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and_o patch_a habit_n gross_a in_o their_o matter_n strange_a and_o diversify_v in_o their_o form_n and_o differ_v from_o the_o common_a use_n by_o the_o settle_a and_o mortify_v countenance_n the_o renown_n of_o discipline_n of_o hair_n shirt_n of_o hard_a bed_n of_o vision_n of_o ecstasy_n of_o ravishment_n of_o prophecy_n and_o revelation_n of_o supereminent_a and_o superessentiall_a contemplation_n beget_v marvellous_a opinion_n of_o its_o excellency_n in_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o world_n the_o life_n of_o pastor_n i_o say_v of_o the_o good_a be_v more_o shadow_v and_o of_o less_o lustre_n it_o be_v common_a and_o accommodate_v to_o the_o deportement_fw-fr of_o the_o vulgar_a be_v necessary_a to_o render_v itself_o all_o to_o all_o for_o to_o gain_v all_o it_o imitate_v not_o that_o of_o s._n john_n rude_a in_o its_o habit_n savage_a in_o its_o abode_n terrible_a in_o its_o retreat_n wild_a in_o its_o conversation_n austere_a in_o its_o food_n but_o it_o follow_v the_o trace_n of_o our_o saviour_n who_o lead_v a_o common_a life_n in_o his_o meat_n and_o his_o clothing_n in_o his_o manner_n of_o conversation_n indifferent_o with_o the_o good_a and_o the_o bad_a to_o cofirme_v those_o in_o virtue_n and_o to_o withdraw_v these_o from_o vice_n moreover_o as_o they_o be_v alone_o and_o particular_a in_o their_o ordinary_a life_n not_o associate_v in_o community_n they_o be_v not_o praise_v by_o any_o they_o commend_v not_o themselves_o all_o their_o praise_n be_v only_o for_o god_n contrariwise_o they_o do_v their_o utmost_a endeavour_n not_o to_o fall_v into_o the_o fault_n of_o that_o king_n of_o israel_n who_o expose_v his_o treasure_n to_o the_o pillage_n of_o his_o enemy_n for_o have_v show_v they_o they_o guard_v their_o secret_n for_o they_o they_o hide_v from_o their_o left_a hand_n the_o good_a which_o their_o right_a hand_n do_v they_o serve_v secret_o the_o hide_a god_n they_o sound_v not_o the_o trumpet_n when_o they_o perform_v any_o good_a work_n they_o do_v not_o frame_v gesture_n nor_o metamorphize_v their_o face_n to_o seem_v great_a faster_n they_o do_v not_o counterfeit_v their_o counteâ—nance_n to_o gain_v the_o reputation_n of_o austere_a and_o severe_a person_n on_o the_o other_o side_n they_o make_v themselves_o popular_a and_o familiar_a and_o like_o the_o good_a leaven_n of_o the_o gospel_n they_o spread_v themselves_o into_o the_o dough_n oâ—_n the_o mass_n of_o the_o faithful_a therein_o to_o communicate_v the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v the_o salt_n of_o the_o earth_n they_o season_n other_o by_o their_o communication_n and_o as_o s._n gregory_n say_v speak_v of_o pastor_n they_o make_v themselves_o like_o stone_n of_o salt_n which_o the_o sheep_n use_v to_o lick_v to_o preserve_v themselves_o from_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o world_n and_o to_o get_v a_o appetite_n of_o divine_a thing_n they_o
to_o the_o poor_a shall_v be_v declare_v just_o for_o ever_o he_o shall_v be_v exalt_v in_o glory_n and_o he_o shall_v reap_v the_o benediction_n which_o he_o shall_v have_v sow_v notwithstanding_o in_o the_o distribution_n of_o these_o good_n i_o observe_v no_o little_a inequality_n for_o the_o confessor_n who_o do_v undergo_v the_o weight_n and_o heat_n of_o the_o day_n and_o who_o have_v no_o other_o mean_n to_o live_v then_o that_o which_o his_o diligence_n in_o the_o service_n of_o the_o altar_n may_v yield_v he_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o i_o say_v in_o the_o beginning_n beside_o the_o salary_n of_o certain_a mass_n receive_v no_o gratification_n from_o this_o soul_n the_o pastor_n of_o the_o parish_n as_o much_o as_o nothing_o according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o this_o present_a age_n the_o hospital_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o poor_a be_v little_o assist_v the_o mass_n of_o the_o chief_a liberalitye_n streame_a by_o mean_n of_o the_o direction_n i_o know_v not_o well_o whether_o direct_o or_o indirect_o opportune_o or_o importune_o by_o reprehendinge_v by_o menaceinge_v by_o praye_v or_o by_o presse_v into_o the_o house_n of_o the_o director_n and_o in_o such_o sort_n as_o the_o complaint_n which_o the_o fupposed_a heir_n cast_v forth_o with_o loud_a cry_n arrive_v even_o unto_o my_o ear_n when_o the_o battery_n be_v change_v and_o that_o with_o in_o the_o magazine_n of_o the_o heavenly_a wisdom_n order_n be_v establiss_v concern_v her_o charity_n before_o too_o much_o disorder_v the_o bubble_a stream_n of_o this_o fountain_n appear_v without_o the_o water_n be_v divide_v every_o where_o the_o bread_n be_v break_v unto_o the_o necessitous_a hospitality_n open_a unto_o stranger_n and_o the_o sick_a they_o who_o birth_n or_o misfortune_n or_o rather_o the_o divine_a providence_n have_v seat_v in_o poverty_n find_v themselves_o comfort_v as_o well_o as_o they_o who_o with_o a_o incomparable_a preeminency_n through_o i_o know_v not_o what_o thcologie_n which_o i_o understand_v not_o call_v themselves_o the_o evangelicall_a poor_a as_o if_o the_o poor_a of_o all_o sort_n be_v not_o recommend_v in_o the_o same_o gospel_n from_o thence_o the_o indignation_n and_o tear_n from_o thence_o the_o complaint_n and_o tumultuous_a garboil_n as_o say_v that_o ancient_a poet_n as_o if_o i_o have_v take_v away_o a_o direct_a rent_n or_o rend_v of_o direction_n from_o a_o house_n which_o have_v renounce_v it_o this_o be_v not_o speak_v of_o i_o without_o ground_n because_o i_o have_v no_o soon_o turn_v my_o back_n to_o repair_v unto_o my_o flock_n but_o that_o i_o be_v welcome_v with_o a_o hail_n of_o calumny_n for_o this_o occasion_n which_o i_o have_v most_o ingenuous_o and_o faithful_o declare_v and_o by_o a_o storm_n of_o detraction_n raise_v by_o sacred_a tongue_n and_o so_o sugar_a outward_o as_o they_o seem_v all_o honey_n and_o milk_n but_o within_o i_o dare_v not_o say_v with_o the_o psalmist_n that_o there_o lie_v hide_v the_o venom_n of_o the_o asp_n a_o animal_n who_o sting_n be_v the_o more_o dangerous_a when_o it_o be_v least_o perceive_v and_o the_o evil_a soon_o ressent_v then_o know_v from_o whence_o it_o come_v i_o be_v thus_o beat_v and_o stone_v though_o in_o my_o absence_n for_o a_o advice_n which_o i_o believe_v that_o no_o man_n of_o true_a sense_n and_o void_a of_o passion_n will_v adjudge_v to_o be_v evil_a or_o contrary_a to_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n who_o honour_n love_v judgement_n chap._n viii_o justification_n be_v advertise_v by_o my_o friend_n that_o the_o specious_a and_o shine_a midday_n devil_n do_v sift_v in_o such_o manner_n that_o little_a repute_n which_o the_o better_a sort_n afford_v i_o and_o weigh_v it_o in_o profane_a weight_n and_o not_o of_o the_o sanctuary_n of_o spiritual_a counsel_n which_o without_o artifice_n i_o have_v learn_v and_o communicate_v without_o envy_n as_o the_o wiseman_n say_v speake_v of_o what_o he_o know_v god_n by_o his_o mercy_n so_o establish_v my_o heart_n in_o grace_n that_o i_o be_v no_o way_n move_v with_o this_o news_n know_v that_o we_o ought_v by_o good_a to_o overcome_v evil_a and_o the_o remembrance_n thereof_o will_v have_v perish_v in_o my_o memory_n even_o with_o the_o sound_n have_v i_o not_o be_v advise_v nay_o oblige_a by_o person_n of_o eminent_a dignity_n and_o meritt_v to_o place_n be_v absent_a my_o pen_n in_o lieu_n of_o my_o tongue_n and_o to_o couch_v in_o write_v this_o bless_a spiritual_a counsel_n whereof_o the_o noise_n be_v so_o great_a and_o the_o speech_n so_o diverse_a which_o i_o do_v most_o innocent_o after_o my_o arrival_n at_o my_o ordinary_a residence_n say_v with_o david_n olord_a i_o will_v sing_v forth_o thy_o iustification_n in_o the_o place_n where_o thou_o have_v assign_v the_o abode_n of_o my_o pilgrimage_n in_o this_o i_o yield_v unto_o the_o desire_n of_o those_o person_n of_o quality_n who_o will_n be_v to_o i_o a_o law_n and_o who_o judgement_n have_v great_a authority_n over_o i_o rather_o then_o to_o my_o own_o peculiar_a inclination_n which_o be_v to_o be_v silent_a in_o sufferance_n say_v only_o in_o my_o heart_n to_o god_n i_o remain_v mute_a and_o have_v not_o open_v my_o mouth_n for_o it_o be_v thou_o that_o have_v permit_v if_o not_o give_v this_o stroke_n it_o be_v in_o thou_o to_o free_v i_o from_o this_o calumny_n or_o to_o deliver_v i_o up_o unto_o it_o yes_o father_n let_v it_o be_v do_v according_a to_o thy_o pleasure_n thou_o know_v wherein_o we_o shall_v give_v way_n or_o whether_o we_o shall_v oppose_v the_o malicious_a tongue_n that_o plot_n deceitful_a wile_n thou_o have_v sharp_a arrow_n and_o coal_n of_o desolation_n wherewith_o thou_o may_v purify_v those_o pollute_a lip_n that_o have_v more_o need_n of_o purife_v then_o those_o of_o the_o prophet_n thou_o can_v environ_v i_o with_o the_o buckler_n of_o thy_o truth_n impenetrable_a to_o those_o dart_n throw_v in_o obscurity_n against_o those_o that_o be_v right_a of_o heart_n and_o send_v with_o that_o feeble_a force_n that_o they_o seem_v to_o come_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o child_n thou_o can_v by_o the_o splendour_n of_o thy_o countenance_n discover_v the_o ambush_n lay_v in_o darkness_n against_o the_o reputation_n of_o the_o innocent_a thou_o o_o lord_n that_o confound_a and_o overthrowe_v tho_o hater_n of_o peace_n and_o who_o have_v it_o in_o their_o mouth_n do_v not_o carry_v it_o in_o their_o heart_n thou_o that_o promise_v to_o give_v it_o to_o such_o as_o love_v thy_o law_n and_o that_o scandalle_n shall_v not_o reach_v they_o so_o far_o then_o be_v this_o tempest_n from_o breed_v any_o disquiett_n in_o i_o that_o i_o praise_v god_n for_o that_o he_o have_v cut_v my_o sack_n and_o compass_v i_o about_o with_o gladness_n solace_v myself_o with_o the_o apostle_n in_o suffer_v some_o reproach_n in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n for_o a_o soul_n in_o fine_a be_v overcome_v by_o the_o entreaty_n of_o those_o who_o frindshipp_n may_v command_v i_o i_o resolve_v upon_o à 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word_n lock_v up_o because_o i_o have_v much_o labour_v for_o brevity_n to_o the_o end_n curious_a spirit_n may_v not_o languish_v after_o the_o ready_a knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o a_o fact_n or_o proposition_n i_o have_v much_o enlarge_v they_o in_o this_o treatise_n where_o i_o chief_o tie_v myself_o unto_o order_n and_o method_n as_o unto_o that_o which_o conduce_v more_o unto_o clearness_n which_o i_o highe_o affect_v chap._n ix_o spiritual_a counsel_n touch_v director_n and_o confessor_n before_o i_o deduce_v they_o i_o think_v it_o necessary_a to_o knit_v together_o that_o which_o i_o have_v say_v concern_v the_o act_n which_o give_v occasion_n unto_o this_o web_n with_o this_o ensue_a discourse_n as_o i_o be_v then_o meditate_v on_o my_o return_n unto_o my_o residence_n i_o remit_v this_o soul_n heal_v of_o her_o
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