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The Christians zodiake, or, Twelve signes of predestination unto life everlasting written in Lattin by Ieremie Drexelius.; Zodiacus Christianus locupletatus. English
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Drexel, Jeremias, 1581-1638.
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in_o honour_n be_v a_o rare_a virtue_n indeed_o do_v you_o hear_v this_o o_o yâ—e_n king_n you_o prince_n and_o potentate_n of_o the_o earth_n do_v you_o hear_v this_o â—ou_fw-mi who_o be_v no_o less_o learned_a than_o arrogant_a you_o who_o possession_n make_v you_o despise_v all_o other_o man_n raâ—a_fw-la virtus_fw-la est_fw-la humilitas_fw-la honorata_fw-la humility_n in_o honour_n be_v a_o virtue_n deserve_v all_o admiration_n it_o be_v the_o proper_a effect_n of_o true_a humility_n to_o make_v those_o condemn_v themselves_o by_o their_o own_o verdict_n for_o most_o unworthines_n who_o in_o the_o judgement_n of_o heaven_n be_v esteem_v for_o great_a est_fw-fr sanctity_n so_o abraham_n a_o man_n most_o acceptable_a to_o almighty_a god_n account_v himself_o no_o other_o than_o dust_n and_o ash_n st._n peter_n the_o rock_n upon_o who_o christ_n build_v his_o church_n open_o and_o ingenuous_o profess_v himself_o a_o sinful_a man_n st._n paul_n that_o â—â—ssâ—ll_v of_o election_n and_o 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quantus_fw-la est_fw-la in_o occulis_fw-la dei_fw-la a_o
man_n and_o reserve_v the_o heaven_n to_o be_v dispose_v by_o the_o sovereign_a lord_n thereof_o take_v then_o your_o liberty_n in_o see_v think_v and_o do_v every_o thing_n you_o have_v a_o fancy_n to_o make_v as_o many_o fegary_n as_o you_o listen_v think_v every_o thing_n lawful_a which_o you_o have_v a_o mind_n unto_o let_v your_o body_n take_v its_o fill_n of_o contentment_n be_v sure_a to_o live_v at_o your_o ease_n walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o your_o heart_n and_o take_v your_o own_o eye_n for_o guide_n et_fw-la scitote_fw-la quod_fw-la pro_fw-la omnibus_fw-la his_fw-la adducet_fw-la vos_fw-la deus_fw-la in_o judicium_fw-la 11._o eccl._n 11._o etc._n etc._n but_o yet_o be_v assure_v that_o for_o all_o these_o you_o must_v render_v a_o account_n to_o god_n and_o though_o a_o man_n live_v never_o so_o many_o year_n and_o have_v past_o they_o all_o over_o to_o his_o heart_n content_a yet_o he_o be_v to_o be_v mindful_a of_o the_o dismal_a time_n of_o those_o many_o day_n ibid._n ibid._n which_o when_o they_o arrive_v will_v argue_v all_o that_o be_v pass_v of_o vanity_n wherefore_o let_v your_o endeavour_n rather_o be_v to_o procure_v by_o your_o good_a work_n a_o certainty_n of_o your_o vocation_n and_o election_n satagite_fw-la ut_fw-la per_fw-la bona_fw-la opera_fw-la certam_fw-la vestram_fw-la vocationem_fw-la &_o electionem_fw-la saciatis_fw-la 1._o pet._n 1._o what_o the_o sign_n of_o predestination_n be_v you_o have_v already_o understand_v 1._o not_o only_o to_o love_v our_o friend_n but_o our_o enemy_n 2._o to_o relieve_v â—he_v poor_a not_o only_o by_o the_o bounty_n of_o our_o hand_n but_o also_o with_o the_o affection_n of_o our_o mind_n 3._o to_o endure_v all_o affliction_n patient_o and_o praise_n god_n almighty_a for_o send_v they_o 4._o to_o set_v light_n by_o the_o good_n of_o fortune_n in_o regard_n of_o heaven_n 5._o and_o 6._o to_o consider_v how_o small_o it_o avail_v we_o to_o hearken_v to_o the_o interior_a admonition_n of_o god_n or_o exterior_a of_o man_n if_o we_o neglect_v to_o put_v they_o in_o execution_n 7._o so_o to_o detest_v our_o former_a sin_n as_o never_o to_o commit_v the_o like_a again_o 8._o to_o imagine_v we_o be_v not_o pleasant_a ng_z to_o god_n until_o we_o become_v displease_v to_o ourselves_o 9_o not_o to_o persuade_v ourselves_o that_o we_o love_v jesus_n christ_n so_o long_o as_o we_o love_v and_o cherish_v not_o his_o presence_n within_o ourselves_o 10._o to_o resist_v stout_o our_o vicious_a inclination_n especial_o at_o first_o since_o then_o every_o one_o can_v overcome_v they_o if_o he_o listen_v 11._o to_o lay_v a_o sure_a foundation_n of_o virtue_n in_o our_o mind_n lest_o otherwise_o we_o be_v always_o waver_a 12_o to_o become_v so_o familiar_a wiih_o death_n by_o often_o think_v of_o it_o as_o we_o may_v the_o less_o fear_v it_o when_o we_o come_v to_o die_v for_o he_o never_o die_v unwilling_o who_o daily_a and_o serious_o imagine_v that_o he_o must_v die_v at_o last_o and_o this_o be_v the_o way_n to_o that_o life_n whole_o devoid_a of_o death_n and_o now_o let_v each_o one_o take_v a_o survey_n of_o his_o own_o conscience_n whether_o these_o sign_n of_o predestination_n whereby_o he_o may_v conceive_v a_o certtaine_n hope_v that_o he_o be_v not_o stray_v from_o the_o way_n of_o the_o good_a which_o lead_v into_o heaven_n be_v extant_a in_o he_o or_o no_o as_o for_o the_o way_n of_o the_o wicked_a although_o for_o the_o present_a it_o seem_v smooth_a and_o level_v yet_o it_o end_v in_o hell_n and_o utter_a darkness_n at_o the_o last_o and_o notwithstanding_o by_o reason_n the_o entrance_n to_o it_o seem_v so_o commodious_a and_o delightsome_a there_o be_v so_o many_o flock_n unto_o it_o to_o their_o perdition_n as_o our_o own_o eye_n may_v testify_v that_o true_a say_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n lata_fw-la porta_fw-la &_o speciosa_fw-la via_fw-la est_fw-la quae_fw-la ducit_fw-la aâ—perditionem_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o the_o gate_n be_v wide_a and_o the_o way_n spacious_a which_o lead_v to_o perdition_n and_o many_o too_o many_o alas_o be_v those_o who_o enter_v by_o it_o it_o be_v report_v by_o divers_a credible_a author_n that_o a_o certain_a holy_a anchoret_n behold_v in_o a_o vision_n soul_n fall_v as_o thick_a into_o hell_n as_o flock_n of_o snow_n or_o drop_n of_o rain_n insomuch_o as_o the_o damn_a all_o amaze_a at_o their_o multitude_n not_o without_o good_a reason_n imagine_v the_o world_n to_o be_v at_o a_o end_n as_o think_v it_o impossible_a consider_v their_o number_n who_o descend_v into_o hell_n that_o any_o more_o person_n shall_v be_v leave_v alive_a st._n vincent_n ferrerius_n of_o st._n dominick_n order_n that_o mirror_n of_o preacher_n and_o religious_a man_n do_v once_o in_o a_o public_a sermon_n discourse_n with_o great_a efficacy_n of_o the_o scarcity_n of_o the_o predestinate_a and_o confirm_v it_o with_o a_o wonderful_a example_n who_o word_n in_o reverence_n of_o so_o great_a a_o person_n i_o will_v be_v as_o exact_v in_o report_v as_o the_o difference_n of_o language_n will_v give_v i_o leave_v before_o our_o saviour_n come_v into_o the_o world_n say_v he_o in_o humane_a flesh_n initium_fw-la s._n vinc._n dâ—min_n septuag_n serm_n 6._o post_fw-la initium_fw-la more_o than_o five_o thousand_o year_n be_v already_o past_a and_o except_v some_o of_o few_o of_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o world_n be_v damn_v imagine_v with_o yourself_o beside_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o law_n of_o moses_n how_o many_o child_n have_v dye_v without_o circumcision_n as_o also_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o law_n of_o christ_n how_o many_o without_o baptism_n of_o all_o which_o number_n likewise_o not_o one_o be_v save_v moreover_o how_o many_o jew_n saracen_n pagan_n and_o jnfidel_n how_o many_o wicked_a christian_n for_o faith_n and_o baptism_n can_v save_v a_o man_n unless_o they_o be_v accompany_v with_o good_a life_n and_o how_o many_o other_o christian_n be_v there_o beside_o who_o although_o they_o have_v faith_n be_v yet_o proud_a avaricious_a of_o lewd_a life_n and_o give_v to_o many_o other_o vice_n etc._n etc._n and_o here_o note_v the_o example_n of_o the_o archdeacon_n of_o lion_n who_o have_v resign_v his_o benefice_n undertake_v a_o course_n of_o austere_a penance_n for_o forty_o year_n together_o in_o the_o wilderness_n this_o holy_a man_n after_o his_o death_n appear_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o lion_n who_o desire_v of_o he_o to_o discover_v somewhat_o unto_o he_o of_o the_o other_o world_n the_o saint_n answer_v that_o thirty_o thousand_o in_o the_o world_n have_v dye_v the_o same_o day_n with_o he_o whereof_o only_o 5._o be_v save_v himself_o and_o st._n bernard_n be_v two_o of_o they_o this_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o our_o saviour_n advise_v we_o with_o so_o much_o solicitude_n to_o eâ—ter_n by_o the_o narrow_a gate_n jntrate_a per_fw-la a_o gustam_fw-la portam_fw-la this_o narrow_a gate_n of_o paradise_n be_v the_o will_n of_o god_n to_o 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