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A00412 The contempte of the vvorld, and the vanitie thereof, written by the reuerent F. Diego de Stella, of the order of S. Fr. deuided into three bookes, and of late translated out of Italian into Englishe, vvith conuenient tables in the end of the booke; Vanidad del mundo. English Estella, Diego de, 1524-1578.; Cotton, George. 1584 (1584) STC 10541; ESTC S101688 253,878 566

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of_o it_o in_o this_o world_n do_v set_v to_o much_o by_o it_o now_o behold_v how_o glorious_a the_o victory_n of_o thy_o soul_n be_v and_o how_o much_o thou_o do_v get_v by_o subdue_a of_o thy_o passion_n let_v thy_o soul_n be_v favour_v and_o succour_v by_o reduce_v sensuality_n unto_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o spirit_n for_o the_o battayll_n be_v short_a th●_n victory_n more_o glorious_a and_o the_o crown●_n more_o triumphant_a thou_o must_v not_o spa●●_n thy_o labour_n if_o thou_o will_v have_v a_o reward_n fo●_n reward_n be_v give_v to_o none_o 2._o but_o to_o they_o that_o do_v take_v pain_n for_o it_o be_v thou_o faithful_a unto_o the_o end_n for_o our_o lord_n say_v that_o he_o will_v gyve_v thou_o the_o crown_n of_o life_n a_o godly_a instruction_n to_o teach_v thou_o to_o know_v thyself_o of_o which_o knowledge_n do_v after_o grow_v unto_o thou_o the_o knowledge_n of_o our_o lord_n god_n chap._n 13._o the_o invisible_a thing_n of_o god_n say_v the_o apostle_n be_v see_v and_o perceyve_v by_o his_o visible_a creature_n 1._o if_o any_o creature_n in_o this_o world_n do_v by_o the_o creation_n thereof_o declare_v unto_o we_o the_o great_a wisdom_n and_o the_o omnipotency_n of_o god_n no_o other_o creature_n show_v it_o so_o much_o 2._o or_o gyve_v so_o great_a manyfestation_n thereof_o unto_o we_o as_o man_n which_o be_v make_v to_o the_o image_n and_o likeness_n of_o god_n himself_o many_o know_v many_o thing_n and_o know_v nothing_o of_o themselves_o they_o see_v other_o man_n but_o they_o see_v not_o themselves_o they_o seek_v god_n by_o exterior_a thing_n leave_v the_o inward_a thing_n by_o which_o god_n be_v find_v in_o deed_n descend_v down_o into_o the_o interior_a part_n of_o thy_o heart_n for_o so_o much_o as_o thou_o do_v profit_n in_o learning_n to_o know_v thyself_o so_o much_o proceed_v thou_o also_o in_o learning_n to_o know_v who_o god_n be_v and_o although_o that_o by_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o noble_a state_n of_o the_o mind_n the_o 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to_o kill_v he_o as_o many_o do_v which_o put_v their_o own_o passion_n in_o pris●●_n for_o a_o while_n but_o they_o will_v not_o kill_v th●●_n forthwith_o it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a for_o the_o 〈◊〉_d imprison_v thy_o passion_n in_o keepinge_v th●●_n from_o go_v out_o but_o thou_o must_v kill_v they_o as_o all_o concupiscence_n and_o worldly_a desi●●_n may_v utterlie_o die_v in_o thou_o many_o be_v like_o the_o tree_n in_o winter_n which_o seem_v dead_a to_o the_o world_n in_o 〈◊〉_d outward_a show_n but_o when_o they_o be_v stur●●_n up_o and_o move_v a_o little_a than_o they_o show_v th●●_n self_n by_o their_o word_n and_o answer_n 〈◊〉_d be_v such_o as_o have_v their_o passion_n still_o quick_a and_o livelie_a in_o they_o but_o because_o that_o 〈◊〉_d root_n within_o be_v leave_v a_o live_a they_o gin_v to_o spring_v forth_o again_o assoon_o as_o the_o temp●tation_n of_o summer_n come_v upon_o they_o go●_n say_v unto_o saul_n 20_o because_o thou_o have_v let_v hi●_n live_v that_o be_v worthy_a to_o die_v thy_o life_n sha●●_n go_v for_o he_o thy_o soul_n shall_v die_v by_o mean●●_n of_o the_o life_n which_o thou_o give_v unto_o th●_n body_n make_v reckon_v with_o thyself_o an●_n see_v who_o it_o be_v that_o live_v in_o thou_o if_o the_o fle●●_n do_v live_v then_o be_v the_o spirit_n dead_a th●●_n can_v not_o gyve_v thyself_o to_o prayer_n and_o co●●templation_n without_o that_o thou_o be_v first_o mo●●tified_v before_o all_o other_o thing_n thou_o mu●●_n gyve_v thyself_o unto_o mortification_n 19_o god_n command_v that_o all_o tho●●_n beast_n shall_v be_v stone_v unto_o death_n th●●_n draw_v near_o unto_o the_o hill_n where_o god_n himself_o appear_v and_o why_o deserve_v not_o 〈◊〉_d the_o same_o punnishement_n that_o have_v hi●_n ●●astly_a passion_n still_o abide_v in_o he_o will_v nevertheless_o approach_v unto_o the_o high_a hill_n 〈◊〉_d contemplation_n while_o our_o sensual_a ●●ssions_n reign_v in_o we_o then_o be_v little_a difference_n betwixt_o we_o and_o beast_n thou_o can_v not_o come_v to_o the_o contemplative_a life_n but_o that_o thou_o must_v first_o begin_v with_o the_o active_a life_n 25._o jacob_n be_v ●●st_n call_v jacob_n which_o be_v as_o much_o to_o say_v 〈◊〉_d a_o subplant_a or_o one_o that_o hold_v an●●her_o by_o the_o heel_n before_o that_o he_o be_v cal●●d_v israel_n which_o signify_v one_o that_o see_v ●od_a for_o thou_o can_v not_o see_v god_n by_o contemplation_n but_o if_o thou_o do_v first_o pluck_v ●●●ce_n out_o of_o thou_o by_o the_o heel_n and_o cast_v ●●●m_o clean_o away_o by_o mortification_n of_o thy_o ●●lfe_n mortification_n perteyn_v to_o the_o life_n ●●ive_v first_o be_v lia_n give_v unto_o jacob_n 29._o ●hich_v represent_v the_o actyve_a life_n after_o ●●at_a he_o have_v serve_v many_o year_n for_o ra●●ell_n which_o signify_v the_o contemplative_a ●●fe_n and_o although_o that_o rachel_n be_v first_o 〈◊〉_d nobility_n and_o perfection_n yet_o be_v she_o ●●●t_v in_o generation_n and_o knowledge_n al●●ough_o that_o the_o contemplative_a life_n be_v ●●tter_a than_o the_o active_a yet_o first_o thou_o must_v ●●ceyve_v and_o take_v hold_v of_o the_o actyve_a life_n ●hou_fw-mi must_v first_o be_v marry_v unto_o lia_n before_o ●●ou_n come_v unto_o rachel_n mortify_v first_o ●●y_a sensuality_n and_o excercise_n thyself_o in_o cork_n of_o humility_n learn_v to_o conquer_v ●●y_a self_n and_o to_o be_v abstinent_a and_o patient_a use_v to_o bear_v all_o injury_n and_o so_o shall_v thou_o come_v unto_o contemplation_n daniel_n and_o his_o companion_n be_v great_a absteiner_n and_o faster_n 2._o and_o very_a chast●_n withal_o and_o by_o that_o mean_n be_v the●_n make_v capable_a of_o god_n devyne_a revelation_n many_o will_v fly_v without_o wing_n but_o the●_n profit_v little_a because_o they_o be_v not_o mort●●fied_v thou_o shall_v never_o come_v to_o the_o height_n of_o contemplation_n if_o thy_o affection_n 〈◊〉_d not_o free_a from_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v unde●_n heaven_n and_o so_o ravish_v 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spirit_n chap._n 18._o you_o shall_v die_v if_o you_o will_v live_v accord_v to_o the_o flesh_n 8._o say_v the_o apostle_n thou_o shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o serve_v the_o spirit_n except_o thou_o will_v be_v abstinent_a and_o penitent_a in_o thy_o ●yfe_n the_o ship_n that_o carry_v to_o great_a a_o ●urthen_n sinck_v therewithal_o into_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o sea_n &_o if_o thou_o do_v charge_n 〈◊〉_d body_n with_o to_o much_o meat_n thou_o will_v ●●owne_v thy_o soul_n in_o the_o sea_n of_o sin_n the_o devil_n by_o eat_v overcome_v our_o ●●rst_a forefather_n 3._o and_o the_o first_o temptation_n ●●at_v ever_o he_o give_v unto_o job_n be_v while_o his_o ●●ildren_n be_v feast_n together_o 1._o abstinence_n and_o austerity_n of_o life_n be_v both_o necessary_a for_o our_o mortification_n god_n provide_v meat_n for_o all_o other_o ●yvinge_v creature_n 1._o before_o he_o provide_v any_o ●●or_a man_n to_o teach_v we_o how_o little_a care_n we_o ●●olde_v take_v in_o provide_v for_o our_o belly_n 9_o saint_n paul_n know_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o elect_a vessel_n chastened_a his_o body_n and_o yet_o we_o that_o have_v no_o certainty_n thereof_o at_o all_o but_o do_v only_o know_v ourselves_o to_o be_v sinner_n live_v in_o pleasure_n and_o delight_n beware_v you_o overlade_v not_o yourselves_o by_o over_o much_o eatinge_v and_o drink_v say_v our_o lord_n 12._o 10._o daniel_n to_o be_v the_o better_o prepare_v to_o receyve_v the_o heavenly_a consolation_n fast_v three_o whole_a week_n together_o and_o neither_o eat_v bread_n nor_o flesh_n nor_o drink_v wine_n whereby_o he_o be_v make_v worthy_a to_o see_v many_o vision_n and_o revelation_n if_o thou_o will_v overcome_v thy_o enemy_n the_o best_a way_n for_o thou_o be_v to_o take_v his_o weapon_n away_o the_o weapon_n that_o the_o devil_n use_v against_o thou_o be_v thy_o own_o proper_a flesh_n whosoever_o gyve_v himself_o to_o the_o pleasure_n and_o delight_n of_o the_o body_n will_v fall_v soon_o into_o subjection_n 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easy_o quench_v the_o fire_n of_o thy_o sensual_a desire_n loth_n who_o live_v chaste_a in_o sodom_n and_o be_v thereby_o delyver_v from_o the_o fire_n that_o consume_v the_o city_n 19_o yet_o after_o because_o he_o keep_v not_o well_o this_o virtue_n of_o temperance_n but_o fall_v to_o drink_v of_o wine_n out_o of_o measure_n he_o commit_v incest_n on_o the_o hill_n with_o his_o own_o doughter_n a_o man_n shall_v not_o be_v overcomen_v by_o temptation_n nor_o burn_v in_o the_o fire_n of_o sensuality_n if_o he_o will_v defend_v himself_o with_o the_o shield_n of_o abstinence_n and_o although_o that_o he_o ascend_v up_o to_o the_o hill_n of_o contemplation_n and_o be_v flee_v from_o the_o world_n yet_o if_o he_o be_v not_o abstinent_a he_o may_v fall_v fowlie_a as_o loth_n do_v it_o be_v great_a
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