The Practice of Piety

The third thought.

Think how it behooves thee, to be assured that thy soul is Christs: for death hath taken sufficient gages to assure himself of thy body in that all thy senses begin already to dye, save only the sense of pain: but sith the beginning of thy being began with pain: marvel the less, if thy end conclude with dolours. But if these temporal dolours (which only afflict the body) be so painful:¹ O Lord who can endure the devouring fire? who can abide the everlasting burning?

THinke how it behooues thee, to be assured that thy soule is Christs: for death hath taken sufficient gages to assure himselfe of thy body in that all thy senses beginne already to dye, saue onely the sense of paine: but sith the beginning of thy being beganne with paine: meruaile the lesse, if thy end conclude with dolours. But if these temporall dolours (which onely afflict the body) be so painefull:¹ O Lord who can endure the deuouring fire? who can abide the euerlasting burning?

1. 1Isay 33.14.

The spiritual sigh upon the third thought.

The spirituall sigh vpon the third thought.