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power_n who_o have_v create_v all_o thing_n of_o nothing_o by_o thy_o only_a word_n make_v they_o voluntary_o of_o thy_o own_o accord_n who_o have_v all_o creature_n in_o thy_o possession_n have_v no_o need_n of_o they_o &_o do_v rule_v and_o govern_v they_o without_o either_o trouble_n or_o labour_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o thing_n whatsoever_o either_o in_o thing_n above_o or_o thing_n beneathe_v that_o can_v disturb_v or_o alter_v the_o settle_a order_n of_o thy_o empire_n who_o be_v in_o all_o place_n without_o place_n and_o be_v every_o where_o present_a without_o situation_n or_o motion_n who_o be_v not_o the_o author_n of_o any_o evil_n neither_o art_n thou_o able_a to_o do_v evil_a who_o be_v able_a to_o do_v whatsoever_o thou_o will_v neither_o do_v it_o repent_v thou_o after_o thou_o have_v do_v it_o by_o who_o only_a goodness_n we_o be_v create_v by_o who_o justice_n we_o be_v chastise_v by_o who_o mercy_n we_o be_v redeem_v who_o omnipotent_a power_n do_v govern_v rule_n and_o replenish_v all_o thing_n which_o it_o have_v create_v nevertheless_o we_o do_v not_o say_v that_o thou_o do_v fill_v all_o thing_n as_o if_o they_o do_v contain_v thou_o see_v they_o be_v rather_o contain_v in_o thou_o neither_o do_v we_o say_v that_o thou_o do_v fill_v they_o all_o particular_o neither_o be_v it_o lawful_a to_o think_v that_o every_o creature_n according_a to_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o capacity_n do_v contain_v thou_o that_o be_v the_o great_a more_a and_o the_o least_o less_o since_o thou_o be_v in_o they_o all_o or_o they_o all_o in_o thou_o who_o omnipotency_n comprehend_v all_o thing_n whatsoever_o neither_o can_v any_o one_o find_v mean_n to_o escape_v thy_o power_n so_o that_o he_o with_o who_o thou_o be_v not_o appease_v will_v not_o be_v able_a to_o get_v away_o when_o thou_o be_v offend_v of_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o soul_n think_v of_o god_n chapt_n iii_o wherefore_o i_o invite_v thou_o o_o most_o merciful_a god_n to_o come_v into_o my_o soul_n which_o thou_o have_v make_v ready_a to_o receive_v thou_o by_o mean_n of_o those_o holy_a desire_n with_o which_o thou_o have_v inspire_v the_o same_o enter_v into_o it_o i_o beseech_v thou_o and_o make_v it_o fit_v for_o thou_o that_o thou_o may_v possess_v it_o which_o thou_o have_v create_v and_o redeem_v that_o as_o a_o seal_n i_o may_v always_o have_v thou_o fix_v upon_o my_o soul_n forsake_v i_o not_o o_o most_o merciful_a lord_n i_o beseech_v thou_o call_v upon_o thou_o for_o that_o thou_o have_v call_v i_o before_o i_o call_v upon_o thou_o and_o have_v seek_v i_o to_o the_o end_n that_o i_o thy_o poor_a servant_n shall_v seek_v thou_o by_o seek_v shall_v find_v thou_o and_o be_v find_v shall_v love_v thou_o i_o have_v seek_v thou_o o_o lord_n and_o have_v find_v thou_o and_o do_v desire_v to_o love_v thou_o increase_v my_o desire_n and_o grant_v i_o that_o which_o i_o do_v desire_n for_o that_o unless_o thou_o give_v i_o thyself_o i_o thy_o poor_a servant_n can_v be_v satisfy_v albeit_o thou_o shall_v give_v i_o whatsoever_o thou_o have_v create_v give_v i_o thyself_o therefore_o o_o my_o god_n give_v i_o thyself_o behold_v i_o love_v thou_o and_o if_o it_o be_v but_o a_o little_a i_o will_v love_v thou_o more_o very_o o_o lord_n i_o do_v love_n thou_o i_o do_v desire_n thou_o exceed_o i_o be_o much_o delight_v with_o the_o sweet_a remembrance_n of_o thou_o for_o during_o the_o time_n that_o my_o mind_n do_v sigh_n after_o thou_o while_o it_o meditate_v of_o thy_o unspeakable_a mercy_n the_o burden_n of_o my_o flesh_n be_v less_o burdensome_a unto_o i_o the_o hurly_n burly_n of_o my_o care_n and_o cogitation_n do_v then_o cease_v the_o weight_n of_o my_o mortality_n and_o manifold_a misery_n do_v not_o according_a to_o its_o wont_a manner_n dull_v i_o all_o thing_n be_v quiet_a and_o at_o peace_n my_o hart_n burn_v my_o mind_n reioâ—ceth_v my_o memory_n flourish_v my_o understanding_n shine_v yea_o my_o whole_a soul_n be_v as_o it_o be_v ravish_v with_o the_o love_n of_o thing_n that_o be_v heavenly_a be_v inflame_v with_o a_o desire_n of_o see_v thou_o let_v my_o soul_n therefore_o take_v as_o it_o be_v the_o wing_n of_o a_o eagle_n and_o fly_v and_o not_o fail_v let_v it_o fly_v until_o it_o come_v to_o the_o beauty_n of_o thy_o house_n and_o to_o the_o throne_n of_o thy_o glory_n that_o there_o in_o the_o place_n of_o thy_o pasture_n which_o be_v enuiron_v with_o pleasant_a river_n it_o may_v be_v feed_v with_o the_o food_n of_o thy_o internal_a consolation_n sit_v at_o the_o same_o table_n on_o which_o those_o heavenly_a citizens_n be_v wont_a to_o take_v their_o refection_n be_v thou_o o_o lord_n our_o joy_n and_o exultation_n who_o be_v our_o hope_n salvation_n and_o redemption_n be_v thou_o our_o mirth_n and_o gladness_n who_o be_v our_o future_a happiness_n let_v my_o soul_n always_o seek_v thou_o and_o grant_v that_o it_o may_v not_o faint_a in_o seek_v thou_o of_o the_o miserable_a estate_n of_o that_o soul_n that_o do_v neither_o love_n nor_o seek_v our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n chapt_n iv._o woo_v be_v to_o that_o unhappy_a soul_n which_o do_v neither_o seek_v nor_o love_n jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n for_o that_o it_o remain_v wither_v and_o wretched_a he_o that_o love_v not_o thou_o o_o god_n live_v but_o in_o vain_a he_o that_o desire_v to_o love_v o_o lord_n but_o not_o for_o thou_o be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o mere_a nothing_o and_o not_o worthy_a of_o any_o estimation_n he_o that_o live_v not_o to_o thou_o be_v already_o dead_a he_o that_o know_v not_o thou_o be_v a_o fool_n to_o thou_o therefore_o o_o most_o merciful_a lord_n i_o commend_v and_o commit_v myself_o from_o who_o i_o have_v receive_v my_o be_v life_n and_o wisdom_n in_o thou_o be_v my_o hope_n trust_v and_o confidence_n by_o who_o i_o hope_v to_o arise_v live_v and_o obtain_v everlasting_a rest_n and_o quietness_n i_o desire_v love_n and_o adore_v thou_o with_o who_o i_o shall_v remain_v reign_n and_o be_v happy_a during_o all_o eternity_n that_o soul_n doubtless_o love_v the_o world_n which_o do_v not_o seek_v and_o love_v thou_o it_o be_v a_o servant_n to_o sin_n a_o slave_n to_o all_o manner_n of_o iniquity_n be_v never_o at_o rest_n never_o in_o security_n grant_v o_o sweet_a saviour_n that_o my_o soul_n may_v always_o serve_v thou_o let_v my_o pilgrimage_n here_o upon_o earth_n continual_o sigh_v after_o thou_o let_v my_o heart_n be_v inflame_v with_o the_o love_n of_o thou_o let_v my_o soul_n o_o my_o god_n repose_v in_o thou_o let_v it_o contemplate_v thou_o in_o excess_n of_o mind_n let_v it_o with_o ioyfullnes_n singe_v and_o sound_v forth_o thy_o praise_n and_o let_v this_o be_v my_o
testimony_n against_o it_o as_o against_o the_o author_n of_o they_o all_o its_o sin_n and_o iniquity_n be_v lay_v as_o it_o be_v in_o heap_n before_o its_o eye_n and_o those_o which_o it_o be_v unwilling_a to_o see_v it_o be_v force_v to_o behold_v whither_o it_o will_v or_o no_o moreover_o on_o the_o one_o side_n of_o it_o it_o behold_v a_o terrible_a troop_n of_o dreadful_a devil_n on_o the_o other_o side_n a_o multitude_n of_o heavenly_a angel_n the_o soul_n that_o lie_v in_o the_o midst_n quick_o perceive_v to_o which_o of_o these_o company_n it_o appertain_v for_o if_o there_o be_v see_v in_o it_o the_o sign_n and_o token_n of_o goodness_n it_o be_v comfort_v by_o the_o comfortable_a speech_n of_o the_o angel_n and_o by_o the_o sweetness_n of_o their_o harmonious_a melody_n it_o be_v allure_v to_o come_v forth_o of_o the_o body_n contrariwise_o if_o the_o darkness_n of_o its_o desert_n and_o the_o dâ—_n formity_n of_o its_o filthine_n do_v adjudge_v it_o to_o the_o left_a hand_n it_o 〈◊〉_d forthwith_o strike_v with_o intolerable_a fear_n it_o be_v trouble_v through_o the_o force_n of_o the_o sudden_a violence_n that_o be_v use_v it_o be_v throw_v down_o beadlonge_o and_o assault_v and_o poor_a soul_n be_v forcible_o pluck_v out_o of_o the_o prison_n of_o the_o flesh_n that_o it_o may_v be_v dâ—_n own_fw-mi to_o eternal_a torment_n with_o unspeakable_a bitterness_n now_o after_o it_o be_v depart_v out_o of_o the_o body_n who_o be_v able_a to_o eâ—_n press_v how_o many_o arm_a troop_n of_o wicked_a spirit_n do_v lie_v in_o waiâ—e_a to_o entrap_v it_o how_o many_o band_n of_o frown_a fiend_n be_v ready_a with_o cruel_a torment_n to_o afflict_v it_o do_v beset_v the_o way_n to_o hinder_v its_o passage_n and_o to_o the_o end_n it_o may_v not_o be_v able_a to_o escape_v and_o pass_v through_o they_o whole_a legion_n of_o they_o be_v gather_v together_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o soldier_n do_v assault_v the_o same_o wherefore_o to_o consider_v these_o and_o such_o like_a thing_n by_o frequent_a meditation_n be_v a_o sovereign_a mean_a to_o contemn_v the_o entice_a allurement_n of_o sin_n to_o abandon_v the_o world_n and_o to_o subdue_v the_o unlawful_a motion_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o final_o do_v cause_n and_o conserve_v in_o we_o a_o continual_a desire_n of_o attain_v to_o perfection_n which_o god_n of_o his_o mercy_n grant_v us._n amen_o a_o table_n of_o the_o manuel_n of_o s._n augustin_n bishop_n of_o hipp_n of_o the_o wonderful_a essence_n of_o god_n chapt._n i._n of_o the_o unspâ—_n akeable_a knowledge_n of_o god_n chapt_n ii_o of_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o soul_n think_v on_o god_n chapt._n iii_o of_o the_o miserable_a estate_n of_o that_o soul_n that_o do_v neither_o love_n nor_o seek_v our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n chapt._n iu._n of_o the_o desiâ—e_n of_o the_o soul_n chapt._n v._n of_o the_o soul_n felicity_n be_v deliver_v out_o of_o the_o prison_n of_o this_o earthly_a body_n chapt._n vi_o of_o the_o joy_n of_o paradise_n chapt._n vii_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n chapt._n viii_o how_o god_n visit_v and_o comfort_v that_o soul_n which_o with_o sigh_n and_o tear_n lament_v his_o absence_n chapt_n ix_o of_o the_o sweetness_n of_o divine_a love_n chapt._n x._o of_o the_o preparation_n of_o our_o redemption_n chapt._n xi_o of_o the_o joy_n which_o the_o soul_n receive_v by_o receive_v christ_n chapt._n xii_o that_o the_o worde_n incarnate_a be_v the_o cause_n of_o our_o hope_n chapt._n xiii_o how_o the_o more_o we_o be_v addict_v to_o divine_a contemplation_n the_o great_a delight_n we_o take_v therein_o chapt._n fourteen_o how_o for_o christ_n sake_n we_o ought_v to_o wish_v for_o tribulation_n in_o this_o life_n chapt._n xv._n by_o what_o mean_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n may_v be_v purchase_v and_o get_v ch_n xvi_o what_o heaven_n be_v and_o what_o happiness_n be_v contain_v therein_o chapt_n xvii_o how_o man_n can_v make_v no_o other_o requital_n unto_o god_n for_o the_o benefit_n receive_v from_o he_o but_o only_o by_o love_v he_o chapt._n xviii_o how_o he_o require_v something_o in_o we_o like_a unto_o himself_o chapt._n xix_o of_o the_o greaâ—e_a confidence_n which_o the_o soul_n have_v that_o love_v god_n chapt_n xx._n what_o god_n have_v do_v for_o man_n chapt_n xxi_o of_o the_o remembrance_n of_o the_o wound_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n lesus_fw-la christ_n chapt._n xxii_o how_o the_o remembrance_n of_o christ_n wound_n be_v a_o approve_a remedy_n against_o all_o affliction_n chapt._n xxiii_o a_o devoute_a meditation_n of_o the_o soul_n stir_v we_o up_o to_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n chapt._n xxiv_o how_o nothing_o can_v satisfy_v the_o soul_n beside_o god_n the_o supreme_a good_a chapt_n xxv_o what_o the_o knowledge_n of_o verity_n be_v chapt._n xxvi_o what_o the_o send_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n do_v effect_n in_o us._n chapt_n xxvii_o after_o what_o manner_n he_o that_o love_v god_n carry_v himself_o chapt._n xxviii_o of_o true_a quietness_n of_o heart_n chapt._n xxix_o how_o every_o thing_n that_o hinder_v the_o soul_n from_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n aught_o to_o be_v avoid_v and_o detest_a chapt_n xxx_o how_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n have_v be_v lose_v by_o mean_n of_o our_o sin_n and_o misery_n have_v succeed_v in_o place_n of_o the_o same_o chapt._n xxxi_o of_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n chapt_n xxxii_o of_o the_o pleasant_a fruition_n of_o almighty_a god_n chapt._n xxxiii_o that_o the_o chief_a good_a be_v to_o be_v desire_v chapt_n xxxiv_o of_o the_o mutual_a charity_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n chapt._n xxxv_o of_o the_o full_a and_o perfect_a joy_n of_o life_n everlasting_a chapt._n xxxvi_o finis_fw-la