Consider & throughly weigh the circumstances1 ⟨p. 44⟩of all thy sins, of thy unregeneration, at what time, in what place, with what scandal, &c. As Austin saith of him self, he did wonderfully weep in reading the fourth book of Virgil when Dido was killed what a damned soul had I (quoth he) that could weep for her misery, and not for my own? so when he listened to ⟨p. 45⟩music and to the tune in singing of a Psalm in the Church, rather then kept his heart to go along with the matter: and for being much addicted to stage plays, & many more, but especially for robbing an orchard, which he aggravates by many circumstances; that great renowned Father left this example to all posterity; where as if ⟨p. 46⟩a young man now adays should but cry out of robbing an orchard, he would be thought simple and too precise. Look the second book of his Confessions, where see his sin aggravated,2 by these ten circumstances.
Consider & throughly weigh the circumstances1 ⟨p. 44⟩of all thy sins, of thy vnregeneration, at what time, in what place, with what scandall, &c. As Austin saith of him selfe, hee did wonderfully weepe in reading the fourth booke of Virgill when Dido was killed what a damn'd soule had I (quoth hee) that could weepe for her misery, and not for my owne? so when he listened to ⟨p. 45⟩musicke and to the tune in singing of a Psalme in the Church, rather then kept his heart to goe along with the matter: and for being much addicted to stage plaies, & many more, but especially for robbing an orchard, which he aggrauates by many circumstances; that great renowned Father left this example to all posterity; where as if ⟨p. 46⟩a young man now adayes should but cry out of robbing an orchard, hee would bee thought simple and too precise. Looke the second booke of his Confessions, where see his sinne aggrauated,2 by these ten circumstances.
- 12 Quic▪ point.
- 2Chap. 4.
