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A65292 A divine cordial, or, The transcendent priviledge of those that love God and are savingly called published by Thomas Watson ... Watson, Thomas, d. 1686. 1663 (1663) Wing W1121; ESTC R38240 88,353 194

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrysost._n chrysost._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrysost._n chrysost._n tertul._n tertul._n nullae_fw-la ibi_fw-la insidiae_fw-la daemonum_n bern._n bern._n venit_fw-la diabolu●_n subvenit_fw-la christus_fw-la christus_fw-la defi●ientem_fw-la sublevat_fw-la et_fw-la vincentem_fw-la coronat_fw-la aug._n quest._n answ._n answ._n tentationes_fw-la quas_fw-la diabolu●_n commovet_fw-la odd_a interitum_fw-la deus_fw-la convertit_fw-la ad_fw-la profectum_fw-la bern_n do_v teni_n teni_n tu_fw-la i_o non_fw-la deseris_fw-la nisi_fw-la prius_fw-la ego_fw-la te_fw-la deseram_fw-la austin_n austin_n etiam_fw-la percatum_fw-la ipsum_fw-la in_o bonum_fw-la convertit_fw-la deu●_n aug._n aug._n impi●_fw-fr quam_fw-la stren●●_n surmount_v diabolo_fw-it cyprian_a cyprian_a pe●●ato_n rum_o oleum_fw-la s●inas_fw-la ge_n 〈◊〉_d 〈…〉_z ●orn_v ●orn_v melius_fw-la estpeccatum_fw-la humilians_fw-la quam_fw-la justitia_fw-la inflans_fw-la austin_n austin_n ut_fw-la ignes_fw-la 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