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that_o death_n be_v a_o unavoidable_a necessity_n and_o that_o after_o death_n he_o shall_v possess_v nothing_o but_o stench_n corruption_n and_o horror_n as_o to_o his_o body_n but_o as_o for_o his_o soul_n she_o be_v to_o be_v present_v before_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n to_o receive_v there_o the_o decree_n of_o her_o eternal_a happiness_n or_o misery_n and_o this_o judgement_n shall_v be_v terrible_a
serve_v god_n for_o himself_o &_o by_o love._n ib._n max._n 11._o that_o we_o must_v have_v a_o rule_n of_o our_o action_n and_o that_o this_o rule_n ought_v to_o be_v the_o law_n of_o god_n the_o example_n and_o doctrine_n of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o not_o the_o world_n nor_o the_o example_n of_o other_o nor_o custom_n pag._n 521._o max._n 12._o that_o the_o world_n be_v deceive_v in_o all_o its_o judgement_n and_o maxim_n pag._n 522._o max._n 13._o that_o to_o be_v unite_v only_o to_o god_n we_o must_v contemn_v earthly_a thing_n pag._n 523._o chap._n 16._o of_o perseverance_n pag._n 524._o the_o table_n of_o the_o treatise_n of_o meditation_n or_o mental_a prayer_n article_n 1._o what_o be_v it_o to_o meditate_v pag._n 533._o artic._n 2._o that_o without_o meditate_v it_o be_v hard_o to_o effect_v our_o salvation_n pag._n 534._o artic._n 3._o that_o meditation_n be_v not_o a_o invention_n of_o man_n but_o of_o god._n pag._n 535._o artic._n 4._o that_o meditation_n be_v not_o so_o difficult_a as_o many_o conceive_v it_o pag._n 537._o artic._n 5._o that_o meditation_n may_v be_v render_v facile_a pag._n 538._o artic._n 6._o that_o young_a person_n may_v meditate_v and_o that_o they_o have_v need_n of_o it_o pag._n 539._o artic._n 7._o a_o confirmation_n of_o the_o two_o former_a truth_n out_o of_o the_o sacred_a scripture_n pag._n 541._o artic._n 8._o of_o the_o great_a benefit_n of_o meditation_n pag._n 544._o artic._n 9_o the_o method_n of_o meditation_n pag._n 547._o artic._n 10._o the_o subject_a on_o which_o we_o must_v meditate_v pag._n 553._o artic._n 11._o another_o easy_a and_o profitable_a subject_n of_o meditation_n pag._n 557._o artic._n 12._o the_o practice_n of_o meditation_n pag._n 561._o artic._n 13._o some_o advice_n concern_v meditation_n pag._n 566._o advice_n 1._o ibid._n advice_n 2._o pag._n 567._o advice_n 3._o pag._n 571._o advice_n 4._o pag._n 573._o conclusion_n pag._n 574._o the_o instruction_n of_o youth_n in_o christian_a piety_n 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foolish_o you_o have_v not_o keep_v the_o commandment_n of_o the_o lord_n your_o god_n which_o he_o have_v command_v you_o for_o the_o lord_n have_v late_o establish_v your_o kingdom_n upon_o israel_n for_o ever_o but_o now_o your_o kingdom_n shall_v not_o continue_v the_o second_o occasion_n be_v when_o have_v overcome_v the_o amalecite_v he_o spare_v the_o life_n of_o their_o king_n and_o preserve_v their_o flock_n and_o all_o their_o riches_n against_o the_o command_n god_n have_v give_v he_o not_o to_o spare_v any_o thing_n but_o to_o consume_v all_o with_o fire_n and_o sword._n samuel_n come_v and_o reproach_n he_o for_o his_o disobedience_n and_o declare_v unto_o he_o on_o the_o part_n of_o god_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o king_n of_o israel_n 15._o israel_n pro_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la abjecisti_fw-la sermonem_fw-la domini_fw-la abjecit_fw-la te_fw-la dominus_fw-la ne_fw-la sis_fw-la rex_fw-la 1_o r._n 15._o because_o say_v he_o you_o have_v reject_v the_o word_n of_o god_n he_o have_v also_o reject_v you_o so_o that_o you_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o king._n learn_v from_o these_o example_n theorime_n that_o god_n sometime_o design_n man_n to_o employment_n which_o their_o sin_n hinder_v they_o from_o obtain_v advice_n a_o important_a advice_n or_o continue_v a_o long_a time_n in_o they_o after_o they_o have_v get_v they_o and_o be_v assure_v that_o if_o you_o live_v wicked_o in_o your_o youth_n you_o have_v great_a reason_n to_o fear_v that_o god_n will_v reject_v you_o from_o that_o condition_n to_o which_o he_o have_v design_v you_o and_o that_o you_o shall_v never_o achieve_v any_o thing_n considerable_a god_n refuse_v you_o the_o honour_n to_o be_v serve_v by_o you_o when_o you_o shall_v be_v at_o a_o fit_a age_n as_o you_o have_v neglect_v to_o serve_v he_o in_o your_o youth_n article_n iu._n the_o four_o evil_a spring_v from_o the_o sin_n of_o youth_n the_o excess_n of_o vice_n among_o men._n this_o evil_n will_v seem_v to_o you_o at_o 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follow_v the_o priest_n in_o all_o he_o shall_v say_v or_o do_v in_o every_o part_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n that_o be_v in_o beg_v pardon_n of_o god_n with_o he_o during_o the_o introit_n and_o kyrie_fw-la eleison_fw-la make_v humble_a suit_n to_o he_o during_o the_o prayer_n harken_v attentive_o to_o the_o epistle_n and_o gospel_n represent_v unto_o yourself_o jesus_n christ_n who_o speak_v unto_o you_o endeavour_v to_o keep_v in_o your_o memory_n what_o instruction_n you_o receive_v from_o his_o holy_a word_n at_o credo_fw-la make_v profession_n of_o faith_n with_o the_o priest_n at_o the_o offertory_n offer_v with_o he_o at_o the_o preface_n when_o he_o say_v sursum_fw-la corda_fw-la raise_v your_o heart_n to_o god_n to_o keep_v you_o more_o attentive_a and_o dispose_v yourself_o to_o adore_v our_o saviour_n at_o the_o consecration_n and_o perform_v the_o four_o thing_n we_o have_v speak_v of_o chap._n fourteen_o of_o labour_n and_o employment_n of_o time._n it_o be_v not_o 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labour_n of_o the_o condition_n wherein_o god_n have_v put_v you_o look_v not_o upon_o it_o as_o a_o thing_n troublesome_a painful_a or_o tedious_a but_o as_o a_o exercise_n bestow_v on_o you_o by_o god_n to_o employ_v yourself_o therein_o faithful_o and_o as_o a_o necessary_a mean_n of_o your_o salvation_n to_o avoid_v idleness_n which_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o all_o vice_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o ruin_n of_o young_a people_n offer_v it_o to_o god_n every_o morning_n and_o when_o you_o begin_v beseech_v he_o he_o will_v give_v a_o blessing_n to_o it_o and_o that_o it_o may_v succeed_v to_o his_o glory_n and_o your_o salvation_n now_o if_o this_o advice_n be_v necessary_a in_o all_o the_o condition_n wherein_o the_o life_n of_o different_a man_n be_v spend_v it_o be_v most_o of_o all_o necessary_a in_o the_o profession_n of_o student_n if_o you_o be_v call_v thereto_o you_o ought_v to_o employ_v yourself_o therein_o more_o faithful_o than_o in_o any_o other_o condition_n not_o 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prov._n 17.16_o the_o ignorant_a shall_v be_v vuknown_a and_o he_o who_o refuse_v to_o learn_v shall_v fall_v into_o many_o misfortune_n chap._n xv._o of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o one_o self_n very_o necessary_a for_o young_a people_n among_o all_o the_o mean_n which_o conduce_v to_o virtue_n means_n thirteen_o means_n the_o knowledge_n of_o one_o self_n be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o important_a and_o it_o be_v so_o necessary_a that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o attain_v to_o virtue_n without_o it_o for_o this_o reason_n it_o have_v always_o be_v so_o much_o recommend_v by_o author_n who_o have_v write_v of_o a_o christian_a life_n and_o the_o pagan_n themselves_o have_v always_o have_v it_o in_o much_o esteem_n have_v receive_v as_o a_o instruction_n come_v from_o heaven_n these_o two_o word_n which_o be_v write_v upon_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o temple_n of_o apollo_n at_o delphos_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d know_v thyself_o by_o this_o knowledge_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v a_o 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si_fw-mi praebes_fw-la animae_fw-la tuus_fw-la concupisccentias_fw-la ejus_fw-la faciet_fw-la te_fw-la in_o gaudium_fw-la inimicis_fw-la tuis_fw-la eccl._n 18._o run_v not_o say_v he_o after_o your_o concupiscence_n and_o divert_v yourself_o from_o your_o affection_n this_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v when_o it_o be_v evil_a if_o you_o give_v to_o your_o soul_n all_o she_o desire_v she_o will_v make_v you_o yield_v unto_o your_o enemy_n who_o will_v rejoice_v at_o your_o destruction_n so_o that_o according_a to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o wiseman_n we_o must_v know_v in_o our_o youth_n the_o inclination_n of_o our_o soul_n that_o we_o may_v repress_v they_o when_o they_o be_v wicked_a it_o be_v the_o first_o knowledge_n we_o must_v learn_v and_o to_o which_o we_o must_v in_o good_a time_n apply_v our_o study_n that_o we_o may_v practice_v it_o all_o our_o life_n it_o be_v the_o science_n of_o science_n without_o which_o all_o other_o be_v of_o no_o advantage_n for_o what_o do_v it_o 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you_o will_v receive_v wonderful_a succour_n demand_v of_o he_o by_o the_o care_n he_o have_v of_o the_o divine_a infancy_n of_o jesus_n christ_n that_o he_o will_v preserve_v your_o youth_n in_o the_o danger_n of_o your_o salvation_n and_o that_o he_o will_v aid_v you_o to_o conserve_v in_o your_o soul_n that_o divine_a saviour_n as_o he_o be_v employ_v once_o to_o guard_v he_o when_o he_o be_v in_o the_o world._n chap._n xx._n of_o devotion_n to_o the_o angel-guardian_n and_o to_o the_o saint_n of_o one_o name_n god_n affect_v we_o so_o tender_o angel-guardian_n seventeen_o means_n devotion_n to_o the_o angel-guardian_n that_o he_o give_v to_o every_o one_o of_o we_o a_o angel_n for_o our_o guardian_n employ_v by_o a_o incomparable_a goodness_n his_o most_o perfect_a creature_n in_o our_o service_n and_o those_o celestial_a spirit_n which_o be_v create_v incessant_o to_o contemplate_v he_o and_o continual_o to_o serve_v he_o in_o heaven_n to_o attend_v also_o upon_o we_o o_o 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not_o be_v employ_v for_o our_o salvation_n he_o send_v his_o angel_n to_o contribute_v thereto_o their_o service_n he_o appoint_v they_o for_o our_o guardian_n he_o command_v they_o to_o be_v our_o master_n and_o conductor_n bear_v a_o particular_a honour_n and_o love_n to_o he_o who_o god_n have_v give_v you_o he_o be_v always_o near_o to_o conduct_v and_o guard_v you_o he_o inspire_v you_o with_o good_a thought_n he_o assist_v you_o in_o important_a affair_n he_o fortify_v you_o in_o temptation_n he_o divert_v many_o misfortune_n from_o you_o which_o otherwise_o will_v befall_v you_o whether_o temporal_o or_o spiritual_o and_o he_o continue_v these_o good_a office_n by_o how_o much_o more_o you_o have_v recourse_n to_o he_o what_o be_v it_o that_o you_o owe_v not_o to_o such_o a_o conductor_n to_o such_o a_o defender_n ibid._n defender_n angelis_n suis_fw-la mandavit_fw-la de_fw-fr te_fw-la quantum_fw-la debet_fw-la hoc_fw-la verbum_fw-la infer_v reverentiam_fw-la afferre_fw-la devotionem_fw-la confer_v fiduciam_fw-la reverentiam_fw-la pro_fw-la presentia_fw-la devotionem_fw-la pro_fw-la benevolentia_fw-la fiduciam_fw-la pro_fw-la custodia_fw-la ibid._n s._n bernard_n say_v that_o the_o guard_n of_o our_o good_a angel_n ought_v to_o inspire_v we_o with_o three_o thing_n respect_n love_n and_o confidence_n respect_n for_o his_o presence_n love_n or_o devotion_n for_o the_o goodwill_n he_o have_v for_o we_o and_o confidence_n for_o the_o care_n he_o have_v of_o our_o protection_n and_o preservation_n 1._o ibid._n 1._o in_o quovis_fw-la diversorio_n in_fw-la quovis_fw-la angulo_fw-la angelo_n tuo_fw-la reverentiam_fw-la habe_fw-la tu_fw-la ne_fw-la aude_fw-la illo_fw-la praesente_fw-la quod_fw-la vidente_fw-la i_o non_fw-la auderes_fw-la ibid._n show_v then_o theotime_o a_o great_a respect_n to_o your_o angel_n and_o when_o you_o shall_v be_v tempt_v to_o any_o wicked_a action_n call_v to_o mind_v his_o prefence_n and_o be_v ashamed_a to_o do_v that_o before_o he_o which_o you_o will_v not_o dare_v to_o commit_v before_o a_o virtuous_a person_n 2._o love_v he_o tender_o and_o recommend_v yourself_o to_o he_o daily_o beseech_v he_o that_o he_o will_v direct_v your_o action_n and_o protect_v you_o from_o the_o misfortune_n of_o this_o life_n and_o above_o all_o from_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o great_a misery_n 3._o remember_v to_o have_v recourse_n to_o he_o in_o all_o your_o necessity_n and_o principal_o in_o two_o occasion_n among_o other_o the_o first_o be_v when_o you_o deliberate_v or_o undertake_v any_o important_a affair_n wherein_o you_o have_v need_n of_o counsel_n and_o assistance_n demand_v of_o your_o good_a angel_n to_o conduct_v you_o in_o that_o affair_n so_o that_o you_o undertake_v it_o not_o except_o it_o be_v according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n for_o his_o service_n and_o your_o salvation_n and_o that_o he_o will_v assist_v you_o happy_o to_o finish_v it_o ibid._n it_o quid_fw-la sub_fw-la tantis_fw-la custodibus_fw-la timeamus_fw-la nec_fw-la superari_fw-la nec_fw-la seduci_fw-la minus_fw-la autem_fw-la seducere_fw-la possunt_fw-la qui_fw-la custodiunt_fw-la nos_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la viis_fw-la nostris_fw-la fideles_fw-la sunt_fw-la prudentes_fw-la sunt_fw-la potentes_fw-la sunt_fw-la quid_fw-la trepidamus_fw-la tantum_fw-la sequamur_fw-la eos_fw-la adhaereamus_fw-la eye_n ibid._n this_o mean_n be_v very_o efficacious_a to_o make_v your_o business_n to_o succeed_v well_o it_o be_v impossible_a they_o shall_v not_o prosper_v under_o so_o good_a a_o guide_n who_o be_v most_o faithful_a wise_a and_o powerful_a the_o second_o be_v when_o you_o be_v assault_v with_o any_o temptation_n and_o be_v in_o danger_n of_o offend_v god._n ibid._n god._n quoties_fw-la gravissima_fw-la cernitur_fw-la urgere_fw-la tentatio_fw-la &_o tribulatio_fw-la vehemens_fw-la imminere_fw-la invoca_fw-la custodem_fw-la tuum_fw-la doctorem_fw-la tuum_fw-la adjutorem_fw-la tuum_fw-la in_o opportunitatibus_fw-la in_fw-la 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your_o patron_n the_o name_n of_o saint_n be_v give_v we_o at_o baptism_n that_o they_o may_v be_v our_o protector_n and_o intercessor_n to_o god_n sanct._n debent_fw-la enim_fw-la aliquid_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la de_fw-la suis_fw-la recognoscere_fw-la virtutibus_fw-la ut_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la dignentur_fw-la domino_fw-la supplicare_fw-la s._n aug._n ser._n 39_o de_fw-fr sanct._n and_o that_o by_o their_o prayer_n and_o the_o example_n of_o their_o virtue_n we_o may_v acquit_v ourselves_o worthy_o of_o the_o obligation_n of_o a_o christian_a life_n whereof_o we_o make_v profession_n in_o baptism_n honour_n and_o love_v he_o who_o name_n you_o bear_v recommend_v yourself_o daily_o to_o he_o and_o that_o you_o may_v certain_o obtain_v his_o assistance_n remember_v to_o imitate_v his_o virtue_n chap._n xxi_o of_o keep_v of_o feast_n and_o particular_o of_o sunday_n the_o celebration_n of_o feast_n be_v also_o a_o mean_n which_o marvellous_o avail_v towards_o the_o gain_n of_o virtue_n when_o it_o be_v well_o observe_v according_a to_o the_o intention_n of_o god_n and_o the_o church_n feast_n the_o prime_a institution_n of_o feast_n these_o be_v the_o day_n which_o be_v give_v to_o man_n to_o attend_v to_o the_o service_n of_o god_n and_o the_o sanctification_n of_o their_o soul_n which_o be_v well_o employ_v cause_v they_o to_o make_v a_o great_a progress_n in_o the_o way_n of_o salvation_n their_o institution_n be_v as_o ancient_a as_o the_o world_n at_o the_o beginning_n whereof_o the_o scripture_n say_v that_o god_n have_v create_v all_o thing_n in_o six_o day_n give_v his_o blessing_n to_o the_o 23._o the_o et_fw-la benedixit_fw-la diei_fw-la septimo_fw-la &_o sanctificavit_fw-la illum_fw-la quia_fw-la in_o ipso_fw-la cessaverat_fw-la ab_fw-la omni_fw-la opere_fw-la svo_fw-la gen._n 2._o memento_n ut_fw-la diem_fw-la sabbati_fw-la sanctifices_fw-la levit._fw-la 23._o seven_o and_o sanctify_v it_o in_o memory_n of_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o his_o work_n he_o 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remedy_n be_v to_o resist_v it_o betimes_o and_o in_o its_o first_o assault_n before_o it_o have_v get_v possession_n and_o render_v itself_o master_n of_o your_o heart_n this_o remedy_n the_o necessity_n of_o this_o remedy_n theotime_o be_v the_o great_a remedy_n against_o this_o sin_n and_o principal_o in_o youth_n wherein_o it_o be_v so_o necessary_a that_o for_o want_v of_o practise_v it_o the_o great_a part_n of_o young_a man_n be_v misfortunate_o engage_v in_o this_o vice_n and_o oftentimes_o so_o deep_o that_o they_o be_v never_o able_a to_o free_v themselves_o or_o with_o very_o great_a trouble_n it_o be_v the_o chief_a maxim_n for_o all_o distemper_n whether_o of_o body_n or_o soul_n to_o apply_v their_o remedy_n in_o the_o beginning_n principiis_fw-la obsta_fw-la sero_fw-la medicina_fw-la paratur_fw-la cum_fw-la mala_fw-la per_fw-la longas_fw-la inualuêre_fw-la moras_fw-la the_o motion_n unto_o ill_a at_o first_o withstand_v the_o cure_n too_o late_o when_o vice_n have_v 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nisi_fw-la ignis_fw-la quid_fw-la virtutes_fw-la nisi_fw-la flores_fw-la quid_fw-la item_n turpes_fw-la cogitationes_fw-la nisi_fw-la paleae_fw-la quis_fw-la autem_fw-la nesciat_fw-la si_fw-la in_o paleis_fw-la ignis_fw-la negligenter_n extinguitur_fw-la ex_fw-la parva_fw-la scintilla_fw-la omnes_fw-la paleae_fw-la accenduntur_fw-la qui_fw-la ergo_fw-la virtutum_fw-la flores_fw-la in_o ment_fw-la non_fw-la vult_fw-la exurere_fw-la ita_fw-la debet_fw-la libidinis_fw-la ignem_fw-la extinguere_fw-la ut_fw-la per_fw-la tenuem_fw-la scintillam_fw-la nunquam_fw-la possit_fw-la ardere_fw-la s._n greg._n in_o c._n 25._o 1_o reg._n l._n 6._o that_o we_o must_v resist_v the_o first_o temptation_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o to_o do_v otherwise_o be_v to_o cherish_v a_o adder_n which_o will_v grow_v up_o into_o a_o serpent_n able_a to_o devour_v he_o who_o harbour_v it_o s._n jerom_n say_v that_o the_o devil_n be_v a_o creep_a serpent_n and_o as_o to_o keep_v a_o serpent_n from_o enter_v into_o a_o hole_n we_o hinder_v it_o from_o put_v in_o its_o head_n which_o be_v once_o enter_v it_o can_v be_v stop_v from_o introduce_v its_o whole_a body_n so_o to_o hinder_v the_o devil_n from_o have_v admittance_n into_o our_o soul_n by_o sin_n we_o must_v resist_v the_o first_o temptation_n which_o if_o not_o withstand_v he_o insensible_o creep_v into_o the_o heart_n and_o make_v himself_o master_n of_o it_o st._n gregory_n say_v that_o impurity_n be_v enkindle_v in_o the_o soul_n like_o fire_n in_o straw_n and_o as_o if_o one_o do_v not_o quick_o and_o entire_o extinguish_v the_o fire_n it_o burn_v all_o that_o it_o encounter_v so_o if_o the_o flame_n of_o incontinence_n be_v not_o careful_o put_v out_o it_o cause_v a_o fire_n in_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v often_o without_o remedy_n but_o give_v ear_n 39_o in_o initio_fw-la cogitationis_fw-la iniquae_fw-la repelle_fw-fr &_o fugiet_fw-la à _fw-la te_fw-la cogitatio_fw-la prava_fw-la delectationem_fw-la parit_fw-la delectatio_fw-la 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non_fw-la aetnaei_fw-la ignes_fw-la non_fw-la vulcania_n tellus_fw-la non_fw-la vesuvius_n aut_fw-la olympus_n tantis_fw-la ardoribus_fw-la aestuant_fw-la ut_fw-la juvenile_n medullae_fw-la vino_fw-la &_o dapibus_fw-la inflammatae_fw-la s._n jer._n de_fw-fr virg._n seru._n that_o mount_n aetna_n mount_n vesuvius_n and_o mount_v olympus_n which_o continual_o exhale_v fire_n and_o flame_n do_v not_o
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s._n aug._n lib._n 28._o confess_v 7._o st._n augustin_n beg_v it_o in_o his_o youth_n desire_v chastity_n yet_o be_v afraid_a to_o obtain_v it_o but_o beg_v it_o ardent_o and_o with_o a_o earnest_a longing_n to_o acquire_v it_o from_o god._n cor_fw-la mundum_fw-la crea_fw-la in_o i_o deus_fw-la o_o god_n give_v i_o a_o clean_a heart_n and_o renew_v in_o my_o bowel_n a_o upright_a spirit_n if_o you_o demand_v it_o you_o will_v obtain_v it_o and_o remember_v to_o recommend_v yourself_o to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n as_o we_o have_v say_v above_o the_o second_o remedy_n be_v frequent_a confession_n to_o a_o discreet_a ghostly_a father_n remedy_n second_o remedy_n this_o remedy_n be_v so_o necessary_a that_o without_o it_o it_o be_v moral_o impossible_a to_o be_v cure_v of_o this_o sin_n and_o it_o be_v so_o efficacious_a that_o with_o it_o we_o may_v easy_o overcome_v that_o vice._n we_o have_v speak_v sufficient_o above_o of_o it_o in_o part_n 2._o chap._n 5_o &_o 7._o to_o show_v the_o 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four_o be_v labour_n remedy_n four_o remedy_n this_o serve_v to_o divert_v the_o mind_n from_o wicked_a thought_n 56._o nunquam_fw-la vacat_fw-la lascivire_fw-la districtis_fw-la seneca_n ep._n 56._o and_o to_o take_v away_o from_o the_o flesh_n the_o opportunity_n of_o rebel_a against_o reason_n you_o will_v find_v by_o experience_n that_o this_o be_v a_o excellent_a remedy_n if_o you_o careful_o apply_v yourself_o to_o it_o s._n jerom_n recount_v a_o very_a notable_a example_n of_o himself_o which_o you_o may_v may_v make_v use_n of_o very_o well_o he_o say_v rusticum_n dum_fw-la essem_fw-la juvenis_fw-la &_o solitudinis_fw-la i_o deserta_fw-la vallarent_fw-la incentiva_fw-la vitiorum_fw-la ardoremque_fw-la naturae_fw-la far_o non_fw-la poteram_fw-la quem_fw-la cum_fw-la crebris_fw-la jejuniis_fw-la frangerem_fw-la mens_fw-la tamen_fw-la cogitationibus_fw-la aestuabat_fw-la ad_fw-la quam_fw-la edomandam_fw-la cuidam_fw-la fratri_fw-la qui_fw-la ex_fw-la haebreis_n crediderat_fw-la 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