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hence_o proceed_v the_o terrible_a fall_n of_o those_o who_o have_v live_v so_o well_o before_o the_o consideration_n that_o so_o many_o soul_n be_v ruin_v by_o such_o small_a beginning_n be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v we_o wonder_v and_o tremble_v will_v to_o god_n man_n be_v thorough_o persuade_v of_o this_o important_a truth_n on_o which_o depend_v the_o salvation_n or_o at_o least_o the_o perfection_n of_o the_o great_a part_n of_o mankind_n the_o devil_n be_v too_o cunning_a to_o tempt_v a_o servant_n of_o god_n to_o a_o violation_n of_o essential_a duty_n at_o first_o he_o will_v have_v but_o small_a success_n if_o he_o begin_v with_o solicit_v a_o fearful_a soul_n to_o commit_v a_o mortal_a sin_n and_o therefore_o he_o insinuate_v himself_o by_o such_o small_a thing_n till_o he_o have_v get_v foot_v before_o the_o soul_n perceive_v it_o these_o infidelity_n in_o small_a thing_n be_v always_o punish_v with_o
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want_n of_o faith_n 285_o of_o the_o thought_n of_o hell_n 286_o of_o a_o miserable_a eternity_n 286_o of_o the_o pretend_a conversion_n of_o the_o imperfect_a 292_o of_o the_o false_a idea_n which_o many_o frame_n to_o themselves_o of_o virtue_n 294_o of_o the_o little_a progress_n we_o make_v in_o virtue_n 295_o of_o the_o proper_a virtue_n for_o every_o condition_n 296_o of_o the_o world_n 298_o of_o the_o confidence_n we_o ought_v to_o have_v in_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n 304_o of_o our_o indifference_n to_o please_v god_n 305_o of_o confession_n 307_o of_o private_a friendship_n 310_o of_o the_o happiness_n of_o a_o religious_a life_n 313_o of_o the_o confidence_n we_o ought_v to_o have_v in_o the_o merit_n of_o jesus-christ_n present_a in_o the_o eucharist_n 318_o of_o true_a fervour_n 319_o of_o voluntary_a poverty_n 322_o of_o aridity_n in_o the_o exercise_n of_o piety_n 321_o of_o the_o facility_n with_o which_o we_o engage_v ourselves_o in_o the_o world_n 322_o of_o the_o 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doctores_fw-la theologi_fw-la testamur_fw-la nihil_fw-la esse_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la traductione_n libri_fw-la tui_fw-la titulus_fw-la retreat_n spivituelle_fw-fr pour_fw-fr un_fw-fr jour_fw-fr chaque_fw-fr mois_fw-fr aut_fw-la fidei_fw-la aut_fw-la pietati_fw-la dissonum_fw-la datum_n parisiis_fw-la die_v 22._o julii_n 1700._o joannes_n ingleton_n thomas_n witham_n fidem_fw-la facere_fw-la testimonium_fw-la hoc_fw-la cvi_fw-la subscripserant_fw-la magistri_fw-la joannes_n ingleton_n &_o thomas_n witham_n ejus_fw-la esse_fw-la authoritatis_fw-la ut_fw-la ei_fw-la facile_fw-la credatur_fw-la &_o secure_a ambo_fw-la sunt_fw-la angli_fw-la in_fw-la facultate_fw-la parisiensi_fw-la doctores_fw-la pii_fw-la &_o eruditi_fw-la quorum_fw-la chirographum_fw-la hic_fw-la appositum_fw-la probe_n novi_fw-la die_fw-la augusti_fw-la prima_fw-la 1700._o pirot_n a_o spiritual_a retreat_n for_o one_o day_n in_o the_o month_n chap._n i._o of_o spiritual_a retreat_n of_o all_o pious_a exercise_n there_o 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