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A96346 The academy of true wisdom:, or, The school of vertue. Wherein, one is your master even Christ ... : A work lately compil'd, and brought to its ultimate perfection, / by J.W. Weldon, John.; White, J. 1694 (1694) Wing W1771C; ESTC R212924 222,487 449

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infinite_o more_o sweet_a unto_o their_o sense_n then_o that_o of_o musk_n and_o amber_n do_v thou_o not_o see_v how_o immense_a be_v that_o light_n and_o joy_n of_o the_o bless_a soul_n in_o heaven_n which_o transmits_n this_o so_o unspeakable_a a_o lustre_n and_o beauty_n unto_o their_o body_n and_o how_o can_v it_o be_v less_o be_v it_o proceed_v from_o my_o beatifical_a vision_n and_o that_o it_o be_v the_o very_a same_o joy_n which_o i_o have_v myself_o and_o which_o be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v i_o bless_v with_o a_o blessedness_n equal_a to_o myself_o it_o be_v therefore_o i_o say_v unto_o my_o belove_a servant_n 25.21_o euge_fw-la serve_v bone_n &_o sidelis_fw-la quia_fw-la super_fw-la fuisti_fw-la sidelis_fw-la super_fw-la pauca_fw-la multa_fw-la te_fw-la constituum_fw-la intra_fw-la in_o gandium_fw-la domini_fw-la tui_fw-la mat._n 25.21_o well_o do_v thou_o good_a and_o faithful_a servant_n thou_o have_v be_v faithful_a over_o a_o few_o thing_n i_o will_v make_v thou_o ruler_n over_o many_o thing_n enter_v thou_o into_o the_o joy_n of_o thy_o lord_n take_v notice_n o_o man_n that_o i_o do_v not_o simple_o say_v enter_v into_o joy_n but_o to_o show_v the_o greatness_n thereof_o i_o call_v it_o my_o own_o joy_n and_o that_o very_a joy_n whereby_o i_o myself_o become_v happy_a observe_v also_o that_o there_o be_v not_o a_o creature_n in_o this_o world_n which_o have_v not_o for_o his_o final_a end_n some_o manner_n of_o perfection_n and_o that_o those_o creature_n which_o be_v endue_v with_o reason_n and_o knowledge_n have_v in_o that_o perfection_n a_o particular_a joy_n and_o complacency_n which_o be_v great_a or_o lesser_a according_a as_o their_o end_n be_v more_o or_o less_o perfect_a now_o thou_o must_v of_o necessity_n acknowledge_v that_o my_o perfection_n infinite_o exceed_v that_o of_o all_o creature_n consequent_o the_o joy_n which_o be_v in_o myself_o for_o i_o have_v no_o end_n or_o perfection_n distinct_a from_o myself_o be_v infinite_o 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providence_n and_o protection_n which_o be_v so_o extraordinary_a great_a that_o it_o do_v not_o only_o preserve_v they_o from_o evil_a but_o change_v the_o very_a evil_n which_o they_o have_v careless_o commit_v into_o a_o subject_n of_o great_a good_a 8.28_o diligentibus_fw-la deum_fw-la omne_fw-la cooperantur_fw-la in_o bonum_fw-la rom._n 8.28_o because_o that_o by_o this_o little_a stumble_v they_o get_v they_o become_v more_o wary_a more_o humble_a and_o more_o thankful_a to_o i_o who_o have_v withdraw_v they_o from_o so_o great_a a_o danger_n and_o forgive_v they_o a_o offence_n against_o my_o infinite_a majesty_n this_o be_v a_o occasion_n of_o st._n paul_n saying_n 8.28_o diligentibus_fw-la deum_fw-la omne_fw-la cooperantur_fw-la in_o bonum_fw-la rom._n 8.28_o we_o know_v all_o thing_n work_v together_o for_o good_a to_o they_o that_o love_n god_n if_o this_o great_a favour_n be_v worthy_a of_o all_o man_n admiration_n how_o much_o more_o astonish_a will_v it_o be_v that_o i_o 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