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A68264 The myrrour or glasse of Christes passion; Speculum passionis Domini nostri Jesu Christi. English Pinder, Ulrich, d. 1510 or 1519.; Fewterer, John. 1534 (1534) STC 14553; ESTC S107744 301,597 373

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promission_n the_o food_n of_o angel_n c_o call_v manna_n and_o give_v to_o they_o by_o god_n be_v take_v from_o they_o by_o this_o manna_n which_o be_v very_o delycate_a and_o have_v in_o itself_o all_o delectation_n and_o pleasant_a taste_n of_o all_o manner_n of_o meat_n be_v signify_v the_o swetenes_n and_o conforte_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v take_v from_o religiouse_a person_n and_o from_o all_o christian_n after_o that_o they_o begin_v to_o eat_v of_o the_o fruyte_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v after_o that_o they_o gyve_v themselves_o to_o worldly_a and_o erthe_o delectation_n or_o pleasure_n and_o therefore_o the_o true_a servant_n of_o god_n ought_v to_o say_v with_o the_o prophet_n david_n renuit_fw-la consolari_fw-la anima_fw-la mea_fw-la 76._o scilicet_fw-la exterius_fw-la that_o be_v my_o soul_n have_v refuse_v all_o outward_a and_o vain_a consolation_n and_o it_o follow_v richard●_n memor_n fui_fw-la dei_fw-la et_fw-la delectatus_fw-la sum_fw-la i_o remember_v god_n 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their_o refresshing_n and_o conforte_n and_o so_o in_o like_a manner_n the_o swetenes_n of_o grace_n and_o the_o taste_n of_o spiritual_a delectation_n be_v not_o feel_v or_o perceyve_v but_o of_o they_o y_fw-fr t_o transpose_v &_o put_v themselves_o into_o the_o desert_n of_o their_o herte_fw-fr that_o be_v to_o repute_v then selfe_o forsake_v of_o all_o creature_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o feel_v or_o receyve_v any_o worldly_a or_o vain_a delectation_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v write_v by_o the_o prophet_n 64._o pinguescent_n speciosa_fw-la deserti_fw-la et_fw-la exultatione_n colle_v accingentur_v the_o pleasant_a place_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o desert_n shall_v wax_v fat_a &_o the_o hill_n shall_v be_v compass_v with_o joy_n y_fw-es t_o be_v to_o say_v those_z speciouse_a &_o pleasant_a place_n of_o desert_n y_fw-es t_o be_v those_o ꝑson_n that_o make_v then selfe_o desert_n &_o forsake_v of_o the_o world_n so_o that_o the_o world_n cum_fw-la nat_n till_o they_o that_z be_v move_v 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