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o_o father_n of_o mercy_n thou_o know_v my_o desire_n and_o my_o groan_n be_v not_o hide_v from_o thou_o hide_v not_o then_o thy_o face_n from_o i_o any_o long_o neither_o do_v thou_o forsake_v i_o in_o thy_o anger_n o_o father_n of_o mercy_n hear_v the_o lamentable_a complaint_n of_o i_o thy_o poor_a orphan_n and_o stretch_v forth_o thy_o help_a hand_n that_o it_o may_v draw_v i_o out_o of_o the_o deep_a water_n out_o of_o the_o lake_n of_o misery_n and_o out_o of_o the_o dust_n and_o dregs_n of_o iniquity_n that_o i_o perish_v not_o before_o the_o eye_n of_o thy_o mercy_n and_o in_o presence_n of_o thy_o infinite_a patience_n but_o let_v i_o escape_v unto_o thou_o o_o lord_n my_o god_n that_o i_o may_v behold_v the_o riches_n of_o thy_o kingdom_n and_o always_o see_v thy_o face_n and_o sing_v praise_n unto_o thy_o holy_a name_n thou_o o_o lord_n who_o do_v thing_n worthy_a of_o admiration_n who_o through_o the_o remembrance_n of_o thou_o make_v my_o heart_n merry_a who_o have_v enlighten_v my_o youth_n despise_v not_o now_o my_o old_a age_n i_o beseech_v thou_o but_o cause_n my_o bone_n and_o gray_a hair_n to_o become_v joyful_a and_o youthful_a like_a unto_o the_o bone_n and_o hoary_a feather_n of_o a_o eagle_n the_o end_n of_o s._n augustins_n soliloquy_n that_o be_v of_o the_o secret_a discourse_n and_o conference_n of_o his_o soul_n with_o god_n of_o the_o soliloqvy_n of_o s._n augustin_n bishop_n of_o hippon_n of_o the_o unspeakable_a sweetness_n of_o god_n chapt._n i._n of_o the_o misery_n &_o frailty_n of_o man_n chapt._n ii_o of_o the_o admirable_a light_n of_o god_n chapt._n iii_o of_o the_o mortality_n of_o man_n nature_n chapt._n iu._n what_o it_o be_v to_o become_v nothing_o chapt._n v._n of_o the_o miserable_a estate_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v in_o sin_n chapt._n vi._n of_o the_o manifold_a benefit_n of_o almighty_a god_n chapt._n vii_o of_o the_o future_a dignity_n of_o man_n chapt._n viii_o of_o god_n omnipotent_a power_n chapt._n ix_o of_o the_o incomprehensible_a praise_n of_o god_n chapt._n x._o of_o the_o hope_n which_o we_o ought_v to_o have_v in_o god_n chapt._n xi_o of_o the_o snare_n of_o concupiscence_n chapt._n xii_o of_o the_o misery_n of_o man_n and_o the_o manifold_a benefit_n of_o almighty_a god_n chapt._n xiii_o how_o god_n do_v continual_o look_v into_o the_o action_n and_o intention_n of_o man_n chapt._n fourteen_o that_o man_n without_o the_o assistance_n of_o god_n grace_n be_v able_a to_o do_v nothing_o of_o himself_o chapt._n xv._n of_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o manifold_a temptatation_n chapt_n xvi_o that_o god_n be_v the_o light_n of_o the_o just_a chapt._n xvii_o a_o further_a acknowledge_v of_o the_o benefit_n of_o god_n chapt._n xviii_o of_o the_o vehemency_n of_o love_n or_o charity_n chapt._n xix_o how_o god_n have_v make_v all_o thing_n subject_a to_o the_o service_n of_o man_n chapt._n xx._n how_o by_o the_o consideration_n of_o benefit_n temporal_a we_o may_v gather_v the_o greatness_n of_o those_o that_o be_v celestial_a chapt._n xxi_o that_o the_o sweetness_n of_o god_n do_v take_v away_o the_o present_a bitterness_n of_o the_o world_n chapt._n xxii_o that_o our_o whole_a hope_n and_o the_o desire_n of_o our_o heart_n ought_v to_o be_v in_o god_n chapt._n xxiii_o that_o our_o salvation_n be_v from_o god_n chapt._n xxiv_o how_o without_o the_o assistance_n of_o god_n grace_n man_n will_n be_v unable_a to_o do_v well_o chapt._n xxv_o of_o the_o ancient_a benefit_n of_o almighty_a god_n chapt._n xxvi_o of_o the_o angel_n appoint_v to_o be_v the_o guardian_n of_o man_n chapt._n xxvii_o of_o the_o profound_a predestination_n and_o foreknowledge_n of_o almighty_a god_n chapt._n xxviii_o of_o those_o that_o at_o first_o be_v good_a and_o afterwards_o become_v bad_a and_o contrariwise_o of_o those_o that_o at_o first_o be_v bad_a and_o afterwards_o become_v good_a chapt._n xxix_o that_o a_o faithful_a soul_n be_v the_o sanctuary_n of_o god_n chapt._n xxx_o that_o god_n can_v be_v find_v either_o by_o the_o exterior_a or_o interior_a sense_n chapt._n xxxi_o a_o profession_n of_o the_o true_a faith_n chapt._n xxxii_o the_o acknowledge_v of_o our_o own_o baseness_n chapt._n xxxiii_o a_o consideration_n of_o god_n divine_a majesty_n chapt_n xxxiv_o of_o the_o desire_n and_o thirst_n of_o the_o soul_n after_o god_n chap._n xxxv_o a_o further_a discouse_n of_o the_o country_n &_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n chapt._n xxxvi_o a_o prayer_n to_o the_o holy_a trinity_n chapt._n xxxvii_o the_o manvel_n of_o s._n augustin_n bishop_n of_o hipp_n otherwise_o term_v a_o little_a book_n treat_v of_o the_o comtemplation_n of_o christ_n or_o the_o word_n of_o god_n stir_a up_o our_o weak_a and_o drowsy_a memory_n to_o the_o desire_n of_o heavenly_a felicity_n at_o s._n omers_n for_o john_n heigham_n anno_fw-la 1624._o the_o manvel_n of_o s._n augustin_n bishop_n of_o hipp_n otherwise_o term_v a_o little_a book_n treat_v of_o the_o contemplation_n of_o christ_n or_o the_o word_n 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