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B15418 Meditations vppon the mysteries of our holy faith with the practise of mental praier touching the same composed in Spanish by the R.F. Luys de la Puente ... ; and translated into English by F. Rich. Gibbons ... Puente, Luis de la, 1554-1624.; Gibbons, Richard, 1550?-1632. 1610 (1610) STC 20485; ESTC S1664 417,169 706

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point_n to_o what_o have_v be_v say_v the_o angel_n add_v 1.36_o luc._n 1.36_o behold_v elizabeth_n thy_o cousin_n she_o also_o have_v conceive_v a_o son_n in_o her_o old_a age_n and_o this_o month_n be_v the_o sixth_o to_o she_o that_o be_v call_v barren_a because_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v impossible_a with_o god_n any_o word_n in_o these_o word_n the_o angel_n pretend_v three_o marvellous_a thing_n the_o first_o to_o reveal_v to_o the_o bless_a virgin_n a_o thing_n that_o will_v give_v she_o much_o content_a because_o of_o the_o abundance_n of_o her_o charitye_n 12.15_o rem_fw-la 12.15_o who_o property_n be_v to_o weep_v with_o those_o that_o weep_v and_o to_o rejoice_v with_o those_o that_o rejoice_v and_o as_o the_o bless_a virgin_n have_v a_o feel_n of_o the_o barennesse_n of_o her_o cousin_n because_o of_o the_o grief_n that_o she_o receive_v thereby_o so_o she_o rejoice_v at_o the_o news_n of_o her_o be_v with_o child_n because_o of_o the_o great_a joy_n that_o it_o will_v 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to_o comfort_v she_o and_o by_o the_o way_n to_o confirm_v she_o more_o and_o more_o in_o her_o faith_n from_o whence_o i_o will_v collect_v how_o much_o it_o import_v constant_o to_o believe_v the_o matter_n of_o faith_n for_o to_o believer_n our_o lord_n use_v to_o give_v interior_o great_a sign_n of_o his_o truth_n 15._o joan._n 15._o which_o he_o deny_v to_o the_o incredulous_a 70._o isa_n 7.9_o iuxta_fw-la 70._o according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o prophet_n isa●as_n if_o you_o believe_v not_o you_o shall_v not_o understand_v the_o three_o be_v that_o the_o angel_n pretend_v to_o discover_v the_o fundamental_a reason_n of_o all_o that_o have_v be_v speak_v 1.37_o luc._n 1.37_o add_v that_o so_o glorious_a worde_n that_o to_o god_n nothing_o be_v impossible_a which_o be_v to_o say_v he_o can_v do_v all_o that_o he_o will_v &_o can_v accomplish_v all_o that_o he_o promise_v especial_o those_o two_o miraculous_a thing_n that_o i_o have_v tell_v thou_o of_o to_o wit_n that_o the_o 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shall_v thou_o have_v that_o waist_n barren_a like_o sara_n than_o she_o that_o be_v fruitful_a like_o agar_n the_o second_o be_v that_o as_o our_o b._n lady_n the_o virgin_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n may_v conceive_v and_o have_v a_o son_n which_o shall_v be_v worth_a a_o hundred_o thousand_o so_o those_o which_o promise_n and_o keep_v virginity_n shall_v conceive_v spiritual_a child_n which_o shall_v be_v incomparable_o more_o worth_a than_o the_o carnal_a 56.4_o matt._n 19.29_o isa_n 56.4_o our_o lord_n fulfil_n unto_o they_o that_o promise_v which_o he_o make_v they_o thereof_o by_o the_o prophet_n isaias_n as_o be_v declare_v in_o the_o first_o parte_fw-la and_o the_o 20._o meditation_n the_o eigth_n meditation_n of_o the_o final_a answer_n give_v
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intention_n or_o with_o a_o evil_a intention_n to_o to_o do_v i_o disgrace_v suffer_v they_o with_o patience_n to_o circumcize_v and_o cut_v of_o from_o i_o some_o of_o my_o delicacye_n my_o honour_n and_o commodity_n although_o it_o be_v with_o the_o shed_n of_o my_o blood_n for_o as_o s._n 12.1_o heb._n 12.1_o paul_n say_v it_o make_v not_o much_o who_o fight_v against_o sin_n when_o he_o come_v not_o to_o resist_v it_o unto_o blood_n as_o our_o saviour_n christ_n do_v unto_o who_o i_o be_o to_o say_v 4.25_o exo._n 4.25_o sponsus_fw-la sanguinis_fw-la tu_fw-la mihi_fw-la es_fw-la my_o belove_a thou_o be_v to_o i_o a_o spouse_n of_o blood_n for_o for_o thy_o sake_n i_o will_v suffer_v with_o a_o good_a will_n any_o circumcision_n or_o mortification_n that_o may_v happen_v though_o it_o be_v to_o the_o shed_n of_o my_o blood_n for_o thou_o to_o this_o end_n it_o will_v help_v i_o to_o consider_v that_o our_o saviour_n christ_n shed_v his_o precious_a blood_n in_o three_o place_n and_o 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whatsoever_o hinder_v i_o in_o the_o service_n of_o god_n though_o it_o greive_v i_o never_o so_o much_o three_o suffer_v those_o dolour_n and_o affliction_n which_o happen_v unto_o i_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o my_o enemy_n though_o they_o do_v it_o with_o a_o damnable_a intent_n o_o good_a jesus_n colloqui●_n colloqui●_n by_o that_o blood_n which_o thou_o shed_v upon_o these_o three_o occasion_n i_o beseech_v thou_o encourage_v my_o heart_n that_o if_o need_v be_v it_o may_v offer_v itself_o to_o shed_v it_o blood_n upon_o the_o like_a occasion_n and_o see_v it_o have_v so_o much_o to_o circumcize_v which_o self_n love_n detain_v it_o from_o do_v circumcize_a it_o o_o lord_n by_o thy_o own_o hand_n and_o lay_v a_o plot_n that_o other_o may_v circumcize_v it_o that_o there_o may_v remain_v in_o it_o no_o superfluous_a thing_n that_o may_v be_v displease_v to_o thy_o divine_a majesty_n of_o this_o shed_n of_o blood_n which_o happen_v in_o the_o circumcision_n there_o may_v be_v make_v 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