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knowledge_n of_o a_o thing_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o acquire_v it_o wisdom_n second_o means_n the_o desire_n of_o wisdom_n we_o must_v love_v and_o ardent_o desire_v it_o love_n be_v the_o primum_fw-la mobile_a or_o first_o mover_n of_o our_o action_n love_n animate_v the_o enterprise_n and_o make_v they_o succeed_v if_o this_o be_v certain_a in_o all_o other_o thing_n we_o undertake_v it_o be_v yet_o more_o infallible_a in_o virtue_n because_o the_o love_n and_o desire_v of_o virtue_n be_v one_o part_n of_o virtue_n itself_o and_o a_o very_a powerful_a mean_n to_o attain_v to_o it_o it_o be_v the_o mean_v the_o wiseman_n give_v you_o dear_a theotime_n and_o which_o he_o himself_o make_v use_v of_o with_o very_o good_a success_n in_o the_o six_o chapter_n of_o the_o book_n of_o wisdom_n he_o say_v 6._o say_v clara_n est_fw-la sapientia_fw-la &_o quae_fw-la nunquam_fw-la marcescit_fw-la &_o facile_fw-la videtur_fw-la ab_fw-la his_fw-la qui_fw-la diligunt_fw-la eam_fw-la &_o invenitur_fw-la ab_fw-la his_fw-la qui_fw-la quaerunt_fw-la illam_fw-la praeoccupat_fw-la eos_fw-la qui_fw-la se_fw-la concupiscunt_fw-la ut_fw-la illis_fw-la se_fw-la prio_fw-la ostendat_fw-la sap._n 6._o that_o wisdom_n be_v a_o thing_n which_o can_v be_v hide_v nor_o be_v subject_a to_o corruption_n nor_o to_o be_v easy_o lose_v out_o of_o the_o sight_n of_o he_o that_o seek_v she_o for_o she_o be_v quick_o perceive_v by_o those_o who_o love_v she_o she_o prevent_v those_o who_o desire_v she_o and_o go_v before_o to_o manifest_v herself_o to_o they_o but_o harken_v how_o he_o himself_o make_v use_v of_o these_o mean_n in_o his_o youth_n and_o learn_v to_o conform_v yourself_o to_o that_o divine_a original_a he_o say_v in_o the_o seven_o chapter_n that_o have_v consider_v the_o common_a misery_n of_o man_n who_o be_v all_o bear_v in_o weakness_n and_o ignorance_n he_o begin_v to_o sigh_v after_o and_o earnest_o desire_v this_o wisdom_n and_o to_o be_v free_v from_o these_o affliction_n 7._o affliction_n propter_fw-la hoc_fw-la optavi_fw-la &_o datus_fw-la est_fw-la mihi_fw-la sensus_fw-la invocavi_fw-la &_o venit_fw-la in_o i_o spiritus_fw-la sapientiae_fw-la &_o praeposui_fw-la illam_fw-la regnis_fw-la &_o sedibus_fw-la divitias_fw-la nihil_fw-la esse_fw-la duxi_fw-la in_o comparatione_fw-la illius_fw-la nec_fw-la comparavi_fw-la illi_fw-la lapidem_fw-la pretiosum_fw-la quoniam_fw-la omne_fw-la aurum_fw-la in_o comparatione_fw-la illius_fw-la arena_fw-la est_fw-la exigua_fw-la &_o tanquam_fw-la lutum_fw-la aestimabitur_fw-la argentum_fw-la in_o conspecâ—u_fw-la illius_fw-la venerunt_fw-la autem_fw-la mihi_fw-la omne_fw-la bona_fw-la pariter_fw-la cum_fw-la illa_fw-la &_o innumerabilis_fw-la honestas_fw-la sap._n 7._o for_o this_o reason_n say_v he_o i_o wish_v and_o receive_v understanding_n and_o prudence_n i_o demand_v by_o my_o prayer_n the_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n and_o it_o be_v bestow_v upon_o i_o i_o make_v more_o account_n of_o she_o than_o of_o kingdom_n and_o throne_n riehe_n i_o esteem_v as_o nothing_o in_o comparison_n of_o she_o neither_o do_v i_o compare_v precious_a stone_n to_o she_o for_o all_o gold_n be_v but_o a_o little_a gravel_n in_o respect_n of_o she_o and_o all_o silver_n shall_v be_v account_v but_o clay_n before_o she_o and_o all_o good_a thing_n come_v to_o i_o together_o with_o she_o and_o innumerable_a riches_n through_o her_o hand_n have_v afterward_o describe_v the_o beauty_n and_o wonder_n of_o wisdom_n he_o add_v in_o the_o eight_o chapter_n 8._o chapter_n hanc_fw-la amavi_fw-la &_o exquisivi_fw-la eam_fw-la à _fw-la juventute_fw-la mea_fw-la &_o quaesivi_fw-la sponsam_fw-la mihi_fw-la eam_fw-la assumere_fw-la &_o amator_fw-la sum_fw-la factus_fw-la formae_fw-la ipsius_fw-la proposui_fw-la ergo_fw-la hanc_fw-la adducere_fw-la mihi_fw-la ad_fw-la convivendum_fw-la sciens_fw-la quoniam_fw-la mecum_fw-la communicabit_fw-la de_fw-la bonis_fw-la &_o erit_fw-la allocutio_fw-la cogitationis_fw-la &_o taedii_fw-la mihi_fw-la sap._n 8._o i_o have_v love_v say_v he_o this_o divine_a wisdom_n from_o my_o youth_n and_o seek_v she_o i_o desire_v to_o have_v she_o for_o my_o spouse_n such_o love_n have_v i_o for_o her_o beauty_n and_o renounce_v the_o affection_n to_o all_o mortal_a and_o perishable_a creature_n i_o have_v propose_v to_o take_v she_o into_o my_o company_n know_v she_o will_v counsel_v i_o good_a thing_n and_o comfort_v i_o in_o care_n and_o grief_n wherein_o true_a felicity_n consist_v o_o what_o a_o excellent_a example_n theotime_o be_v this_o to_o make_v you_o understand_v how_o necessary_a the_o desire_n of_o virtue_n be_v and_o how_o effectual_a to_o purchase_v it_o learn_v then_o by_o follow_v this_o pattern_n to_o set_v your_o affection_n on_o virtue_n and_o ardent_o to_o desire_v it_o persuade_v yourself_o as_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o there_o be_v nothing_o beside_o it_o that_o be_v desirable_a in_o the_o world_n nothing_o that_o can_v worthy_o satisfy_v 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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si_fw-mi caecus_fw-la caeco_fw-la ducatum_fw-la praestet_fw-la ambo_fw-la in_o foveam_fw-la cadunt_fw-la mat._n 15._o if_o one_o blind_a man_n lead_v another_o say_v the_o son_n of_o god_n they_o will_v both_o fall_v into_o the_o ditch_n how_o much_o more_o if_o one_o blind_a man_n lead_v himself_o in_o a_o way_n he_o know_v not_o 4._o not_o vae_fw-la soli_fw-la quia_fw-la cum_fw-la ceciderit_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la sublevantem_fw-la se_fw-la eccl._n 4._o woe_n be_v to_o he_o who_o go_v alone_o say_v solomon_n because_o if_o he_o fall_v he_o have_v no_o one_o to_o help_v he_o for_o this_o reason_n in_o the_o proverb_n he_o often_o admonish_v young_a person_n 5._o person_n ne_fw-fr innitaris_fw-la prudentiae_fw-la tuus_fw-la prov._n 5._o not_o to_o trust_v to_o their_o own_o conduct_n for_o he_o be_v unwise_a who_o rely_v upon_o his_o own_o judgement_n 2._o qui_fw-la confidit_fw-la in_o cord_n svo_fw-la stultus_fw-la prov._n 28._o via_fw-la stulti_fw-la recta_fw-la in_o oculis_fw-la 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