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carnal_a love_n 49_o x._o superfluous_a attire_n 51_o xi_o envy_n 54_o xii_o ambition_n and_o avarice_n 56_o conclusion_n a_o bad_a courtier_n life_n be_v a_o perpetual_a obstacle_n to_o virtue_n 58_o three_o book_n practise_v of_o virtue_n section_n page_n i._o devotion_n for_o great-one_n 60_o ii_o wherein_o consist_v all_o devotion_n and_o spiritual_a life_n 61_o character_n of_o the_o spiritual_a man_n ibid._n character_n of_o the_o carnal_a man_n ibid._n iii_o first_o combat_n of_o a_o spiritual_a man_n against_o ignorance_n 62_o iu._n practice_n of_o faith_n ibid._n v._o four_o other_o light_n to_o disperse_v ignorance_n 64_o vi_o twelve_o maxim_n of_o salvation_n ibid._n vii_o twelve_o maxim_n of_o wisdom_n 66_o viii_o practise_v of_o devotion_n and_o prayer_n 68_o ix_o necessity_n of_o confession_n ibid._n x._o practice_n of_o confession_n 69_o xi_o practise_v of_o examen_fw-la of_o conscience_n 71_o xii_o practise_v of_o receive_v 72_o xiii_o practise_v of_o hear_v mass_n 74_o 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thankfulness_n 90_o xxx_o practise_v of_o charity_n 91_o xxxi_o the_o practice_n of_o humility_n and_o magnanimity_n 92_o xxxii_o practise_v of_o patience_n 93_o xxxiii_o practise_v of_o daily_a action_n 94_o instruction_n for_o marry_a xxxiv_o misery_n of_o marriage_n ill_o manage_v 96_o xxxv_o evil_n of_o marriage_n grow_v from_o disorder_n therein_o commit_v 99_o xxxvi_o select_v instruction_n for_o the_o marry_v 101_o xxxvii_o instruction_n for_o widow_n 102_o to_o maid_n xxxviii_o praise_n of_o virginity_n and_o of_o the_o modesty_n they_o ought_v to_o observe_v in_o their_o carriage_n 104_o to_o father_n and_o mother_n thirty-nine_o concern_v bring_n up_o and_o instruct_v child_n 107_o to_o child_n xl._n of_o piety_n towards_o parent_n 110_o the_o four_o book_n treat_v of_o impiety_n of_o court_n and_o unhappy_a policy_n page_n 114_o the_o five_o book_n set_v forth_o fortunate_a piety_n page_n 137_o a_o table_n of_o the_o title_n and_o section_n contain_v in_o the_o second_o tome_n of_o the_o holy_a court_n the_o prelate_n sect_n page_n i._o that_o it_o be_v convenient_a the_o nobility_n shall_v govern_v the_o church_n 165_o ii_o that_o the_o nobility_n shall_v not_o aspire_v to_o ecclesiastical_a office_n but_o by_o lawful_a way_n 167_o iii_o of_o the_o vocation_n or_o call_n of_o a_o prelate_n 168_o iu_o virtue_n requisite_a in_o the_o carriage_n of_o a_o prelate_n 169_o v._n the_o second_o virtue_n of_o a_o prelate_n which_o be_v fortitude_n of_o spirit_n against_o avarice_n and_o riot_n 170_o vi._n the_o three_o quality_n of_o a_o good_a prelate_n which_o be_v purity_n of_o life_n 171_o vii_o the_o four_o perfection_n of_o a_o prelate_n which_o be_v observe_v in_o zeal_n and_o charity_n 172_o viii_o the_o five_o excellency_n of_o a_o prelate_n which_o be_v science_n and_o prudence_n ibid._n ix_o the_o motive_n which_o noble_a prelate_n have_v to_o the_o duty_n of_o their_o
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