Mirror of the Honest Life and Eight Points of Spiritual Perfection

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The following text appears to be a fragmented excerpt from a larger instruction on spiritual discipline, likely referring to the regulation of one's thoughts and daily conduct.

...your life; let it be high, but let it be discreet and moderate. Because before God, never [let there be] anything confused or unordered [by] the Spirit of the Lord. original: "spiritus domini" ...idle. For in the desire original: "in desiderio" of the scriptures original: "scripturarum", and [in] your various disturbances, your [thoughts] will be dominated. And if you are occupied, either read or... For idleness has taught many evils. ...the burial of a man, and in his days assign his... corporal [needs] to others, avoiding scandal original: "scandalum" to your neighbor... or whatever... to whatever actions you understand through investigation, to rule yourself, not others. Place yourself, judge yourself; and do not let yourself go unpunished. In the morning, render an account to yourself of the past day. Correct [your faults]. And [plan] for the coming [day], so that you may progress original: "proficias" as much as possible. How much remains of the road before you... in these eight [points] already mentioned, [seek] to progress. Be [constant], so that [God] may lead [you] from them. Amen.