That a man should alwaies keepe himselfe in peace.
Chap. 16. (Book 16)
THat thou mayst keepe thy hart, on euery side, free frō disturbance, and disquietnes, thou must euer haue a guard watching, the which assoone
The spiritual conflict writen in Italian by a deuout seruant of God ; and lately translated into English out of the same language.
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- The spiritual conflict writen in Italian by a deuout seruant of God ; and lately translated into English out of the same language.
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- Scupoli, Lorenzo, 1530-1610.
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as it discouers any thing, that may disturbe, or disquiet the heart, sodainely may giue thee warning, to the end thou maist take thy weapons to defend thee.
And if it happen (as many times and too often it doth) that thou be troubled or dis∣quieted, by any sodain assault, al other things set aside, attend first of all to pacifie thy mind, for that beeing quiet, many things are done, and wel done, and without this, thou canst not do any thing of any value; besides that, thou dost thereby ly open to the blowes of thine enemies.
The diuell dooth so much feare this peace (as a place where God doth dwell for to
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woorke therein woonders) that oftentimes with the ban∣ners or ensignes of a friend he attempteth to deceiue vs with inspirations, which in appa∣rance are good, stirring vp in vs sundry good desires. The deceit whereof is knowne by the affects, because they take from vs the peace of our harts. Therefore when thy scowte∣watch giues thee a sign of any new desire, let it not enter in, but free from any proprietie, or wil of thine owne, present it vnto God, confessing thy blindnesse, and ignorance, and earnestly beseeche him, that with his light he make thee see whether it come from him, or from the earth. And see that thou mortifie, the pronenesse