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Speculum beatae virginis a discourse of the due praise and honour of the Virgin Mary / by a true Catholick of the Church of England.
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Hickes, George, 1642-1715.
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1686
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Wing H1869; ESTC R10946
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imprimatur_fw-la c._n alston_n r._n p._n d._n hen._n episc_n lond._n à _fw-la sacris_fw-la martii_fw-la 26._o 1686._o speculum_fw-la beatae_fw-la virgin_n a_o discourse_n of_o the_o due_a praise_n and_o honour_n of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n by_o a_o true_a catholic_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n london_n print_v and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v by_o randal_n taylor_n near_o stationers-hall_n 1686._o the_o preface_n the_o chief_a end_n for_o which_o i_o undertake_v to_o make_v this_o follow_a discourse_n be_v to_o set_v before_o the_o english_a reader_n a_o prospect_n of_o the_o devotion_n which_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n pay_v and_o allow_v to_o be_v pay_v to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n and_o to_o give_v he_o thereby_o a_o opportunity_n of_o judge_v whether_o the_o r._n catholic_n do_v indeed_o no_o more_o than_o pray_v to_o the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n as_o they_o do_v to_o their_o brethren_n upon_o earth_n to_o pray_v for_o they_o in_o the_o name_n and_o mediation_n of_o jesus_n christ_n this_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o the_o late_a apology_n for_o worship_v of_o saint_n and_o whether_o in_o reality_n it_o be_v so_o or_o no_o among_o they_o i_o leave_v the_o candid_a and_o honest_a reader_n of_o what_o religion_n soever_o to_o judge_n they_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o be_v offend_v at_o i_o for_o my_o undertake_n for_o if_o their_o devotion_n to_o the_o virgin_n be_v good_a and_o orthodox_n i_o have_v do_v they_o and_o their_o church_n no_o dishonour_n but_o if_o they_o be_v not_o however_o i_o have_v do_v they_o no_o wrong_n for_o i_o have_v not_o misrepresent_v their_o prayer_n and_o hymn_n and_o antiphones_n nor_o put_v any_o false_a colour_n upon_o the_o use_n of_o they_o but_o have_v present_v they_o as_o they_o be_v in_o themselves_o and_o treat_v those_o that_o use_v they_o without_o any_o provoke_a or_o reproachful_a language_n and_o perhaps_o many_o that_o at_o first_o sight_n can_v read_v such_o offensive_a devotion_n without_o indignation_n will_v 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brev._n rom._n in_o nat._n s._n j._n bapt._n hymn_n egregie_n doctor_n paul_n br._n rom._n die_v 29._o jan._n orat._n deus_fw-la cujus_fw-la dexterâ_fw-la br._n rom._n d._n 6._o jul._n orat_fw-la omnipotens_fw-la &_o misericors_fw-la deus_fw-la br._n rom._n d._n 14._o jul._n hymn_n regis_fw-la superni_fw-la nuntia_fw-la brev._n rom._n in_o festo_fw-la s._n tiresiae_n hymn_n placarc_n christ_n servulis_fw-la br._n rom._n in_o festo_fw-la omnium_fw-la sanctor_fw-la et_fw-fr orat._n sempiterne_n deus_fw-la ibid._n et_fw-la hymn_n salutis_fw-la aeternae_fw-la dator_fw-la ibid._n in_o tert_n nocturn_v orat._n sacrificium_fw-la nostrum_fw-la missal_n in_o fest_n s._n andraeae_n as_o sick_a man_n desire_v the_o prayer_n of_o the_o congregation_n as_o any_o indifferent_a person_n will_v be_v satisfy_v they_o do_v if_o he_o please_v to_o consult_v the_o hymn_n and_o prayer_n cite_v in_o the_o margin_n since_o i_o finish_v this_o discourse_n i_o meet_v with_o another_o hymn_n make_v of_o the_o 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