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B21445 The Capucin treated, or The lives of the Capucins with the life of S. Francis their patron. Wherein is described, and examined the original of the Capucins, their vows, rules, and disciplines. Written originally in French by the exquisite pen of that incomparably learned, and pious divine, Mr. Peter du Moulin, and Englished by Philanax Orthodoxus.; Capucin. English Du Moulin, Pierre, 1568-1658. 1665 (1665) Wing D2581; ESTC R215372 45,820 122

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angel_n consist_v in_o obey_v god_n and_o not_o in_o do_v more_o than_o he_o command_v jesus_n christ_n himself_o come_v into_o the_o world_n only_o to_o do_v the_o will_n of_o his_o father_n and_o not_o to_o do_v more_o than_o his_o will_n ask_v the_o most_o devout_a capucin_n if_o he_o never_o commit_v sin_n and_o he_o will_v tell_v you_o that_o he_o be_v a_o poor_a sinner_n how_o do_v these_o thing_n agree_v they_o do_v not_o that_o which_o god_n command_v and_o yet_o will_v do_v more_o than_o he_o command_v they_o fail_v in_o necessary_a thing_n and_o yet_o strive_v to_o do_v thing_n unnecessary_a and_o which_o god_n require_v not_o they_o do_v not_o what_o they_o ought_v and_o do_v what_o they_o ought_v not_o they_o be_v more_o holy_a than_o god_n will_v have_v they_o to_o be_v that_o man_n be_v crackbraind_a who_o exercise_v liberality_n when_o he_o have_v not_o wherewith_o to_o pay_v his_o debt_n if_o this_o be_v so_o in_o reference_n to_o man_n how_o much_o more_o in_o 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