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A09744 The vvhole sermons of that eloquent diuine, of famous memory; Thomas Playfere, Doctor in Diuinitie Gathered into one vollume, the titles thereof are named in the next page.; Sermons Playfere, Thomas, 1561?-1609.; Playfere, Thomas, 1561?-1609. Path-way to perfection. aut; Playfere, Thomas, 1561?-1609. Heart's delight. aut; Playfere, Thomas, 1561?-1609. Power of praier. aut; Playfere, Thomas, 1561?-1609. Sick-man's couch. aut 1623 (1623) STC 20003; ESTC S105046 300,452 702

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〈◊〉_d let_v he_o take_v up_o his_o cross_n and_o follow_v 〈◊〉_d let_v he_o take_v up_o his_o cross_n that_o he_o may_v come_v the_o near_a to_o my_o cross_n and_o follow_v i_o that_o he_o may_v be_v direct_v all_o the_o way_n by_o i_o for_o thou_o can_v never_o err_v or_o go_v beside_o the_o mark_n so_o long_o as_o thou_o walk_v in_o this_o way_n ●_o way_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d centu._n 2._o ●_o therefore_o maximus_n say_v if_o thou_o will_v find_v the_o way_n which_o bring_v unto_o life_n then_o seek_v it_o in_o that_o way_n which_o say_v i_o be_o the_o way_n the_o truth_n and_o the_o life_n x_o the_o way_n to_o they_o that_o begin_v the_o truth_n to_o they_o that_o proceed_v the_o life_n to_o they_o that_o be_v perfect_a 12._o perfect_a via_fw-la est_fw-la incipientibus_fw-la veritas_fw-la profici●ntibus_fw-la &_o vita_fw-la perfectis_fw-la though_o à_fw-la campis_fw-la in_o soliloquio_fw-la animae_fw-la cap._n 12._o now_o the_o way_n to_o this_o way_n be_v the_o word_n 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6.12_o wherefore_o every_o christian_a must_v say_v with_o the_o psalmist_n 19.9_o psalmist_n psal._n 19.9_o i_o have_v set_v god_n always_o before_o i_o there_o be_v the_o mark_n for_o he_o be_v at_o my_o right_a hand_n so_o that_o i_o shall_v not_o fall_v and_o again_o 73.23_o again_o psal._n 73.23_o thou_o have_v hold_v i_o up_o by_o my_o right_a hand_n thou_o shall_v guide_v i_o with_o thy_o counsel_n there_o be_v towards_o the_o mark_n &_o after_o that_o receive_v i_o into_o glory_n s._n bernard_n write_v to_o one_o guido_n a_o cardinal_n of_o rome_n in_o his_o very_a first_o salutation_n wish_v he_o no_o great_a gift_n of_o god_n then_o that_o he_o may_v have_v grace_n to_o turn_v neither_o to_o the_o right_a hand_n nor_o to_o the_o left_a 192._o left_a guidoni_n bernardus_n non_fw-la declinare_fw-la ad_fw-la dextram_fw-la nec_fw-la ad_fw-la sinistram_fw-la epist._n 192._o and_o a_o little_a after_o in_o the_o same_o epistle_n he_o reque_v he_o that_o he_o will_v learn_v to_o know_v himself_o and_o not_o to_o go_v beyond_o his_o own_o mediocrity_n but_o be_v wise_a unto_o sobriety_n ib._n sobriety_n seipsum_fw-la cognosceret_fw-la nec_fw-la egrederetur_fw-la mensuram_fw-la svam_fw-la sed_fw-la saperet_fw-la ad_fw-la sobrietatem_fw-la ib._n this_o lesson_n the_o wise_a that_o ever_o be_v t●acheth_v u●_n 7.18_o u●_n eccles._n 7.18_o not_o to_o be_v over_o much_o just_a neither_o to_o make_v ourselves_o overmuch_o wise_a 16._o quisquis_fw-la plus_fw-la iusto_fw-la non_fw-la sapit_fw-la ille_fw-la sapit_fw-la martial_a l._n 16._o for_o that_o which_o be_v too_o good_a be_v stark_o naught_o and_o he_o that_o be_v too_o wise_a be_v a_o stark_a fool_n because_o he_o be_v never_o content_v with_o the_o time_n present_a but_o needs_o he_o must_v have_v a_o praeter_fw-la and_o yet_o no_o praeter_fw-la will_v content_v he_o neither_o nor_o a_o imperfect_a no_o not_o a_o perfect_a but_o only_o that_o which_o be_v more_o they_o perfect_a now_o h●e_v which_o will_v needs_o be_v more_o than_o perfect_a shall_v whether_o he_o will_v or_o no_o be_v less_o than_o imperfect_a he_o that_o seek_v to_o be_v more_o wise_a than_o he_o can_v be_v shall_v be_v find_v to_o be_v less_o wise_a than_o he_o shall_v be_v and_o he_o that_o think_v himself_o see_v in_o all_o thing_n shall_v soon_o show_v himself_o overseen_a in_o most_o thing_n because_o a_o self-conceit_n of_o surmise_a wisdom_n will_v not_o let_v he_o come_v to_o happy_a increase_n of_o true_a wisdom_n marc._n wisdom_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d marc._n and_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o god_n will_v not_o reveal_v wisdom_n but_o only_o to_o such_o as_o walk_v conti●nually_o in_o the_o way_n of_o peace_n and_o do_v not_o at_o any_o time_n like_o scatter_a sheep_n run_v too_o much_o on_o the_o right_a hand_n out_o of_o the_o way_n of_o peace_n into_o the_o way_n of_o preciseness_n 4._o preciseness_n in_o via_fw-la pacis_fw-la tantum_fw-la ambulantibus_fw-la revelabit_fw-la &_o in_o nullam_fw-la praecisionem_fw-la deviantibus_fw-la aug._n lib._n 2._o de_fw-fr bap._n contr_n donat_n c._n 8._o &_o citatur_fw-la à_fw-la bruno_n d●●b●reticis_fw-la li._n 4._o cap._n 4._o wherefore_o though_o it_o be_v thy_o right_a eye_n yet_o if_o it_o offend_v thou_o or_o cause_v thou_o to_o offend_v the_o church_n of_o god_n by_o thy_o run_v beside_o the_o mark_n pluck_v it_o out_o hardly_o and_o cast_v it_o from_o thou_o 5.30_o thou_o mat._n 5.30_o for_o thou_o know_v that_o he_o which_o will_v needs_o forsooth_o in_o all_o the_o haste_n call_v for_o fire_n from_o heaven_n 9.14_o heaven_n luk._n 9.14_o have_v too_o hot_a a_o spirit_n and_o at_o that_o time_n go_v too_o much_o on_o the_o right_a hand_n and_o therefore_o not_o with_o a_o right_a foot_n to_o the_o gospel_n 2.4_o gospel_n galat._n 2.4_o but_o he_o that_o do_v shave_v his_o head_n in_o cenchrea_n 25._o cenchrea_n act_n 18.18_o paulus_n timo●heum_n circumc●dit_n hostias_fw-la in_o temp●_n immolavit_fw-la cum_fw-la aquila_n &_o priscill●_n caput_fw-la corinthi_n totondit_fw-la wilf●idus_fw-la apud_fw-la bedam_fw-la histor_n l._n 5._o c._n 25._o and_o yield_v to_o many_o other_o ceremony_n for_o peace_n sake_n which_o otherwise_o perhaps_o he_o do_v not_o great_o allow_v and_o like_v of_o as_o he_o exhort_v other_o to_o do_v so_o he_o do_v himself_o make_v ●raight_o step_n for_o his_o foot_n 12.13_o foot_n heb._n 12.13_o and_o go_v direct_o towards_o the_o mark_n to_o return_v ●hen_o now_o at_o the_o length_n to_o that_o which_o erewhile_n i_o be_v about_o to_o say_v it_o have_v be_v think_v in_o former_a time_n that_o none_o can_v ●e_v perfect_a but_o they_o which_o lead_v a_o solitary_a life_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o so_o many_o writer_n both_o old_a and_o new_a have_v so_o large_o discourse_v of_o the_o perfection_n of_o that_o life_n 118._o venire_fw-la ad_fw-la ●remum_fw-la summa_fw-la perfectio_fw-la est_fw-la caesar_n arelatensis_fw-la h._n 23._o p._n 143._o vide_fw-la praeter_fw-la alios_fw-la laurentium_fw-la justinianum_fw-la de_fw-la disciplina_fw-la &_o perfectione_n monasticae_fw-la conversationis_fw-la pag._n 118._o yea_o diverse_a not_o only_o inferior_n but_o even_o prince_n and_o not_o only_o of_o other_o country_n but_o even_o of_o this_o realm_n of_o england_n jue_v england_n kynigilsus_n ceolulsus_fw-la eadbertus_n ethelredus_fw-la kenredus_n sigibertus_n offa_n sebbi_n jue_v have_v voluntary_o relinquish_v their_o crown_n their_o sceptre_n and_o all_o their_o royal_a robe_n and_o cloister_v up_o themselves_o in_o monastery_n that_o they_o may_v live_v as_o they_o think_v in_o a_o more_o perfect_a state_n and_o certes_o i_o will_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o such_o as_o can_v well_o away_o with_o this_o kind_n of_o life_n have_v many_o opportunity_n to_o serve_v god_n which_o we_o have_v not_o ep._n not_o nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la quicquam_fw-la erat_fw-la olim_fw-la monachi_fw-la professio_fw-la quam_fw-la priscae_fw-la liberaeque_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la meditatio_fw-la ac_fw-la pier_n
christiane_n erasmus_n in_o praefation●●nte_fw-la hier._n ep._n and_o have_v not_o many_o imperfection_n of_o the_o world_n which_o we_o have_v solit●r_fw-la have_v cellae_n &_o coeli_fw-la habitatio_fw-la cogna_fw-it taesunt_fw-la ber._n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la solit●r_fw-la yet_o this_o be_v not_o the_o only_a perfect_a estate_n which_o tend_v towards_o the_o mark_n but_o as_o diverse_a have_v live_v very_o bad_o in_o monastery_n so_o many_o have_v live_v very_o bless_o without_o they_o yea_o there_o be_v no_o call_n so_o mean_v but_o if_o a_o man_n follow_v christ_n in_o it_o he_o may_v well_o enough_o according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o grace_n which_o it_o shall_v please_v god_n to_o give_v he_o become_v a_o perfect_a man_n let_v joseph_n be_v a_o example_n for_o servant_n jacob_n for_o shepherd_n amos_n for_o cottager_n matthew_n for_o farmer_n peter_n for_o fisher_n paul_n for_o t●nt-makers_n and_o so_o forth_o of_o the_o rest_n 593._o rest_n vide_fw-la theod._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d l._n 7._o in_o fine_a et_fw-la philo_n judeum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 593._o for_o if_o a_o man_n have_v the_o right_a mark_n always_o before_o his_o eye_n he_o may_v live_v as_o well_o in_o a_o city_n as_o in_o a_o sanctuary_n 12._o morae_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrys._n ad_fw-la pop_n antioch_n 17._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la hom_n 12._o as_o well_o in_o a_o shop_n as_o in_o a_o cell_n i_o so_o that_o no_o one_o call_v simple_o of_o itself_o do_v make_v a_o man_n perfect_a but_o the_o answer_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n to_o god_n 3.21_o god_n 1_o pet_n 3.21_o that_o be_v it_o which_o make_v a_o man_n perfect_a brief_o the_o point_n be_v this_o what_o lawful_a call_n state_n or_o condition_n soever_o thou_o be_v in_o if_o over_o and_o beside_o the_o ply_v of_o thy_o worldly_a business_n thou_o have_v a_o conscionable_a care_n every_o day_n to_o increase_v spiritual_o also_o in_o such_o a_o faith_n as_o work_v by_o charity_n 5.6_o charity_n galath_n 5.6_o i_o warrant_v thou_o fear_v nothing_o thou_o be_v right_a enough_o and_o do_v go_v straight_o towards_o the_o mark_n the_o superstitious_a pagan_n thought_n that_o a_o idol_n which_o they_o term_v vibilia_fw-la keep_v they_o from_o err_v out_o of_o their_o way_n initio_fw-la way_n ab_fw-la erronibus_fw-la viarum_fw-la dea_fw-la vibilia_fw-la liberat_fw-la arnob._n advers._n gent._n l_o 4._o initio_fw-la but_o faith_n be_v our_o vibilia_fw-la which_o will_v not_o suffer_v we_o to_o wander_v out_o of_o the_o way_n so_o long_o as_o we_o do_v all_o thing_n according_a to_o that_o pattern_n which_o be_v show_v we_o in_o the_o mount_n 25.10_o mount_n exo._n 25.10_o for_o christ_n with_o his_o cross_n in_o mount_n caluarie_n have_v go_v before_o we_o and_o break_v the_o ice_n already_o for_o we_o and_o leave_v we_o a_o example_n that_o by_o faith_n we_o may_v follow_v his_o step_n 2.21_o step_n 1_o pet._n 2.21_o every_o one_o of_o we_o say_v unto_o he_o with_o holy_a job_n my_o foot_n have_v follow_v thy_o step_n thy_o way_n have_v i_o keep_v and_o have_v not_o decline_v 23.11_o decline_v job_n 23.11_o this_o we_o shall_v do_v if_o we_o walk_v in_o the_o king_n highway_n of_o charity_n 129._o charity_n num._n 21.22_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nazianzen_n p._n 19_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d bas._n pag._n 129._o and_o keep_v the_o royal_a way_n of_o love_n 2.8_o love_n ●am_fw-la 2.8_o for_o we_o that_o be_v christian_n go_v towards_o the_o mark_n not_o by_o live_v but_o by_o love_v not_o with_o our_o foot_n but_o with_o our_o affection_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o thing_n which_o make_v a_o good_a or_o bad_a life_n but_o a_o good_a or_o a_o bad_a love_n 52._o love_n imus_o enim_fw-la non_fw-la ambulando_fw-la non_fw-la pedibus_fw-la sed_fw-la moribus_fw-la nec_fw-la faciunt_fw-la bon●s_fw-la vel_fw-la malos_fw-la mores_fw-la nisi_fw-la boni_fw-la vel_fw-la mali_fw-la amores_fw-la aug._n epist._n 52._o therefore_o he_o that_o will_v be_v perfect_a must_v be_v rich_a in_o good_a work_n and_o according_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o evangelicall_a perfection_n he_o must_v love_v not_o only_o his_o friend_n in_o god_n but_o also_o his_o foe_n for_o god_n sententiar●m_fw-la god_n amico_fw-la in_fw-la deo_fw-la &_o inimicos_fw-la propter_fw-la deum_fw-la prosper_n in_o l._n sententiar●m_fw-la because_o as_o that_o be_v the_o hot_a fire_n which_o warm_v they_o that_o be_v further_a off_o so_o that_o be_v the_o most_o fervent_a and_o perfect_a love_n which_o forsake_v none_o though_o they_o be_v never_o so_o far_o off_o neither_o friend_n nor_o foe_n that_o may_v be_v love_v but_o embrace_v all_o in_o he_o who_o never_o do_v forsake_v unless_o he_o be_v forsake_v now_o this_o charity_n of_o ou●s_n ought_v to_o be_v scarlet_a twice_o dye_v 28.6_o dye_v coccus_n bis_fw-la tinctus_fw-la exod._n 28.6_o i_o mean_v extend_v not_o only_o towards_o man_n but_o also_o towards_o god_n which_o love_n of_o god_n must_v make_v we_o contemn_v the_o world_n and_o loath_a our_o own_o self_n aug._n self_n duo_o amores_fw-la dvas_fw-la constituunt_fw-la civitates_fw-la amor_fw-la dei_fw-la crescens_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la contemptum_fw-la svi_fw-la civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la amor_fw-la svi_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la contemptum_fw-la dei_fw-la civitatem_fw-la diaboli_fw-la aug._n and_o mortify_v all_o our_o inordinate_a desire_n &_o keep_v no_o propriety_n in_o any_o thing_n we_o have_v but_o renounce_v and_o resign_v our_o whole_a will_n and_o our_o whole_a soul_n to_o the_o good_a will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o god_n for_o indeed_o so_o many_o time_n we_o step_v out_o of_o the_o way_n as_o we_o desire_v any_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o final_o refer_v to_o the_o love_n of_o the_o lord_n mag._n lord_n tot_o gressus_fw-la extra_fw-la viam_fw-la ponimus_fw-la quot_fw-la perversis_fw-la desiderijs_fw-la à_fw-la coelestibus_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la meditatione_n separamur_fw-la greg._n mag._n and_o therefore_o as_o a_o cunning_a archer_n will_v hit_v not_o only_o the_o white_a but_o even_o that_o very_o black_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o mark_n which_o be_v common_o make_v in_o the_o form_n of_o a_o heart_n initio_fw-la heart_n cambyses_n c●●_n silly_a prexaspis_n cor_fw-la ipsum_fw-la sva_fw-la sagitta_fw-la traiecisset_fw-la dicito_fw-la mihi_fw-la inquit_fw-la prexaspes_n quemnam_fw-la noris_fw-la mortali●●n_fw-la ita_fw-la ad_fw-la destinatum_fw-la emittere_fw-la sagittas_fw-la herodotus_n lib._n 3._o initio_fw-la semblable_o a_o sincere_a lover_n of_o god_n must_v never_o leave_v dart_v and_o shoot_v up_o to_o god_n his_o most_o passionate_a and_o pierce_a desire_n aug._n desire_n jaculatoria_n desideria_fw-la aug._n till_o he_o have_v hit_v the_o mark_n 13._o mark_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d igna._n epist._n 13._o and_o with_o his_o wound_a heart_n also_o wound_v god_n heart_n that_o the_o lord_n may_v merciful_o and_o love_o confess_v unto_o he_o and_o say_v thou_o have_v 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