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after_o dinner_n and_o supper_n be_v not_o so_o fit_a for_o invention_n and_o study_n and_o other_o may_v observe_v that_o in_o the_o afternoon_n themselves_o be_v not_o so_o fit_a to_o hear_v or_o read_v or_o pray_v as_o in_o the_o morning_n when_o they_o be_v fast_v and_o consequent_o in_o most_o man_n especial_o in_o such_o as_o be_v still_o at_o a_o full_a table_n fast_v may_v serve_v for_o elevation_n and_o to_o carry_v the_o thought_n upward_o towards_o heaven_n 2._o fast_a may_v help_v to_o elevate_v the_o mind_n because_o by_o afflict_v the_o body_n it_o bring_v a_o man_n to_o the_o sense_n and_o feel_n of_o his_o want_n and_o the_o sense_n of_o his_o want_n will_v spur_v he_o forward_o to_o the_o mean_n that_o may_v relieve_v they_o and_o so_o it_o will_v make_v man_n more_o attentive_a to_o god_n word_n when_o he_o teach_v and_o admonish_v they_o and_o more_o attentive_a to_o their_o own_o word_n when_o they_o pray_v unto_o he_o and_o praise_v he_o and_o ever_o and_o anon_o to_o sigh_v towards_o heaven_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o other_o care_n to_o give_v some_o proof_n of_o this_o first_o elihu_n in_o the_o book_n of_o job_n speak_v of_o the_o affliction_n which_o god_n lay_v on_o his_o child_n if_o righteous_a man_n say_v he_o be_v bind_v in_o fetter_n and_o hold_v in_o cord_n of_o affliction_n then_o god_n show_v they_o their_o work_n and_o their_o transgression_n that_o they_o have_v exceed_v he_o open_v also_o their_o ear_n to_o discipline_n job_n 36.8_o 9_o 10._o and_o v._o 15._o he_o deliver_v the_o poor_a in_o his_o affliction_n and_o open_v their_o ear_n in_o oppression_n it_o be_v as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v in_o time_n of_o prosperity_n and_o peace_n man_n stop_v their_o ear_n against_o wholesome_a admonition_n and_o be_v heavy_a spirit_v as_o the_o prophet_n speak_v of_o jerusalem_n 12._o jerusalem_n zachar._n 7.7_o 11_o 12._o when_o it_o be_v inhabit_v and_o be_v in_o prosperity_n they_o refuse_v to_o hearken_v and_o pull_v away_o the_o shoulder_n and_o stop_v their_o ear_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o hear_v yea_o they_o make_v their_o heart_n as_o a_o adamant_n stone_n lest_o they_o shall_v hear_v the_o law_n but_o when_o the_o rod_n of_o god_n be_v upon_o they_o then_o by_o the_o smart_n which_o they_o feel_v god_n do_v unstop_v their_o ear_n and_o make_v they_o attend_v to_o every_o word_n that_o may_v concern_v they_o for_o their_o ease_n and_o so_o if_o we_o chasten_v ourselves_o with_o our_o own_o rod_n with_o fast_v and_o hard_a discipline_n by_o which_o we_o amerce_v ourselves_o for_o our_o sin_n the_o sense_n of_o this_o smart_n will_v open_v our_o ear_n to_o listen_v and_o enlarge_v our_o heart_n to_o attend_v to_o every_o word_n that_o may_v help_v to_o discharge_v we_o of_o this_o burden_n of_o sin_n let_v who_o will_v mark_v and_o observe_v it_o and_o he_o
repent_v that_o we_o have_v express_v so_o little_a repentance_n hitherto_o sure_o if_o we_o must_v try_v the_o tree_n by_o its_o fruit_n and_o judge_v of_o our_o repent_v by_o our_o fast_n we_o shall_v find_v but_o little_a store_n of_o this_o virtue_n in_o the_o world_n so_o that_o we_o may_v just_o complain_v 491._o d._n king_n on_o jonas_n lecture_n 36._o page_n 491._o as_o sometime_o a_o eloquent_a and_o learned_a preacher_n do_v where_o be_v the_o repentance_n of_o our_o time_n whither_o be_v it_o flee_v where_o have_v it_o hide_v herself_o etc._n etc._n it_o be_v not_o for_o the_o angel_n to_o repent_v because_o they_o sin_v not_o nor_o for_o the_o devil_n of_o hell_n for_o their_o judgement_n be_v seal_v it_o be_v only_o for_o the_o son_n of_o man_n and_o we_o only_o know_v it_o not_o the_o people_n of_o nineuch_n sin_v and_o will_v not_o eat_v sin_v and_o will_v not_o drink_v sin_v and_o will_v not_o be_v clothe_v nay_o sin_v and_o will_v not_o give_v leave_n to_o their_o beast_n to_o feed_v we_o sin_n and_o yet_o we_o eat_v nay_o we_o sin_n in_o eat_v etc._n etc._n we_o sin_n and_o yet_o we_o drink_v nay_o we_o sin_n in_o drink_v etc._n etc._n and_o we_o sin_n and_o clothe_v ourselves_o or_o rather_o we_o clothe_v ourselves_o and_o sin_n by_o clothing_n we_o etc._n etc._n but_o if_o any_o man_n notwithstanding_o all_o this_o can_v persuade_v himself_o that_o he_o may_v repent_v well_o enough_o within_o in_o his_o heart_n though_o he_o show_v it_o not_o without_o by_o deed_n of_o the_o body_n i_o will_v only_o reply_v upon_o he_o as_o saint_n james_n do_v in_o a_o like_a case_n show_v i_o thy_o faith_n by_o thy_o work_n say_v he_o and_o so_o say_v i_o show_v i_o thy_o repentance_n by_o thy_o work_n or_o if_o thou_o can_v not_o show_v it_o i_o be_o not_o bind_v to_o believe_v it_o and_o this_o shall_v suffice_v to_o show_v how_o fast_v do_v follow_v and_o flow_v from_o repentance_n 2._o second_o fast_v be_v necessary_a to_o repentance_n as_o a_o usher_n that_o go_v before_o it_o and_o make_v way_n for_o it_o i_o mean_v because_o it_o be_v a_o mean_n to_o beget_v and_o increase_v it_o and_o sure_o the_o less_o use_n we_o have_v make_v of_o it_o in_o the_o former_a respect_n as_o a_o fruit_n spring_v out_o of_o our_o repentance_n the_o more_o need_n we_o have_v of_o it_o in_o this_o latter_a that_o it_o may_v be_v a_o helper_n to_o forward_o our_o repentance_n and_o that_o it_o may_v do_v two_o way_n or_o for_o two_o cause_n 1._o because_o the_o outward_a act_n and_o behaviour_n of_o the_o body_n as_o they_o come_v first_o from_o the_o heart_n a._n heart_n orantes_n de_fw-fr mebris_fw-la svi_fw-la corporis_fw-la faciunt_fw-la quod_fw-la supplicantibus_fw-la congruit_fw-la quum_fw-la genua_fw-la figunt_fw-la quum_fw-la extendum_fw-la manus_fw-la etc._n etc._n aug._n come_v 4._o de_fw-la cura_fw-la pro_fw-la mort_fw-fr cap_n 5._o pag._n 257._o a._n so_o they_o reflect_v upon_o the_o heart_n again_o and_o there_o they_o do_v increase_v and_o confirm_v that_o affection_n from_o which_o they_o spring_v this_o saint_n augustine_n observe_v long_o ago_o in_o the_o outward_a gesture_n of_o prayer_n when_o a_o man_n pray_v say_v he_o and_o kneel_v he_o down_o upon_o his_o knee_n and_o spread_v his_o hand_n towards_o heaven_n be_v use_v that_o gesture_n of_o body_n which_o become_v a_o suppliant_a to_o use_v in_o his_o prayer_n and_o he_o add_v i_o know_v not_o how_o but_o so_o it_o be_v that_o these_o motion_n of_o the_o body_n as_o they_o have_v their_o first_o be_v from_o the_o affection_n of_o the_o soul_n so_o they_o do_v again_o stir_v up_o the_o affection_n that_o breed_v they_o ac_fw-la per_fw-la hoc_fw-la cordis_fw-la affectus_fw-la qui_fw-la ut_fw-la fierent_fw-la ista_fw-la praecessit_fw-la quia_fw-la facta_fw-la sunt_fw-la crescit_fw-la and_o hereby_o the_o affection_n of_o the_o heart_n that_o cause_v they_o be_v afterward_o increase_v by_o they_o for_o devotion_n in_o the_o heart_n do_v cast_v down_o the_o body_n on_o the_o earth_n and_o lift_v up_o the_o hand_n and_o eye_n towards_o heaven_n and_o this_o prostration_n of_o the_o body_n and_o elevation_n of_o the_o hand_n and_o eye_n do_v blow_v the_o coal_n of_o devotion_n and_o make_v they_o burn_v the_o more_o bright_o and_o so_o it_o be_v repentance_n in_o the_o heart_n that_o make_v man_n to_o exercise_v discipline_n upon_o the_o body_n but_o this_o outward_a discipline_n in_o fast_v and_o watch_v and_o hard_a lodging_n they_o confirm_v &_o increase_v the_o repentance_n from_o whence_o they_o come_v for_o if_o the_o mind_n shall_v relent_v and_o begin_v to_o forget_v what_o it_o be_v about_o as_o 345._o as_o quintilian_n instit_fw-la l._n 6._o c._n 1._o pag._n 345._o nihil_fw-la faciliùs_fw-la inarescit_fw-la quà m_fw-la lachrymae_fw-la sorrow_n for_o sin_n do_v soon_o begin_v to_o cease_v yet_o these_o visible_a sign_n will_v ever_o and_o anon_o be_v call_v it_o back_o again_o and_o bring_v to_o remembrance_n the_o former_a thought_n add_v hereto_o that_o every_o virtue_n or_o habit_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o more_o it_o exercise_v itself_o by_o outward_a deed_n the_o strong_a it_o grow_v for_o confirm_a habit_n be_v breed_v by_o often_o iterate_a action_n 2._o fast_a may_v breed_v or_o increase_v repentance_n because_o it_o be_v a_o penal_a chastisement_n which_o the_o penitent_a do_v inflict_v on_o himself_o and_o by_o which_o he_o do_v chasten_v and_o as_o it_o be_v amerce_v himself_o for_o his_o folly_n for_o the_o use_n of_o correction_n and_o punishment_n be_v this_o 213._o this_o hooker_n eccles_n polit._n l._n 5._o nu_fw-la 72._o pa._n 213._o that_o as_o all_o offence_n do_v use_v to_o seduce_v by_o please_v so_o all_o punishment_n endeavour_n by_o vex_v to_o reform_v transgression_n and_o for_o this_o cause_n it_o be_v that_o when_o god_n will_v reclaim_v man_n he_o lay_v his_o rod_n upon_o they_o and_o so_o bring_v they_o back_o by_o weep_a cross_n proof_n be_v many_o but_o take_v one_o instance_n for_o all_o when_o jonas_n be_v send_v to_o nineveh_n he_o turn_v his_o back_n and_o flee_v to_o tarshish_n a_o contrary_a way_n and_o so_o long_o as_o wind_v and_o tide_n serve_v he_o he_o go_v on_o with_o full_a sail_n but_o when_o god_n have_v send_v his_o messenger_n to_o apprehend_v he_o a_o tempestuous_a storm_n and_o a_o rage_a sea_n and_o by_o this_o mean_n have_v cast_v he_o into_o the_o deep_a and_o cloze_v he_o in_o a_o fish_n belly_n as_o in_o a_o prisonhouse_n then_o jonas_n relent_v and_o amend_v and_o pray_v for_o mercy_n and_o go_v the_o right_a way_n whither_o he_o be_v send_v upon_o which_o passage_n c._n passage_n ep._n 25._o pag._n 203._o c._n st._n hierom_n speak_v in_o god_n person_n give_v we_o this_o note_n fugerat_fw-la animosus_fw-la propheta_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o profundo_fw-la maris_fw-la meus_fw-la fuit_fw-la the_o stomachfull_a prophet_n like_o a_o fugiviue_v servant_n run_v away_o from_o i_o but_o in_o the_o bottom_n of_o the_o sea_n i_o catch_v he_o and_o he_o become_v a_o good_a servant_n ever_o after_o and_o as_o god_n by_o make_v man_n to_o smart_n do_v also_o make_v they_o to_o repent_v so_o if_o we_o by_o fast_v and_o other_o penal_a infliction_n do_v amerce_v and_o chasten_v ourselves_o for_o our_o sin_n this_o correction_n also_o may_v serve_v to_o reform_v us._n nay_o in_o some_o sense_n i_o may_v say_v that_o the_o chastisement_n which_o we_o inflict_v upon_o ourselves_o be_v most_o time_n more_o effectual_a than_o those_o which_o god_n do_v lay_v upon_o we_o partly_o because_o ourselves_o do_v know_v more_o distinct_o why_o and_o wherefore_o we_o suffer_v and_o especial_o because_o we_o be_v by_o our_o own_o thought_n aforehand_o prepare_v to_o receive_v the_o correction_n before_o we_o feel_v it_o which_o help_v in_o god_n correction_n be_v most_o time_n want_v unto_o us._n and_o from_o hence_o saint_n basil_n commend_v fast_v as_o be_v 321._o be_v de_fw-fr jeiun_n hom._n 1._o pa._n 321._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o medicine_n that_o take_v away_o the_o malady_n of_o sin_n which_o point_n he_o yet_o declare_v further_o by_o a_o most_o lively_a similitude_n ibid._n similitude_n quemadmodum_fw-la vermis_n qui_fw-la in_o puerorum_fw-la intestinis_fw-la germinant_fw-la pharmacis_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la acribus_fw-la et_fw-la amaris_fw-la excutiuntur_fw-la ita_fw-la peccatum_fw-la etc._n etc._n ibid._n as_o worm_n say_v he_o which_o be_v breed_v in_o child_n entrails_n be_v expel_v by_o wormwood_n and_o bitter_a medicine_n so_o if_o sin_n be_v engender_v in_o a_o man_n soul_n there_o be_v no_o speedy_a way_n to_o expel_v it_o then_o by_o let_v down_o this_o bitter_a potion_n of_o fast_v and_o humiliation_n and_o to_o like_o purpose_n saint_n ambrose_n 533._o ambrose_n dulcis_fw-la voluptas_fw-la videtur_fw-la amarum_fw-la ieiunium_fw-la hoc_fw-la umaio_fw-la illud_fw-la dulce_fw-la
daniel_n fast_o 10.12_o fast_o dan._n 10.12_o when_o thou_o do_v set_v thy_o heart_n to_o chasten_v thyself_o before_o thy_o god_n and_o david_n say_v of_o his_o own_o fast_n 35.13_o fast_n psal_n 35.13_o i_o humble_v or_o afflict_a my_o soul_n with_o fast_v and_o the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n 58.3_o jew_n be_v 58.3_o wherefore_o say_v they_o have_v we_o fast_v and_o thou_o see_v not_o wherefore_o have_v we_o afflict_v our_o soul_n and_o thou_o take_v no_o knowledge_n but_o most_o plain_a to_o this_o purpose_n be_v that_o of_o ezrah_n 8.21_o ezrah_n esr_n 8.21_o i_o proclaim_v a_o fast_a say_v he_o that_o we_o may_v afflict_v ourselves_o before_o our_o god_n where_o we_o may_v note_v that_o the_o afflict_v of_o ourselves_o be_v the_o very_a end_n of_o our_o fast_n thus_o in_o the_o language_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n fast_v do_v imply_v a_o kind_n of_o afflict_v and_o indeed_o if_o it_o be_v right_o use_v it_o may_v be_v say_v to_o afflict_v a_o man_n for_o three_o respect_n first_o because_o it_o do_v natural_o breed_v a_o kind_n of_o pain_n to_o the_o body_n for_o when_o nature_n want_v her_o ordinary_a nourishment_n she_o feed_v upon_o the_o body_n itself_o and_o suck_v and_o draw_v from_o it_o its_o natural_a moisture_n and_o consume_v the_o ivyce_n of_o it_o which_o action_n of_o nature_n upon_o itself_o if_o it_o be_v long_a and_o great_a do_v breed_v unsufferable_a pain_n which_o make_v man_n to_o eat_v their_o own_o flesh_n rather_o than_o endure_v it_o and_o if_o it_o be_v but_o moderate_a yet_o if_o it_o be_v continue_v above_o the_o ordinary_a and_o fit_a time_n of_o refresh_v it_o will_v more_o or_o less_o breed_v some_o sense_n of_o pain_n second_o fast_v may_v be_v say_v to_o afflict_v because_o it_o deprive_v a_o man_n of_o his_o usual_a and_o accustom_a refresh_v and_o comfort_n and_o that_o without_o any_o real_a and_o positive_a pain_n be_v a_o kind_n of_o affliction_n to_o nature_n for_o if_o a_o man_n that_o have_v be_v in_o place_n of_o authority_n and_o respect_n be_v only_o deprive_v of_o this_o honour_n and_o dignity_n that_o privation_n alone_o will_v be_v a_o corrasive_n to_o his_o soul_n and_o if_o a_o man_n that_o have_v be_v accustom_v to_o live_v at_o his_o liberty_n be_v command_v to_o keep_v his_o house_n though_o he_o lodge_v as_o soft_a and_o fare_v as_o well_o and_o be_v attend_v as_o careful_o as_o ever_o he_o be_v wont_a yet_o this_o restraint_n in_o his_o own_o house_n will_v be_v a_o punishment_n unto_o he_o because_o it_o be_v a_o abridge_n of_o his_o wont_a liberty_n and_o so_o abstinence_n from_o meat_n at_o the_o usual_a time_n be_v a_o affliction_n to_o nature_n because_o she_o miss_v her_o wont_a comfort_n and_o refresh_n three_o fast_v may_v further_o be_v say_v to_o afflict_v because_o it_o be_v a_o memorial_n that_o represent_v unto_o we_o the_o just_a cause_n of_o the_o great_a sorrow_n for_o as_o when_o a_o wife_n wear_v mourn_a weed_n for_o her_o husband_n death_n if_o any_o other_o 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not_o a_o set_n and_o stand_a meal_n but_o at_o dinner_n they_o may_v take_v their_o fill_n of_o the_o best_a fish_n and_o the_o strong_a wine_n and_o the_o dainty_a junket_n and_o what_o they_o will_v beside_o of_o root_n and_o white-meat_n or_o any_o such_o like_a and_o at_o night_n they_o may_v have_v a_o drink_n and_o eat_v something_o beside_o more_o or_o less_o according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o place_n and_o people_n and_o they_o may_v drink_v at_o any_o time_n of_o the_o day_n and_o any_o drink_n they_o listen_v yea_o and_o which_o be_v abominable_a to_o conceive_v if_o a_o man_n drink_v intemperate_o and_o be_v drink_v on_o their_o fast_a day_n yet_o if_o he_o observe_v the_o former_a rule_n 7._o rule_n contra_fw-la temperantiam_fw-la peccatum_fw-la erit_fw-la contra_fw-la ieiunium_fw-la non_fw-la item_n azor._n par_fw-fr 1._o l._n 7._o ca._n 10._o q._n 7._o he_o offend_v not_o against_o the_o law_n of_o their_o fast_a this_o be_v the_o scrictnes_n and_o hard_a 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who_o report_v this_o from_o the_o prince_n mouth_n be_v a_o adversary_n yet_o lindanus_n be_v their_o friend_n and_o he_o say_v no_o less_o of_o their_o loose_a fasting_n 89._o fasting_n jeiunia_fw-la nostra_fw-la quae_fw-la et_fw-la vini_fw-la copia_fw-la natant_fw-la abundantiaque_fw-la redundant_fw-la et_fw-la piscium_fw-la varietate_fw-la carnium_fw-la superant_fw-la delitias_fw-la adeoque_fw-la cum_fw-la deo_fw-la ludere_fw-la videntur_fw-la dum_fw-la pro_fw-la intercepto_fw-la qui_fw-la ex_fw-la ovis_fw-la oritur_fw-la calore_fw-la olei_fw-la flammas_fw-la vini_fw-la aestum_fw-la omnisque_fw-la aromatum_fw-la generis_fw-la ignes_fw-la helluoni_fw-la infarciunt_fw-la stomacho_fw-la veteribus_fw-la christianis_fw-la omnino_fw-la fuisse_fw-la non_fw-la modo_fw-la incognita_fw-la sed_fw-la et_fw-la intolerabilia_fw-la atque_fw-la adeò_fw-la abominanda_fw-la pijs_fw-la omnibus_fw-la vetera_fw-la cogitantibus_fw-la arbitramur_fw-la notius_fw-la quà m_fw-la ut_fw-la ea_fw-la de_fw-la re_fw-la ulla_fw-la sint_fw-la verba_fw-la profund_a enda_fw-la lindan_n panop_n lib._n 3._o cap._n 11_o pa._n 89._o that_o our_o fast_n say_v he_o which_o swim_v with_o store_n of_o wine_n and_o abound_v with_o superfluity_n and_o outstrip_v the_o delicate_n of_o flesh_n with_o variety_n of_o fish_n insomuch_o that_o they_o may_v seem_v to_o dally_v with_o god_n while_o for_o cut_v off_o the_o warmth_n that_o be_v cause_v by_o egg_n they_o cram_v into_o their_o gluttonous_a stomach_n the_o flame_n of_o oil_n the_o burn_a heat_n of_o wine_n and_o the_o fire_n of_o all_o kind_n of_o spice_n be_v not_o only_o unknown_a to_o the_o ancient_a christian_n but_o be_v intolerable_a and_o abominable_a be_v a_o thing_n more_o evident_a to_o they_o that_o consider_v the_o ancient_a custom_n then_o that_o we_o shall_v waste_v word_n about_o it_o and_o in_o the_o margin_n he_o add_v this_o note_n epicurea_fw-la note_n jetunium_n catholicorun_n passim_fw-la epicurea_fw-la the_o fast_n of_o catholic_n all_v abroad_o like_o the_o feed_n of_o epicure_n and_o this_o may_v serve_v to_o show_v what_o sore_a penance_n our_o popish_a people_n do_v undergo_v by_o their_o often_o fast_v but_o if_o a_o true_a fast_o be_v a_o afflict_v of_o the_o body_n as_o i_o have_v prove_v and_o themselves_o will_v not_o deny_v then_o though_o they_o have_v many_o fast_n in_o name_n yet_o they_o have_v few_o or_o none_o in_o deed_n let_v they_o then_o look_v homeward_o &_o reform_v these_o mock-fast_n of_o their_o own_o church_n and_o then_o let_v they_o complain_v of_o the_o rare_a fast_n in_o we_o 2._o concl._n they_o make_v but_o a_o frivolous_a excuse_n who_o to_o free_v themselves_o from_o fast_v allege_v that_o they_o find_v hurt_v by_o it_o mean_v that_o it_o be_v some_o pain_n to_o endure_v two_o or_o three_o hour_n hunger_n and_o some_o trouble_n to_o pass_v over_o the_o usual_a time_n of_o refection_n some_o pain_n and_o some_o trouble_n why_o that_o be_v the_o very_a cause_n why_o we_o shall_v fast_o that_o by_o chasten_v the_o body_n we_o may_v cherish_v the_o soul_n nor_o be_v it_o so_o great_a a_o matter_n now_o and_o then_o to_o endure_v such_o a_o pain_n for_o we_o read_v that_o esau_n be_v so_o long_o in_o hunt_v that_o he_o faint_v and_o be_v ready_a to_o die_v for_o hunger_n 32._o hunger_n gen._n 25.29_o 30_o 32._o as_o himself_o complain_v and_o we_o may_v see_v it_o now_o among_o man_n that_o if_o it_o be_v for_o pleasure_n to_o follow_v our_o sport_n or_o for_o profit_n to_o increase_v our_o wealth_n or_o for_o preferment_n to_o advance_v our_o estate_n there_o be_v no_o man_n but_o will_v find_v himself_o able_a enough_o to_o forbear_v a_o meal_n meat_n and_o if_o the_o save_n of_o our_o soul_n be_v as_o dear_a unto_o we_o as_o these_o worldly_a vanity_n we_o will_v not_o repine_v at_o so_o small_a a_o labour_n in_o so_o necessary_a a_o case_n 3._o concl._n they_o be_v poor_a faster_n who_o glut_v themselves_o aforehand_o that_o so_o they_o
may_v fast_o with_o full_a stomach_n saint_n basil_n meet_v with_o some_o such_o in_o his_o day_n who_o he_o warn_v and_o threaten_v for_o it_o prava_fw-la est_fw-la cogitatio_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o be_v a_o graceless_a thought_n say_v he_o to_o say_v with_o ourselves_o a._n ourselves_o hom._n 2._o de_fw-fr jeiun_n pag._n 336._o a._n now_o the_o fast_a day_n be_v bid_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d let_v we_o therefore_o now_o drown_v ourselves_o in_o swill_v &_o excess_n for_o will_v any_o man_n say_v he_o when_o he_o be_v to_o marry_v a_o chaste_a matron_n make_v a_o introduction_n to_o such_o a_o marriage_n by_o bring_v strumpet_n into_o his_o house_n and_o in_o the_o place_n of_o popish_a ignorance_n it_o be_v a_o most_o usual_a practice_n 70._o practice_n conamur_fw-la per_fw-la crapulam_fw-la &_o lasciviam_fw-la ulcisci_fw-la dieâ—â—etunij_fw-la quasique_fw-la de_fw-fr ieiunioa_fw-mi enturo_fw-la sumere_fw-la poeâ—as_fw-la â—â—lesa_fw-es de_fw-fr quaâ—â—â—_n cap._n 12._o 〈◊〉_d 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