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Of the manner how to fight a∣gainst negligence.
THat thou mayst not fall into this most dangerous vice, thou must endeuor by all meanes possible to aunswere with readinesse of mind, eue∣ry good inspiration, and to flie all earthly consolation, curiosi∣tie, and superfluous businesse,
that appertaine not to thy e∣state.
And because to him that is fallen into negligence, there is no better remedie, then to do some good worke, and the negligent man loatheth euery worke though neuer so good, hauing his eie more vpon the labor that it sheweth, then vp∣pon the good which it promi∣seth: therefore it is needeful to discouer this good vnto him, making him to vnderstande, that one only lifting vp of the mind to god, and one bowing of the knee to the earth, for his honour is more worth then all the treasures in the world. But the labor that is to be taken, in so doing, must be hid in such
sort, that it seem to be lesse then it is.
Thy exercise peraduenture requireth a whole howre of prayer, and to thy negligence this seemes too much. Ther∣fore with this behooueful and sweete deceipt, as it were per∣swading thy selfe that halfe a quarter of an hower is inough settle thy selfe to praier for this little space of time.
For in this maner breaking thy negligence, thou mayst with facilitie holde on another halfe a quarter and thus conti∣nue from space to space. And if in this also thou shouldest find difficultie, leaue off for a while thy exercise that it irke thee not too much, but after a litle space returne to it againe.