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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d desiderium_fw-la repent_v populos_fw-la europae_n invadit_fw-la memorabilis_fw-la historia_fw-la circa_n an._n dom._n 1260._o cum_fw-la pauci_fw-la in_o italia_n velut_fw-la sydere_fw-la afflati_fw-la cepissent_fw-la seize_v ex_fw-la poenitentia_fw-la flagellare_fw-la miro_fw-la casu_fw-la ad_fw-la reliquos_fw-la europae_n populos_fw-la exemplum_fw-la manavit_fw-la &_o eos_fw-la quoque_fw-la cupiditas_fw-la flagellandi_fw-la se_fw-la incessit_fw-la vide_fw-la chron._n patau._n mona_fw-la p._n 612._o 1613._o and_o who_o have_v not_o hear_v of_o the_o milesian_n virgin_n a_o thing_n so_o general_o attest_v by_o all_o ancient_n that_o no_o man_n can_v reasonable_o make_v a_o question_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o it_o a_o humour_n take_v they_o to_o make_v themselves_o away_o no_o persuasion_n of_o friend_n or_o parent_n or_o any_o thing_n else_o that_o be_v most_o dear_a unto_o they_o nor_o any_o other_o mean_n that_o can_v be_v think_v of_o be_v effectual_a to_o 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to_o herself_o that_o she_o see_v god_n visible_o every_o time_n she_o go_v to_o church_n and_o be_v ask_v whether_o she_o suffer_v any_o distraction_n of_o sense_n she_o say_v no_o i_o wonder_v who_o do_v in_o that_o case_n and_o be_v believe_v the_o first_o visible_a fit_n it_o seem_v begin_v in_o the_o church_n p._n 33._o with_o a_o tremble_a so_o that_o she_o let_v her_o wax-candle_n which_o by_o the_o proper_a ceremony_n of_o the_o day_n she_o hold_v in_o her_o hand_n fall_v to_o the_o ground_n and_o can_v not_o take_v it_o up_o from_o that_o time_n her_o vision_n it_o seem_v begin_v to_o be_v very_o frequent_a and_o i_o find_v it_o observe_v p._n 31.33.45.50_o that_o she_o can_v seldom_o speak_v or_o express_v herself_o when_o she_o have_v see_v any_o thing_n so_o that_o she_o only_o reap_v the_o benefit_n of_o those_o great_a secret_n and_o mystery_n which_o god_n be_v say_v to_o have_v reveal_v unto_o she_o but_o from_o 21._o of_o her_o life_n p._n 38.54_o her_o ecstasy_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v many_o word_n to_o that_o purpose_n as_o when_o he_o say_v speak_v of_o that_o kind_n of_o language_n which_o when_o i_o be_v a_o boy_n in_o the_o university_n 11._o be_v call_v strong_a line_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d many_o man_n say_v he_o whilst_o they_o strain_v their_o wit_n to_o find_v somewhat_o that_o be_v very_o extraordinary_a and_o may_v relish_v of_o some_o rapture_n or_o enthusiasm_n they_o plain_o rave_v or_o play_v the_o fool_n and_o not_o ravish_v the_o same_o longinus_n again_o speak_v of_o the_o power_n of_o rhetoric_n in_o rhetorical_a expression_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n and_o again_o p._n 61._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n and_o again_o pag._n 69._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o of_o plato_n p._n 113._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n it_o appear_v by_o those_o qualification_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o intend_v it_o only_o after_o a_o sort_n 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