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A08952 A rule of good life: written by the mellifluous doctor S. Bernard (monke and abbot of the holie order of S. Benet) especiallie for virgins, and other religious woemen; and may profitably be read likewise by all others, that aspire to Christian perfection. Faithfully translated into English by the R. Father Antonie Batt, monke of the holie order afore-said, of the Congregation of England; Modus bene vivendi. English Bernard, of Clairvaux, Saint, 1090 or 91-1153.; Batt, Antonie. 1633 (1633) STC 1923; ESTC S113802 137,346 537

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