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A31383 The holy court in five tomes, the first treating of motives which should excite men of qualitie to Christian perfection, the second of the prelate, souldier, states-man, and ladie, the third of maxims of Christianitie against prophanesse ..., the fourth containing the command of reason over the passions, the fifth now first published in English and much augemented according to the last edition of the authour containing the lives of the most famous and illustrious courtiers taken out of the Old and New Testament and other modern authours / written in French by Nicholas Caussin ; translated into English by Sr. T.H. and others. Caussin, Nicolas, 1583-1651.; T. H. (Thomas Hawkins), Sir, d. 1640. 1650 (1650) Wing C1547; ESTC R27249 2,279,942 902

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justice_n in_o punishment_n and_o reward_n  _fw-fr justine_n who_o be_v bear_v a_o cowherd_a mount_v to_o the_o throne_n of_o the_o emperor_n of_o constantinople_n 158_o the_o fidelity_n and_o goodness_n of_o justinian_n ibid._n his_o greatness_n 159_o his_o nature_n and_o manner_n ibid._n his_o manner_n of_o life_n be_v austere_a ib._n some_o abuse_n the_o belief_n of_o man_n in_o report_v that_o he_o can_v neither_o read_v nor_o write_v mistake_v justinian_n for_o his_o uncle_n justin_n ibid._n his_o great_a love_n to_o learning_n but_o chief_o law_n and_o divinity_n ibid._n a_o great_a conspiracy_n against_o he_o 160_o a_o speech_n concern_v the_o mutiny_n against_o he_o ibid._n justinian_n keep_v prisoner_n in_o his_o palace_n and_o hypatius_n be_v proclaim_v emperor_n ibid._n the_o stout_a man_n assail_v justinian_n in_o his_o palace_n 161_o the_o sedition_n against_o justinian_n be_v appease_v ibid._n the_o reflux_n of_o the_o affair_n of_o justinian_n 164_o the_o defect_n of_o justinian_n 168_o justinian_n in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o his_o age_n fall_v into_o two_o great_a error_n 169_o k_o the_o word_n of_o the_o wise_a man_n direct_v to_o the_o king_n of_o the_o time_n wisd_v 6._o 131_o king_n ought_v to_o profess_v the_o outward_a worship_n and_o service_n of_o god_n for_o the_o performance_n of_o his_o duty_n and_o the_o example_n of_o his_o people_n 133_o knowledge_n of_o one_o self_n 18_o knowledge_n ought_v to_o be_v moderate_a 153_o l_o the_o prodigious_a victory_n which_o in_o the_o end_n lotharius_n gain_v over_o himself_o after_o a_o great_a storm_n of_o the_o passion_n of_o love_n in_o become_v religious_a 113_o the_o cruel_a handle_n of_o pope_n leo._n 175_o strange_a desire_n of_o lewis_n the_o eleven_o 113_o generous_a act_n of_o lewis_n the_o eleven_o 120_o a_o excellent_a observation_n of_o libanius_n 81_o all_o happiness_n include_v in_o love_n 1_o god_n the_o father_n of_o union_n do_v draw_v all_o to_o unity_n by_o love_n ibid._n the_o 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blessing_n 5_o there_o be_v miserable_a lover_n in_o the_o world_n ibid._n who_o love_v too_o much_o love_v too_o little_a 6_o a_o notable_a comparison_n of_o s._n basil_n touch_v love_n 9_o love_n be_v a_o strange_a malady_n 14_o disaster_n of_o evil_a love_n 15_o division_n of_o love_n ibid._n love_n of_o humour_n ibid._n interiour_n cause_v of_o love_n 16_o the_o secret_a attractive_n of_o love_n ibid._n modification_n of_o their_o opinion_n who_o place_n love_n in_o transportation_n ib._n the_o sense_n be_v well_o guard_v shut_v up_o all_o the_o gate_n against_o love_n 17_o the_o miserable_a estate_n of_o one_o passionate_o in_o love_n ib._n the_o diversity_n of_o love_n ib._n evil_n angel_n intermeddle_v in_o the_o great_a tempest_n of_o love_n 18_o cruelty_n of_o love_n on_o the_o person_n of_o lover_n ibid._n love_n be_v sometime_o the_o punishment_n of_o pride_n ib._n advice_n and_o remedy_n against_o love_n in_o its_o full_a 19_o the_o medal_n of_o love_n have_v two_o face_n 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nothing_o but_o to_o expect_v a_o general_a inundation_n of_o all_o wickedness_n §_o 2._o divers_a kind_n of_o shamefacedness_n now_o we_o must_v here_o observe_v that_o there_o be_v many_o kind_n of_o shamefacedness_n one_o whereof_o be_v holy_a shamefacedness_n three_o kind_n of_o shamefacedness_n the_o other_o humane_a and_o the_o other_o evil._n i_o say_v a_o holy_a shamefacedness_n as_o that_o which_o be_v a_o most_o faithful_a companion_n of_o chastity_n can_v endure_v the_o least_o thing_n shamefacedness_n holy_a shamefacedness_n contrary_a to_o this_o holy_a virtue_n but_o that_o it_o become_v much_o interest_v therein_o this_o most_o evident_o appear_v in_o so_o many_o good_a man_n in_o so_o many_o virtuous_a woman_n and_o chaste_a virgin_n who_o can_v hear_v a_o unchaste_a word_n but_o that_o it_o fix_v a_o wound_n in_o their_o heart_n tertullian_n say_v 3._o virginibus_fw-la etiam_fw-la ipsum_fw-la
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