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able_a to_o resist_v thou_o in_o they_o then_o their_o judgement_n will_v be_v so_o clear_v that_o they_o will_v understand_v most_o hide_a mystery_n then_o a_o hour_n of_o prayer_n will_v instruct_v they_o more_o full_o than_o fifty_o year_n study_n can_v do_v they_o have_v by_o the_o mean_a of_o such_o prayer_n in_o all_o thing_n relation_n to_o thou_o the_o only_a true_a wisdom_n and_o in_o who_o light_n only_o be_v true_a light_n to_o be_v see_v by_o love_v thou_o and_o die_v to_o themselves_o in_o all_o thing_n they_o will_v become_v master_n of_o themselves_o and_o all_o the_o world_n will_v than_o nothing_o move_v they_o nor_o will_v any_o thing_n affright_v they_o because_o thou_o will_v be_v their_o stay_n and_o comfort_n in_o all_o thing_n if_o we_o will_v do_v as_o we_o ought_v and_o as_o be_v best_a for_o we_o we_o must_v be_v subject_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n in_o all_o thing_n without_o exception_n and_o this_o be_v the_o benefit_n of_o a_o internal_a life_n that_o 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the_o most_o part_n in_o this_o world_n of_o true_a reason_n surely_n never_o be_v the_o world_n reform_v of_o its_o sin_n and_o error_n but_o it_o must_v be_v by_o the_o wisdom_n which_o come_v from_o god_n and_o be_v far_o different_a from_o that_o which_o be_v account_v wisdom_n by_o the_o world_n which_o as_o s._n paul_n say_v 3.19_o be_v folly_n before_o god_n certain_z other_z devotion_n of_o the_o same_o devot_fw-la soul_n d._n gertrude_n more_o which_o she_o leave_v write_v in_o her_o breviary_n in_o the_o fore_a part_n of_o her_o breviary_n she_o have_v frame_v and_o write_v the_o ensue_a prayer_n for_o her_o due_a performance_n of_o the_o divine_a office_n viz_o all_o you_o that_o bless_v our_o lord_n exalt_v he_o all_o you_o can_v for_o he_o be_v great_a than_o all_o your_o praise_n omnis_fw-la spiritus_n laudet_fw-la dominum_fw-la let_v every_o spirit_n praise_v the_o lord_n and_o i_o â—hy_a poor_a creature_n who_o be_o not_o worthy_a to_o name_v thou_o my_o lord_n my_o 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