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A22838 A heavenly treasure of confortable meditations and prayers written by S. Augustin, Bishop of Hyppon in three seuerall treatises of his meditations, soliloquies, and manual. Faithfully translated into English by the R. F. Antony Batt monke, of the holy order of S Bennet of the Congregation of England; De meditatione. English. Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo.; Batt, Antonie. 1624 (1624) STC 934; ESTC S101507 162,145 412

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free_a from_o all_o affliction_n when_o shall_v i_o be_v admit_v into_o that_o admirable_a &_o beautiful_a house_n of_o thou_o where_o the_o voice_n of_o joy_n and_o exultation_n do_v refounde_v in_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o just_a man_n they_o o_o lord_n that_o dwell_v in_o thy_o house_n be_v happy_a because_o they_o shall_v praise_v thou_o everlasting_o they_o be_v happy_a and_o true_o happy_a indeed_o who_o thou_o have_v choose_v and_o take_v up_o to_o be_v heir_n of_o that_o celestial_a beatitude_n behold_v o_o lord_n thy_o saint_n do_v flourishe_v in_o thy_o sight_n as_o a_o l●llie_n for_o that_o they_o be_v fill_v with_o the_o plenty_n of_o thy_o house_n thou_o givinge_v they_o to_o drink_v of_o the_o river_n of_o thy_o dilightful_a sweetness_n because_o thou_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o life_n and_o in_o thy_o light_n they_o do_v see_v light_a so_o that_o they_o the_o illuminate_v light_n by_o mean_n of_o thou_o the_o illuminate_a light_n do_v shine_v like_a unto_o the_o sun_n 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