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to_o make_v i_o partaker_n of_o thyself_o and_o of_o the_o inestimable_a treasure_n and_o merit_n of_o thy_o passion_n o_o my_o god_n o_o my_o saviour_n wherewith_o shall_v i_o repay_v this_o thy_o new_a mercy_n whoe_fw-mi be_v thou_o o_o lord_n &_o who_n be_v we_o that_o thou_o be_v the_o king_n of_o majesty_n will_v come_v down_o to_o these_o our_o house_n of_o clay_n heaven_n be_v thy_o seat_n and_o the_o earth_n thy_o footstool_n and_o the_o glory_n of_o thy_o majesty_n do_v fill_v all_o this_o how_o then_o will_v thou_o repose_v thyself_o in_o so_o vile_a cottage_n may_v a_o man_n think_v say_v solomon_n that_o god_n will_v dwell_v in_o earth_n with_o man_n if_o the_o heaven_n 8._o 3._o regu_n 8._o and_o heaven_n of_o heaven_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o give_v the_o place_n how_o much_o les_fw-fr shall_v this_o so_o straight_a room_n suffice_v for_o thou_o o_o how_o marvellous_a a_o thing_n be_v it_o that_o he_o which_o sit_v above_o the_o cherubin_n and_o from_o thence_o 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no_o perfection_n in_o any_o creature_n which_o a_o man_n have_v not_o in_o he_o in_o his_o manner_n whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o to_o give_v we_o this_o thing_n alone_o be_v to_o give_v we_o at_o once_o all_o thing_n together_o as_o concern_v the_o benefit_n of_o conservation_n consider_v how_o all_o thy_o whole_a be_v depend_v of_o god_n providence_n how_o thou_o can_v not_o live_v one_o moment_n nor_o make_v so_o much_o as_o one_o step_n be_v it_o not_o by_o mean_n of_o he_o how_o he_o have_v create_v all_o thing_n in_o this_o world_n for_o thy_o use_n and_o service_n the_o sea_n the_o earth_n the_o bird_n the_o fish_n the_o live_a beast_n the_o plant_n and_o final_o the_o angel_n of_o heaven_n consider_v moreover_o the_o health_n which_o he_o give_v thou_o the_o strength_n life_n sustenance_n with_o all_o other_o temporal_a help_n and_o succour_n and_o above_o all_o this_o weigh_v well_o the_o misery_n and_o calamity_n into_o which_o thou_o seee_v other_o man_n fall_v every_o day_n and_o thou_o thyself_o may_v also_o have_v fall_v into_o the_o same_o if_o god_n of_o his_o great_a mercy_n have_v not_o preserve_v thou_o touch_v the_o benefit_n of_o redemption_n thou_o may_v consider_v therein_o two_o thing_n first_o how_o many_o &_o great_a the_o benefit_n have_v be_v which_o owr_n saviour_n have_v give_v we_o by_o mean_n of_o the_o benefit_n of_o redemption_n and_o secondlie_o how_o many_o and_o how_o great_a the_o misery_n be_v whith_fw-mi he_o suffer_v in_o his_o most_o holy_a body_n and_o soul_n to_o purchase_v we_o these_o benefit_n but_o to_o the_o end_n thou_o understand_v better_o and_o feel_v in_o thyself_o how_o much_o thou_o ow_a unto_o this_o thy_o lord_n for_o that_o which_o he_o have_v endure_v for_o thy_o sake_n thou_o may_v consider_v these_o fower_n principal_a circumstance_n in_o the_o mystery_n of_o his_o sacred_a passion_n to_o wit_n who_n be_v he_o that_o suffer_v what_o he_o suffer_v of_o who_o and_o to_o what_o end_n he_o suffer_v whoe_n be_v he_o then_o that_o suffer_v god_n what_o suffer_v he_o the_o great_a torment_n and_o dishonour_n that_o ever_o be_v suffer_v of_o who_o do_v he_o suffer_v of_o hellish_a and_o abominable_a creature_n who_o in_o their_o work_n be_v like_o even_o to_o the_o devil_n themselves_o to_o what_o end_n do_v he_o suffer_v not_o for_o any_o commodity_n of_o himself_o or_o any_o merit_n of_o our_o part_n but_o only_o for_o the_o bowel_n of_o his_o infinite_a charity_n and_o mercy_n as_o concern_v the_o benefit_n of_o vocation_n consider_v first_o of_o all_o what_o a_o great_a mercy_n it_o be_v of_o god_n to_o make_v thou_o a_o christian_n and_o to_o call_v thou_o to_o the_o catholic_a faith_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o holy_a baptism_n and_o to_o make_v thou_o also_o partaker_n of_o the_o other_o sacrament_n and_o if_o after_o this_o call_n when_o thou_o have_v by_o deadly_a sin_n lose_v thy_o innocence_n our_o lord_n have_v raise_v thou_o up_o from_o sin_n and_o receive_v thou_o again_o into_o his_o grace_n and_o set_v thou_o in_o the_o state_n of_o salvation_n how_o can_v thou_o be_v able_a topraise_v he_o for_o this_o so_o singular_a a_o benefit_n what_o a_o great_a mercy_n be_v it_o to_o expect_v thou_o so_o long_a time_n to_o suffer_v thou_o to_o commit_v so_o many_o sin_n and_o to_o send_v thou_o so_o many_o godly_a inspiration_n and_o not_o to_o shorten_v the_o day_n of_o thy_o life_n as_o he_o have_v do_v to_o diverse_a other_o that_o be_v in_o the_o same_o state_n and_o last_o of_o all_o to_o call_v thou_o with_o so_o mighty_a a_o vocation_n that_o thou_o may_v rise_v up_o again_o from_o death_n to_o life_n and_o open_v thy_o eye_n to_o the_o eternal_a light_n what_o mercy_n be_v it_o also_o after_o thou_o be_v convert_v to_o give_v the_o grace_n not_o to_o return_v unto_o deadly_a sin_n again_o but_o to_o vanquish_v thy_o enemy_n and_o to_o persevere_v in_o good_a life_n these_o be_v the_o public_a and_o know_v benefit_n but_o there_o be_v other_o secret_a 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we_o may_v be_v thankful_a for_o it_o the_o magnificencie_n of_o the_o goodness_n and_o charity_n of_o almighty_a god_n which_o be_v here_o discover_v that_o we_o may_v hearty_o love_v the_o same_o the_o conveniency_n of_o this_o mystery_n that_o we_o may_v admire_v it_o and_o the_o multitude_n of_o the_o virtue_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n which_o do_v shine_n here_o so_o bright_o that_o we_o may_v be_v provoke_v thereby_o to_o imitate_v they_o now_o according_a to_o this_o when_o we_o go_v to_o meditate_v the_o passion_n we_o must_v endeavour_n to_o incline_v our_o hart_n some_o time_n to_o have_v compassion_n of_o the_o pain_n of_o our_o saviour_n christ_n for_o that_o they_o be_v the_o great_a that_o ever_o be_v suffer_v in_o this_o world_n as_o well_o for_o the_o tenderness_n of_o his_o complexion_n as_o for_o the_o greatness_n of_o his_o charity_n and_o also_o for_o that_o he_o suffer_v without_o any_o manner_n of_o consolation_n as_o in_o a_o other_o place_n be_v declare_v 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&_o sanctification_n of_o man_n he_o than_o that_o ernestlie_o and_o with_o all_o his_o hart_n desire_v to_o take_v in_o hand_n this_o so_o great_a a_o enterprise_n in_o comparison_n of_o which_o all_o that_o be_v under_o heaven_n be_v to_o be_v esteem_v as_o nothing_o the_o sum_n of_o all_o that_o he_o ought_v to_o do_v consist_v in_o one_o only_o thing_n to_o wit_n that_o a_o man_n have_v in_o his_o mind_n a_o most_o steadfast_a and_o determinate_a purpose_n never_o to_o commit_v any_o mortal_a sin_n for_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o world_n be_v it_o good_n be_v it_o honour_n be_v it_o life_n or_o any_o like_a thing_n whatsoever_o in_o such_o sort_n that_o even_o as_o a_o faithful_a wife_n
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