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A13700 Soliloquium animæ. The sole-talke of the soule. Or, a spirituall and heauenlie dialogue betwixt the soule of man and God. Which, for the great affinitie it hath with other bookes of the auctor published heeretofore in our natiue tongue, is now entituled The fourth booke of the Imitation of Christ. Translated and corrected by Thomas Rogers. Neuer before published.; Soliloquium animæ. English Thomas, à Kempis, 1380-1471.; Rogers, Thomas. 1592 (1592) STC 23995; ESTC S107313 86,064 234

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be_v to_o thank_v he_o chap._n 25._o pag._n 202_o finis_fw-la ❧_o at_o london_n print_v by_o richard_n yardley_n and_o peter_n short_a dwell_v at_o the_o nether_a end_n of_o breadstreet_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o star_n 1592._o 1592._o psal_n 73_o verse_n 28._o 28._o psal._n 73_o 28_o 28_o luk._n 18_o 19_o 19_o math._n 6_o 21_o coloss._n 3_o 1._o 2_o 2_o phil._n 4_o 7_o 7_o 1._o john_n 2_o 16_o 16_o rom_n 8_o 35_o 36_o etc._n etc._n 1._o cor_fw-la 13_o 4_o 5_o etc._n etc._n etc._n psa._n 73_o 25_o man._n soule_n man._n man._n psal._n 26_o 8._o soule_n soule_n psal._n 94_o 8_o 9_o 10_o psal_n 119_o 12_o 12_o psal._n 94_o 12_o 12_o jam._n 4_o 6_o 6_o mat._n 11._o 25_o 25_o 1._o cor
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