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A treatise co[n]teining certain meditatio[n]s of true & perfect consolatio[n], ... Written in the…A treatice co[n]teining certain meditatio[n]s of trew & perfect consolatio[n], ... Written in the…
A treatise co[n]teining certain meditatio[n]s of true & perfect consolatio[n], ... Written in the French tongue, and translated in to English by Robert FillsA treatice co[n]teining certain meditatio[n]s of trew & perfect consolatio[n], ... Written in the Frenche tung, and translated in to Englishe by Robert Fills
London : J. Alde, 1564
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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
O profound greatness of the wisdom, riches & knowledge of God. ⟨image 7⟩•ow incomprehensible are his judgements1 and his ways past finding •ut? And so concludeth, that all •hinges be of God, by God and in God. It appeareth that S. Paul felt wonderful things in himself. For suddenly from the depth of Hell, and •he knowledge of sin, he erecteth •im self up above the heavens, and •andreth, in his spirit contemplating the high and marvellous divinity of God after an unspeakable manner. Now here may we learn •ot too be careful for our selves or to have respect to our own misery •or infirmity, but ask of God our good father and he will not fail us but with speed will exalt us into the most blessed and happy fruition of his divinity. But we cannot rightly desire the mercy and goodness of God, except we hate our own sinful wicked life: and we can ⟨image 8⟩not hate our sin and wickedness: except we have the true knowledge & feeling thereof. And we cannot know it nor feel it: with out his contrary, which is the great mercy and infinite goodness of God. But so long as our soul doth dwell and abide captive & detained we in this miserable body of sin as a wanderer in the desert or as a pilgrim or wayfaring man: there shall be always relics of sin remaining with in us. The spiritual Philistines & amalekites do war continually against us until we come to the land of promission during which time: it will be needful for us to know our own misery and evils, always aspiring too the mercy and goodness of God. And by this means this contradiction aforesaid shall be to us both more tolerable & easy to be borne, which as we have said ceaseth not too strive in a christian ⟨image 8⟩[…]. And that man which fee•t this within him self is but […] soldier, and rather a n, in name: then in convert and good life. O Lord God uely is this contradiction aid proved and found hear g us in this common wealth of and? For in what quietness & quillity have we lived sense th […] of our most noble Queen? […] what security have we lulled elues a sleep, and looking as it […] for Mountains of gold? for ing God and his word, or at […] making no great account of n, and all suddenly, in the mid of our secure life: we are stri with Hunger, Pestilence, and oord. The like plagues for sin […] often to be seen in the scripture.