Meditations vppon the mysteries of our holy faith with the practise of mental praier touching the same composed in Spanish by the R.F. Luys de la Puente ... ; and translated into English by F. Rich. Gibbons ...
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Meditations vppon the mysteries of our holy faith with the practise of mental praier touching the same composed in Spanish by the R.F. Luys de la Puente ... ; and translated into English by F. Rich. Gibbons ...
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Puente, Luis de la, 1554-1624.
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M. DC. X. [1610]
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Jesus Christ -- Meditations.
Meditations.
Meditation.
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"Meditations vppon the mysteries of our holy faith with the practise of mental praier touching the same composed in Spanish by the R.F. Luys de la Puente ... ; and translated into English by F. Rich. Gibbons ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/B15418.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 5, 2024.
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The third Pointe.
THirdly, I am to consider the deformitie, and vilenesse of these Sinnes, in as much as, though there were no Hell for them, yet they are contrary to naturall Reason: for man beeing created to the likenesse of God, by Sinne hee is transformed into a Beaste, and with the multitude thereof engen∣dreth within himselfe Bestiall manners, and Vi∣cious Habits. His Appetites preuaile against Rea∣son, the Fleshe against the Spirit, and the Slaue commaundeth him that by right is the Lorde; for the wretched Spirit is made a Slaue to the Fleshe; and to her Appetites, & is basely inthralled to many other Creatures. For (as Christe our Sauiour saide)
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vvhosoeuer committeth Sinne is the Seruant of Sinne,* 1.1and hee that is vanquished (saithe S. Peter) is the Ser∣uaunt of him that vanquisheth, and as a Slaue, is subject to the Conquerour. If I bee ambitious, I am the Slaue of Honour, and of all them that can giue it mee, or take it away. If I bee Couetous, I am the Slaue of VVealthe: If a Glouton, I am the Slaue of Nicenesse: If Luxurious, I am the Slaue of Sensuallitie, and of those that haue robbed mee of my Hearte, and of my Libertye. And what greater basenesse can bee then this? VVhat more heauy Slauery, then that of Sinne frequented by vicious Custome? This should moue mee to greate Dete∣station of my Sinnes, to caste of from mee this Ser∣uitude, and to restore my Spirit to Libertie, redu∣cing myselfe to the Seruice of my Creatour, and Redeemer, of whome I am to require, that seeing hee bought mee with his bloud,
* 1.2 to free mee from the Slauerye of Sinne, that with this newe Title I might bee his Slaue; that hee permitte not that I bee any more the Slaue of my Fleshe, nor of my Vices, nor of the Deuill his Enemye.