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work_n of_o we_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v so_o happy_a as_o to_o give_v where_o we_o do_v love_n rule_v how_o to_o die_v and_o live_v which_o for_o his_o sake_n we_o ask_v that_o be_v our_o saviour_n that_o we_o may_v live_v in_o his_o fear_n die_v in_o his_o favour_n a_o title-table_n or_o short_a summarie_n of_o all_o such_o tractate_v meditation_n prayer_n contemplation_n and_o motive_n to_o piety_n as_o be_v comprise_v within_o this_o spiritual_a spicery_n a_o divine_a dialogue_n gruytrodius_n or_o a_o comfortable_a conference_n betwixt_o our_o saviour_n and_o a_o sinner_n with_o the_o life_n of_o grâ—ytrodius_n the_o author_n professant_a of_o a_o strict_a disciplinary_a order_n page_n 1._o a_o familiar_a expostulation_n of_o the_o flesh_n bonaventura_n to_o god_n the_o father_n touch_v câ—rist_n pag._n 53._o a_o answer_n of_o the_o father_n to_o the_o flesh._n p._n 61._o a_o pithy_a meditation_n upon_o this_o expostulation_n and_o answer_n author_n to_o inflame_v the_o soul_n 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a_o prayer_n for_o all_o judge_n author_n and_o justiciaries_n p._n 196._o a_o prayer_n for_o peace_n or_o tranquillity_n of_o mind_n p._n 201._o of_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o conscience_n in_o every_o place_n bernard_n p._n 206._o a_o pithy_a consideration_n author_n enforce_v in_o we_o to_o the_o former_a subject_n a_o more_o serious_a meditation_n p._n 209._o a_o close_v sonnet_n upon_o these_o miscellane_n meditation_n ibid._n p._n 223._o a_o reply_n to_o a_o rigid_a precisian_n ibid._n render_v he_o in_o a_o sentention_n saphhic_a of_o the_o poet_n all_o satisfaction_n p._n 226._o a_o christian_a dial_n lanspergius_n which_o may_v serve_v well_o to_o shadow_n out_o our_o hour_n number_v our_o day_n direct_v our_o way_n contract_v our_o year_n and_o regulate_v our_o desire_n p._n 228._o the_o life_n of_o joannes_n lanspergius_n a_o carthusian_n author_n of_o that_o christian_a dial_n p._n 230._o a_o brief_a institution_n ibid._n with_o a_o exercise_n for_o a_o happy_a death_n express_v in_o a_o familiar_a conference_n betwixt_o god_n and_o the_o soul_n wholesome_a admonition_n teach_v a_o christian_a how_o to_o die_v well_o p._n 252._o a_o exercise_n whereby_o â—arely_o or_o whensoever_o thou_o will_v thou_o may_v pour_v out_o thy_o heart_n unto_o god_n for_o a_o good_a death_n p._n 257._o a_o oblation_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o meriâ—s_n to_o his_o father_n p._n 261._o the_o die_a man_n diary_n lanspergius_n or_o a_o christian_n memento_n mori_fw-la divide_v into_o a_o five_o day_n exercise_n p._n 264._o profitable_a counsel_n for_o one_o approach_v near_o the_o point_n of_o death_n p._n 265._o a_o exercise_n wherein_o the_o sick_a person_n with_o sigh_n and_o groan_n may_v resign_v himself_o unto_o god_n and_o fervent_o desire_v that_o he_o may_v deserve_v to_o be_v join_v unto_o he_o p._n 270._o a_o christian_n last-will_a lanspergius_n or_o testament_n contain_v a_o protestation_n or_o testament_n not_o unprofitable_a to_o be_v repeat_v or_o meditate_a of_o every_o christian_a at_o the_o point_n of_o death_n p._n 281._o a_o elegy_n of_o saint_n dionysius_n dionysius_n of_o the_o judgement_n of_o death_n p._n 288._o a_o epistle_n of_o ludovious_a blosius_n blosius_n write_v to_o a_o especial_a friend_n upon_o the_o perfect_a and_o publish_v of_o his_o work_n entitle_v the_o parlour_n of_o the_o soul_n p._n 290._o certain_a choice_n or_o select_a say_n of_o d._n henricus_fw-la suso_fw-la suso_n of_o the_o love_n of_o the_o world_n and_o of_o the_o love_n of_o god_n p._n 304._o of_o the_o passion_n of_o our_o lord_n p._n 309._o of_o the_o holy_a eucharist_n p._n 313._o of_o resign_v deny_v and_o mortify_v one_o self_n p._n 316._o the_o passionateâ—_n pilgrim_n augustine_n breathe_v a_o contemplative_a man_n exercise_n offer_v a_o penitent_a soul_n sacrifice_n p._n 325._o death_n memorial_n damian_n p._n 336._o death_n distinction_n bernard_n p._n 343._o holy_a memorial_n author_n or_o heavenly_a memento_n p._n 345._o of_o his_o conception_n memorial_n i._o ibid._n of_o his_o birth_n memorial_n ii_o p._n 352._o of_o his_o childhood_n memorial_n iii_o p._n 360._o of_o his_o youth_n memorial_n iv._o p._n 367._o of_o his_o manhood_n memorial_n v._o p._n 375._o of_o his_o age._n memorial_n vi_o p._n 383._o his_o pleasure_n memorial_n vii_o p._n 395._o his_o labour_n memorial_n viii_o p._n 406._o his_o life_n memorial_n ix_o p._n 417._o his_o death_n memorial_n x._o p._n 443._o the_o life_n of_o jacobus_fw-la gruytrodius_n author_n of_o this_o divine_a dialogue_n or_o christian_n manual_a faithful_o render_v according_a to_o the_o original_a jacobus_n gruytrodius_n a_o german_a a_o man_n singular_o verse_v divine_a and_o humane_a learning_n and_o opposite_a in_o constancy_n of_o opinion_n and_o consonancy_n of_o doctrine_n to_o those_o surreptitious_a error_n of_o the_o time_n who_o as_o he_o have_v commendable_o pass_v his_o youth_n in_o the_o liberal_a science_n so_o he_o consecrate_v and_o happy_o bestow_v the_o residue_n of_o his_o time_n to_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n in_o a_o devout_a privacy_n have_v his_o pen_n ever_o verse_v in_o work_n of_o devotion_n and_o piety_n never_o in_o argument_n of_o division_n or_o controversy_n he_o live_v in_o the_o year_n m._n cccc.lxxii_n a_o divine_a dialogue_n or_o a_o comfortable_a conference_n betwixt_o our_o saviour_n and_o a_o sinner_n sinner_n pardon_v i_o i_o beseech_v thou_o my_o most_o gracious_a lord_n jesus_n christ_n thy_o most_o unworthy_a and_o unhappy_a servant_n desirous_a to_o talk_v a_o while_n with_o thou_o and_o of_o thou_o christ._n why_o who_o be_v thou_o sinner_n a_o sinful_a man_n who_o unhappy_o and_o rash_o have_v fall_v into_o the_o misery_n and_o filthiness_n of_o sundry_a sin_n and_o much_o more_o unhappy_o be_o ready_a to_o fall_v into_o eternal_a misery_n and_o calamity_n after_o the_o end_n of_o this_o life_n christ._n thou_o need_v not_o fear_v this_o fearful_a fall_n if_o thou_o will_v but_o do_v so_o much_o as_o true_o 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he_o reserve_v himself_o who_o make_v heaven_n beautiful_a be_v heaven_n but_o more_o beautiful_a be_v the_o maker_n of_o heaven_n but_o say_v thou_o i_o see_v heaven_n but_o i_o see_v not_o he_o thou_o have_v eye_n to_o see_v heaven_n but_o thou_o have_v not_o as_o yet_o a_o heart_n to_o see_v the_o maker_n of_o heaven_n to_o that_o end_n come_v he_o from_o heaven_n to_o earth_n that_o he_o may_v cleanse_v thy_o heart_n whereby_o he_o may_v be_v see_v who_o make_v heaven_n and_o earth_n but_o free_o with_o patience_n expect_v salvation_n he_o know_v best_a with_o what_o medicine_n to_o cure_v thou_o he_o know_v best_o how_o to_o cut_v thou_o how_o to_o seere_z they_z thou_o be_v become_v sick_a through_o sin_n he_o come_v not_o only_o to_o cheer_v but_o to_o cut_v and_o seere_z do_v thou_o not_o see_v what_o pain_n man_n suffer_v under_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o physician_n who_o promise_v unto_o they_o a_o uncertain_a hope_n of_o life_n thou_o shall_v be_v cure_v say_v the_o physician_n thou_o shall_v be_v cure_v if_o i_o cut_v thou_o and_o this_o be_v but_o the_o promise_n of_o man_n and_o promise_v to_o man_n neither_o be_v he_o certain_a who_o speak_v it_o nor_o he_o who_o hear_v it_o because_o he_o speak_v it_o unto_o man_n who_o make_v not_o man_n nor_o perfect_o know_v what_o may_v become_v of_o man_n yet_o give_v man_n credit_n to_o these_o word_n of_o man_n who_o know_v not_o what_o become_v of_o man_n he_o submit_v his_o member_n unto_o he_o he_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v bind_v or_o sometime_o unbind_v he_o be_v cut_v and_o seer_v and_o perchance_o he_o recover_v health_n for_o a_o few_o day_n yet_o after_o this_o short_a recovery_n of_o health_n he_o know_v not_o when_o he_o must_v die_v and_o perchance_o he_o die_v while_o he_o be_v in_o cure_n or_o perhaps_o he_o can_v be_v cure_v but_o to_o who_o have_v god_n at_o any_o time_n promise_v and_o deceive_v iâ—ius_fw-la horreo_fw-la suâ—â—ma_fw-la affluentia_fw-la cujus_fw-la cordiâ—_n 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