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A22627 Saint Augustines confessions translated: and with some marginall notes illustrated. Wherein, diuers antiquities are explayned; and the marginall notes of a former Popish translation, answered. By William Watts, rector of St. Albanes, Woodstreete; Confessiones. English Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo.; Watts, William, 1590?-1649. 1631 (1631) STC 912; ESTC S100303 327,312 1,035

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therefore_o when_o i_o be_v a_o student_n i_o will_v never_o fashion_v myself_o unto_o though_o when_o i_o set_v up_o school_n i_o be_v fain_o to_o endure_v they_o from_o other_o and_o for_o this_o cause_n be_v i_o desirous_a to_o go_v to_o rome_n where_o all_o those_o that_o know_v it_o assure_v i_o that_o there_o be_v no_o such_o insolence_n commit_v but_o thou_o o_o my_o refuge_n 5._o and_o my_o portion_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n to_o force_v i_o to_o change_v my_o dwell_n for_o the_o salvation_n of_o my_o soul_n do_v prick_v i_o forward_o with_o goad_n at_o carthage_n with_o which_o i_o may_v be_v drive_v thence_o and_o make_v proffer_v of_o certain_a allurement_n at_o rome_n by_o which_o i_o may_v be_v draw_v thither_o even_o by_o man_n who_o be_v in_o love_n with_o a_o die_a life_n now_o play_v mad_a prank_n then_o promise_v vain_a hope_n and_o for_o the_o reform_n of_o my_o course_n do_v thou_o make_v secret_a use_n both_o of_o their_o perverseness_n and_o of_o my_o 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this_o have_v thou_o merciful_o forgive_v i_o preserve_v i_o from_o the_o water_n of_o the_o sea_n then_o full_a of_o execrable_a filthiness_n land_v i_o safe_a at_o the_o water_n of_o thy_o grace_n baptism_n with_o which_o so_o soon_o as_o i_o be_v purge_v those_o flood_n of_o my_o mother_n eye_n shall_v be_v dry_v up_o with_o which_o for_o my_o sake_n she_o daily_o water_v the_o ground_n under_o her_o face_n in_o prayer_n unto_o thou_o at_o last_o refuse_v to_o return_v without_o i_o i_o with_o much_o ado_n persuade_v she_o to_o stay_v that_o night_n in_o a_o place_n hard_o by_o our_o ship_n where_o there_o be_v a_o oratory_n erect_v preface_n in_o memory_n of_o s._n cyprian_n that_o night_n i_o privy_o steal_v aboard_o but_o she_o tarry_v behind_o in_o weep_v and_o prayer_n and_o what_o o_o lord_n request_v she_o at_o thy_o hand_n but_o that_o thou_o will_v not_o suffer_v i_o to_o sail_v away_o from_o she_o but_o thou_o profound_o provide_v and_o fear_v the_o main_a point_n of_o 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about_o to_o work_v for_o she_o out_o of_o my_o absence_n she_o know_v nothing_o of_o it_o therefore_o do_v she_o weep_v and_o lament_v prove_v herself_o by_o those_o torture_n to_o be_v guilty_a of_o what_o eve_n leave_v behind_o she_o with_o sorrow_n seek_v what_o she_o have_v bring_v forth_o in_o sorrow_n but_o have_v at_o last_o make_v a_o end_n of_o accuse_v i_o of_o false_a and_o hard_a deal_n with_o she_o she_o betake_v herself_o again_o to_o entreat_v thy_o favour_n for_o i_o return_v home_o and_o i_o go_v on_o towards_o rome_n chap._n 9_o of_o a_o shrewd_a fever_n that_o he_o fall_v into_o 1._o but_o lo_o there_o
if_o you_o have_v not_o be_v faithful_a in_o the_o unrighteous_a mamman_n who_o will_v commit_v to_o your_o trust_n true_a riches_n and_o if_o you_o have_v not_o be_v faithful_a in_o that_o which_o be_v another_o man_n who_o shall_v give_v you_o that_o which_o be_v your_o own_o such_o a_o man_n as_o i_o have_v describe_v do_v at_o that_o time_n adjoyne_v himself_o unto_o i_o and_o waver_v in_o his_o purpose_n as_o i_o do_v what_o course_n of_o life_n be_v to_o be_v take_v nebridius_fw-la also_o who_o have_v leave_v his_o native_a country_n near_o carthage_n yea_o and_o carthage_n itself_o where_o for_o the_o most_o part_n he_o live_v leave_v his_o father_n land_n which_o be_v very_o rich_a leave_v his_o own_o house_n and_o a_o mother_n behind_o who_o mean_v not_o like_o i_o to_o follow_v after_o he_o be_v by_o this_o time_n come_v to_o milan_n and_o for_o no_o other_o reason_n neither_o but_o that_o he_o may_v bestow_v himself_o with_o i_o in_o a_o most_o ardent_a desire_n after_o 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