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that_o thou_o will_v be_v thorough_o persuade_v and_o now_o before_o thou_o pass_v any_o further_a sincere_o promise_v so_o to_o do_v 3._o three_o the_o point_n may_v serve_v to_o set_v out_o the_o excellency_n of_o that_o high_a and_o heavenly_a art_n of_o comfort_v afflict_a conscience_n the_o more_o dangerous_a and_o desperate_a the_o wound_n be_v the_o more_o do_v it_o magnify_v and_o make_v admirable_a the_o mystery_n and_o method_n of_o the_o cure_n and_o recovery_n which_o be_v it_o well_o know_v and_o wise_o practise_v what_o a_o world_n of_o unnecessary_a slavish_a torture_n in_o trouble_a mind_n will_v it_o prevent_v so_o many_o thousand_o of_o poor_a abuse_v delude_a soul_n shall_v not_o perish_v by_o the_o damn_v flattery_n and_o cruel_a mercy_n of_o unskillful_a dawber_n what_o a_o heaven_n of_o spiritual_a lightsomeness_a and_o joy_n may_v shine_v in_o the_o heart_n and_o show_v itself_o in_o the_o face_n of_o god_n people_n until_o it_o please_v the_o lord_n to_o move_v the_o heart_n of_o my_o learned_a and_o holy_a brethren_n in_o populous_a city_n and_o great_a congregation_n who_o must_v needs_o have_v much_o employment_n and_o variety_n of_o experiment_n this_o way_n or_o some_o special_a man_n extraordinary_o endow_v and_o exercise_v herein_o put_v to_o their_o help_a hand_n and_o furnish_v the_o church_n with_o more_o large_a and_o exact_a discourse_n in_o this_o kind_n take_v in_o good_a part_n this_o essay_n of_o i_o wherein_o i_o first_o desire_n to_o discover_v and_o rectify_v some_o ordinary_a aberration_n about_o spiritual_a cure_n which_o fall_n out_o when_o the_o physician_n of_o the_o soul_n 1._o applies_z unreasonable_o the_o cordial_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o comfort_n of_o mercy_n when_o the_o corrosive_n of_o the_o law_n and_o commination_n of_o judgement_n be_v convenient_a and_o suitable_a be_v it_o not_o absurd_a in_o surgery_n to_o pour_v a_o most_o sovereign_a balâ—am_n of_o exqvisite_a composition_n and_o inestimable_a price_n upon_o a_o sound_a part_n it_o be_v far_o more_o unseemly_a and_o senseless_a of_o &_o a_o infinite_o more_o pestilent_a consequence_n in_o any_o ministerial_a passage_n to_o proffer_n the_o blood_n of_o christ_n and_o promise_n of_o life_n to_o a_o unwounded_a conscience_n as_o belong_v unto_o it_o as_o yet_o it_o be_v the_o only_a right_a everlasting_a method_n to_o turn_v man_n from_o darkness_n to_o light_n from_o the_o power_n of_o satan_n unto_o god_n and_o all_o the_o man_n of_o god_n and_o master-builder_n who_o have_v ever_o set_v themselves_o sincere_o to_o serve_v god_n in_o their_o ministry_n and_o to_o save_v soul_n have_v follow_v the_o same_o course_n to_o wit_n first_o to_o wound_v by_o the_o law_n and_o then_o to_o heal_v by_o the_o gospel_n we_o must_v be_v humble_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o lord_n before_o he_o lift_v we_o up_o jam._n 4.10_o we_o must_v be_v sensible_a of_o our_o spiritual_a blindness_n captivity_n poverty_n before_o we_o can_v hearty_o seek_v to_o be_v save_o enlighten_v enlarge_v from_o the_o devil_n slavery_n and_o enrich_v with_o grace_n there_o must_v be_v sense_n of_o misery_n before_o show_v of_o mercy_n cry_v i_o be_o unclean_a i_o be_o unclean_a before_o open_v the_o fountain_n for_o uncleanness_n sting_v before_o cure_v by_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n smart_n for_o sin_n before_o a_o plaster_n of_o christ_n blood_n brokennesse_n of_o heart_n before_o bind_v up_o god_n himself_o gen._n open_v the_o eye_n of_o our_o first_o parent_n to_o make_v they_o see_v and_o be_v sensible_a of_o their_o sin_n and_o misery_n nakedness_n and_o shame_n etc._n etc._n gen._n 3.7_o ibid_fw-la before_o he_o promise_v christ._n ibid._n vers_fw-la 15._o christ_n jesus_n tell_v we_o beza_n that_o he_o be_v anoint_v by_o the_o lord_n 1â—_n to_o preach_v good_a tiding_n but_o to_o who_o to_o the_o poor_a to_o the_o break_a heart_v to_o the_o captive_n to_o the_o blind_a to_o the_o bruise_a isai._n 61.1_o luk._n 4.18_o that_o the_o whole_a need_v not_o the_o physician_n but_o they_o that_o be_v sick_a and_o he_o come_v not_o to_o call_v the_o righteous_a but_o sinner_n to_o repentance_n matth._n 9.12.13_o that_o be_v poor_a soul_n sinner_n with_o a_o witness_n even_o in_o their_o own_o apprehension_n and_o conceit_n and_o not selfe-conceited_o selfe-conceited_n pharisees_n who_o though_o they_o be_v mere_a stranger_n to_o any_o wound_n of_o conscience_n for_o sin_n yet_o they_o will_v not_o be_v persuade_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v damn_v but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n contemn_v and_o condemn_v all_o other_o in_o respect_n of_o themselves_o sinful_a publican_n be_v to_o gross_a sincere_a professor_n be_v too_o godly_a whereas_o notwithstanding_o in_o true_a judgement_n harlot_n be_v in_o a_o 8._o far_o happy_a case_n than_o they_o math._n 21.31_o that_o he_o will_v give_v rest_n but_o to_o who_o to_o those_o that_o labour_n and_o be_v heavy_a lade_v matth._n 11.28_o that_o the_o spirit_n which_o he_o will_v send_v shall_v convince_v the_o world_n first_o of_o sin_n and_o then_o of_o righteousness_n to_o wit_n of_o christ_n it_o be_v ordinary_a with_o the_o phrophet_n first_o to_o discover_v the_o sin_n of_o their_o people_n and_o to_o denounce_v judgement_n and_o then_o to_o promise_n christ_n upon_o their_o come_n in_o to_o illighten_v and_o make_v they_o lightsome_a with_o raise_v their_o thought_n to_o a_o fruitful_a contemplation_n of_o the_o glory_n excellency_n and_o sweetness_n of_o his_o bless_a kingdom_n isaiah_n in_o his_o first_o chapter_n from_o the_o mouth_n of_o god_n do_v in_o the_o first_o place_n behave_v himself_o like_o a_o son_n of_o thunder_n press_v upon_o the_o conscience_n of_o those_o to_o who_o he_o be_v send_v many_o heinous_a sin_n horrible_a ingratitude_n fearful_a fall_v away_o formality_n in_o god_n worship_n cruelty_n and_o the_o like_a afterward_o vers_fw-la 16.17_o he_o invite_v to_o repentance_n and_o then_o follow_v vers_fw-la 18._o come_v now_o and_o let_v we_o reason_v together_o say_v the_o lord_n mat._n though_o your_o sin_n be_v as_o scarlet_a they_o shall_v be_v as_o white_a as_o snow_n though_o they_o be_v red_a like_o crimson_a they_o shall_v be_v as_o wool_n nathan_n to_o recover_v even_o a_o regenerate_a man_n convince_v he_o first_o sound_o of_o his_o sin_n with_o much_o aggravation_n and_o terror_n and_o then_o upon_o remorse_n assure_v he_o of_o pardon_n 2._o sam._n 12.13_o consider_v further_o for_o this_o purpose_n the_o sermon_n of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n himself_o calv._n who_o teach_v as_o one_o have_v authority_n and_o not_o as_o the_o scribe_n with_o what_o power_n and_o pierce_v do_v our_o lord_n and_o master_n labour_n to_o open_v the_o eye_n search_v the_o heart_n and_o wound_v the_o conscience_n of_o his_o hearer_n to_o fit_v they_o for_o the_o gospel_n and_o his_o own_o dear_a heart_n blood_n see_v mat._n 5._o etc._n etc._n and_o 23._o and_o 25_o etc._n etc._n of_o john_n baptist_n who_o by_o the_o mightiness_n of_o his_o ministerial_a spirit_n accompany_v with_o extraordinary_a strength_n from_o heaven_n do_v strike_v through_o the_o heart_n of_o those_o that_o hear_v he_o with_o such_o astonishment_n about_o their_o spiritual_a state_n with_o such_o horror_n for_o their_o former_a way_n and_o fear_v of_o future_a vengeance_n that_o they_o come_v unto_o he_o thick_o and_o threefold_a as_o they_o say_v and_o the_o people_n ask_v he_o say_v what_o shall_v we_o do_v then_o then_o come_v also_o publican_n to_o be_v baptize_v and_o say_v unto_o he_o master_n what_o shall_v we_o do_v and_o the_o soldier_n likewise_o demand_v of_o he_o say_v and_o what_o shall_v we_o do_v luk._n 3.10.12.14_o of_o peter_n who_o act._n 2._o be_v now_o fresh_o inspire_v and_o illuminate_v from_o above_o with_o large_a and_o extraordinary_a effusion_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n shadow_v by_o cleave_a fiery_a tong_n in_o the_o very_a prime_n and_o flower_n
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you_o that_o labour_n and_o be_v heavy_a lade_v and_o i_o will_v give_v you_o rest_n matth._n 11.28_o yea_o but_o they_o be_v not_o weary_a of_o all_o their_o sin_n but_o only_o trouble_v with_o the_o present_a terror_n nor_o willing_a to_o take_v upon_o they_o the_o cross_n of_o christ_n well_o enough_o content_a they_o be_v to_o take_v he_o as_o a_o saviour_n to_o preserve_v they_o from_o hell_n but_o not_o as_o a_o 2.19_o lord_n a_o king_n and_o a_o 4._o husband_n to_o serve_v obey_v and_o love_v he_o whosoever_o shall_v call_v upon_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v save_v rom._n 10.13_o yea_o but_o they_o do_v not_o consider_v that_o many_o also_o shall_v cry_v lord_n lord_n matth._n 7.22_o and_o 25.11_o and_o yet_o be_v exclude_v from_o eternal_a bliss_n and_o therefore_o all_o that_o call_v save_o upon_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n must_v depart_v from_o iniquity_n 2._o tim._n 2.19_o but_o they_o upon_o recovery_n will_v by_o no_o mean_n depart_v from_o their_o 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joannes_n percelebrem_fw-la illam_fw-la concionem_fw-la in_o ecclesiâ_fw-la recitavit_fw-la cujus_fw-la exordiume_v herodias_n denuò_fw-la insanire_fw-la denuò_fw-la commoveri_fw-la denuò_fw-la saltare_fw-la pergiâ—_n denuò_fw-la â—â—put_fw-la joinnâ—s_fw-la in_o disco_fw-la accâ—pere_fw-la quaerit_fw-la socra_fw-la hist._n ecclesiast_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 16._o 16._o let_v none_o marvel_v why_o i_o 〈◊〉_d medâ—le_a with_o 〈◊〉_d especial_o in_o this_o time_n of_o peace_n and_o prosperity_n of_o the_o gospel_n as_o though_o it_o be_v unnecessary_a and_o unseasonable_a for_o austâ—â—_n tell_v we_o true_o illi_fw-la maxim_n perseâ—â—untur_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la qui_fw-la â—â—â—reâ—â—iani_n nolunt_fw-la benè_fw-la vivere_fw-la per_fw-la hos_fw-la enim_fw-la opprohrâ—um_fw-la habet_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la &_o ab_fw-la his_fw-la inimicitias_fw-la sustineâ—_n quando_fw-la corripiuntur_fw-la quando_fw-la male_a vivere_fw-la non_fw-la permusuntur_fw-la quando_fw-la cum_fw-la eye_n vel_fw-la verbo_fw-la igitur_fw-la iâ—si_fw-la mala_fw-la in_o suis_fw-la â—ordibus_fw-la meditantur_fw-la &_o erumpendi_fw-la occasionem_fw-la requirunt_fw-la in_o psal._n 30._o pag._n 205._o those_o especial_o persecute_v the_o church_n who_o profess_v christianity_n will_v not_o live_v gracious_o etc._n etc._n jer._n 20.2.3_o 1._o king_n 22.24.25_o 1._o maccab._n 9_o act_n 12.23_o act_n and_o monument_n pag._n 1787._o nullus_fw-la semel_fw-la ore_fw-la receptus_fw-la pollutas_fw-la patitur_fw-la sanguis_fw-la mansuescere_fw-la fauces_fw-la fauces_fw-la cum_fw-la quotidiè_fw-la nostram_fw-la sanctificationem_fw-la blasphemant_fw-la quid_fw-la aliud_fw-la blasphemant_fw-la quam_fw-la spiritum_fw-la sanctum_fw-la aug._n tom._n 10._o par_fw-fr 1._o pag._n 45._o 45._o et_fw-la nulli_fw-la nocentiores_fw-la habentur_fw-la quam_fw-la qui_fw-la sunt_fw-la ex_fw-la omnibus_fw-la innocent_n lactant._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 9_o 9_o bone_fw-la vir_fw-la cajâ—s_fw-la seius_n sed_fw-la malus_fw-la 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remision_n of_o 〈…〉_z of_o the_o punishment_n so_o also_o the_o damn_a in_o hell_n know_v and_o confess_v that_o they_o be_v panâ—sheâ—_n for_o their_o sin_n but_o have_v not_o true_a repentance_n for_o their_o offence_n against_o god_n of_o this_o easure_n and_o gloss_n let_v the_o author_n render_v a_o reason_n themselves_o in_o antioch_n say_v cyprian_n anâ—ichrâ—â—us_fw-la expressus_fw-la de_fw-fr exhort_v martyr_n ij_o cap._n 11._o est_fw-la quaedam_fw-la precum_fw-la omnipotentia_fw-la omnipotentia_fw-la cum_fw-la arrius_n constantinopoli_fw-it in_fw-it ecclesiae_fw-la communionem_fw-la recipiendus_fw-la esset_fw-la alexander_n eâ—us_fw-la urbâ—s_fw-la episcopus_fw-la toâ—â_fw-la nocte_fw-la in_o templo_fw-la prostratus_fw-la oravit_fw-la deum_fw-la ut_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la praesenti_fw-la periculo_fw-la liberaret_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr arrio_fw-la blasphemiarum_fw-la poenas_fw-la reposceret_fw-la postridie_fw-la arrius_n mâ—gnâ_fw-la suorum_fw-la cateruâ_fw-la in_o templum_fw-la deductus_fw-la inter_fw-la cundum_fw-la corripitur_fw-la horribilibus_fw-la ventris_fw-la torminibus_fw-la laxatâ—que_fw-la alvo_fw-la petit_fw-la latrinam_fw-la in_fw-la quâ_fw-la sedens_fw-la unâ—_n cum_fw-la excremenâ—is_fw-la effudit_fw-la jecur_fw-la intestina_fw-la impuramque_fw-la animam_fw-la sortitus_fw-la soedum_fw-la suaque_fw-la impietate_fw-la dignum_fw-la exitum_fw-la sozom._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 28._o bucol_n anno_fw-la christi_fw-la 336._o 336._o when_o the_o wicked_a perish_v there_o be_v shout_v prov._n 11.10_o 11.10_o haec_fw-la forma_fw-la praecipuè_fw-la notat_fw-la &_o laxat_fw-la eos_fw-la qui_fw-la eâ—ant_fw-la in_o aliquâ_fw-la dignitate_fw-la seu_fw-la authoritate_fw-la uterant_fw-la judices_fw-la &_o seniores_fw-la plebis_fw-la qut_fw-la sedere_fw-la &_o convemâ—e_fw-la solebant_fw-la in_o loco_fw-la publicorum_fw-la judiciorum_fw-la ubi_fw-la de_fw-fr râ—p_n &_o rebus_fw-la sorysageadum_fw-la erat_fw-la judicia_fw-la enim_fw-la exercebantur_fw-la 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august_n in_o psal._n 44._o pag_n 474._o this_o humour_n also_o haunt_v the_o heathen_a among_o who_o the_o most_o wicked_a do_v in_o some_o sort_n desire_n to_o leave_v some_o remembrance_n of_o themselves_o to_o posterity_n witness_v that_o unknown_a fellow_n who_o of_o set_a purpose_n do_v burn_v the_o temple_n of_o diana_n in_o ephesus_n who_o be_v demand_v wherefore_o he_o do_v it_o answereâ—_n that_o he_o determine_v by_o some_o notable_a villainy_n see_v by_o virtue_n he_o can_v not_o to_o leave_v some_o memory_n behind_o he_o after_o his_o death_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o sometime_o they_o will_v adventure_v desperate_o and_o pass_v through_o with_o extraordinary_a courage_n many_o corporal_a affliction_n for_o praise_n of_o man_n or_o to_o be_v any_o way_n famous_a in_o follow_v age_n ezek._n 13_o 11._o isai._n â—_o 15_o the_o prophet_n which_o tell_v lie_n be_v the_o tail_n ezek._n 13.10_o isai._n 9.5_o matth._n 7.23_o many_o have_v serve_v their_o appetite_n all_o their_o 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have_v save_v their_o life_n and_o will_v not_o choose_v rather_o to_o die_v and_o as_o iâ—_n be_v report_v also_o to_o kill_v themselves_o then_o to_o forsake_v their_o damnable_a superstition_n hist._n of_o the_o turk_n pag._n 284._o the_o assasin_n be_v a_o company_n of_o most_o desperate_a and_o dangerous_a man_n among_o the_o mahometan_n who_o strong_o delude_v with_o the_o blind_a zeal_n of_o their_o superstition_n and_o account_v it_o meritorious_a by_o any_o mean_n to_o kill_v any_o great_a enemy_n of_o their_o religion_n for_o the_o performance_n thereof_o as_o man_n prodigal_a of_o their_o life_n desperate_o adventure_v themselves_o unto_o all_o kind_n of_o danger_n histor._n of_o the_o turk_n pag._n 120._o 120._o vir_fw-la pius_fw-la ex_fw-la perinculis_fw-la vires_fw-la majores_fw-la colligit_fw-la eos_n non_fw-la vis_fw-la temporis_fw-la non_fw-la principis_fw-la terror_fw-la non_fw-la oratio_fw-la non_fw-la inuidia_fw-la non_fw-la metê°_n no_o accusator_fw-la non_fw-la 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diviná_fw-la contemplatione_fw-la in_o ipso_fw-la etiam_fw-la dolore_fw-la de_fw-la peccatis_fw-la quandoque_fw-la bomo_fw-la perci_fw-la it_o etc._n etc._n quin_fw-la etiam_fw-la salutare_fw-la est_fw-la praesertim_fw-la incipientibus_fw-la buiusâ—â—â—ti_fw-la tristitiam_fw-la quantum_fw-la eniti_fw-la possunt_fw-la in_o sese_fw-la excitare_fw-la those_o who_o be_v so_o happy_a as_o by_o the_o be_v â—esit_fw-la of_o religious_a parent_n a_o gâ—â—ly_a family_n good_a education_n under_o powerful_a mean_n have_v never_o enter_v upon_o any_o notoâ—â—ousnesse_n but_o by_o god_n blessing_n upon_o those_o mean_n have_v suckt-in_a grace_n in_o their_o young_a year_n as_o be_v say_v of_o timothy_n and_o such_o also_o as_o after_o a_o profane_a course_n have_v be_v turn_v unto_o god_n somewhat_o more_o easy_o then_o ordinary_a and_o so_o both_o complain_v of_o the_o want_n of_o that_o testimony_n of_o terrible_a pang_n in_o their_o conversion_n which_o they_o hear_v other_o take_v of_o yet_o 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nisi_fw-la sit_fw-la scissum_fw-la scissum_fw-la tretatio_fw-la desertionis_fw-la est_fw-la omnium_fw-la graviâ—sima_fw-la &_o diet_n solet_fw-la sâ—â—pensio_fw-la gratiae_fw-la ago_o conscientiae_fw-la auxietas_fw-la infernalis_fw-la alst._n theolog._n cal._n cap._n 9_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d crâ—ciatuum_fw-la insernaliâ—m_fw-la insernaliâ—m_fw-la but_o how_o be_v it_o possible_a that_o he_o shall_v entertain_v any_o such_o conceit_n since_o he_o know_v in_o his_o own_o conscience_n that_o he_o have_v former_o make_v conscience_n of_o all_o sin_n to_o avoid_v they_o and_o labour_v to_o please_v god_n in_o all_o thing_n infalliable_a note_n of_o a_o new_a man_n answ._n in_o height_n and_o heat_n of_o temptation_n he_o may_v think_v that_o all_o the_o good_a he_o do_v be_v in_o pride_n and_o hyprocrisie_n so_o do_v m._n p._n and_o that_o he_o forbear_v sin_n only_o for_o slavish_a fear_n so_o do_v g._n w._n and_o yet_o the_o darkness_n of_o his_o horror_n and_o error_n disperse_v 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continuam_fw-la visitationem_fw-la non_fw-la iam_fw-la gratiae_fw-la attribuas_fw-la sed_fw-la naturae_fw-la hanc_fw-la autem_fw-la gratiam_fw-la cui_fw-la vult_fw-la &_o quando_fw-la vult_fw-la sponsus_fw-la attribuit_fw-la non_fw-la jure_fw-la haereditario_fw-la possidetur_fw-la vulgar_a proverbium_fw-la est_fw-la quòd_fw-la nimia_fw-la familiaritas_fw-la parit_fw-la contemptum_fw-la recedit_fw-la ergò_fw-la ne_fw-la fortè_fw-la nimis_fw-la assiduus_fw-la contemnatur_fw-la &_o absens_fw-la magis_fw-la desideretur_fw-la desideratus_fw-la avidiùs_fw-la quaeratur_fw-la diù_fw-fr qua_fw-la situs_fw-la tanden_fw-mi gratiùs_fw-la inveniatur_fw-la praetereà _fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la praesens_fw-la vita_fw-la quae_fw-la respectu_fw-la futurae_fw-la gloriae_fw-la quae_fw-la revelabitur_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la aenigmatica_fw-la est_fw-la quaâ—_n nunc_fw-la ex_fw-la parte_fw-la cognoscimus_fw-la nam_fw-la hic_fw-la civiintem_fw-la manentem_fw-la non_fw-la habemus_fw-la sed_fw-la inquirimus_fw-la futuram_fw-la ne_fw-fr ergò_fw-la exilium_fw-la deputemus_fw-la propatriâ_fw-la arram_fw-la pro_fw-la pretij_fw-la summâ_fw-la venit_fw-la sponsus_fw-la et_fw-la recedit_fw-la vicissim_fw-la nunc_fw-la consolationem_fw-la afferens_fw-la nunc_fw-la universum_fw-la statum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la in_o infirmitatem_fw-la commutans_fw-la pauâ—â—sper_fw-la nos_fw-la permittit_fw-la gustare_fw-la quam_fw-la suavis_fw-la est_fw-la &_o antequam_fw-la plenè_fw-la sentiamus_fw-la se_fw-la subtrabit_fw-la &_o ita_fw-la quasi_fw-la alis_fw-la expassis_fw-la supra_fw-la nos_fw-la volitans_fw-la provocat_n nos_fw-la ad_fw-la volandum_fw-la quasi_fw-la dicat_fw-la ecce_fw-la parùm_fw-la gustâstis_fw-la sum_fw-la dulcis_fw-la sed_fw-la si_fw-la vult_fw-la be_v plenè_fw-la saturari_fw-la hâc_fw-la dulcedine_fw-la currite_fw-la post_fw-la i_o in_o odorem_fw-la ungventorum_fw-la meorum_fw-la habentes_fw-la sursùm_fw-la corda_fw-la ubi_fw-la ego_fw-la sum_fw-la in_o dextrâ_fw-la dei_fw-la patris_fw-la ubi_fw-la videbitis_fw-la i_o non_fw-la per_fw-la speculum_fw-la in_o aenigmate_fw-la sed_fw-la fancy_n ad_fw-la faciem_fw-la &_o ubi_fw-la plenè_fw-la gaudebit_fw-la cor_fw-la vestrum_fw-la &_o gaudium_fw-la vestrum_fw-la nemo_fw-la tollet_fw-la à _fw-la vobis_fw-la tom._n 9_o p._n 2._o pag._n pag._n i_o mean_v he_o be_v god_n dear_a child_n child_n in_o sanctorum_fw-la cordibus_fw-la iuxta_fw-la quasdam_fw-la virtutes_fw-la semper_fw-la permanet_fw-la spiritus_fw-la iuxta_fw-la quasdam_fw-la verò_fw-la recessurus_fw-la venit_fw-la &_o venturus_fw-la recedit_fw-la in_o his_o virtutibus_fw-la sine_fw-la quibus_fw-la ad_fw-la vitam_fw-la minimè_fw-la pervenitur_fw-la sanctus_fw-la spiritus_fw-la in_o electorum_fw-la suorum_fw-la cordibus_fw-la permanet_fw-la in_o his_o verò_fw-la per_fw-la quas_fw-la sanctitatis_fw-la virtus_fw-la ostendâ—tur_fw-la aliquando_fw-la misericorditèr_fw-la praestò_fw-la est_fw-la &_o aliquandò_fw-la misericorditèr_fw-la recedit_fw-la hom._n 5._o 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