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A09502 Spirituall exercyses and goostly meditacions and a neare waye to come to perfection and lyfe contemplatyue, very profytable for religyous, and generally for al other that desyre to come to the perfecte loue of god, and to the contempte of the worlde. Collected and set foorthe by the helpe of god, and diligente laboure of F. Wyllyam Peryn bacheler of diuinitie and pryor of the friers preachers of greate Sayncte Bartholomes in Smythfyelde. Peryn, William.; Essche, Nicolas van, 1507-1578. Exercitia. 1557 (1557) STC 19784; ESTC S114592 137,241 328

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have_v no_o other_o will_v they_o thou_o ¶_o oh_o most_o love_a lord_n fyxe_v my_o mind_n so_o steadfast_o upon_o the_o that_o i_o may_v mind_n nothing_o but_o the_o or_o nothing_o so_o oft_o as_o the._n ¶_o my_o dear_a and_o sweat_v saviour_n grant_v i_o grace_n to_o come_v to_o the_o perfect_v knowledge_n of_o the_o though_o i_o be_v ingnoraunte_n in_o all_o other_o knowelege_v ¶_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o exercise_n for_o reformation_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o wit_n &_o sense_n most_o merciful_a savyor_n jesu_n which_o be_v that_o petiful_a samarytan_n which_o by_o thy_o holy_a incarnation_n descendidst_n in_o to_o this_o world_n where_o thou_o find_v all_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n be_v in_o the_o state_n of_o damnation_n robbid_a in_o adam_n by_o the_o serpent_n that_o ghostly_a thief_n which_o spoilid_o our_o nature_n of_o the_o bless_a gift_n and_o garment_n of_o innocencye_n and_o oryginall_a justice_n and_o wound_v our_o naturales_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v all_o 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