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and_o by_o pray_v for_o those_o that_o molest_v and_o persecute_v us._n 23.4.5_o exod._n 23.4.5_o 5_o this_o do_v moses_n in_o his_o day_n teach_v say_v if_o thou_o meet_v thy_o enemy_n ox_n or_o his_o ass_n go_v astray_o thou_o shall_v bring_v he_o to_o he_o again_o again_o if_o thou_o see_v thy_o enemy_n ass_n lie_v under_o his_o burden_n leave_v thy_o business_n that_o he_o may_v not_o rise_v alone_o yea_o leave_v thy_o business_n &_o help_v he_o up_o 9.9_o 1._o cor._n 9.9_o or_o as_o other_o do_v expound_v it_o see_v thou_o do_v not_o forsake_v he_o until_o his_o master_n have_v first_o forsake_v he_o care_v god_n for_o beast_n say_v s._n paul_n that_o he_o shall_v thus_o commend_v they_o to_o us._n be_v it_o not_o rather_o hereby_o to_o show_v we_o what_o we_o be_v to_o do_v to_o the_o person_n of_o our_o enemy_n since_o we_o be_v bind_v to_o such_o a_o duty_n to_o his_o ox_n or_o his_o ass_n 20._o rom._n 12_o 20._o as_o saint_n paul_n teach_v we_o say_v if_o thy_o enemy_n hunger_v give_v he_o meat_n if_o he_o thirst_v give_v he_o drink_v and_o because_o the_o practice_n hereof_o be_v very_o difficult_a jesus_n christ_n himself_o 5.45_o mat._n 5.45_o the_o rather_o to_o induce_v we_o to_o this_o duty_n protest_v that_o in_o so_o do_v we_o shall_v be_v the_o child_n of_o his_o heavenly_a father_n who_o make_v his_o sun_n to_o shine_v upon_o both_o good_a and_o bad_a 46._o mat._n 5_o 46._o and_o cause_v his_o rain_n to_o fall_v upon_o the_o righteous_a and_o the_o unrighteous_a hereby_o we_o gather_v that_o if_o our_o charity_n be_v bound_v only_o to_o our_o friend_n and_o that_o we_o extend_v not_o the_o same_o even_o to_o our_o enemy_n it_o be_v not_o the_o charity_n of_o the_o child_n of_o god_n but_o as_o jesus_n christ_n add_v of_o publican_n and_o infidel_n also_o in_o work_n and_o deed_n if_o we_o show_v not_o the_o love_n that_o we_o bear_v to_o our_o enemy_n it_o be_v in_o vain_a for_o we_o to_o protest_v that_o we_o wish_v they_o no_o more_o hurt_v then_o to_o ourselves_o or_o that_o we_o love_v they_o or_o wish_v as_o well_o to_o they_o as_o to_o ourselves_o the_o holy_a history_n express_o note_v that_o absalon_n use_v no_o hard_a word_n to_o his_o brother_n ammon_n who_o have_v defouled_a thamar_n the_o say_a absalon_n sister_n yet_o love_v he_o he_o not_o neither_o wish_v his_o good_a but_o in_o his_o hart_n nourish_v cruel_a hatred_n against_o he_o which_o he_o final_o declare_v by_o proâ—â—â—â—â—g_v he_o traitorous_o to_o be_v murder_v and_o thus_o it_o appear_v that_o speak_v neither_o well_o nor_o ill_a betoken_v hatred_n and_o malice_n for_o love_n can_v not_o but_o both_o speak_v well_o and_o do_v well_o even_o to_o
of_o mortal_a infection_n and_o stench_n and_o plato_n term_v it_o a_o bait_n for_o all_o mischief_n thereby_o sufficient_o show_v that_o such_o as_o give_v themselves_o thereto_o be_v take_v and_o kill_v even_o as_o the_o fish_n that_o take_v the_o hook_n cover_v with_o the_o bait_n neither_o be_v they_o much_o mistake_v that_o compare_v it_o to_o venom_n or_o strong_a poison_n temper_v with_o hippocras_n or_o sweet_a milk_n and_o indeed_o this_o voluptuous_a pleasure_n so_o poyson_v man_n that_o it_o deprive_v he_o of_o the_o reason_n and_o virtue_n of_o his_o soul_n together_o with_o the_o help_n of_o his_o body_n and_o make_v he_o unworthy_a to_o be_v reckon_v among_o man_n and_o in_o that_o respect_n say_v cycero_n he_o that_o be_v give_v to_o lust_n judge_v all_o thing_n not_o by_o reason_n but_o by_o his_o own_o sense_n and_o so_o think_v that_o to_o be_v the_o best_a which_o most_o delight_v he_o and_o so_o do_v easy_o consent_v to_o be_v carry_v away_o with_o pleasure_n which_o long_o he_o more_o and_o more_o in_o calamity_n neither_o can_v we_o follow_v pleasure_n unless_o we_o renounce_v virtue_n because_o that_o pleasure_n respect_v the_o particular_a and_o virtue_n the_o good_a of_o the_o common_a and_o therefore_o there_o be_v not_o so_o bad_a a_o lord_n and_o master_n as_o pleasure_n and_o voluptuousness_n who_o nature_n be_v to_o make_v a_o man_n ready_a to_o all_o mischief_n and_o slow_a to_o any_o goodness_n it_o weaken_v the_o body_n as_o diogenes_n note_v when_o to_o one_o give_v to_o lust_n and_o pleasure_n he_o apply_v this_o say_n of_o homer_n child_n thy_o life_n be_v short_a the_o same_o diogenes_n also_o acknowledge_v that_o which_o we_o have_v say_v namely_o that_o it_o be_v a_o vice_n unbeseeming_a man_n do_v apt_o declare_v his_o mind_n for_o in_o that_o the_o athenian_n be_v much_o addict_v to_o lust_n and_o pleasure_n and_o the_o lacedaemonian_n to_o sobriety_n and_o temperancy_n as_o himself_o be_v travayl_v from_o lacedaemon_n to_o athens_n be_v demand_v whence_o he_o come_v and_o whither_o he_o will_v he_o answer_v that_o he_o come_v from_o among_o man_n but_o be_v go_v towards_o woman_n and_o the_o same_o do_v justine_n note_n in_o sardanapalus_n who_o say_v he_o book_n justin_n be_v his_o first_o book_n live_v in_o pleasure_n more_o sit_v to_o be_v a_o woman_n than_o a_o man_n especial_o one_o that_o reign_v over_o so_o many_o province_n and_o in_o deed_n that_o lustful_a life_n be_v the_o worker_n of_o his_o death_n finibus_fw-la cicer._n li._n 2._o de_fw-la finibus_fw-la through_o the_o conspiracy_n of_o some_o that_o can_v not_o like_a to_o be_v govern_v by_o so_o voluptuous_a a_o king_n and_o therefore_o do_v cicero_n just_o say_v that_o he_o that_o give_v himself_o over_o to_o lust_n but_o one_o day_n be_v unworthy_a the_o name_n of_o a_o man_n and_o in_o deed_n lust_n be_v more_o sit_v and_o convenient_a for_o hog_n than_o for_o a_o man_n endue_v with_o reason_n and_o understanding_n 3_o to_o conclude_v what_o great_a injury_n can_v our_o enemy_n work_v we_o 28_o sen._n epist_n 28_o say_v seneca_n than_o these_o lust_n do_v unto_o many_o for_o plunge_a themselves_o therein_o they_o get_v such_o a_o custom_n that_o they_o become_v most_o miserable_a in_o that_o they_o grow_v into_o necessity_n of_o thing_n before_o superfluous_a because_o they_o can_v be_v without_o they_o and_o so_o do_v serve_v their_o lust_n which_o they_o can_v enjoy_v yea_o which_o be_v the_o type_n of_o all_o calamity_n they_o love_v their_o own_o mishap_n and_o this_o enemy_n be_v so_o much_o the_o more_o dangerous_a because_o with_o the_o outward_a face_n &_o allure_a bait_n thereof_o it_o have_v overcome_v the_o strong_a and_o most_o valiant_a man_n in_o the_o world_n as_o hannibal_n who_o after_o he_o have_v overcommen_v his_o enemy_n be_v conquer_v by_o lust_n and_o pleasure_n it_o be_v a_o gulf_n or_o fire_n that_o devour_v man_n substance_n and_o wealth_n wherewith_o he_o shall_v live_v &_o maintain_v himself_o and_o his_o family_n and_o which_o be_v another_o misery_n a_o path_n to_o all_o wicked_a practice_n namely_o to_o popular_a sedition_n wherein_o man_n may_v fish_v in_o trouble_a water_n and_o find_v some_o pretence_n to_o get_v other_o man_n good_n to_o prosecute_v their_o own_o pleasure_n pythagoras_n to_o that_o purpose_n say_v that_o pleasure_n once_o enter_v into_o town_n engender_v satiety_n than_o violence_n and_o last_o destruction_n and_o contrariwise_o that_o sobriety_n &_o temperance_n be_v the_o two_o mean_n to_o shun_v such_o inconvenience_n in_o like_o sense_n the_o philosopher_n heraclitus_n be_v require_v to_o show_v the_o original_n of_o sedition_n and_o how_o it_o may_v be_v restrain_v in_o stead_n of_o some_o long_a oration_n to_o the_o people_n call_v for_o a_o little_a water_n and_o meal_n &_o temper_v they_o together_o he_o drink_v it_o and_o so_o without_o any_o more_o speech_n depart_v thereby_o declare_v that_o continence_n and_o sobriety_n be_v the_o mean_n to_o maintain_v peace_n and_o concord_n 4_o if_o the_o heathen_a who_o have_v respect_n only_o to_o man_n and_o to_o this_o present_a life_n can_v say_v thus_o much_o a_o against_o lust_n how_o far_o ought_v god_n child_n to_o detest_v it_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o life_n to_o come_v sermon_n august_n in_o a_o certain_a sermon_n and_o in_o deed_n he_o say_v saint_n augustine_n who_o for_o a_o small_a pleasure_n give_v that_o for_o the_o which_o christ_n die_v namely_o his_o body_n and_o soul_n show_v that_o he_o esteem_v jesus_n christ_n to_o be_v but_o a_o foolish_a and_o unwise_a merchant_n that_o will_v redeem_v with_o such_o a_o price_n that_o which_o the_o voluptuous_a man_n esteem_v so_o little_a of_o and_o give_v so_o cheap_a when_o he_o give_v over_o himself_o to_o destruction_n for_o so_o small_a a_o pleasure_n which_o will_v soon_o be_v over_o when_o lust_n &_o pleasure_n say_v saint_n ambrose_n have_v wound_v a_o man_n they_o be_v go_v when_o they_o have_v bring_v he_o into_o misery_n they_o be_v retire_v and_o when_o they_o have_v make_v he_o most_o wretched_a they_o have_v forsake_v he_o saint_n barnard_n note_v three_o sort_n of_o persecution_n in_o the_o church_n the_o first_o by_o tyrant_n the_o second_o by_o heretic_n and_o the_o last_o by_o lust_n and_o pleasure_n whereto_o he_o add_v that_o this_o last_o be_v the_o most_o pernicious_a apply_v to_o that_o purpose_n this_o sentence_n which_o he_o allege_v out_o of_o esaie_n in_o my_o peace_n my_o bitterness_n be_v most_o bitter_a 38.17_o esay_n 38.17_o and_o then_o say_v good_a be_v the_o persecution_n of_o tyrant_n more_o bitter_a of_o heretic_n but_o most_o bitter_a of_o all_o be_v that_o of_o lust_n and_o pleasure_n the_o same_o do_v chrisostome_n confirm_v say_v we_o incur_v more_o harm_n by_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o flesh_n than_o by_o the_o most_o grievous_a torment_n of_o tormentor_n for_o torment_n do_v beget_v martyr_n but_o lust_n do_v beget_v epicure_n of_o torment_n we_o form_v virtue_n but_o of_o lust_n we_o nourish_v &_o increase_v vice_n and_o therefore_o we_o may_v compare_v our_o lust_n to_o the_o apple_n which_o our_o first_o parent_n transgress_v god_n commandment_n do_v eat_v in_o paradise_n 5.6_o gen_n 3.6_o 1._o tim._n 5.6_o which_o be_v fair_a to_o the_o eye_n be_v mortal_a to_o the_o mouth_n whereupon_o s._n paul_n say_v the_o widow_n that_o live_v in_o pleasure_n be_v dead_a while_o she_o live_v 5_o sith_o then_o that_o jesus_n christ_n admonish_v we_o to_o amend_v let_v we_o take_v heed_n of_o so_o dangerous_a and_o pernicious_a a_o enemy_n &_o to_o that_o end_n let_v we_o remember_v all_o the_o sentence_n before_o mention_v by_o the_o which_o every_o man_n may_v understand_v that_o unless_o he_o mind_v to_o be_v altogether_o miserable_a and_o wretched_a he_o must_v shun_v such_o lust_n &_o pleasure_n and_o by_o they_o no_o doubt_n be_v the_o common_a proverb_n mean_v for_o one_o pleasure_n a_o thousand_o sorrow_n not_o in_o respect_n of_o this_o life_n only_o but_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o life_n everlasting_a to_o this_o purpose_n do_v we_o read_v that_o lysimachus_n when_o the_o scythian_n have_v besiege_v he_o in_o a_o place_n where_o for_o want_v of_o water_n he_o be_v force_v to_o yield_v after_o he_o have_v drink_v fresh_a water_n say_v alas_o what_o a_o great_a felicity_n have_v i_o lose_v for_o a_o very_a short_a pleasure_n if_o a_o painim_n will_v so_o grieve_v for_o lose_v a_o temporal_a felicity_n how_o much_o rather_o ought_v we_o that_o profess_v to_o believe_v god_n word_n &_o by_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o same_o be_v to_o expect_v life_n and_o everlasting_a felicity_n both_o to_o think_v and_o say_v when_o lust_n do_v assalt_n we_o alas_o wretch_n that_o i_o be_o shall_v i_o for_o enjoy_v a_o brief_a &_o temporal_a pleasure_n
final_o that_o according_a to_o the_o exhortation_n of_o jesus_n christ_n we_o may_v amend_v our_o life_n beside_o all_o that_o be_v before_o speak_v let_v we_o add_v the_o counsel_n 3.2_o ecclesiatheus_n 3.2_o admonition_n and_o exhortation_n of_o ecclesiasticus_fw-la deliver_v unto_o child_n concern_v their_o due_a obedience_n to_o their_o parent_n here_o your_o father_n judgement_n child_n say_v he_o and_o do_v thereafter_o that_o you_o may_v be_v safe_a for_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v the_o father_n honour_v of_o the_o child_n and_o have_v confirm_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o mother_n over_o the_o child_n who_o so_o honour_v his_o father_n his_o sin_n shall_v be_v forgive_v he_o and_o he_o shall_v abstain_v from_o they_o and_o he_o shall_v have_v his_o daily_a desire_n and_o he_o that_o honour_v his_o mother_n be_v like_o one_o that_o gather_v treasure_n who_o so_o honour_v his_o father_n shall_v have_v joy_n of_o his_o own_o child_n and_o when_o he_o make_v his_o prayer_n he_o shall_v be_v hear_v he_o that_o honour_v his_o father_n shall_v have_v a_o long_a life_n and_o he_o that_o be_v obedient_a to_o the_o lord_n shall_v comfort_v his_o mother_n he_o that_o fear_v the_o lord_n honour_v his_o parent_n and_o do_v service_n unto_o his_o parent_n as_o unto_o lord_n honour_n thy_o father_n and_o mother_n in_o deed_n and_o word_n that_o thou_o may_v have_v god_n blessing_n and_o that_o it_o may_v abide_v with_o thou_o unto_o the_o end_n for_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o father_n establish_v the_o house_n of_o the_o child_n and_o the_o mother_n curse_n root_v out_o the_o foundation_n rejoice_v not_o at_o the_o dishonour_n of_o thy_o father_n for_o it_o be_v not_o honour_n unto_o thou_o but_o shame_n see_v that_o man_n glory_n come_v by_o his_o father_n honour_n and_o the_o reproach_n of_o the_o mother_n be_v dishonour_n to_o the_o child_n my_o son_n help_v thy_o father_n in_o his_o age_n and_o grieve_v he_o not_o as_o long_o as_o he_o lyve_v and_o if_o his_o understanding_n fail_v have_v patience_n with_o he_o and_o despise_v he_o not_o when_o thou_o be_v in_o thy_o full_a strength_n for_o the_o good_a entreaty_n of_o thy_o father_n shall_v not_o be_v forget_v but_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o fortress_n to_o thou_o against_o sin_n in_o the_o day_n of_o trouble_n thou_o shall_v be_v remember_v and_o thy_o sin_n shall_v melt_v away_o as_o the_o ice_n in_o fair_a wether_n he_o that_o forsake_v his_o father_n shall_v come_v to_o shame_n and_o he_o that_o anger_v his_o mother_n be_v curse_v of_o god_n these_o admonition_n and_o exhortation_n be_v as_o a_o summary_n of_o the_o duty_n of_o child_n to_o their_o parent_n and_o therefore_o it_o rest_v that_o they_o understand_v they_o do_v pray_v unto_o god_n to_o give_v they_o grace_n to_o put_v they_o in_o practice_n to_o his_o glory_n and_o their_o good_a &_o salvation_n last_o let_v they_o remember_v the_o say_n of_o plato_n that_o god_n be_v not_o more_o incline_v to_o hear_v any_o prayer_n than_o 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