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A73757 The poesie of floured prayers Containing sundrie meditations and prayers gathered out of the sacred letters and vertuous writers: disposed in forme of the alphabet, of the most vertuous Lady, the Lady Elizabeths name. Set forth by Sir Iohn Convvay.; Meditations and praiers gathered out of the sacred letters and vertuous writers Conway, John, Sir, d. 1603. 1611 (1611) STC 5653; ESTC S124809 68,917 431

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own_o sight_n and_o neither_o pride_n nor_o self_n love_v overtake_v or_o at_o any_o time_n allure_v i_o to_o exercise_v the_o unséemely_a pleasantness_n of_o nature_n but_o ever_o prefer_v a_o pure_a and_o chaste_a life_n may_v win_v the_o victory_n of_o all_o uncleanes_n and_o glorify_v thou_o which_o be_v the_o head_n and_o patron_n of_o all_o mercy_n truth_n &_o singleness_n who_o triumph_n my_o tongue_n shall_v never_o cease_v to_o advance_v therefore_o most_o love_a saviour_n leave_v i_o not_o to_o myself_o but_o stand_v always_o by_o i_o and_o with_o thy_o strong_a hand_n make_v my_o way_n sound_a and_o perfect_a &_o confound_v my_o enemy_n in_o their_o devise_n amen_n t_o thou_o have_v say_v most_o sweet_a redeemer_n christ_n that_o the_o mountain_n shall_v remove_v and_o the_o hiles_n shall_v fall_v down_o but_o thy_o love_a kindness_n word_n mercy_n &_o truth_n shall_v not_o move_v and_o also_o that_o the_o band_n of_o thy_o peace_n shall_v not_o fail_v us._n dear_a father_n 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