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A10663 A treatise of the passions and faculties of the soule of man With the severall dignities and corruptions thereunto belonging. By Edvvard Reynoldes, late preacher to the honorable society of Lincoln's Inne: and now rector of the Church of Braunston in Northamptonshire. Reynolds, Edward, 1599-1676. 1640 (1640) STC 20938; ESTC S115887 297,649 518

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than_o that_o other_o the_o retain_v of_o his_o wound_n which_o be_v only_o for_o our_o sake_n that_o our_o faith_n touch_v the_o truth_n of_o his_o body_n may_v not_o be_v without_o these_o visible_a and_o inferior_a witness_n by_o which_o he_o be_v please_v to_o make_v his_o very_a glorify_a flesh_n a_o proportion_a object_n to_o our_o frail_a sense_n and_o faith_n that_o so_o we_o may_v thence_o learn_v confident_o to_o rely_v for_o ourselves_o as_o well_o on_o the_o benefit_n of_o his_o exaltation_n as_o of_o his_o humility_n or_o it_o be_v do_v as_o st._n augustine_n speak_v non_fw-la ex_fw-la necessitate_v 14._o sed_fw-la ex_fw-la potestate_fw-la as_o the_o sun_n be_v say_v to_o draw_v and_o suck_v up_o stand_a water_n non_fw-la pabuli_fw-la egestate_fw-la sed_fw-la virtutis_fw-la magni●…adine_n not_o to_o nourish_v but_o to_o manifest_a its_o virtue_n three_o the_o body_n shall_v be_v a_o strong_a and_o beautiful_a body_n thorough_o able_a to_o minister_v unto_o the_o soul_n 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