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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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which_o entitle_v sottish_a apprehension_n of_o the_o mind_n with_o the_o name_n of_o vision_n but_o it_o be_v undoubted_a there_o be_v no_o country_n in_o the_o world_n nor_o time_n throughout_o age_n which_o have_v not_o afford_v some_o great_a example_n of_o apparition_n of_o spirit_n by_o know_a witness_n and_o the_o judgement_n of_o most_o eminent_a 14._o mitte_fw-la quoque_fw-la advivus_fw-la aliqu●●_fw-la ex_fw-la mortuit_fw-la scriptura_fw-la lestatur_fw-la de_fw-fr cura_fw-la pro_fw-la mortuis_fw-la c._n 15._o etc._n etc._n c._n 10._o luc_n 14._o personage_n s._n augustine_n hold_v it_o be_v a_o doctrine_n ground_v on_o scripture_n experience_n and_o reason_n which_o can_v be_v gainsay_v without_o some_o note_n of_o impudence_n although_o he_o much_o deny_v that_o all_o the_o dream_n we_o have_v of_o the_o dead_a be_v ever_o their_o soul_n which_o return_v again_o such_o be_v the_o belief_n of_o
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208._o semper_fw-la puniri_fw-la potest_fw-la nunquam_fw-la potest_fw-la expiari_fw-la s._n bernard_n de_fw-fr consid_fw-la l._n 5._o a_o excellent_a conceit_n of_o picus_n mirandula_n tui_fw-la ipsius_fw-la quasi_fw-la arbitrarius_fw-la honorariusque_fw-la plaste_n &_o sictor_n quam_fw-la malueris_fw-la tu_fw-la tibi_fw-la formam_fw-la effinge_a poteris_fw-la in_o inferiora_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la bruta_fw-la degenerare_fw-la poteris_fw-la in_o superiora_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la divina_fw-la ex_fw-la animi_fw-la tui_fw-la sententiâ_fw-la regenerari_fw-la picus_n mirand_n de_fw-fr dignitate_fw-la hom_n ●_o 208._o ever_o reign_v there_o where_o be_v trespass_n and_o trespass_n still_o reign_v there_o deserve_v to_o be_v punish_v without_o intermission_n it_o be_v always_o chastise_v and_o never_o expiate_v say_v s._n bernard_n and_o that_o you_o may_v well_o understand_v this_o represent_v unto_o yourself_o a_o excellent_a conceit_n of_o one_o of_o the_o great_a wit_n which_o 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