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these_o thing_n from_o the_o wise_a and_o prudent_a and_o that_o make_v augustine_n to_o cry_v out_o behold_v 10._o austin_n say_v thus_o in_o a_o sermon_n ecce_fw-la ipsi_fw-la idiotae_fw-la rapiunt_fw-la coelum_fw-la ubi_fw-la nos_fw-la sapientes_fw-la in_o inserno_fw-la mergimur_fw-la pierce_n plowm_fw-la vision_n pass_n 10._o the_o very_a idiot_n snatch_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n while_o we_o wise_a man_n be_v overwhelm_v in_o hell_n fire_n neither_o do_v knowledge_n make_v man_n proud_a only_a but_o also_o curious_a that_o excellent_a natural_a capacity_n that_o god_n have_v give_v they_o to_o inquire_v after_o necessary_a thing_n they_o use_v it_o to_o dive_v into_o unnecessary_a question_n the_o ground_n of_o religion_n they_o despise_v as_o common_a thing_n fit_a for_o vulgar_a capacity_n and_o tabletalk_n for_o shallow_a brain_n curious_a thing_n they_o pry_v into_o and_o such_o as_o neither_o god_n have_v reveal_v nor_o man_n can_v comprehend_v thus_o while_o they_o spend_v their_o choice_a thought_n and_o chief_a time_n about_o needless_a nicety_n like_o the_o man_n of_o sodom_n while_o they_o seek_v the_o door_n 19.11_o gen._n 19.11_o they_o lose_v their_o eye_n while_o they_o seek_v to_o be_v wise_a than_o other_o they_o lose_v the_o felicity_n that_o mean_a wit_n through_o god_n grace_n attain_v unto_o 6.19_o 1_o sam._n 6.19_o and_o as_o the_o man_n of_o bethshemesh_n pry_v into_o the_o ark_n and_o lose_v their_o life_n so_o do_v these_o curious_a master_n dive_v into_o quiddity_n while_o they_o lose_v their_o soul_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o none_o of_o these_o want_n their_o rare_a invention_n which_o they_o magnify_v themselves_o while_o other_o man_n laugh_v at_o they_o as_o idle_a crotchet_n they_o do_v te_fw-mi upon_o those_o opinion_n that_o mean_a man_n upon_o better_a ground_n explode_v and_o like_o lucifer_n sink_v down_o into_o hell_n while_o their_o thought_n mount_v up_o above_o heaven_n by_o these_o mean_n knowledge_n become_v the_o bane_n of_o many_o great_a clerk_n while_o simple_a man_n attain_v eternal_a happiness_n second_o riches_n discommodity_n of_o riches_n riches_n and_o greatness_n prove_v the_o ruin_n of_o many_o 1._o pride_n 1._o pride_n because_o they_o lift_v up_o the_o soul_n he_o that_o want_v nothing_o know_v not_o what_o need_n he_o have_v of_o god_n or_o man._n now_o as_o the_o sense_n of_o want_n humble_v the_o soul_n so_o the_o contrary_n exalt_v and_o lift_v it_o up_o the_o great_a man_n and_o rich_a have_v for_o his_o coin_n the_o use_n and_o command_v of_o the_o best_a of_o god_n creature_n for_o food_n and_o apparel_n and_o other_o necessary_a use_n yea_o man_n like_o himself_o and_o choice_n one_o too_o be_v fain_o to_o attend_v upon_o he_o this_o lift_v up_o his_o heart_n within_o he_o and_o so_o hinder_v he_o from_o the_o care_n of_o save_v his_o poor_a and_o miserable_a soul_n hec._n omnibus_fw-la nobis_fw-la ut_fw-la res_fw-la daunt_v sese_fw-la ita_fw-la magni_fw-la aique_fw-la humiles_fw-la sumus_fw-la ter._n hec._n the_o heathen_a man_n can_v say_v that_o our_o mind_n ebb_v and_o flow_v with_o our_o mean_n and_o we_o grow_v high_a or_o low_a in_o our_o own_o conceit_n as_o riches_n offer_v themselves_o more_o oâ—_n less_o unto_o we_o salvian_n count_v pride_n the_o rich-man_n inheritance_n 7._o taceatur_fw-la superbia_fw-la et_fw-la tumour_n tam_fw-la pâ—â—uliare_a hoc_fw-la divitem_fw-la reâ—rum_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la â—liquid_fw-la forsitan_fw-la de_fw-la turâ—_n svo_fw-la 〈◊〉_d pâ—â—ent_fw-la pâ—â—dere_fw-la 〈◊〉_d hinc_fw-la sila_fw-la alius_fw-la quicquam_fw-la veluerit_fw-la vendicare_fw-la salu._n de_fw-fr gub_n dei_fw-la lib._n 7._o as_o if_o poor_a man_n that_o be_v proud_a do_v he_o open_a wrong_n to_o say_v nothing_o quoth_v he_o of_o pride_n and_o swell_a which_o be_v the_o rich_a man_n peculiar_a kingdom_n so_o that_o perhaps_o they_o will_v imagine_v that_o they_o have_v lose_v some_o part_n of_o their_o own_o right_n if_o any_o man_n else_o shall_v challenge_v any_o part_n thereof_o from_o they_o so_o hard_a a_o thing_n be_v iâ—_n for_o a_o rich_a man_n to_o be_v humble_a and_o much_o hard_a for_o a_o proud_a man_n between_o who_o and_o his_o creator_n there_o be_v such_o a_o antipathy_n to_o come_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n 2._o because_o riches_n delight_v the_o soul_n delight_n soul_n delight_n and_o afford_v many_o pleasure_n to_o it_o which_o poor_a man_n can_v reach_v and_o the_o soul_n when_o it_o be_v delight_v grow_v secure_a like_a peter_n upon_o the_o mount_n conclude_v master_n it_o be_v good_a to_o be_v here_o 17.4_o mat._n 17.4_o thus_o riches_n steal_v away_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n from_o religion_n it_o be_v a_o hard_a thing_n for_o a_o man_n to_o pass_v from_o delight_n on_o earth_n to_o delight_n in_o heaven_n 3._o trouble_n 3._o trouble_n because_o they_o fill_v the_o soul_n with_o care_n fear_n and_o grief_n the_o rich_a man_n vex_v himself_o with_o his_o own_o prosperity_n he_o be_v more_o deject_a oftentimes_o with_o fear_n of_o loss_n then_o comfort_v with_o possession_n of_o plentiful_a mean_n they_o be_v like_o passenger_n in_o a_o ship_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o storm_n when_o the_o wind_n blow_v stiff_a upon_o they_o they_o be_v hardly_o able_a to_o keep_v the_o hatch_n so_o do_v fear_n and_o care_n blow_v so_o stiff_o on_o the_o soul_n that_o every_o moment_n it_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o perish_v every_o morning_n afford_v new_a care_n what_o shall_v i_o do_v with_o my_o money_n 12.17_o luk._n 12.17_o my_o barn_n be_v too_o little_a for_o my_o corn_n shall_v i_o turn_v merchant_n every_o wind_n will_v make_v my_o heart_n ache_v pirate_n will_v get_v in_o a_o moment_n what_o i_o have_v labour_v for_o many_o a_o year_n shall_v i_o buy_v land_n i_o may_v spend_v half_o the_o price_n of_o the_o purchase_n in_o try_v the_o title_n shall_v i_o put_v my_o money_n to_o use_v beside_o the_o unquietness_n my_o own_o conscience_n may_v afford_v i_o and_o the_o scandal_n of_o the_o church_n i_o may_v lose_v my_o principal_a while_n i_o study_v the_o table_n of_o interest_n these_o be_v the_o rich_a man_n care_n and_o fear_n the_o rich_a man_n labour_n say_v bernard_n be_v in_o plot_v inward_o sap_n sudat_fw-la pauper_fw-la in_o opere_fw-la for_o be_v sed_fw-la numquid_fw-la minus_fw-la anxie_fw-la divesâ—nt_fw-la we_o in_o ipsa_fw-la sva_fw-la cogitation_n laborat_fw-la bern._n the_o obed_a pat_o et_fw-la sap_n while_o the_o poor_a man_n sweat_v in_o labour_v outward_o one_o sweat_v in_o body_n the_o other_o in_o mind_n one_o toil_n to_o get_v to_o supply_v his_o want_n the_o other_o toil_n and_o care_n to_o dispose_v of_o his_o good_n to_o the_o best_a advantage_n these_o care_n keep_v the_o rich_a man_n from_o care_v for_o heaven_n the_o farm_n 19_o luk._n 14.18_o 19_o the_o ox_n must_v not_o be_v neglect_v though_o the_o soul_n be_v famish_v and_o deprive_v of_o her_o part_n of_o the_o heavenly_a banquet_n 13.22_o mat._n
may_v prove_v great_a impediment_n to_o the_o save_n of_o their_o soul_n let_v they_o pray_v with_o agur_n the_o son_n of_o jakeh_n 9_o prov._n 30.8_o 9_o give_v i_o neither_o poverty_n nor_o riches_n feed_v i_o with_o food_n convenient_a for_o i_o lest_o i_o be_v full_a and_o deny_v thou_o and_o say_v who_o be_v the_o lord_n or_o lest_o i_o be_v poor_a and_o steal_v and_o take_v the_o name_n of_o my_o god_n in_o vain_a now_o for_o man_n of_o middle_a condition_n that_o be_v neither_o so_o rich_a as_o to_o give_v much_o nor_o so_o poor_a as_o to_o ask_v but_o have_v a_o convenient_a portion_n to_o bring_v they_o through_o the_o world_n here_o be_v for_o they_o 1._o a_o lesson_n of_o thankfulness_n to_o god_n who_o have_v place_v they_o in_o the_o safe_a condition_n in_o the_o world_n let_v they_o look_v down_o upon_o poor_a man_n and_o behold_v the_o manifold_a want_n which_o those_o poor_a soul_n and_o pine_a body_n daily_o do_v endure_v they_o want_v apparel_n and_o fire_n in_o the_o winter_n meat_n and_o drink_n in_o the_o summer_n house_n to_o dwell_v in_o bed_n to_o lie_v on_o and_o what_o not_o all_o which_o man_n of_o middle_a rank_n enjoy_v then_o let_v they_o look_v up_o ward_n and_o number_n if_o they_o can_v the_o manifold_a care_n that_o attend_v upon_o rich_a man_n in_o the_o world_n they_o be_v afraid_a of_o all_o man_n friend_n and_o foe_n acquaintance_n and_o stranger_n yea_o of_o wife_n and_o child_n lest_o they_o shall_v embeazle_n their_o estate_n or_o diminish_v their_o treasure_n their_o loss_n fetch_v more_o tear_n from_o their_o eye_n than_o their_o wealth_n bring_v smile_n into_o their_o face_n all_o which_o fear_n and_o grief_n man_n of_o middle_a condition_n be_v free_a from_o and_o exempt_v then_o let_v they_o lift_v up_o their_o heart_n with_o their_o hand_n unto_o god_n that_o have_v free_v they_o from_o the_o rich_a man_n care_n and_o fear_n on_o earth_n and_o from_o his_o sigh_n and_o groan_n in_o hell_n and_o yet_o have_v exempt_v they_o from_o lazarus_n tear_n on_o earth_n 16._o luk._n 16._o and_o will_v give_v they_o of_o his_o joy_n in_o heaven_n if_o they_o serve_v he_o faithful_o in_o their_o generation_n let_v they_o not_o henceforth_o praise_v the_o rich_a man_n plenty_n let_v they_o rather_o extol_v their_o own_o security_n 2._o let_v they_o rest_v content_v and_o abundant_o satisfy_v with_o their_o own_o condition_n as_o they_o have_v not_o the_o tide_n of_o the_o world_n flow_v in_o abundant_o upon_o they_o so_o they_o have_v not_o the_o wind_n of_o penury_n blow_v stiff_o against_o they_o their_o journey_n require_v more_o labour_n in_o row_v yet_o they_o pass_v with_o less_o danger_n while_o poor_a man_n be_v bewail_v their_o want_n to_o such_o as_o be_v image_n rather_o than_o man_n that_o know_v not_o how_o to_o pity_v they_o and_o rich_a man_n be_v number_v their_o cattle_n view_v their_o land_n tell_v their_o coin_n they_o may_v with_o quietness_n work_v in_o their_o shop_n or_o study_v in_o their_o closert_n and_o often_o between_o while_n commend_v themselves_o and_o their_o labour_n to_o god_n benediction_n there_o be_v no_o happy_a state_n on_o earth_n for_o they_o to_o envy_v if_o they_o will_v aspire_v let_v they_o in_o their_o meditation_n mount_v up_o into_o heaven_n where_o they_o may_v enjoy_v felicity_n with_o eternity_n the_o great_a part_n of_o my_o persuasion_n be_v yet_o to_o come_v for_o i_o have_v yet_o to_o do_v with_o the_o great_a man_n what_o rhetoric_n shall_v i_o use_v to_o persuade_v these_o man_n shall_v i_o tell_v they_o that_o bee_n have_v sting_n as_o well_o as_o honey_n that_o riches_n have_v discommodity_n as_o well_o as_o commodity_n how_o careful_a and_o cautelous_a have_v they_o need_v to_o be_v in_o the_o use_n of_o they_o that_o they_o may_v not_o exclude_v they_o from_o great_a riches_n shall_v i_o tell_v they_o that_o jezabel_n be_v the_o daughter_n of_o a_o king_n 9.34_o 2_o king_n 9.34_o yet_o be_v she_o devour_v with_o dog_n shall_v i_o show_v they_o the_o wisdom_n of_o achitephel_n that_o can_v not_o keep_v he_o from_o hang_v himself_o 17.23_o 2_o sam._n 17.23_o shall_v i_o set_v before_o they_o the_o rich_a man_n luk._n 16._o in_o his_o gorgeous_a apparel_n and_o dainty_a fare_n and_o then_o bring_v he_o in_o groan_v and_o lament_v in_o hell_n torment_n their_o worldly_a care_n dead_a heavenly_a affection_n within_o they_o the_o common_a tenet_n be_v that_o while_o the_o heaven_n move_v the_o earth_n stand_v still_o copernicus_n make_v the_o earth_n to_o move_v and_o the_o heaven_n to_o stand_v still_o but_o never_o any_o man_n make_v both_o movable_a rich_a man_n be_v often_o of_o copernicus_n sect_n the_o earth_n motion_n in_o they_o make_v heavenly_a affection_n unmoveable_a the_o heathen_a man_n as_o fulgentius_n note_n call_v the_o peacock_n juno_n bird_n who_o be_v esteem_v the_o goddess_n of_o riches_n jun._n junonis_fw-la in_o tutelam_fw-la ponum_fw-la pavum_fw-la quod_fw-la omâ—_n nis_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la petentia_fw-la petax_fw-la in_o aspectum_fw-la svi_fw-la semper_fw-la quaerat_fw-la ornatus_fw-la sicut_fw-la pavus_fw-la stellarum_fw-la caudae_fw-la curvamen_fw-la concavan_n anterius_fw-la faciem_fw-la ornat_fw-la posterioraque_fw-la turpiter_fw-la nudat_fw-la fulg._n myth_n l._n 2._o fab._n de_fw-fr jun._n because_o as_o the_o peacock_n while_o he_o stretch_v out_o his_o tail_n to_o show_v the_o star_n of_o it_o adorn_v his_o fore_n part_n but_o show_v the_o deformity_n of_o his_o naked_a backpart_n so_o do_v rich_a man_n while_o they_o set_v out_o their_o bravery_n lay_v open_a their_o infirmity_n the_o wise_a sort_n of_o man_n among_o the_o heathen_a be_v so_o well_o acquaint_v with_o this_o that_o some_o of_o they_o refuse_v great_a treasure_n offer_v as_o photion_n who_o refuse_v the_o talent_n offer_v he_o by_o alexander_n ambassador_n as_o a_o present_a from_o their_o master_n and_o when_o they_o press_v he_o to_o receive_v they_o tell_v he_o that_o their_o master_n send_v they_o to_o he_o because_o he_o conceive_v he_o to_o be_v a_o worthy_a man_n 146._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d isid_n pel._n l._n 2._o ep._n 146._o he_o answer_v if_o he_o think_v so_o of_o i_o let_v he_o suffer_v i_o both_o to_o seem_v and_o to_o be_v so_o other_o when_o they_o have_v riches_n give_v they_o away_o as_o crates_n who_o give_v his_o good_n to_o the_o senate_n with_o this_o motto_n ibid._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n as_o isidore_n deliver_v it_o crates_n set_v crates_n of_o thebes_n at_o liberty_n or_o as_o nonnus_n deliver_v it_o better_o allude_v to_o the_o name_n of_o crates_n in_o the_o greek_a which_o the_o english_a phrase_n will_v not_o bear_v crates_n set_v the_o good_n of_o crates_n at_o liberty_n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d non._n synag_n histar_n in_o naz._n stel._n 1._o that_o the_o good_n of_o crates_n may_v not_o overcome_v crates_n i_o speak_v not_o this_o to_o bring_v in_o monkery_n or_o to_o persuade_v man_n to_o give_v away_o their_o good_n to_o maintain_v idle_a drone_n but_o to_o make_v man_n wary_a in_o the_o use_n of_o their_o riches_n for_o i_o think_v with_o augustine_n 319._o vilius_n terrena_fw-la opulentia_fw-la humi_fw-la litter_n tenetur_fw-la quam_fw-la superb_fw-la reâ—inquitur_fw-la pros_n aug._n send_v 319._o that_o worldly_a riches_n be_v better_a humble_o keep_v then_o proud_o cast_v away_o for_o want_v of_o moderate_a use_n of_o they_o honour_n and_o riches_n do_v many_o man_n harm_n which_o make_v the_o same_o father_n to_o exclaim_v o_o curse_a nobility_n which_o through_o pride_n make_v itself_o ignoble_a and_o base_a in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n 127._o mala_fw-la nobilitas_fw-la quae_fw-la se_fw-la pâ—r_fw-la superbiam_fw-la apud_fw-la deum_fw-la reddit_fw-la ignobilem_fw-la de_fw-fr temp_v ser_n 127._o and_o many_o man_n have_v suffer_v many_o loss_n for_o their_o possession_n as_o isidore_n complain_v riches_n have_v hurâ—_n many_o and_o have_v whet_v the_o sword_n against_o hem_n have_v flee_v into_o the_o power_n of_o their_o enemy_n but_o authority_n and_o kingly_a power_n 154._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d isid_n pel._n l._n 3._o ep._n 154._o that_o all_o man_n contend_v for_o have_v often_o deprive_v the_o owner_n not_o only_o of_o a_o happy_a life_n but_o even_o of_o life_n itself_o they_o that_o pass_v over_o the_o humber_n when_o the_o sea_n come_v in_o seldom_o see_v the_o shore_n they_o that_o in_o tempestuons_a season_n pass_v over_o the_o irish_a sea_n seldom_o escape_v so_o rich_a man_n be_v so_o puzzle_v with_o the_o thorny_a care_n of_o wealth_n that_o they_o seldom_o attain_v to_o the_o true_a treasure_n i_o know_v the_o fault_n be_v not_o in_o the_o riches_n but_o in_o the_o man_n ill_a use_n of_o they_o yet_o i_o take_v it_o to_o be_v a_o difficult_a thing_n to_o do_v otherwise_o and_o say_v with_o the_o psalmist_n 73.18_o
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who_o ministry_n god_n bring_v they_o to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o truth_n which_o they_o by_o all_o their_o greatness_n and_o wisdom_n can_v not_o attain_v unto_o 7._o dominus_fw-la noster_fw-la jesus_n christus_fw-la volens_fw-la super_fw-la borum_fw-la frangere_fw-la cervices_fw-la non_fw-la quaesivit_fw-la per_fw-la oratorem_fw-la piscatorem_fw-la sed_fw-la de_fw-la piscatore_fw-la lucratus_fw-la est_fw-la imperatorem_fw-la magnus_fw-la cyprianus_n orator_n sed_fw-la prius_fw-la petrus_n piscator_fw-la per_fw-la quem_fw-la postea_fw-la crederet_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la orator_n sed_fw-la et_fw-la imperator_fw-la aug._n in_o john_n tract_n 7._o and_o this_o st._n augustine_n wonder_v at_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n say_v he_o be_v willing_a to_o pull_v down_o the_o pride_n of_o highminded_a man_n do_v not_o seek_v the_o fisherman_n by_o the_o orator_n but_o gain_v the_o emperor_n by_o the_o fisherman_n cyprian_n be_v a_o great_a orator_n but_o peter_n be_v first_o a_o 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est_fw-la si_fw-mi eligerem_fw-la philosophum_fw-la diceret_fw-la philosophus_fw-la sapientia_fw-la mea_fw-la electa_fw-la est_fw-la interim_n differantur_fw-la superbi_fw-la isti_fw-la dam_fw-la mihi_fw-la prius_fw-la istum_fw-la piscatorem_fw-la veni_fw-la tu_fw-la pauper_fw-la sequere_fw-la i_o nihil_fw-la habes_fw-la nihil_fw-la nosti_fw-la sequere_fw-la i_o idiota_fw-la pauper_fw-la sequere_fw-la i_o aug._n de_fw-fr verb._n dom._n ser_n 59_o my_o dignity_n be_v choose_v if_o i_o shall_v choose_v the_o rich_a man_n the_o rich_a man_n will_v say_v my_o wealth_n be_v choose_v if_o i_o shall_v choose_v the_o emperor_n the_o emperor_n will_v say_v my_o power_n be_v choose_v if_o i_o shall_v choose_v the_o orator_n the_o orator_n will_v say_v my_o eloquence_n be_v choose_v if_o i_o shall_v choose_v the_o philosopher_n the_o philosopher_n will_v say_v my_o wisdom_n be_v choose_v put_v these_o proud_a one_o aside_o a_o little_a give_v i_o that_o same_o fisherman_n first_o come_v thou_o poor_a man_n follow_v thou_o i_o thou_o have_v nothing_o thou_o know_v nothing_o follow_v thou_o i_o i_o say_v thou_o poor_a idiot_n follow_v i_o the_o same_o be_v deliver_v more_o brief_o elsewhere_o by_o the_o same_o writer_n 27._o potest_fw-la senator_n gloriari_fw-la de_fw-la semetipso_fw-la potest_fw-la orator_n potest_fw-la imperator_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la nisi_fw-la de_fw-la christo_fw-la piscator_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr ver_fw-la ap._n ser_n 27._o the_o senator_n may_v glory_v in_o himself_o so_o may_v the_o orator_n so_o may_v the_o emperor_n but_o the_o poor_a fisherman_n can_v glory_v in_o none_o but_o in_o christ_n use_v 1_o thus_o you_o see_v god_n choice_n now_o how_o useful_a this_o may_v be_v to_o we_o appear_v in_o many_o particular_n first_o it_o concern_v the_o minister_n and_o teach_v they_o not_o to_o be_v servile_a to_o great_a man_n adulation_n become_v not_o they_o flatery_n shall_v be_v far_o from_o they_o god_n respect_v the_o poor_a most_o their_o 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salvation_n or_o be_v join_v to_o it_o the_o hebrew_n have_v in_o they_o thing_n that_o accompany_v salvation_n and_o can_v not_o be_v divide_v from_o it_o take_v the_o testimony_n of_o macarius_n also_o they_o that_o be_v anoint_v with_o the_o spiritual_a oil_n of_o gladness_n have_v receive_v a_o sign_n of_o that_o incorruptible_a kingdom_n to_o wit_n 17._o qui_fw-la spirituali_fw-la exuliationis_fw-la oleo_fw-la uncti_fw-la sunt_fw-la signum_fw-la regni_fw-la illius_fw-la incorruptibilis_fw-la recepere_fw-la sc_fw-la spiritum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la arrhabonem_fw-la secretarti_fw-la sunt_fw-la regis_fw-la coelestibus_fw-la ac_fw-la freti_fw-la siducia_fw-la omnipotentis_fw-la palatium_fw-la ejus_fw-la unpredâ—untur_fw-la abi_fw-la sunt_fw-la angeli_fw-la et_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la quamvis_fw-la adhuc_fw-la sint_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la nundo_fw-la licet_fw-la enim_fw-la integram_fw-la haereditatem_fw-la sibi_fw-la in_o illo_fw-la seculo_fw-la praeparatam_fw-la nondum_fw-la 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more_o dead_a to_o the_o world_n to_o come_v they_o that_o waste_v their_o temporal_a patrimony_n while_o they_o follow_v their_o pleasure_n how_o will_v they_o seek_v to_o settle_v their_o eternal_a inheritance_n the_o want_n of_o contentment_n in_o the_o world_n make_v a_o man_n to_o seek_v for_o satisfaction_n in_o a_o better_a world_n but_o the_o enjoy_n oâ—_n pleasure_n here_o make_v he_o negligent_a of_o seek_v perpetual_a joy_n if_o the_o wing_n of_o the_o fowl_n be_v never_o so_o nimble_a yet_o birdlime_n keep_v it_o from_o mount_v upward_o and_o make_v it_o tumble_v on_o the_o ground_n so_o the_o quick_a spirit_n be_v glue_v to_o delight_n of_o the_o world_n wallow_v in_o they_o and_o never_o fly_v up_o in_o their_o affection_n towards_o heaven_n religion_n be_v not_o a_o recreation_n to_o be_v use_v at_o spare_a time_n nor_o recreation_n be_v not_o religion_n to_o be_v pursue_v upon_o all_o occasion_n with_o eagerness_n god_n will_v answer_v such_o as_o abraham_n do_v the_o rich_a man_n 16.25_o luk._n 16.25_o remember_v that_o thou_o in_o thy_o life_n time_n receive_v thy_o good_a thing_n now_o must_v thou_o be_v troment_v all_o thing_n must_v be_v do_v in_o their_o season_n occasion_n be_v not_o to_o be_v lose_v because_o they_o can_v be_v redeem_v he_o that_o make_v not_o his_o election_n sure_o here_o shall_v not_o be_v happy_a with_o god_n elect_v hereafter_o let_v i_o press_v this_o with_o isidorus_n argument_n 60._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d isid_n pelus_n lib._n 3._o epist_n 60._o he_o that_o betray_v the_o opportunity_n of_o do_v thing_n shall_v never_o receive_v the_o profit_n of_o they_o for_o can_v any_o approve_v of_o the_o husbandman_n who_o when_o be_v it_o time_n to_o plough_v and_o sow_v that_o he_o may_v after_o receive_v a_o plentiful_a â—rop_n be_v lazy_a and_o idle_a and_o â—its_v still_o at_o his_o door_n who_o can_v like_v of_o the_o vine-dresser_n who_o when_o he_o may_v dress_v his_o vine_n that_o â—e_n may_v have_v it_o full_a of_o â—apes_n and_o a_o plentiful_a â—mepresse_v lay_v snare_n for_o the_o labour_n of_o other_o man_n last_o who_o can_v like_v of_o that_o mariner_n who_o when_o the_o wind_n serve_v he_o fit_o to_o make_v a_o very_a gainful_a voyage_n tarry_v in_o the_o haven_n and_o tumble_v in_o the_o tavern_n sure_o no_o body_n see_v these_o thing_n be_v so_o who_o can_v approve_v of_o that_o christian_a who_o require_v to_o be_v crown_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o battle_n the_o affair_n of_o this_o world_n be_v occasion_n of_o skirmish_n not_o of_o crown_n but_o those_o of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v afford_v honour_n and_o reward_n wherefore_o let_v we_o not_o betray_v the_o commodious_a occasion_n of_o thing_n lest_o otherwise_o we_o be_v vex_v with_o unprofitable_a repentance_n in_o the_o life_n to_o come_v the_o season_n must_v not_o be_v confound_v spring_n be_v not_o harvest_n the_o wind_n that_o carry_v a_o man_n out_o of_o his_o country_n will_v not_o bring_v he_o home_o again_o god_n afford_v we_o abundance_n of_o pleasure_n 179._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d isid_n pelus_n lib._n 2._o epist_n 179._o but_o it_o be_v in_o another_o world_n here_o he_o expect_v labour_n and_o pain_n of_o we_o so_o say_v the_o same_o father_n the_o reward_n of_o our_o labour_n be_v noâ—_n to_o be_v have_v here_o but_o here_o be_v the_o skirmish_n and_o hereafter_o the_o reward_n let_v noâ—_n man_n than_o seek_v for_o rest_n and_o pleasure_n of_o mind_n in_o the_o time_n of_o war_n nor_o confound_v thâ—_n season_n let_v we_o then_o be_v content_a with_o ouâ—_n labour_v here_o and_o so_o much_o pleasure_n aâ—_n may_v enable_v we_o to_o go_v through_o with_o they_o and_o when_o we_o have_v make_v our_o election_n sure_a expect_v fullness_n of_o pleasure_n hereafter_o 3._o repentance_n be_v