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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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nothing_o for_o by_o death_n we_o tend_v to_o nothing_o whilst_o by_o sin_n we_o fear_v to_o do_v nothing_o and_o true_o o_o lord_n this_o justly_o happen_v unto_o we_o for_o we_o receive_v according_a to_o our_o action_n while_o like_o a_o flowinge_a river_n we_o run_v and_o come_v to_o nothing_o because_o without_o thou_o there_o be_v make_v nothing_o and_o we_o by_o do_v nothing_o come_v to_o be_v nothing_o for_o without_o thou_o we_o be_v nothing_o by_o who_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v without_o who_o there_o be_v make_v nothing_o o_o lord_n god_n thou_o divine_a worde_n by_o who_o all_o thing_n be_v make_v
o_o father_n of_o mercy_n thou_o know_v my_o desire_n and_o my_o groan_n be_v not_o hide_v from_o thou_o hide_v not_o then_o thy_o face_n from_o i_o any_o long_o neither_o do_v thou_o forsake_v i_o in_o thy_o anger_n o_o father_n of_o mercy_n hear_v the_o lamentable_a complaint_n of_o i_o thy_o poor_a orphan_n and_o stretch_v forth_o thy_o help_a hand_n that_o it_o may_v draw_v i_o out_o of_o the_o deep_a water_n out_o of_o the_o lake_n of_o misery_n and_o out_o of_o the_o dust_n and_o dregs_n of_o iniquity_n that_o i_o perish_v not_o before_o the_o eye_n of_o thy_o mercy_n and_o in_o presence_n of_o thy_o infinite_a patience_n but_o let_v i_o escape_v unto_o thou_o o_o lord_n my_o god_n that_o i_o may_v behold_v the_o riches_n of_o thy_o kingdom_n and_o always_o see_v thy_o face_n and_o sing_v praise_n unto_o thy_o holy_a name_n thou_o o_o lord_n who_o do_v thing_n worthy_a of_o admiration_n who_o through_o the_o remembrance_n of_o thou_o make_v my_o heart_n merry_a who_o have_v 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