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and_o particular_a end_n and_o in_o this_o manner_n do_v they_o love_v god_n who_o serve_v he_o out_o of_o fear_n of_o punishment_n or_o hope_v of_o recompense_n it_o be_v no_o other_o than_o to_o love_n god_n with_o a_o love_n compound_v and_o whole_o consist_v of_o self_n love_n &_o private_a end_n not_o seek_v of_o he_o pure_o nor_o with_o a_o liberal_a mind_n which_o our_o saviour_n have_v give_v we_o to_o understand_v by_o s._n john_n who_o after_o he_o have_v wrought_v that_o great_a miraracle_n of_o feed_v five_o thousand_o man_n beside_o woman_n and_o child_n with_o five_o loaf_n and_o two_o fish_n be_v follow_v say_v the_o evangelist_n by_o a_o world_n of_o people_n 6.26.27_o joan._n 6.26.27_o say_v unto_o they_o you_o seek_v i_o not_o because_o you_o have_v see_v wonder_n but_o because_o you_o have_v eat_v of_o the_o loaf_n and_o be_v satiate_v not_o because_o you_o believe_v i_o to_o be_v god_n but_o because_o you_o seek_v your_o own_o comodity_n work_v and_o seek_v not_o that_o food_n which_o perish_v but_o which_o remain_v in_o eternal_a life_n which_o be_v christ_n and_o to_o do_v pure_o the_o will_n of_o god_n that_o holy_a servant_n of_o god_n almighty_n show_v a_o right_a gerso_fw-it m._n gerso_fw-it pure_a intention_n in_o his_o answer_n who_o live_v a_o wondrous_a and_o austere_a life_n and_o give_v himself_o whole_o unto_o prayer_n the_o devil_n envy_v so_o great_a a_o virtue_n and_o seek_v to_o withdraw_v he_o from_o his_o virtuous_a course_n of_o life_n by_o bring_v he_o into_o doubt_n of_o his_o predestination_n tell_v he_o that_o he_o labour_v and_o weary_v out_o himself_o in_o vain_a for_o he_o shall_v never_o be_v save_v nor_o come_v to_o enjoy_v
the_o christian_a man_n guide_n wherein_o be_v contain_v two_o treatise_n the_o one_o show_v we_o the_o perfection_n of_o our_o ordinary_a work_n the_o other_z the_o purity_n of_o intention_n we_o ought_v to_o have_v in_o all_o our_o action_n both_o compose_v in_o spanish_a by_o the_o r._n f._n alfonsus_fw-la rodrigvez_n of_o the_o society_n of_o jesus_n translate_v into_o english_a permissu_fw-la superiorum_fw-la m.dc.xxx_o the_o preface_n to_o the_o reader_n gentle_a reader_n i_o present_v thou_o here_o with_o two_o excellent_a treatise_n writtâ—â—_n by_o the_o r._n f._n alfonsus_n rodriguez_n of_o the_o society_n of_o jesus_n that_o be_v to_o say_v his_o second_o and_o three_o treatise_n of_o his_o first_o part_n of_o christian_a perfection_n the_o one_o teach_v we_o how_o by_o perform_v our_o ordinary_a action_n with_o due_a diligence_n we_o may_v become_v perfect_a in_o a_o short_a tyme._n the_o other_o how_o we_o ought_v to_o have_v our_o intention_n right_o and_o pure_a in_o all_o our_o action_n &_o how_o necessary_a and_o profitable_a this_o care_n be_v both_o treatise_n will_v sufficient_o commend_v themselves_o if_o they_o be_v read_v with_o attention_n and_o a_o earnest_a desire_n to_o profit_n in_o the_o way_n of_o virtue_n my_o mind_n be_v to_o have_v add_v hereunto_o the_o first_o treatise_n of_o the_o same_o author_n but_o because_o it_o be_v not_o yet_o ready_a i_o differre_fw-la it_o till_o a_o long_a day_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n i_o present_v this_o to_o thy_o use_n and_o benefit_n a_o table_n of_o the_o chapter_n contain_v in_o these_o two_o treatise_n of_o our_o ordinary_a action_n chap._n 1._o how_o all_o our_o spiritual_a profit_n and_o perfection_n consist_v in_o the_o well_o do_v of_o our_o work_n pag._n 1._o chap._n 2._o how_o it_o ought_v great_o to_o encourage_v we_o to_o the_o attain_n of_o perfection_n that_o god_n have_v constitute_v it_o in_o the_o performance_n of_o easy_a thing_n pag._n 10._o chap._n 3._o wherein_o the_o goodness_n &_o perfection_n of_o our_o work_n consist_v and_o some_o mean_n to_o perform_v they_o well_o pag._n 15._o chap._n 4._o of_o a_o other_o mean_n to_o do_v our_o action_n well_o which_o be_v so_o to_o perform_v they_o as_o if_o we_o have_v nothing_o else_o beside_o to_o do_v pag._n 25._o chap._n 5._o an_o other_o mean_n to_o do_v our_o action_n well_o which_o be_v so_o to_o perform_v each_o one_o as_o if_o it_o be_v the_o last_o thing_n we_o be_v to_o do_v pag._n 31._o chap._n 6._o of_o a_o other_o mean_n to_o do_v our_o action_n well_o which_o be_v to_o take_v care_n only_o for_o the_o present_a pag._n 44._o chap._n 7._o of_o another_o mean_n which_o be_v to_o accustom_v ourselves_o to_o do_v our_o action_n well_o pag._n 51._o chap._n 8._o of_o how_o great_a importance_n it_o be_v that_o religious_a man_n do_v not_o grow_v remiss_a &_o slack_a in_o the_o way_n of_o virtue_n pag._n 59_o chap._n 9_o how_o much_o it_o import_v novice_n to_o bestow_v the_o time_n of_o their_o noviciate_n well_o and_o to_o accustom_v themselves_o then_o to_o do_v their_o action_n well_o pag._n 66._o of_o the_o right_n and_o pure_a intention_n chap._n 1._o that_o we_o ought_v principal_o to_o shun_v all_o vain_a glory_n in_o our_o action_n pag._n 75._o chap._n 2._o wherein_o the_o hurt_n and_o mischief_n of_o vain_a glory_n do_v consist_v pag._n 81._o chap._n 3._o of_o the_o hurt_n &_o damage_n which_o vain_a glory_n bring_v a_o long_a with_o it_o pag._n 85._o chap._n 4._o that_o the_o tentation_n of_o vain_a glory_n do_v not_o only_o assault_v those_o who_o be_v new_a beginner_n but_o also_o such_o who_o make_v progress_n in_o virtue_n pag._n 93._o chap._n 5._o of_o the_o particular_a care_n which_o they_o ought_v to_o have_v of_o vain_a glory_n who_o be_v to_o employ_v themselves_o to_o assist_v and_o help_v their_o neighbour_n pag._n 99_o chap._n 6._o of_o certain_a other_o remedye_n against_o vain_a glory_n pag._n 105._o chap._n 7._o of_o the_o good_a end_n and_o intention_n which_o we_o ought_v to_o have_v in_o all_o our_o action_n pag._n 117._o chap._n 8._o how_o we_o may_v do_v our_o action_n with_o great_a rectitude_n and_o purity_n of_o intention_n pag._n 121._o chap._n 9_o how_o we_o be_v not_o so_o much_o to_o lay_v the_o fault_n of_o those_o distraction_n &_o spiritual_a hindrance_n which_o we_o find_v in_o ourselves_o sometime_o on_o our_o exterior_a occupation_n as_o on_o our_o not_o perform_v they_o as_o we_o ought_v pag._n 125._o chap._n 10._o how_o good_a and_o profitable_a it_o be_v to_o do_v our_o action_n in_o the_o foresay_a manner_n pag._n 131._o chap._n 11._o a_o more_o express_a declaration_n of_o the_o uprightnes_n and_o purity_n of_o intention_n with_o which_o we_o be_v to_o do_v our_o action_n pag._n 139._o chap._n 12._o of_o some_o sign_n by_o which_o we_o may_v know_v whether_o we_o do_v our_o action_n pure_o for_o the_o love_n of_o god_n or_o seek_v ourselves_o in_o they_o pag._n 150._o chap._n 13._o how_o we_o be_v to_o increase_v &_o go_v forward_o in_o uprightnes_n and_o purity_n of_o intention_n pag._n 158._o chap._n 14._o three_o degree_n of_o perfection_n by_o which_o we_o may_v ascend_v and_o arrive_v unto_o great_a purity_n of_o intention_n and_o to_o a_o high_a and_o perfect_a love_n of_o god_n pag._n 171._o a_o treatise_n of_o the_o perfection_n of_o our_o ordinary_a action_n how_o all_o our_o spiritual_a profit_n and_o perfection_n consist_v in_o the_o well_o do_v of_o our_o work_n chap._n 1._o juste_fw-la quod_fw-la iustum_fw-la est_fw-la persequeris_fw-la 16.10_o deuter._n 16.10_o say_v our_o lord_n unto_o his_o people_n do_v that_o well_o &_o just_o which_o be_v good_a and_o just_a our_o profit_n &_o perfection_n consist_v not_o in_o the_o simple_a do_v of_o the_o thing_n but_o in_o the_o well_o do_v they_o like_v as_o it_o be_v nothing_o to_o be_v a_o religious_a man_n but_o to_o be_v a_o good_a one_o indeed_o be_v that_o to_o which_o we_o must_v all_o aspire_v s._n hierome_n write_v to_o paulinus_n say_v non_fw-la hierosalymis_fw-la fuisse_fw-la sed_fw-la hierosolymis_fw-la bene_fw-la vixisse_fw-la laudandum_fw-la est_fw-la paulinus_n have_v a_o great_a opinion_n of_o s._n hierome_n because_o he_o reside_v in_o those_o holy_a place_n where_o our_o saviour_n have_v wrought_v the_o mystery_n of_o our_o redemption_n and_o s._n hierome_n that_o he_o may_v pay_v no_o esteemation_n to_o the_o place_n which_o be_v not_o due_a unto_o the_o person_n say_v not_o to_o live_v in_o jerusalem_n but_o to_o live_v well_o in_o jerusalem_n be_v worthy_a to_o be_v praise_v which_o apophthegma_n be_v ordinary_o bring_v to_o admonish_v religious_a that_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o for_o they_o to_o live_v only_o in_o religion_n see_v as_o it_o be_v not_o the_o habit_n which_o make_v a_o religious_a man_n so_o be_v it_o not_o the_o place_n but_o a_o good_a and_o holy_a life_n in_o such_o manner_n as_o the_o difficulty_n consist_v not_o in_o be_v religious_a but_o in_o be_v a_o 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