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A26212 The meditations, soliloquia and manuall of the glorious doctour S. Augustine translated into English.; Selections. English Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo. 1655 (1655) Wing A4212; ESTC R27198 153,399 460

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in_o he_o may_v not_o perish_v but_o have_v eternal_a life_n and_o this_o be_v eternal_a life_n that_o we_o may_v know_v thou_o our_o true_a god_n and_o who_o thou_o have_v send_v jesus-christe_n by_o right_a faith_n and_o by_o work_n which_o be_v worthy_a and_o suitable_a to_o that_o faith_n chap._n xv._n of_o the_o immense_a charity_n of_o the_o eternal_a father_n towards_o mankind_n o_o immense_a piety_n o_o inestimable_a charity_n that_o thou_o may_v free_v thy_o slave_n thou_o haste_v deliver_v up_o thy_o son_n god_n be_v make_v man_n to_o the_o end_n that_o wretchd_v man_n may_v be_v draw_v out_o of_o the_o prower_n of_o the_o devil_n how_o inspeakable_o a_o benign_a lover_n of_o man_n be_v thy_o son_n our_o god_n to_o who_o bowel_n of_o mercy_n it_o seem_v not_o sufficient_a that_o he_o shall_v diminish_v himself_o so_o much_o as_o to_o be_v make_v man_n of_o the_o true_a virgin_n mary_n unless_o withal_o he_o have_v undergo_v the_o torment_n of_o the_o cross_n shed_v so_o his_o 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all_o thing_n be_v place_v and_o there_o be_v none_o who_o can_v resist_v that_o will_n of_o thy_o o_o thou_o the_o lord_n of_o all_o thy_o creatu-creature_n who_o have_v supreme_a dominion_n over_o all_o flesh_n and_o do_v work_v whatsoever_o thou_o will_v in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n in_o the_o sea_n and_o in_o all_o the_o abysses_n let_v therefore_o thy_o will_n be_v do_v in_o we_o upon_o who_o thy_o name_n have_v be_v invoke_v and_o let_v not_o this_o noble_a work_n of_o thy_o perish_v which_o thou_o do_v create_v for_o thy_o own_o glory_n and_o what_o man_n bear_v of_o woman_n be_v he_o who_o can_v live_v &_o not_o see_v death_n and_o deliver_v his_o soul_n from_o the_o hand_n of_o hell_n unless_o thou_o alone_o do_v snatch_v he_o thence_o thou_o who_o be_v the_o vital_a life_n of_o all_o life_n whereby_o all_o thing_n live_v chap._n xxv_o that_o the_o will_n of_o man_n want_v efficacy_n towards_o good_a work_n without_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n i_o have_v now_o confess_v to_o thou_o o_o thou_o praise_v of_o my_o life_n o_o lord_n my_o god_n and_o the_o strength_n of_o my_o salvation_n that_o there_o be_v a_o time_n when_o i_o have_v confidence_n in_o my_o own_o strength_n which_o yet_o be_v no_o strength_n at_o all_o and_o when_o i_o be_v so_o resolve_v to_o run_v on_o where_o i_o think_v myself_o to_o stand_v fast_o there_o i_o fall_v foul_a &_o instead_o of_o advance_v i_o retire_v and_o i_o be_v more_o and_o more_o estrange_v from_o that_o which_o i_o think_v to_o have_v apprehend_v and_o so_o be_v come_v to_o know_v the_o little_a proportion_n of_o my_o strength_n by_o the_o many_o experiment_n which_o i_o make_v for_o the_o want_n thereof_o i_o do_v now_o understand_v because_o i_o have_v be_v illuminate_v by_o thou_o that_o whatsoever_o i_o have_v think_v myself_o most_o able_a to_o do_v that_o can_v i_o ever_o bring_v least_o to_o pass_v for_o i_o say_v sometime_o i_o will_v do_v this_o and_o i_o will_v perfect_v that_o &_o i_o do_v neither_o the_o 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truth_n to_o all_o such_o as_o seek_v he_o but_o especial_o to_o they_o that_o love_v he_o a_o copious_a redemption_n be_v give_v to_o we_o in_o the_o wound_n of_o jesus_n christ_n our_o saviour_n a_o great_a multitude_n of_o sweetness_n a_o fullnes_n of_o grace_n &_o the_o perfection_n of_o virtue_n chap._n xxii_o of_o the_o remembrance_n of_o the_o wound_n of_o jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n when_o i_o be_o solicit_v by_o any_o impure_a thought_n i_o make_v my_o recourse_n unto_o the_o wound_n of_o christ_n when_o my_o body_n oppress_v i_o i_o recover_v strength_n by_o call_v the_o wound_n of_o my_o lord_n to_o mind_n when_o the_o devil_n be_v lay_v some_o ambush_n whereby_o to_o take_v i_o i_o fly_v unto_o the_o bowele_n of_o my_o lord_n mercy_n and_o so_o the_o devil_n depart_v from_o i_o if_o the_o ardour_n of_o lust_n make_v any_o alteration_n in_o my_o body_n it_o be_v quench_v by_o the_o memory_n of_o the_o wound_n of_o our_o lord_n the_o son_n of_o god_n in_o all_o the_o 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