Selected quad for the lemma: book_n

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book_n	call_v	know_v	see_v	1,774	5	3.0076	3	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B04377	The spiritual guide which disintangles the soul, and brings it by the inward way, to the getting of perfect contemplation, and the rich treasure of internal peace. / Written by Dr. Michael de Molinos, priest : with a short treatise concerning daily communion, by the same author. Translated from the Italian copy, printed at Venice, 1685.	Molinos, Miguel de, 1628-1696.; Molinos, Miguel de, 1628-1696. Brief treatise concerning daily communion.	1685 (1685)	Wing M2387A; ESTC R214007	123,380	287

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disturb_v internal_a peace_n 13._o there_o be_v not_o a_o more_o acceptable_a sacrifice_n to_o god_n 12._o in_o ezechiel_n hom._n 12._o say_v st._n gregory_n than_o the_o ardent_a zeal_n of_o soul_n for_o that_o ministry_n the_o eternal_a god_n send_v his_o own_o jesus_n christ_n into_o the_o world_n and_o ever_o since_o it_o have_v be_v the_o most_o noble_a and_o sublime_a of_o office_n but_o if_o the_o zeal_n be_v indiscreet_a it_o bring_v a_o notable_a obstacle_n to_o the_o progress_n of_o the_o spirit_n 14._o no_o soon_o do_v thou_o find_v in_o thyself_o any_o new_a and_o fervent_a light_n but_o thou_o will_v lay_v thyself_o whole_o out_o for_o the_o good_a of_o soul_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n its_o odds_o but_o that_o that_o be_v self-love_n which_o thou_o take_v to_o be_v pure_a zeal_n this_o use_n sometime_o to_o put_v on_o a_o garb_n of_o a_o disordinate_a desire_n of_o a_o vain_a complacency_n of_o a_o industrious_a affection_n and_o proper_a esteem_n all_o enemy_n to_o 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it_o be_v time_n convenient_a and_o thou_o can_v be_v any_o way_n useful_a to_o thy_o neighbour_n god_n will_v call_v thou_o forth_o and_o put_v thou_o in_o the_o employment_n that_o will_v best_o suit_v with_o thou_o that_o thought_n belong_v only_o to_o he_o and_o to_o thou_o to_o continue_v in_o thy_o rest_n disengage_v and_o whole_o resign_v up_o to_o the_o divine_a will_n and_o pleasure_n do_v think_v that_o in_o that_o condition_n thou_o be_v idle_a he_o be_v busy_v enough_o who_o be_v always_o ready_a wait_v to_o perform_v the_o will_n of_o god._n who_o take_v heed_n to_o himself_o for_o god_n sake_n do_v every_o thing_n because_o one_o pure_a act_n of_o internal_a resignation_n be_v more_o worth_a than_o a_o hundred_o thousand_o exercise_n for_o one_o own_o will._n 17._o though_o the_o cistern_n be_v capable_a to_o contain_v much_o water_n yet_o it_o must_v still_o be_v without_o it_o till_o heaven_n favour_v it_o with_o rain_n be_v at_o rest_n bless_a soul_n be_v quiet_a 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martyrdom_n page_n 130_o chap._n 6._o of_o divine_a love_n page_z 135_o chap._n 7._o inward_a mortification_n and_o perfect_a resignation_n be_v necessary_a for_o obtain_v internal_a peace_n page_n 137_o chap._n 8._o pursue_v the_o same_o matter_n page_n 142_o chap._n 9_o for_o the_o obtain_n internal_a peace_n it_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o soul_n to_o know_v its_o misery_n page_n 147_o chap._n 10._o in_o which_o be_v show_v and_o discover_v what_o be_v the_o false_a humility_n and_o what_o be_v the_o true_a with_o the_o effect_n of_o they_o page_n 148_o chap._n 11._o maxim_n to_o know_v a_o simple_a humble_a and_o true_a heart_n page_n 152_o chap._n 12._o inward_a solitude_n be_v that_o which_o chief_o bring_v a_o man_n to_o the_o purchase_n of_o internal_a peace_n page_n 155_o chap._n 13._o in_o which_o be_v show_v what_o infuse_v and_o passive_a contemplation_n be_v and_o its_o wonderful_a effect_n page_n 158_o chap._n 14._o pursue_v the_o same_o matter_n page_n 160_o chap._n 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