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carnal_a love_n 49_o x._o superfluous_a attire_n 51_o xi_o envy_n 54_o xii_o ambition_n and_o avarice_n 56_o conclusion_n a_o bad_a courtier_n life_n be_v a_o perpetual_a obstacle_n to_o virtue_n 58_o three_o book_n practise_v of_o virtue_n section_n page_n i._o devotion_n for_o great-one_n 60_o ii_o wherein_o consist_v all_o devotion_n and_o spiritual_a life_n 61_o character_n of_o the_o spiritual_a man_n ibid._n character_n of_o the_o carnal_a man_n ibid._n iii_o first_o combat_n of_o a_o spiritual_a man_n against_o ignorance_n 62_o iu._n practice_n of_o faith_n ibid._n v._o four_o other_o light_n to_o disperse_v ignorance_n 64_o vi_o twelve_o maxim_n of_o salvation_n ibid._n vii_o twelve_o maxim_n of_o wisdom_n 66_o viii_o practise_v of_o devotion_n and_o prayer_n 68_o ix_o necessity_n of_o confession_n ibid._n x._o practice_n of_o confession_n 69_o xi_o practise_v of_o examen_fw-la of_o conscience_n 71_o xii_o practise_v of_o receive_v 72_o xiii_o practise_v of_o hear_v mass_n 74_o 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tome_n of_o the_o holy_a court_n the_o prelate_n sect_n page_n i._o that_o it_o be_v convenient_a the_o nobility_n shall_v govern_v the_o church_n 165_o ii_o that_o the_o nobility_n shall_v not_o aspire_v to_o ecclesiastical_a office_n but_o by_o lawful_a way_n 167_o iii_o of_o the_o vocation_n or_o call_n of_o a_o prelate_n 168_o iu_o virtue_n requisite_a in_o the_o carriage_n of_o a_o prelate_n 169_o v._n the_o second_o virtue_n of_o a_o prelate_n which_o be_v fortitude_n of_o spirit_n against_o avarice_n and_o riot_n 170_o vi._n the_o three_o quality_n of_o a_o good_a prelate_n which_o be_v purity_n of_o life_n 171_o vii_o the_o four_o perfection_n of_o a_o prelate_n which_o be_v observe_v in_o zeal_n and_o charity_n 172_o viii_o the_o five_o excellency_n of_o a_o prelate_n which_o be_v science_n and_o prudence_n ibid._n ix_o the_o motive_n which_o noble_a prelate_n have_v to_o the_o duty_n of_o their_o
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