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A31383 The holy court in five tomes, the first treating of motives which should excite men of qualitie to Christian perfection, the second of the prelate, souldier, states-man, and ladie, the third of maxims of Christianitie against prophanesse ..., the fourth containing the command of reason over the passions, the fifth now first published in English and much augemented according to the last edition of the authour containing the lives of the most famous and illustrious courtiers taken out of the Old and New Testament and other modern authours / written in French by Nicholas Caussin ; translated into English by Sr. T.H. and others. Caussin, Nicolas, 1583-1651.; T. H. (Thomas Hawkins), Sir, d. 1640. 1650 (1650) Wing C1547; ESTC R27249 2,279,942 902

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disturbance_n and_o irksome_a confusion_n of_o mind_n which_o thrust_v the_o health_n of_o our_o soul_n into_o uncertainty_n first_o when_o a_o spirit_n be_v too_o much_o tie_v to_o its_o skin_n and_o they_o it_o be_v a_o hard_a thing_n not_o to_o feel_v some_o incommodity_n life_n be_v so_o full_a of_o they_o too_o much_o bend_v to_o fly_v all_o the_o contrariety_n of_o nature_n it_o be_v very_o beggarly_a and_o suppliant_a towards_o its_o body_n which_o be_v not_o do_v without_o much_o care_n for_o life_n be_v replenish_v with_o great_a and_o little_a incommodity_n from_o which_o king_n themselves_o can_v be_v whole_o exempt_a if_o one_o apprehend_v they_o too_o much_o he_o must_v live_v like_o a_o man_n who_o will_v perpetual_o shut_v his_o eye_n for_o fear_n of_o fly_n and_o employ_v almost_o all_o his_o time_n which_o be_v so_o precious_a in_o the_o service_n of_o the_o flesh_n 25._o god_n himself_o permit_v it_o also_o timor_fw-la quem_fw-la timebam_fw-la evenit_fw-la mihi_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la verebar_fw-la accidit_fw-la job_n 3._o 25._o second_o god_n for_o punishment_n of_o this_o niceness_n will_v suffer_v that_o all_o we_o most_o fear_v shall_v happen_v to_o we_o a_o man_n many_o time_n fall_v into_o mischief_n even_o by_o fear_v they_o death_n seem_v to_o be_v only_o for_o coward_n and_o when_o one_o seek_v for_o liberty_n by_o unworthy_a way_n than_o he_o be_v involve_v in_o rhe_n great_a servitude_n three_o one_o be_v in_o danger_n to_o fall_v into_o much_o discouragement_n adversetur_fw-la one_o put_v himself_o upon_o the_o hazard_n to_o live_v always_o in_o insupportable_a anxiety_n debitores_fw-la sumus_fw-la non_fw-la car●i_fw-la ut_fw-la socundum_fw-la carnem_fw-la vi●_n vamus_fw-la rom._n 8._o hier._n in_o ep_v ad_fw-la aglas_n non_fw-fr est_fw-fr de_fw-fr ficata_fw-la in_o deum_fw-la &_o secura_fw-la confessio_fw-la quoti●_n die_v eredent_a in_o christum_fw-la tollit_fw-la crucem_fw-la svam_fw-la &_o negate_fw-la scipsum_fw-la bern._n ser_n 85._o 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