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to_o give_v thâ—â—_n to_o god_n that_o be_v god_n and_o that_o to_o caesar_n that_o iâ—_n caesar_n finis_fw-la devout_a spiritual_a reader_n i_o desire_v none_o other_o shall_v cast_v their_o eye_n on_o this_o true_a intern_a spiritual_a book_n and_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o your_o patience_n will_v bear_v with_o â—he_n many_o fault_n escape_v by_o a_o stranger_n presâ—e_n and_o your_o charity_n correct_v they_o by_o taâ—ing_v your_o pen_n in_o your_o hand_n and_o add_v â—hat_n be_v want_v a_o whole_a word_n a_o letter_n or_o letter_n and_o take_v away_o what_o be_v superbious_a one_o great_a one_o i_o will_v particular_o duise_v you_o of_o to_o wit_n page_n the_o 19_o l._n 22._o in_o â—he_n preface_n there_o want_v a_o not_o so_o that_o you_o must_v read_v want_v not_o those_o in_o steed_n of_o want_v those_o for_o so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o original_n in_o her_o own_o hand_n the_o other_o the_o sense_n will_v direct_v you_o how_o to_o correct_v adieu_n the_o approbation_n have_v read_v over_o this_o small_a treatise_n enâ—tituled_v the_o spiritual_a exercise_n of_o thâ—_n most_o religious_a and_o verruous_a dame_n gertrudâ—_n more_o etc._n etc._n with_o much_o comfort_n and_o edification_n see_v the_o fervent_a expression_n oâ—_n divine_a love_n in_o her_o pious_a soul._n and_o find_v nothing_o in_o it_o jar_a with_o the_o universal_a belief_n or_o christian_a morality_n of_o our_o catholic_a church_n i_o have_v willing_o approve_v it_o as_o such_o and_o set_v my_o hand_n hereunto_o at_o paris_n the_o 26._o of_o march_n 1658._o hen._n holden_n the_o approbation_n these_o confession_n or_o soliloques_fw-la write_v by_o the_o late_a decease_a dame_n gertrude_n more_o
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lord_n god_n that_o when_o any_o thing_n happen_v which_o seem_v so_o to_o derogate_v from_o thy_o divine_a honour_n that_o it_o greive_v my_o hart_n thou_o present_o quiet_a i_o with_o these_o word_n say_v to_o my_o soul._n â—1_n vacate_v &_o videte_fw-la quoniam_fw-la ego_fw-la sum_fw-la deus_fw-la exaltabor_fw-la in_o gentibus_fw-la &_o exaltabor_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la be_v quiet_a and_o see_v that_o i_o be_o god_n i_o shall_v be_v exalt_v among_o the_o gentile_n and_o shall_v be_v exalt_v in_o the_o earth_n with_o these_o word_n i_o say_v thou_o comforte_v my_o soul._n for_o though_o i_o have_v desire_v to_o make_v a_o exchange_n with_o â—hee_o that_o i_o may_v take_v only_a care_n to_o seek_v thy_o honour_n in_o all_o thing_n commit_v the_o care_n of_o my_o welfare_n to_o â—hâ—e_v yet_o in_o those_o thing_n which_o happen_v as_o i_o think_v contrary_a to_o thy_o honour_n ☜_o i_o ought_v to_o conform_v my_o will_n to_o thy_o sweet_a disposition_n or_o permission_n and_o not_o 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thy_o heavenly_a father_n our_o most_o holy_a father_n s._n benedict_n our_o mother_n s._n scholastica_fw-la as_o also_o s._n joseph_n s._n john_n s._n thomas_n and_o s._n gertrude_n in_o who_o hart_n â—hou_a do_v delight_v to_o dwell_v and_o also_o my_o belove_a father_n s._n augustin_n who_o thou_o have_v give_v i_o in_o a_o particular_a manner_n to_o be_v a_o help_n to_o i_o in_o doubt_n and_o fear_n and_o a_o incouradgement_n by_o his_o book_n to_o hope_v for_o pardon_n for_o my_o innumerable_a sin_n and_o as_o a_o fire_n be_v all_o his_o word_n to_o inflame_v i_o to_o seek_v after_o and_o aspire_v to_o thy_o divine_a love_n and_o to_o wish_v only_o that_o that_o may_v whole_o possess_v my_o soul_n which_o grant_v for_o his_o