. The Christian pattern : or, the Imitation of Jesus Christ ... . and my Redeemer^ bothmy Body and my SouL Be mindful of me^ O Gody inthe laft Hour^ the Hour of utmoft Extremity ^ and dealwith thy Servant mercifully : For ^ Not in my own Me-rits, but in thy Mercy and Pity, do I triiit, O Lord,my Godj and my Redeemer, * iVj/i in merUis msis^ fed In tua. miferatione ^ pktate confido. t . OF 13© flDf tl^e 9iwwtatton Vol. ii. O F T H E IMITATION O F Jefus Chrift. Of spiritual Exercifes, C H A p. I. The great fuch Exercifes-^ with famePreparatory Rules ayid Reflexions. Be ren
. The Christian pattern : or, the Imitation of Jesus Christ ... . and my Redeemer^ bothmy Body and my SouL Be mindful of me^ O Gody inthe laft Hour^ the Hour of utmoft Extremity ^ and dealwith thy Servant mercifully : For ^ Not in my own Me-rits, but in thy Mercy and Pity, do I triiit, O Lord,my Godj and my Redeemer, * iVj/i in merUis msis^ fed In tua. miferatione ^ pktate confido. t . OF 13© flDf tl^e 9iwwtatton Vol. ii. O F T H E IMITATION O F Jefus Chrift. Of spiritual Exercifes, C H A p. I. The great fuch Exercifes-^ with famePreparatory Rules ayid Reflexions. Be renewed, in the Spirit of your Mind, faith the BlefTedA^oith Paul^ Ephef. iv- IT is the Cuftom of Devout Chriflians to havecertain Exercifes^ whereby they may be exeitedand quickened to a Spiritual Growth, and theLove of Piety. Such delight not to be in theCrowd and Hurry of the World, but love rather Pri-vacy and Retirement: They carefully examine anddifcufs their own Life^ and if they fliall have offendedin any thing, prefently they endeavour, through the help. 7(1 fx^:ricnfiLf,verir/7fti/rai/lntQYioy2i: al Snfcrim^ ab ^upeiiora;a ad 5piiitiii}lia. j£:r:^- OusAtScu//: ■ Book III. of J E s u S C H R I S T. I 3 I help of Chrift, to purge the fame with due Contrition«They watch over their Thoughts; they take a flridtnotice with what Affe^ions they are principallymovM; and by frequent Prayer, and Meditation ofthe Holy Scripture, they fortifie themfelves, and fay,Remove from me the Way of Vftrighteoptfnefs *,and cUhcerning thy Lmv^ have thou mercy nf on P^^^ For It can be no otherwife, but that the Heartwhich inlifts not on Devout and Internal Exercifesihould be carried away into Vanity and Multiplicityof Objedts, and fo be defiled eafily with the Filth ofSin, and the wretched Mud of this World. The firft of all thefe Exercifes, and the moft ufcfulill order to the Purification of the Mind, is to knowand confefs the vitious Paflions of the Soul; and tofe
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