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A10206 The life of the holy and venerable mother Suor Maria Maddalena De Patsi a Florentine lady, & religious of the Order of the Carmelites. Written in Italian by the Reuerend Priest Sigr. Vincentio Puccini, who was sometymes her ghostly father. And now translated into English.; Vita di Santa Maria Maddalena de Pazzi. English Puccini, Vincenzio.; Matthew, Tobie, Sir, 1577-1655. 1619 (1619) STC 20483; ESTC S101534 127,169 365

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to_o make_v so_o hideous_a noise_n to_o the_o end_n that_o i_o may_v not_o hear_v the_o order_n which_o come_v down_o to_o i_o from_o my_o god_n it_o happen_v to_o i_o as_o to_z one_o that_o expect_v death_n who_o have_v no_o less_o affliction_n when_o he_o see_v the_o instrument_n which_o be_v to_o cut_v off_o his_o head_n than_o he_o have_v while_o he_o be_v in_o the_o act_n of_o suffering_n i_o see_v well_o o_o my_o lord_n that_o if_o thou_o shall_v retire_v the_o power_n of_o thy_o hand_n these_o enemy_n will_v deprive_v i_o of_o life_n they_o will_v fain_o tear_v out_o my_o bowel_n which_o make_v they_o run_v against_o i_o with_o such_o fury_n but_o my_o spouse_n have_v first_o place_v in_o i_o his_o own_o spirit_n and_o his_o hart_n withal_o those_o other_o gift_n and_o grace_n and_o do_v after_o place_v i_o in_o this_o probation_n and_o tentation_n resolve_v that_o i_o shall_v suffer_v for_o the_o creature_n to_o the_o end_n that_o they_o may_v be_v convert_v to_o he_o i_o 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as_o thou_o be_v when_o thy_o mother_n lose_v thou_o in_o the_o temple_n and_o last_o as_o thou_o be_v when_o thou_o be_v prepare_v for_o thy_o passion_n she_o have_v no_o soon_o speak_v these_o word_n but_o this_o suit_n of_o she_o be_v grant_v and_o jesus_n show_v himself_o to_o she_o punctual_o as_o she_o desire_v in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o infancy_n so_o as_o full_a of_o joy_n turn_v her_o eye_n towards_o he_o she_o begin_v to_o speak_v in_o this_o manner_n o_o here_o behold_v my_o little_a one_o in_o the_o age_n of_o three_o or_o four_o year_n o_o admirable_a thing_n thou_o be_v so_o very_o little_a and_o yet_o thou_o be_v god_n but_o thy_o littleness_n make_v i_o know_v thy_o greatness_n o_o greatness_n and_o littleness_n of_o my_o god_n i_o shall_v never_o be_v satisfy_v in_o behold_v thou_o o_o little_a and_o great_a god_n so_o beautiful_a and_o attractive_a she_o than_o see_v the_o same_o jesus_n in_o the_o state_n of_o ripe_a childhood_n and_o be_v then_o surprise_v with_o 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