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A18180 Here begynneth the orcharde of Syon in the whiche is conteyned the reuelacyons of seynt [sic] Katheryne of Sene, with ghostly fruytes [and] precyous plantes for the helthe of mannes soule.; Vita di S. Catarina da Siena. English Raymond, of Capua, 1330-1399.; James, Dane. 1519 (1519) STC 4815; ESTC S109114 384,038 354

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they_o obstynate_o in_o hardness_n of_o herte_n ¶_o to_o the_o endeles_a fader_fw-mi all_o this_o be_v possible_a /_o for_o though_o thou_o make_v we_o without_o we_o /_o yet_o thou_o will_v not_o save_v we_o without_o us._n ¶_o and_o therefore_o constrain_v their_o wylle_n gracyous_o /_o &_o dyspose_v they_o for_o to_o desire_v and_o will_v /_o that_o they_o will_v not_o ¶_o this_o i_o ask_v the_o for_o thy_o infynyte_a mercy_n /_o thou_o hase_fw-mi make_v we_o of_o noughth_n /_o therefore_o now_o to_o such_o as_o we_o be_v /_o show_v mercy_fw-mi /_o &_o refresshe_a the_o vessel_n that_o thou_o hase_fw-mi make_v and_o form_v to_o the_o image_n and_o likeness_n of_o the_o /_o reform_v they_o to_o grace_v /_o in_o the_o mercy_n &_o in_o the_o blood_n of_o of_o thy_o right_a sweet_a and_o well_o bylove_v soon_o ihesu_n cryst_n ✚_o laus_fw-la detur_fw-la deo_fw-la ¶_o now_o mother_n and_o systren_n here_o i_o have_v make_v a_o end_n of_o this_o the_o fyfte_a book_n /_o in_z the_o which_o 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