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overthrow_v religious_a house_n 5._o when_o thou_o become_v religious_a do_v thou_o it_o not_o with_o a_o mind_n of_o suffering_n much_o for_o the_o save_n of_o thy_o soul_n and_o for_o the_o love_n o_o i_o do_v thou_o not_o purpose_n to_o live_v a_o poor_a life_n and_o to_o bear_v with_o all_o incommoditye_n that_o be_v incident_a to_o poor_a person_n whence_o then_o be_v it_o that_o now_o when_o thou_o shall_v have_v great_a light_n of_o mind_n and_o more_o charity_n thou_o do_v not_o put_v those_o thy_o first_o cogitation_n in_o effect_n by_o work_n o_o extreme_a bad_a juggle_n and_o deceit_n religion_n be_v institute_v for_o the_o mortify_n of_o the_o body_n and_o for_o the_o enrich_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o spiritual_a riches_n and_o thou_o think_v that_o a_o great_a care_n be_v to_o be_v use_v and_o have_v about_o the_o cherish_n of_o the_o body_n with_o the_o neglect_n of_o the_o soul_n health_n tell_v i_o i_o pray_v thou_o in_o the_o world_n have_v thou_o thy_o commodity_n of_o body_n at_o will_n or_o not_o if_o not_o wherefore_o desire_v thou_o they_o in_o religion_n wherinto_o thou_o do_v enter_v to_o suffer_v incommoditye_n for_o christ_n sake_n and_o if_o thou_o have_v thy_o commodity_n and_o do_v thereof_o voluntary_o deprive_v thyself_o for_o the_o love_n of_o i_o that_o thou_o may_v please_v i_o the_o more_o wherefore_o do_v thou_o now_o in_o religion_n seek_v they_o by_o thou_o abandon_v before_o with_o a_o offence_n to_o i_o and_o bad_a example_n to_o other_o moreover_o if_o thou_o have_v renounce_v the_o commodity_n of_o thy_o body_n for_o the_o love_n of_o i_o and_o now_o return_v unto_o they_o again_o thou_o manifest_o declare_v that_o thou_o will_v not_o have_v any_o thing_n to_o do_v with_o the_o love_n of_o i_o and_o what_o a_o esteem_n shall_v i_o make_v of_o he_o who_o be_v so_o fickle_a and_o inconstant_a in_o love_v i_o and_o if_o peradventure_o thou_o think_v that_o thou_o may_v both_o love_v i_o and_o seek_v thy_o temporal_a commodity_n withal_o and_o that_o against_o my_o will_n thou_o be_v great_o deceive_v for_o as_o much_o as_o he_o can_v love_v true_o who_o do_v not_o conform_v himself_o to_o the_o will_n of_o the_o belove_a 6._o son_n if_o thou_o desire_v to_o understand_v how_o i_o handle_v i_o own_o body_n run_v over_o my_o life_n from_o the_o day_n of_o my_o nativity_n till_o my_o death_n and_o thou_o shall_v easy_o see_v how_o few_o commodity_n i_o use_v for_o so_o soon_o as_o i_o come_v into_o the_o world_n a_o stable_n be_v my_o bedchamber_n and_o the_o manger_n my_o bed_n within_o a_o while_n after_o herod_n persecute_v i_o i_o be_v force_v to_o fly_v into_o egypt_n consider_v thou_o here_o what_o commodity_n i_o find_v both_o in_o my_o way_n thither_o &_o in_o a_o country_n so_o far_o off_o and_o barbarous_a when_o as_o i_o have_v a_o poor_a mother_n who_o also_o be_v to_o take_v her_o journey_n and_o to_o pack_v in_o all_o haste_n away_o in_o the_o night_n time_n so_o soon_o as_o she_o 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for_o thou_o my_o servant_n who_o have_v make_v profession_n of_o imitate_v i_o to_o handle_v thy_o body_n so_o nice_o &_o delicate_o since_o i_o thy_o lord_n have_v deal_v with_o my_o own_o so_o rough_o and_o hardly_o and_o though_o my_o body_n be_v ever_o subject_a to_o the_o soul_n and_o most_o obedient_a to_o reason_n yet_o i_o do_v never_o entreat_v it_o delicate_o nor_o ever_o yield_v unto_o it_o any_o commodity_n or_o recreation_n at_o al._n and_o will_v thou_o now_o afford_v unto_o thy_o body_n that_o have_v so_o often_o in_o a_o most_o insolent_a manner_n insult_v against_o the_o spirit_n and_o reason_n all_o kind_n of_o contentement_n and_o pleasure_n i_o the_o lord_n of_o majesty_n ever_o content_v myself_o with_o a_o poor_a and_o mean_a diet_n and_o as_o mean_a clothing_n and_o other_o entertainment_n and_o will_v thou_o in_o religion_n not_o content_v with_o the_o common_a affect_v &_o desire_v superfluitye_n this_o be_v not_o to_o be_v or_o to_o lead_v the_o life_n of_o a_o religious_a person_n but_o rather_o to_o cover_v and_o conceal_v a_o secular_a life_n by_o the_o habit_n of_o religion_n 8._o an_o over_o great_a solicitude_n of_o temporal_a commodity_n be_v a_o thorn_n that_o prick_v over_o sore_o and_o great_o hurt_v a_o religious_a man_n for_o first_o it_o make_v he_o a_o procuratour_n for_o the_o body_n yea_o and_o a_o bondslave_n unto_o it_o and_o who_o see_v not_o how_o great_a a_o indignity_n it_o be_v for_o a_o religious_a man_n of_o a_o punisher_n of_o his_o body_n to_o become_v a_o purueyour_fw-mi for_o it_o and_o instead_o of_o whip_v it_o to_o yield_v it_o all_o manner_n of_o contentement_n again_o it_o hold_v and_o keep_v he_o so_o distract_v in_o mind_n as_o he_o take_v no_o gust_n or_o pleasure_n at_o all_o in_o matter_n of_o spirit_n and_o what_o other_o thing_n be_v this_o then_o to_o make_v he_o sensual_a that_o he_o may_v neither_o taste_v nor_o mind_n those_o thing_n that_o be_v of_o god_n moreover_o it_o make_v he_o churlish_a and_o harsh_a to_o those_o with_o who_o he_o live_v for_o as_o much_o as_o he_o ever_o will_v in_o all_o thing_n have_v what_o be_v best_a and_o most_o commodious_a for_o himself_o neglect_v the_o commodity_n of_o other_o yea_o he_o prefer_v his_o private_a commodity_n before_o the_o common_a not_o regard_v what_o hurt_n may_v redound_v to_o the_o religion_n thereby_o so_o he_o may_v have_v what_o he_o desire_v himself_o and_o what_o be_v this_o but_o to_o spoil_v a_o religious_a man_n of_o charity_n discretion_n and_o all_o 9_o neither_o be_v there_o here_o a_o end_n of_o this_o importune_a &_o preposterous_a care_n of_o the_o body_n but_o it_o further_o make_v the_o religious_a querulous_a idle_a froward_a surly_a a_o murmurer_n and_o of_o a_o perverse_a and_o bad_a example_n he_o will_v have_v all_o move_v to_o commiserate_v and_o pity_v his_o case_n all_o to_o show_v benevolence_n &_o good_a will_n unto_o he_o and_o therefore_o he_o attribute_v every_o least_o distemper_n of_o body_n and_o indisposition_n of_o his_o health_n to_o the_o sore_a travail_n and_o pain_n he_o have_v take_v in_o religion_n and_o how_o can_v it_o be_v possible_a that_o there_o shall_v be_v either_o spirit_n or_o religious_a discipline_n in_o such_o man_n o_o unhappy_a subject_n and_o as_o unhappy_a superior_n who_o permit_v such_o thing_n in_o religion_n wherein_o they_o be_v pastor_n and_o have_v a_o charge_n see_v this_o be_v nothing_o else_o then_o to_o bring_v a_o certain_a infection_n into_o it_o &_o to_o show_v a_o way_n unto_o young_a man_n for_o the_o quite_o ruine_v and_o overthrow_v thereof_o that_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o for_o a_o religious_a man_n to_o mortify_v his_o body_n unless_o the_o mind_n be_v restrain_v also_o chap._n iii_o son_n that_o the_o religious_a man_n so_o mortify_v his_o body_n &_o the_o sense_n thereof_o as_o it_o become_v not_o proud_a &_o rise_v against_o the_o soul_n it_o be_v good_a and_o healthful_a but_o yet_o religious_a perfection_n 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else_o then_o dead_a lion_n certes_o a_o live_a dog_n that_o be_v that_o religious_a man_n do_v much_o more_o who_o though_o but_o mean_o and_o slender_o provide_v of_o learning_n do_v yet_o what_o he_o can_v and_o be_v able_a for_o the_o love_n of_o i_o and_o indeed_o he_o thâ—â—_n do_v little_a when_o he_o can_v no_o more_o please_v i_o more_o than_o do_v he_o who_o be_v of_o ability_n to_o perform_v much_o and_o yet_o do_v it_o not_o 3._o i_o be_v ever_o a_o capital_a enemy_n of_o idleness_n and_o therefore_o meet_a be_v it_o that_o thou_o who_o make_v a_o profession_n of_o imitate_v i_o shall_v also_o be_v avert_v from_o idleness_n thou_o know_v well_o that_o i_o begin_v to_o take_v pain_n from_o my_o very_a childhood_n in_o help_a onâ—_n while_o my_o poor_a mother_n another_o while_n my_o foster-father_n joseph_n in_o his_o trade_n and_o wilâ—_n not_o thou_o who_o be_v come_v out_o of_o the_o worlâ—_n to_o religion_n to_o travail_v and_o take_v pain_n help_v the_o religion_n thy_o mother_n in_o her_o â—_z and_o thy_o superior_n who_o intertainâ—_n and_o govern_v thou_o remember_v what_o my_o apostle_n say_v that_o a_o idle_a man_n be_v noâ—_n worthy_a of_o his_o meat_n to_o desire_v to_o eat_v &_o not_o to_o have_v a_o will_n to_o labour_n be_v nothing_o elâ—_n but_o to_o have_v a_o will_n to_o consume_v and_o spenâ—_n what_o be_v get_v by_o other_o a_o thing_n unworthyman_n not_o to_o say_v a_o religious_a man_n neither_o do_v it_o satisfy_v that_o thou_o say_v i_o be_o readâ—_n to_o take_v great_a pain_n but_o my_o superior_a will_v not_o put_v i_o to_o those_o labour_n whereunto_o i_o have_v a_o inclination_n and_o which_o i_o be_o ablâ—_n to_o do_v with_o commodity_n and_o ease_n this_o iâ—_n no_o just_a excuse_n since_o it_o be_v not_o for_o thou_o to_o choose_v the_o office_n or_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o be_v exercise_v or_o do_v the_o servant_n in_o serve_v must_v not_o follow_v his_o own_o inclination_n but_o his_o master_n and_o therefore_o the_o superior_a suppli_v my_o place_n to_o appoint_v unto_o his_o subject_n what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v to_o my_o great_a glory_n moreover_o whence_o be_v thou_o sure_a that_o thou_o can_v perform_v that_o charge_n and_o office_n well_o whereunto_o thou_o have_v a_o inclination_n thou_o can_v not_o in_o this_o matter_n be_v a_o upright_o and_o indifferent_a judge_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o passion_n that_o deceive_v thou_o every_o one_o please_v himself_o in_o his_o own_o but_o the_o pain_n and_o difficulty_n be_v that_o the_o same_o may_v also_o be_v please_v to_o other_o and_o though_o thou_o shall_v content_v all_o and_o yet_o shall_v displease_v i_o what_o good_a will_v it_o do_v thou_o and_o therefore_o thou_o shall_v never_o free_v thyself_o from_o the_o fault_n of_o idleness_n unless_o thy_o travayle_n be_v conform_v to_o my_o will_n declare_v unto_o thou_o by_o thy_o superior_a 4._o o_o how_o pernicious_a a_o thing_n be_v idleness_n to_o a_o religious_a person_n for_o where_o idleness_n reign_v there_o be_v no_o charity_n which_o can_v be_v idle_a as_o my_o apostle_n say_v very_o well_o if_o therefore_o thou_o be_v idle_a it_o follow_v that_o thou_o want_v charity_n and_o what_o will_v it_o profit_v thou_o poor_a and_o miserable_a man_n if_o thou_o have_v receive_v the_o gift_n and_o talent_n of_o all_o creature_n &_o be_v without_o charity_n what_o merit_n can_v thou_o heap_v up_o for_o thyself_o if_o thou_o labour_v not_o according_a to_o charity_n idleness_n be_v no_o more_o repugnant_a to_o pain_n take_v and_o charity_n than_o it_o be_v please_v to_o the_o devil_n to_o who_o tentation_n &_o assault_n he_o give_v place_n opportunity_n and_o occasion_n where_o idleness_n be_v there_o the_o devil_n ever_o find_v ready_a entrance_n for_o as_o much_o as_o idleness_n be_v to_o he_o like_o a_o city_n unprovided_a of_o the_o defence_n of_o wall_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o those_o ancient_a holy_a father_n who_o make_v the_o desert_n famous_a do_v ever_o and_o anon_o admonish_v their_o scholar_n for_o free_v themselves_o from_o the_o impugnation_n &_o assault_n of_o the_o devil_n to_o have_v a_o care_n to_o be_v ever_o in_o some_o employment_n or_o business_n since_o by_o so_o do_v a_o occasion_n be_v take_v from_o the_o devil_n of_o work_a hiâ—_n bad_a design_n 5._o idleness_n further_o work_v another_o mischief_n and_o hurt_n to_o a_o religious_a man_n &_o that_o be_v that_o he_o fall_v into_o many_o defect_n for_o as_o much_o as_o it_o make_v he_o curious_a a_o breaker_n of_o silence_n &_o detractor_n it_o cause_v he_o to_o disturb_v and_o hinder_v other_o in_o theiâ—_n good_a exercise_n to_o go_v often_o abroad_o and_o tâ—_n wander_v up_o and_o down_o the_o city_n and_o to_o seek_v sundry_a recreation_n and_o pastime_n foâ—_n the_o content_v of_o himself_o this_o be_v not_o â—he_v way_n of_o purchase_v virtue_n nor_o of_o labour_v to_o perfection_n whereunto_o thy_o forefather_n arrive_v and_o now_o do_v in_o a_o most_o pleaâ—ant_a and_o content_v manner_n enjoy_v the_o â—ruit_n of_o their_o good_a work_n and_o labour_n 6._o final_o idleness_n be_v cause_n of_o another_o â—urt_n that_o it_o spoil_v the_o religious_a man_n of_o too_o most_o precious_a thing_n namely_o time_n â—nd_v life_n and_o be_v not_o this_o a_o most_o manifest_a madness_n i_o have_v give_v thou_o life_n and_o do_v still_o conserve_v it_o that_o thou_o may_v enrich_v it_o by_o merit_v and_o have_v thou_o no_o regard_n of_o thy_o own_o good_a and_o commodity_n what_o proditor_n help_n can_v thy_o neighbour_n expect_v from_o â—hee_o if_o thou_o have_v not_o any_o consideration_n of_o â—hyne_n own_o weal_n i_o have_v grant_v thou_o â—yme_n and_o opportunity_n of_o manure_v and_o cultivate_a thy_o own_o vineyard_n that_o be_v â—hy_a soul_n and_o thou_o suffer_v it_o through_o â—hyne_n idleness_n to_o grow_v wild_a what_o good_a will_v thou_o do_v to_o thy_o religion_n who_o have_v â—o_o little_a care_n of_o thy_o own_o soul_n that_o a_o religious_a man_n ought_v to_o be_v practise_v in_o hear_v and_o talk_v of_o god_n and_o of_o spiritual_a matter_n chap._n vii_o son_n many_o be_v by_o sermon_n draw_v to_o the_o faith_n &_o to_o a_o better_a course_n of_o life_n and_o many_o by_o spiritual_a talk_n and_o discourse_n be_v stir_v up_o in_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o of_o virtue_n whence_o it_o be_v that_o to_o hear_v or_o to_o speak_v of_o matter_n of_o spirit_n help_v very_o much_o to_o the_o attain_v of_o perfection_n for_o that_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o find_v entrance_n into_o the_o innermost_a receipt_n of_o the_o hart_n spiritual_a talk_n while_o ear_n be_v give_v unto_o it_o iâ—_n receyve_v into_o the_o hearer_n hart_n as_o a_o good_a &_o holy_a seed_n that_o can_v but_o bring_v forth_o good_a and_o answerable_a fruit_n and_o because_o the_o same_o come_v from_o out_o of_o the_o hart_n of_o the_o deliverer_n of_o spiritual_a matter_n it_o must_v needâ—_n also_o set_v his_o hart_n on_o fire_n from_o who_o mouth_n such_o speech_n come_v conference_n therefore_o of_o pious_a matter_n profit_v both_o the_o hearer_n and_o the_o speaker_n 2._o all_o this_o be_v true_a but_o yet_o if_o there_o want_v love_n in_o the_o hart_n neither_o the_o tongue_n not_o the_o ear_n will_v busy_v themselves_o much_o in_o spiritual_a matter_n whence_o think_v thou_o do_v it_o come_v that_o some_o speak_v so_o seldom_o use_v so_o cold_o of_o spiritual_a matter_n but_o of_o a_o â—efect_n and_o want_n of_o fervent_a love_n whence_o â—inkest_v thou_o grow_v the_o loathe_n and_o disgust_n when_o speech_n be_v have_v of_o pious_a thing_n use_v heavenly_a but_o of_o a_o defect_n of_o the_o same_o â—â—ue_n if_o the_o fire_n of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o of_o â—ertues_n shall_v burn_v within_o
second_o because_o the_o person_n to_o who_o it_o be_v make_v be_v divine_a that_o be_v god_n himself_o now_o let_v a_o religious_a man_n consider_v and_o see_v how_o much_o he_o ought_v to_o love_v it_o with_o what_o regard_n to_o keep_v it_o and_o with_o what_o devotion_n and_o care_v to_o observe_v it_o in_o all_o thing_n that_o he_o be_v able_a because_o it_o be_v make_v to_o he_o who_o penetrate_v and_o enter_v into_o the_o most_o inward_a secret_n of_o the_o hart_n and_o well_o know_v who_o have_v just_a cause_n to_o observe_v it_o and_o who_o not_o 5._o but_o now_o i_o will_v desire_v to_o know_v of_o those_o to_o who_o it_o cause_v some_o trouble_n and_o difficulty_n that_o they_o be_v tie_v in_o so_o noble_a and_o holy_a a_o band_n what_o the_o cause_n be_v that_o secular_a man_n have_v they_o in_o so_o great_a regard_n and_o veneration_n they_o will_v say_v perhaps_o because_o they_o be_v religious_a and_o my_o servant_n and_o what_o make_v they_o religious_a and_o my_o servant_n but_o these_o three_o vow_n many_o secular_a person_n live_v at_o this_o day_n in_o the_o world_n far_o more_o learned_a more_o holy_a and_o more_o perfect_a than_o many_o religious_a and_o yet_o be_v they_o nothing_o so_o much_o honour_v as_o religious_a man_n be_v and_o the_o cause_n be_v because_o they_o be_v not_o tie_v to_o i_o by_o these_o holy_a band_n of_o vow_n secular_a man_n when_o they_o behold_v religious_a person_n do_v consider_v they_o as_o whole_o i_o by_o three_o vow_n consecrate_v to_o i_o &_o what_o honour_n they_o do_v they_o they_o think_v they_o give_v to_o i_o but_o this_o they_o do_v not_o to_o man_n of_o the_o world_n though_o otherwise_o eminent_a for_o their_o virtue_n and_o therefore_o to_o be_v tie_v in_o these_o band_n be_v no_o contemptible_a matter_n but_o most_o honourable_a and_o most_o noble_a even_o to_o the_o world_n since_o the_o religious_a be_v in_o so_o great_a veneration_n with_o the_o great_a man_n of_o the_o world_n 6._o these_o 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chap._n ii_o lord_n our_o nature_n be_v so_o sore_o depress_v &_o surcharge_v with_o the_o weight_n of_o our_o own_o misery_n as_o i_o know_v not_o whether_o it_o be_v good_a and_o profitable_a for_o a_o man_n to_o bind_v himself_o by_o vow_n since_o to_o i_o it_o seem_v nothing_o else_o but_o to_o add_v one_o burden_n to_o another_o and_o consequent_o much_o to_o be_v fear_v least_o in_o conclusion_n see_v it_o be_v very_o weak_a it_o fall_v under_o the_o burden_n and_o more_o than_o this_o there_o be_v so_o many_o obligation_n and_o band_n of_o precept_n impose_v partly_o by_o thou_o partly_o by_o thy_o church_n lay_v upon_o we_o as_o it_o be_v almost_o impossible_a for_o we_o to_o satisfy_v they_o therefore_o it_o seem_v not_o good_a to_o surcharge_n ourselves_o with_o new_a band_n of_o vow_n neither_o do_v there_o appear_v so_o great_a utility_n likely_a to_o redound_v unto_o we_o by_o the_o benefit_n of_o vow_n but_o that_o there_o be_v present_v a_o great_a danger_n by_o transgress_v and_o break_v they_o i_o add_v further_o lord_n that_o fire_n and_o voluntary_a office_n of_o devotion_n be_v more_o accept_v off_o by_o thou_o then_o be_v the_o force_v but_o whosoever_o shall_v make_v a_o vow_n be_v force_v to_o stand_v to_o his_o promise_n and_o therefore_o i_o see_v not_o how_o great_a a_o utility_n there_o be_v of_o vow_n 2._o thou_o be_v deceive_v my_o son_n for_o vow_n be_v burden_n that_o load_n not_o but_o rather_o ease_n &_o help_v nature_n itself_o to_o the_o exercise_v of_o all_o more_o noble_a work_n the_o feather_n and_o wing_n of_o bird_n carry_v a_o show_v of_o a_o burden_n and_o yet_o they_o help_v to_o raise_v they_o aloft_o and_o without_o which_o they_o can_v fly_v beside_o experience_n teach_v that_o they_o be_v religious_a who_o do_v most_o prompt_o &_o most_o exact_o observe_v the_o commaundment_n of_o god_n whence_o it_o appear_v that_o by_o the_o benefit_n of_o vow_n they_o be_v holpen_v to_o observe_v the_o precept_n of_o god_n and_o of_o the_o church_n after_o a_o more_o exact_a and_o perfect_a manner_n 3._o thou_o be_v wide_a if_o thou_o think_v that_o any_o profit_n return_v to_o i_o by_o thy_o vow_n it_o be_v not_o so_o there_o be_v no_o sow_v nor_o mow_v for_o i_o here_o promise_v make_v to_o man_n redound_v to_o the_o profit_n of_o they_o to_o who_o they_o be_v make_v but_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o vow_n that_o be_v make_v to_o i_o remain_v to_o the_o utility_n of_o he_o who_o vow_v yea_o the_o honour_n &_o glory_n that_o of_o vow_n arise_v to_o i_o and_o my_o service_n appertain_v also_o to_o the_o good_a of_o they_o that_o vow_n for_o i_o do_v abundant_o reward_v they_o as_o i_o do_v severe_o chastise_v the_o bad_a work_n that_o be_v dishonourable_a to_o piety_n and_o to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n 4._o and_o where_o thou_o say_v that_o by_o vow_n all_o liberty_n be_v take_v away_o in_o so_o much_o as_o the_o religious_a do_v all_o thing_n of_o necessity_n &_o therefore_o have_v no_o merit_n of_o 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our_o promise_n of_o vow_n do_v not_o take_v away_o nor_o diminish_v in_o the_o religious_a their_o merit_n but_o rather_o increase_v it_o for_o in_o fulfil_n our_o vow_n there_o be_v not_o only_o do_v a_o good_a work_n but_o that_o heaviness_n repugnance_n and_o difficulty_n be_v further_o overcome_v which_o indeed_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o no_o little_a consequence_n howbeit_o to_o fulfil_v a_o good_a work_n promise_v by_o vow_n though_o there_o occur_v no_o difficulty_n in_o do_v it_o be_v more_o meritorious_a then_o to_o fulfil_v it_o without_o any_o precedent_a vow_n for_o as_o i_o will_v declare_v after_o the_o vow_n itself_o be_v meritorious_a which_o merit_n he_o have_v not_o who_o do_v a_o good_a work_n
which_o he_o before_o promise_v to_o do_v without_o make_v a_o vow_n 6._o there_o be_v other_o utilitye_n which_o vow_n do_v bring_v to_o the_o religious_a for_o first_o undoubted_a it_o be_v that_o the_o tree_n the_o decepe_a root_n it_o shall_v take_v within_o the_o earth_n bring_v forth_o the_o better_a fruit_n even_o so_o man_n will_n the_o more_o stable_n it_o shall_v be_v in_o good_a produce_v the_o more_o noble_a work_n and_o among_o the_o effect_n of_o vow_n one_o be_v that_o it_o make_v the_o will_n more_o firm_a in_o good_a work_n who_o know_v not_o how_o various_a and_o mutable_a man_n will_n be_v now_o it_o be_v willing_a &_o within_o a_o while_n it_o be_v unwilling_a and_o what_o please_v to_o day_n displease_v to_o morrow_n and_o doubtless_o it_o will_v be_v better_o if_o the_o will_n be_v constant_a and_o stable_a in_o embrace_v good_a and_o that_o it_o may_v be_v stable_n and_o immutable_a be_v effect_v by_o the_o benefit_n of_o vow_n for_o so_o soon_o as_o a_o man_n 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do_v they_o harm_n the_o religious_a live_v so_o much_o the_o more_o secure_a the_o more_o potent_a and_o powerful_a be_v their_o lord_n and_o master_n to_o who_o they_o have_v conjoin_v themselves_o 8._o there_o be_v yet_o another_o utility_n that_o all_o good_a work_n do_v by_o vow_n do_v merit_n more_o with_o god_n than_o those_o that_o be_v not_o do_v by_o vow_n he_o that_o keep_v chastity_n for_o love_n of_o i_o do_v well_o and_o merit_v but_o he_o that_o for_o love_n of_o i_o make_v a_o vow_n of_o chastity_n &_o keep_v it_o do_v better_a and_o merit_v more_o for_o the_o former_a exercise_v but_o one_o virtue_n that_o be_v continency_n but_o the_o late_a exercise_v two_o namely_o continency_n and_o religion_n the_o noble_a of_o all_o moral_a virtue_n moreover_o to_o promise_v a_o good_a work_n be_v a_o good_a thing_n and_o to_o perform_v a_o promise_n be_v also_o good_a and_o therefore_o for_o they_o both_o a_o man_n be_v hold_v worthy_a of_o commendation_n and_o thanks_o let_v 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do_v thou_o seek_v their_o favour_n and_o help_v be_v it_o to_o satisfy_v religious_a discipline_n or_o be_v iâ—_n to_o mortify_v thyself_o as_o thou_o shall_v do_v oâ—_n also_o the_o more_o easy_o to_o come_v to_o perfection_n but_o certes_o for_o this_o thou_o need_v not_o the_o favour_n or_o assistance_n of_o man_n of_o the_o world_n buâ—_n if_o thou_o seek_v help_v thou_o have_v many_o in_o religion_n that_o can_v do_v it_o yet_o other_o be_v not_o sâ—_n simple_a but_o that_o they_o easy_o smell_v out_o that_o â—hou_a do_v for_o none_o other_o cause_n seek_v their_o good_a will_n and_o protection_n then_o that_o thou_o may_v withdraw_v thyself_o from_o religious_a discipline_n and_o that_o thy_o superior_a may_v not_o command_v thou_o at_o his_o pleasure_n that_o which_o â—â—ndeth_v not_o with_o thy_o own_o good_a liâ—ing_n and_o what_o other_o thing_n be_v this_o than_o â—o_o put_v a_o religious_a habit_n upon_o secular_a liberty_n what_o be_v it_o but_o under_o hand_n to_o live_v 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