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likewise_o we_o can_v love_v nothing_o which_o we_o believe_v not_o to_o be_v true_a but_o self-love_n know_v very_o well_o how_o to_o conjoin_v these_o general_a inclination_n with_o particular_a passion_n and_o as_o it_o make_v we_o believe_v that_o what_o we_o love_v be_v good_a it_o make_v we_o likewise_o believe_v that_o what_o we_o love_v be_v true_a that_o be_v to_o say_v we_o can_v love_v what_o be_v false_a under_o its_o proper_a and_o natural_a form_n and_o love_v in_o effect_n many_o false_a and_o deceitful_a object_n it_o find_v mean_n to_o represent_v they_o under_o the_o image_n of_o truth_n 26._o this_o aversion_n so_o uniform_a and_o constant_a which_o be_v find_v among_o man_n for_o the_o truth_n which_o discover_v they_o to_o themselves_o and_o this_o inclination_n so_o general_a of_o shun_v the_o sight_n of_o their_o fault_n as_o their_o great_a misfortune_n give_v way_n to_o believe_v that_o this_o common_a maxim_n which_o call_v they_o back_o to_o themselves_o 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oftentimes_o the_o most_o useful_a by_o oblige_v we_o to_o apply_v ourselves_o to_o be_v more_o caution_n of_o our_o word_n and_o to_o aâ—oid_v all_o that_o may_v give_v they_o occasion_n to_o abuse_v they_o the_o six_o treatise_n of_o the_o remedy_n against_o suspicion_n 1._o charity_n carry_v we_o not_o towards_o god_n and_o our_o neighbour_n but_o in_o some_o manner_n towards_o itself_o i_o do_v this_o say_v st._n austin_n by_o the_o love_n of_o your_o love_n amore_fw-la tui_fw-la amoris_fw-la facere_fw-la istud_fw-la and_o it_o be_v in_o the_o same_o sense_n that_o the_o kingly_a prophet_n say_v in_o one_o of_o he_o psalm_n my_o soul_n have_v earnest_o covet_v to_o desire_v your_o justification_n concupivit_fw-la anima_fw-la mea_fw-la desiderare_fw-la justificationes_fw-la tuas_fw-la he_o do_v not_o only_o desire_v to_o accomplish_v the_o law_n of_o god_n which_o he_o understand_v by_o the_o word_n justification_n but_o he_o also_o desire_v the_o desire_n of_o it_o one_o desire_v 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form_n of_o they_o ourselves_o and_o consequent_o there_o be_v nothing_o charity_n ought_v to_o be_v more_o vigilant_a of_o 2._o these_o impression_n be_v capable_a of_o weaken_a charity_n many_o way_n what_o care_v soever_o we_o take_v not_o to_o judge_v at_o all_o these_o impression_n nevertheless_o give_v we_o a_o inclination_n thereto_o for_o they_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o suspicion_n and_o suspicion_n dispose_v to_o judgement_n and_o if_o these_o judgement_n be_v rash_a they_o may_v not_o only_o hurt_v but_o even_o blot_v out_o charity_n because_o rash_a judgement_n s_o may_v be_v according_a to_o st._n thomas_n mortal_a sin_n thus_o although_o these_o impression_n be_v not_o yet_o form_v disease_n we_o ought_v nevertheless_o to_o take_v they_o for_o forerunner_n and_o presage_n of_o a_o menace_a sickness_n they_o be_v like_o the_o first_o fit_v of_o a_o dangerous_a fever_n which_o be_v like_a to_o follow_v except_o it_o be_v prevent_v by_o remedy_n which_o christian_a prudence_n may_v furnish_v we_o with_o 3._o these_o impression_n make_v we_o suspect_v the_o good_a itself_o which_o we_o see_v in_o other_o and_o hinder_v also_o from_o partake_v of_o it_o both_o by_o the_o joy_n we_o ought_v to_o be_v sensible_a of_o and_o by_o the_o thanks_o which_o it_o be_v just_a we_o shall_v render_v to_o god_n which_o be_v a_o very_a great_a evil_n for_o god_n distribute_v his_o grace_n to_o divers_a member_n which_o compose_v the_o body_n of_o his_o son_n which_o be_v the_o church_n and_o not_o give_v it_o all_o to_o all_o he_o will_v nevertheless_o that_o they_o become_v all_o common_a to_o they_o by_o joy_n and_o by_o thanks_o which_o render_v they_o all_o partaker_n of_o they_o no_o man_n can_v say_v that_o his_o proper_a grace_n and_o favour_n be_v sufficient_a without_o those_o of_o other_o which_o make_v david_n say_v particeps_fw-la ego_fw-la sum_fw-la omnium_fw-la timentium_fw-la te_fw-la &_o custodientium_fw-la mandata_fw-la tua_fw-la 4._o these_o impression_n dispose_v man_n insensible_o to_o take_v ill_o some_o word_n or_o action_n of_o themselves_o innocent_a and_o wherewith_o we_o shall_v not_o have_v be_v trouble_v if_o the_o mind_n have_v not_o be_v already_o prepossess_v with_o some_o suspicion_n one_o impression_n become_v the_o source_n of_o another_o and_o what_o be_v worse_o we_o be_v almost_o never_o aware_a of_o it_o because_o we_o never_o ascend_v to_o the_o first_o foundation_n which_o be_v a_o rashness_n of_o the_o first_o impression_n 5._o as_o they_o stop_v the_o course_n of_o our_o charity_n towards_o those_o of_o who_o we_o harbour_v these_o disadvantageous_a opinion_n they_o often_o produce_v the_o same_o effect_n in_o their_o heart_n because_o we_o oftentimes_o suppress_v they_o not_o so_o clear_o as_o that_o they_o perceive_v they_o not_o our_o backwardness_n therein_o produce_v the_o like_a in_o they_o which_o god_n impute_v to_o we_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o occasion_n we_o have_v give_v thereof_o thus_o we_o be_v insensible_o separate_v from_o one_o another_o and_o if_o there_o remain_v yet_o some_o charity_n it_o be_v so_o disguise_v and_o hide_v by_o the_o cloud_n of_o suspicion_n that_o it_o remain_v without_o action_n 6._o we_o must_v therefore_o shun_v these_o impression_n as_o much_o as_o we_o can_v this_o be_v the_o conclusion_n whereto_o reason_n lead_v we_o but_o we_o can_v always_o for_o there_o be_v some_o impression_n ground_v upon_o such_o evidence_n that_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a to_o defend_v ourselves_o from_o they_o likewise_o we_o can_v establish_v for_o a_o rule_n not_o to_o give_v ear_n to_o report_n disadvantageous_a to_o our_o neighbour_n for_o if_o they_o be_v true_a and_o if_o they_o be_v necessary_a or_o useful_a we_o ought_v to_o hearken_v to_o they_o now_o there_o be_v some_o of_o this_o nature_n when_o jesus_n christ_n will_v that_o we_o take_v two_o witness_n of_o the_o fault_n which_o we_o desire_v to_o correct_v in_o our_o brethren_n he_o oblige_v these_o 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be_v proper_o than_o none_o but_o false_a and_o rash_a impression_n which_o we_o be_v oblige_v to_o cast_v away_o and_o destroy_v it_o be_v enough_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o true_a one_o when_o contrary_a or_o against_o our_o neighbour_n that_o we_o receive_v they_o with_o trouble_n and_o that_o god_n see_v in_o our_o heart_n that_o we_o shall_v be_v very_o glad_a they_o may_v be_v false_a that_o they_o serve_v not_o as_o a_o sustenance_n to_o our_o malignity_n but_o as_o a_o object_n of_o grief_n to_o our_o charity_n and_o in_o a_o word_n if_o we_o look_v upon_o they_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o our_o own_o the_o continuation_n and_o increase_n whereof_o we_o do_v not_o at_o all_o desire_n 8._o but_o if_o this_o disposition_n be_v sincere_a it_o be_v absolute_o necessary_a that_o it_o make_v we_o glad_a when_o we_o have_v mean_n to_o expunge_v this_o impression_n and_o that_o we_o know_v that_o we_o be_v deceive_v it_o be_v by_o this_o mean_n that_o we_o may_v judge_v of_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o heart_n because_o if_o man_n on_o the_o contrary_a pluck_v not_o these_o opinion_n from_o we_o but_o with_o pain_n if_o we_o feel_v a_o secret_a spite_n against_o those_o who_o disabuse_v we_o if_o we_o have_v eye_n only_o to_o see_v what_o favour_v our_o suspicion_n and_o that_o we_o have_v none_o for_o all_o that_o discover_v the_o uncertainty_n and_o falsity_n of_o they_o it_o be_v a_o sign_n that_o we_o have_v some_o connection_n or_o tie_v thereunto_o and_o that_o far_o from_o think_v they_o a_o burden_n which_o be_v troublesome_a to_o we_o and_o whereof_o we_o will_v willing_o be_v deliver_v we_o take_v a_o particular_a pleasure_n therein_o which_o spring_v from_o the_o depravedness_n of_o the_o heart_n 9_o charity_n demand_v yet_o more_o than_o this_o it_o make_v we_o not_o only_o receive_v willing_o all_o that_o be_v able_a to_o deface_v or_o diminish_v our_o suspicion_n when_o
great_a harm_n according_a to_o the_o good_a or_o bad_a use_n be_v make_v thereof_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o great_a mean_n by_o which_o god_n exercise_v in_o the_o world_n his_o mercy_n and_o justice_n it_o hinder_v on_o the_o one_o part_n that_o the_o just_o exalt_v not_o themselves_o nor_o loose_v themselves_o by_o the_o sight_n and_o knowledge_n of_o their_o proper_a excellence_n and_o it_o deliver_v they_o on_o the_o other_o part_n from_o the_o tentation_n which_o may_v be_v cause_v in_o they_o by_o the_o esteem_n and_o admiration_n of_o man_n who_o shall_v know_v they_o it_o conserves_n they_o in_o the_o way_n of_o faith_n in_o deprive_v they_o of_o the_o sight_n of_o onthe_v which_o will_v draw_v they_o from_o it_o by_o motive_n too_o human_a for_o if_o st._n austin_n say_v 4._o aug._n de_fw-fr civir_fw-fr l._n 15._o c._n 4._o that_o god_n have_v not_o be_v willing_a that_o the_o renew_n which_o grace_n produce_v in_o our_o soul_n shall_v extend_v itself_o even_o to_o the_o body_n by_o confer_v immortality_n to_o it_o lest_o the_o hope_n we_o ought_v to_o have_v in_o he_o shall_v be_v too_o interress_v if_o this_o same_o saint_n ascertain_v that_o it_o be_v by_o the_o same_o reason_n that_o he_o permit_v the_o just_a to_o be_v afflict_v in_o this_o world_n as_o well_o as_o the_o wicked_a for_o fear_v we_o shall_v aim_v in_o the_o service_n which_o we_o render_v to_o god_n to_o exempt_v ourselves_o from_o temporal_a evil_n we_o may_v likewise_o say_v that_o he_o permit_v we_o not_o to_o see_v the_o excellence_n of_o a_o just_a soul_n beauty_n and_o the_o horrible_a deformity_n of_o a_o soul_n in_o sin_n lest_o it_o shall_v be_v through_o these_o interest_v motive_n that_o we_o shall_v desire_v justice_n and_o have_v a_o horror_n for_o sin_n 11._o but_o if_o this_o obscurity_n produce_v some_o good_a in_o respect_n of_o some_o it_o may_v be_v say_v that_o it_o produce_v very_o great_a evil_n in_o respect_n of_o other_o and_o that_o it_o be_v the_o principal_a cause_n of_o wicked_a man_n blindess_n for_o it_o be_v that_o make_v worldly_a people_n believe_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o man_n worthy_a of_o esteem_n but_o what_o flatter_v their_o sense_n and_o contemn_v most_o part_n of_o honest_a and_o good_a man_n not_o see_v in_o they_o what_o they_o love_v what_o be_v tell_v they_o of_o the_o good_a of_o the_o soul_n they_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o mere_a imagination_n because_o they_o neither_o perceive_v nor_o see_v it_o thus_o they_o distinguish_v man_n only_o by_o the_o outward_a quality_n and_o by_o the_o relation_n they_o have_v to_o their_o passion_n and_o as_o virtuous_a man_n participate_v always_o of_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n they_o participate_v also_o a_o little_a of_o this_o illusion_n the_o too_o great_a tie_n they_o have_v of_o outward_a quality_n take_v from_o they_o the_o sentiment_n of_o the_o spiritual_a misery_n of_o many_o soul_n and_o often_o also_o they_o have_v not_o the_o esteem_n they_o ought_v to_o have_v of_o the_o real_a good_n other_o possess_v because_o they_o be_v cover_v with_o outward_a fault_n of_o which_o they_o be_v too_o sensible_a this_o be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o ordinary_a mean_n whereby_o jesus_n chest_n be_v scandalize_v in_o his_o member_n for_o as_o the_o jew_n will_v that_o their_o messiah_n shall_v be_v environ_v with_o ray_n of_o glory_n we_o will_v also_o that_o honest_a man_n shall_v have_v no_o defect_n neither_o inward_o nor_o outward_o and_o unless_o they_o have_v this_o agreeableness_n which_o strike_v our_o sense_n we_o have_v a_o propensity_n to_o condemn_v they_o as_o see_v their_o fault_n and_o their_o misery_n but_o not_o their_o riches_n and_o their_o good_n 12._o this_o scandal_n increase_v infinite_o when_o these_o fault_n which_o we_o observe_v in_o they_o be_v not_o simple_a natural_a fault_n but_o fault_n of_o manner_n and_o true_a and_o absolute_a fault_n for_o if_o we_o only_o need_v to_o beg_v of_o god_n to_o preserve_v we_o from_o the_o tentation_n which_o spring_v from_o thence_o there_o be_v danger_n that_o these_o fault_n which_o we_o see_v in_o those_o who_o pass_v for_o pious_a man_n do_v humble_a and_o debase_v they_o so_o in_o our_o sight_n that_o we_o deprive_v ourselves_o of_o the_o edification_n which_o we_o may_v draw_v from_o all_o the_o other_o virtue_n which_o we_o observe_v in_o they_o oftentimes_o these_o virtue_n be_v suspect_v by_o we_o we_o begin_v to_o apprehend_v that_o we_o have_v be_v deceive_v we_o know_v not_o what_o to_o stick_v to_o and_o we_o enter_v into_o a_o certain_a despair_n of_o find_v in_o the_o world_n solid_a virtue_n 13._o this_o tentation_n be_v at_o the_o same_o time_n very_o dangerous_a and_o very_o ordinary_a for_o it_o be_v a_o hard_a thing_n to_o live_v long_o with_o pious_a people_n but_o we_o shall_v find_v in_o they_o many_o fault_n not_o only_o imaginary_a but_o true_a and_o real_a one_o human_a wit_n never_o hide_v itself_o absolute_o they_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v cheat_v and_o beguile_v they_o be_v carry_v away_o by_o unjust_a prejudices_fw-la they_o be_v sometime_o precipitate_a in_o their_o judgement_n we_o see_v some_o who_o be_v resolve_v in_o their_o thought_n other_o who_o be_v curious_a and_o delicate_a in_o what_o concern_v they_o near_o other_o who_o be_v tender_a and_o nice_a in_o small_a inconvenience_n there_o be_v some_o that_o their_o zeal_n carry_v to_o excess_n last_o there_o be_v almost_o none_o in_o who_o nature_n show_v not_o herself_o by_o many_o way_n but_o if_o man_n thereupon_o be_v incline_v to_o condemn_v they_o they_o come_v to_o condemn_v all_o the_o world_n and_o to_o pass_v from_o aversion_n for_o fault_n to_o aversion_n for_o man_n according_a to_o this_o say_n of_o a_o ancient_a person_n qui_fw-la vitia_fw-la odit_fw-la homines_fw-la odit_fw-la 14._o it_o be_v good_a therefore_o to_o fortify_v ourselves_o against_o this_o tentation_n by_o consideration_n which_o may_v be_v find_v in_o faith_n now_o faith_n furnish_v we_o with_o what_o may_v be_v able_a to_o dissipate_v this_o tentation_n if_o we_o apply_v ourselves_o serious_o to_o it_o for_o faith_n show_v we_o that_o the_o fault_n of_o the_o just_a be_v profitable_a to_o they_o in_o divers_a manner_n as_o have_v already_o be_v say_v and_o likewise_o that_o oftentimes_o god_n permit_v they_o more_o for_o other_o than_o for_o themselves_o he_o darken_v their_o splendour_n that_o those_o who_o deserve_v not_o to_o enjoy_v it_o may_v be_v deprive_v of_o it_o he_o take_v from_o before_o our_o eye_n their_o good_a example_n to_o punish_v we_o for_o not_o have_v profit_v by_o they_o he_o hold_v back_o the_o odor_n of_o their_o piety_n because_o the_o world_n have_v not_o receive_v it_o as_o it_o ought_v 15._o we_o be_v scandalize_v then_o often_o at_o certain_a fault_n in_o just_a man_n which_o be_v not_o so_o much_o for_o they_o as_o for_o we_o they_o hurt_v they_o not_o but_o they_o hurt_v we_o they_o be_v thorn_n which_o be_v good_a for_o they_o because_o they_o warrant_v their_o piety_n from_o the_o danger_n it_o will_v be_v in_o of_o be_v wither_v by_o man_n praise_n but_o these_o thorn_n wound_v we_o hinder_v we_o from_o approach_v and_o from_o perceive_v the_o good_a smell_n of_o they_o and_o thus_o there_o be_v none_o but_o we_o who_o lose_v thereby_o 16._o just_a man_n fault_n enter_v into_o the_o order_n of_o providence_n and_o often_o god_n make_v use_v of_o they_o to_o execute_v his_o great_a design_n against_o the_o wicked_a possible_o st._n chrysistome_n may_v have_v deal_v better_a with_o aroadia_n and_o eudoxia_n and_o that_o if_o he_o have_v do_v so_o they_o have_v not_o abandon_v he_o to_o the_o fury_n of_o theophilus_n but_o because_o theophilus_n and_o the_o wicked_a bishop_n of_o that_o time_n deserve_v to_o be_v abandon_v to_o their_o passion_n and_o blind_v by_o a_o success_n conform_v to_o their_o design_n god_n do_v permit_v this_o saint_n to_o follow_v the_o heat_n of_o his_o zeal_n 17._o there_o be_v virtuous_a man_n who_o examine_v the_o life_n of_o st._n thomas_n of_o canterbury_n be_v persuade_v to_o believe_v that_o he_o may_v without_o violate_v the_o law_n of_o the_o church_n have_v yield_v to_o many_o thing_n which_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o desire_v of_o he_o yet_o the_o heart_n of_o this_o holy_a bishop_n be_v right_a and_o the_o heart_n of_o king_n henry_n corrupt_v the_o proceed_n of_o this_o saint_n be_v humble_a and_o just_a the_o king_n proceed_n violent_a and_o unjust_a god_n rather_o judge_v of_o this_o difference_n by_o the_o purity_n of_o the_o saint_n heart_n and_o the_o wickedness_n of_o his_o adversary_n than_o by_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o cause_n and_o do_v not_o omit_v to_o justify_v he_o by_o many_o miracle_n when_o the_o whole_a church_n be_v divide_v
of_o paradise_n or_o hell_n but_o make_v great_a impression_n upon_o we_o if_o we_o have_v never_o hear_v speak_v thereof_o elsewhere_o that_o which_o take_v away_o the_o thought_n of_o these_o thing_n be_v then_o that_o they_o be_v already_o know_v to_o we_o and_o that_o we_o be_v accustom_v thereunto_o but_o if_o we_o can_v avoid_v this_o cause_n of_o human_a infirmity_n we_o may_v very_o well_o at_o least_o humble_a ourselves_o thereby_o and_o make_v use_n of_o it_o to_o acknowledge_v that_o human_a wit_n be_v of_o so_o little_a or_o no_o account_n see_v that_o the_o same_o object_n which_o have_v just_o touch_v it_o at_o one_o time_n do_v not_o at_o another_o through_o this_o vain_a circumstance_n that_o it_o be_v accustom_v thereunto_o as_o though_o this_o custom_n do_v change_v the_o nature_n of_o those_o object_n and_o take_v any_o thing_n from_o they_o of_o what_o they_o have_v either_o of_o terrible_a or_o great_a 19_o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o reffection_n which_o the_o 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