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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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the_o priest_n ib_fw-la david_n save_v himself_o in_o the_o cave_n of_o the_o desert_n whither_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n go_v to_o seek_v he_o 142_o his_o piety_n towards_o they_o ib._n banish_a man_n repair_v unto_o david_n ib._n the_o visit_n of_o jonathan_n secret_a and_o very_a profitable_a for_o david_n ib._n nabals_n rudeness_n towards_o david_n ib._n the_o admirable_a generousness_n of_o david_n in_o pardon_v his_o enemy_n ib._n david_n go_v out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o retire_v himself_o among_o stranger_n 143_o david_n receive_v the_o news_n of_o saul_n overthrow_n 144_o david_n can_v be_v excuse_v for_o the_o treaty_n make_v with_o abner_n 145_o he_o be_v absolute_a king_n by_o the_o death_n of_o ishbosheth_n the_o son_n of_o saul_n ibid._n the_o royal_a quality_n of_o david_n ib._n his_o zeal_n to_o religion_n ib._n his_o valour_n and_o his_o war_n ib._n his_o justice_n and_o good_a husbandry_n ib._n his_o vice_n ib._n the_o blindness_n of_o david_n 146_o david_n repentance_n ib._n punishment_n upon_o the_o house_n of_o david_n ib._n the_o patience_n of_o david_n towards_o shimel_n 148_o his_o great_a humility_n and_o his_o humble_a word_n ib._n david_n mildness_n very_o great_a 149_o the_o last_o act_n of_o david_n life_n 150_o god_n have_v make_v all_o creature_n to_o have_v delectation_n 48_o four_o thing_n compose_v the_o solid_a delectation_n of_o man_n ib._n the_o essence_n of_o delectation_n 49_o demetrius_n his_o oration_n 203_o he_o be_v engage_v in_o a_o war_n against_o the_o macchabee_n 204_o whether_o it_o be_v good_a to_o have_v a_o desire_n 39_o a_o excellent_a picture_n of_o desire_n ib._n the_o world_n be_v replenish_v with_o desire_v soul_n ib._n the_o exposition_n of_o the_o picture_n of_o desire_n ib._n the_o passion_n of_o curiosity_n a_o kind_n of_o desire_n ib._n inconstancy_n follow_v the_o multitude_n of_o desire_n 41_o four_o source_n of_o desire_n 42_o a_o reason_n against_o vain_a desire_n draw_v from_o divine_a tranquillity_n ib._n another_o reason_n against_o vain_a desire_n be_v the_o only_a desire_n which_o jesus_n have_v in_o seck_v the_o glory_n of_o his_o heavenly_a father_n 43_o marvellous_a effect_n of_o desire_n 112_o the_o image_n of_o despair_n 65_o three_o sort_n of_o act_n in_o despair_n ib._n remedy_n against_o despair_n 68_o the_o admirable_a conversion_n of_o some_o who_o seem_v desperate_a ib._n the_o sight_n of_o our_o saviour_n teach_v we_o to_o persevere_v in_o our_o good_a hope_n and_o not_o to_o despair_n 69_o a_o great_a secret_a of_o life_n be_v to_o undergo_v destiny_n 139_o why_o devil_n love_v not_o god_n who_o they_o know_v to_o be_v so_o amiable_a 48_o disorder_n be_v fatal_a to_o the_o court_n of_o great_a one_o 174_o doeg_n accuse_v the_o high_a priest_n be_v innocent_a 141_o mean_n to_o use_v a_o efficacious_a remedy_n in_o duel_n 36_o e_o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n 316_o his_o quality_n and_o his_o death_n 317_o divers_a cause_n of_o the_o ruin_n of_o egypt_n 229_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n depart_v out_o of_o egypt_n 231_o eleazar_n a_o jewish_a captain_n die_v valiant_o have_v first_o pierce_v the_o elephant_n whereon_o he_o do_v suppose_v that_o eupator_n do_v combat_v 202_o queen_n eleanor_n a_o enemy_n to_o france_n 118_o elijah_n include_v the_o name_n god_n and_o the_o sun_n in_o his_o name_n 248_o he_o hide_v himself_o at_o the_o brook_n carith_n over_o against_o jordan_n ib._n he_o restore_v to_o life_n the_o dead_a child_n of_o the_o woman_n of_o sarepta_n 249._o he_o be_v know_v to_o be_v the_o prophet_n of_o god_n by_o fire_n come_v down_o from_o heaven_n which_o consume_v his_o sacrifice_n 250_o he_o fly_v into_o the_o wilderness_n and_o be_v sustain_v by_o a_o angel_n which_o furnish_v he_o with_o a_o cruse_n of_o oil_n and_o a_o cake_n bake_v ib._n he_o travel_v forty_o day_n in_o the_o strength_n of_o that_o sustenance_n 251_o his_o vision_n ibid._n he_o foretell_v to_o ahab_n that_o the_o dog_n shall_v lick_v his_o blood_n in_o the_o same_o place_n where_o naboth_n be_v slay_v 252_o he_o be_v translate_v and_o take_v a_o new_a life_n without_o lose_v that_o he_o have_v in_o the_o world_n 254_o the_o labyrinth_n of_o the_o hypocrisy_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n 299_o the_o fury_n of_o elizabeth_n 200_o elisha_n leave_v his_o plough_n and_o ox_n and_o follow_v elijah_n 251_o he_o be_v heir_n of_o elijah_n spirit_n 255_o his_o speech_n to_o joram_n ib._n elisha_n besiege_v in_o dothan_n be_v guard_v by_o a_o host_n of_o heavenly_a angel_n 256_o elisha_n conduct_v his_o enemy_n strike_v with_o blindness_n to_o samaria_n the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o adverse_a party_n ib._n joram_n threaten_v to_o take_v off_o his_o head_n ib._n he_o die_v 259_o the_o estate_n of_o england_n 315_o the_o picture_n of_o envy_n 91_o the_o definition_n of_o envy_n ibid._n humane_a remedy_n against_o envy_n 94_o the_o hlessed_a though_o unequal_a in_o glory_n be_v not_o envious_a 96_o the_o lamentable_a envy_n of_o ebroin_n against_o s._n leger_n 121_o envy_n never_o sleep_v 140_o the_o horrible_a envy_n of_o saul_n ib._n envy_n be_v easy_o learn_v at_o the_o court._n ib._n the_o temple_n of_o ephesus_n 154_o the_o courteous_a meeting_n of_o erasmus_n and_o oporinus_n 72_o evilmeredech_n son_n of_o nebuchadonezar_n take_v upon_o he_o the_o regincie_n of_o the_o empire_n his_o father_n leave_v his_o kingdom_n to_o graze_v with_o the_o beast_n 245_o the_o ignorance_n of_o our_o evil_n be_v a_o stratagem_n of_o divine_a providence_n 71_o f_o the_o nature_n of_o fear_n and_o the_o bad_a effect_n of_o it_o 70_o two_o sort_n of_o fear_n natural_a and_o moral_a 71_o the_o cause_n of_o fear_n ibid._n fear_n be_v a_o troublesome_a passion_n ibid._n fear_v of_o accident_n in_o the_o world_n 72_o remedy_n against_o accidental_a fear_n ib._n fear_v of_o poverty_n cause_v most_o