 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