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A20673 The practise how to finde ease, rest, repose, content, and happines. Written by a religious man of the congregation of St. Elias the prophet, and the order of our Blessed Lady of mount Carmell, restored by the Blessed mother Teresa. The second part. Containing directions how to end all controuersies, and take away all discontentments, and euils, and attaine vnto true ioy of minde, and content of heart, and all good; Practise how to finde ease, rest, repose, content, and happines. Part 2 Doughty, Thomas, fl. 1618-1638. 1619 (1619) STC 7072.6; ESTC S106011 123,081 516

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thou_o may_v observe_v that_o he_o do_v not_o wish_v they_o to_o entreat_v or_o beseech_v but_o ask_v 7._o mat._n 7._o 7._o and_o it_o shall_v be_v give_v you_o very_o very_o i_o say_v to_o you_o if_o you_o 7._o io._n 15._o 7._o ask_v the_o father_n any_o thing_n in_o my_o name_n he_o will_v give_v it_o you_o ask_v 24._o io._n 16._o 24._o and_o you_o shall_v receive_v as_o if_o they_o have_v authority_n over_o god_n almighty_a and_o thou_o must_v not_o marvel_v at_o it_o if_o god_n have_v 8._o rom._n 8._o not_o spare_v his_o own_o proper_a and_o only_o beget_v son_n but_o have_v give_v he_o up_o to_o death_n for_o gain_v we_o unto_o he_o how_o can_v it_o be_v that_o with_o he_o he_o have_v not_o give_v unto_o we_o all_o other_o thing_n every_o one_o 7._o ●_o io._n 4._o 7._o that_o love_v say_v saint_n john_n be_v bear_v of_o god_n not_o as_o the_o woman_n of_o this_o world_n bring_v forth_o their_o child_n who_o many_o time_n after_o they_o be_v bear_v put_v they_o to_o nurse_n and_o 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