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love_v her_o devote_a child_n and_o servant_n 48_o 2._o she_o be_v liberal_a and_o bountiful_a in_o bestow_v benefit_n and_o favour_n upon_o they_o 50_o 3._o she_o comfort_v they_o in_o all_o their_o affliction_n persecution_n desolation_n 51_o 4._o she_o be_v their_o faithful_a advocate_n in_o heaven_n 53_o 5._o she_o procure_v for_o they_o a_o happy_a departure_n out_o of_o this_o world_n the_o salvation_n of_o their_o soul_n and_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o eternal_a felicity_n 57_o all_o which_o be_v plain_o evidence_v by_o express_a and_o pithy_a sentence_n draw_v out_o of_o the_o holy_a father_n and_o church_n doctor_n §_o 2._o that_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o sacred_a rosary_n be_v a_o devotion_n very_o please_v to_o the_o divin_n majesty_n profitable_a to_o ourselves_o and_o grateful_a to_o the_o b._n virgin_n 60_o for_o it_o intend_v god_n honour_n our_o own_o salvation_n the_o sacred_a virgin_n glory_n 61_o §_o 3_o that_o this_o sort_n of_o devotion_n be_v proper_a for_o such_o catholic_n as_o live_v in_o heretical_a country_n 63_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o title_n the_o answer_n of_o the_o objection_n and_o the_o proof_n of_o this_o assertion_n because_o it_o be_v the_o bless_a virgin_n peculiar_a property_n to_o destroy_v heresy_n as_o be_v declare_v out_o of_o the_o father_n 66_o §_o 4._o what_o the_o rosary_n be_v 70_o §_o 5._o the_o rosary_n be_v twofold_a the_o great_a rosary_n and_o the_o little_a rosary_n 72_o §_o 6._o why_o this_o manner_n of_o prayer_n be_v call_v the_o rosary_n 73_o §_o 7._o that_o the_o rosary_n contain_v the_o two_o sort_n of_o prayer_n vocal_a and_o mental_a 74_o §_o 8._o three_o advice_n concern_v this_o manner_n of_o pray_v and_o meditate_v 76_o §_o 9_o a_o difficulty_n concern_v this_o conjunction_n of_o vocal_a &_o mental_a prayer_n propose_v and_o clear_v 79_o §_o 10._o of_o the_o advantage_n which_o this_o confraternity_n of_o the_o rosary_n have_v above_o all_o other_o in_o point_n of_o communication_n of_o merit_n 82_o 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four_o solemn_a and_o annual_a procession_n beside_o those_o of_o the_o great_a and_o lesser_a litany_n 139_o the_o rite_n of_o the_o rosary_n procession_n 141_o 1._o the_o cross_n be_v carry_v 2._o the_o relic_n of_o saint_n the_o statue_n or_o image_n of_o the_o b._n virgin_n which_o be_v large_o declare_v insist_v upon_o and_o prove_v to_o be_v a_o ancient_a and_o laudable_a custom_n 142_o 4._o wax-torche_n or_o candle_n 5._o the_o litany_n be_v sing_v or_o recite_v 148_o §_o 17._o a_o elevation_n for_o the_o procession_n of_o the_o rosary_n 149_o to_o honour_n the_o nine_o several_a journey_n of_o the_o sacred_a virgin_n 150_o the_o litany_n of_o our_o b._n lady_n of_o the_o rosary_n 152_o a_o devout_a recommendation_n to_o the_o b._n virgin_n after_o procession_n 155_o the_o litany_n of_o our_o bless_a lady_n of_o loretto_n to_o be_v daily_o recite_v for_o a_o happy_a death_n 161_o §_o 18._o several_a other_o prayer_n to_o be_v add_v after_o the_o litany_n according_a to_o each_o one_o devotion_n occasion_n or_o necessity_n 168_o 1._o a_o filial_a recommendation_n of_o ourselves_o to_o the_o sacred_a virgin-mothers_n protection_n 168_o 2._o a_o prayer_n for_o a_o happy_a death_n 170_o 3._o a_o general_n prayer_n for_o ourselves_o our_o friend_n and_o the_o whole_a church_n 171_o 4._o a_o prayer_n for_o the_o conversion_n of_o heretic_n and_o infidel_n 172_o 5._o a_o prayer_n for_o a_o special_a friend_n 173_o 6._o a_o prayer_n for_o a_o friend_n in_o tribulation_n 174_o 7._o a_o prayer_n for_o a_o friend_n in_o his_o sickness_n and_o infirmity_n 175_o 8._o a_o prayer_n for_o our_o enemy_n detractor_n and_o persecutor_n 176_o 9_o a_o prayer_n for_o a_o woman_n great_a with_o child_n or_o labour_v in_o childbed_n 177_o 10._o a_o prayer_n to_o appease_v the_o divin_n indignation_n in_o any_o public_a or_o private_a necessity_n 178_o 11._o a_o prayer_n to_o withdraw_v our_o mind_n from_o the_o superfluous_a care_n and_o solicitude_n of_o this_o world_n 180_o 12._o prayer_n to_o be_v say_v in_o time_n of_o the_o plague_n a_o prayer_n to_o the_o sacred_a virgin-mother_n call_v the_o miraculous_a prayer_n against_o the_o plague_n 181_o the_o second_o book_n of_o the_o sacred_a rosary_n which_o be_v the_o practical_a part_n there_o of_o a_o oration_n of_o the_o antiquity_n excellency_n and_o utility_n of_o the_o bede_n psalter_n and_o confraternity_n of_o the_o rosary_n by_o way_n of_o a_o preface_n to_o this_o second_o book_n 187_o in_o which_o oration_n be_v declare_v the_o several_a name_n of_o the_o rosary_n 188_o the_o antiquity_n and_o general_a practice_n of_o this_o sort_n of_o devotion_n among_o the_o primitive_a christian_n pag._n 189_o by_o the_o egyptian_a hermit_n 191_o by_o the_o father_n of_o the_o church_n 192_o by_o our_o holy_a father_n s._n bennet_n 193_o and_o all_o his_o succeed_a monk_n 194_o by_o s._n maurus_n in_o france_n 195_o by_o s._n eligius_n bishop_n of_o noyon_n by_o s._n bede_n in_o england_n 196_o by_o s._n 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