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A68815 The imitation or following of Christ, and the contemning of worldly vanities wherevnto, as springing out of the same roote, we haue adioyned another pretie treatise, entituled, The perpetuall reioyce of the godly, euen in this lyfe.; Imitatio Christi. English. 1568. Thomas, à Kempis, 1380-1471.; Castellion, Sébastien, 1515-1563.; Hake, Edward, fl. 1560-1604. 1568 (1568) STC 23971; ESTC S118357 145,208 331

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that_o thou_o neither_o art_n modest_a true_o nor_o the_o world_n true_o dead_a unto_o thou_o or_o thou_o to_o the_o world_n but_o give_v ear_n to_o my_o word_n and_o thou_o shall_v not_o pass_v upon_o the_o word_n even_o often_o thousand_o man_n loe_o if_o all_o thing_n be_v speak_v against_o thou_o that_o can_v be_v imagine_v most_o malicious_o what_o hurt_n shall_v they_o do_v thou_o if_o thou_o will_v let_v they_o be_v bear_v patient_o &_o will_v not_o weigh_v they_o any_o more_o than_o a_o straw_n under_o thy_o foot_n can_v they_o take_v so_o much_o as_o one_o hear_v from_o thou_o but_o he_o that_o be_v of_o a_o base_a courage_n &_o have_v not_o god_n before_o his_o eye_n that_o same_o be_v soon_o move_v with_o a_o taunt_n or_o ill_a report_n but_o he_o that_o put_v his_o trust_n in_o i_o &_o depend_v not_o upon_o his_o own_o judgement_n the_o same_o be_v void_a of_o worldly_a fear_n i_o be_o the_o judge_n and_o knower_n of_o all_o secret_n i_o know_v after_o what_o sort_n the_o 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