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victory_n which_o a_o christian_a ought_v to_o gain_v over_o his_o passion_n the_o 24_o be_v of_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o grace_n and_o influence_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n to_o make_v we_o capable_a and_o worthy_a of_o eternal_a life_n he_o continue_v the_o same_o subject_a in_o the_o 25_o wherein_o after_o he_o have_v prove_v that_o we_o can_v shun_v all_o the_o occasion_n of_o sin_n nor_o resist_v all_o our_o passion_n without_o the_o assistance_n of_o the_o grace_n of_o jesus_n christ_n he_o make_v a_o lively_a representation_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o man_n of_o this_o world_n and_o describe_v the_o wonderful_a effect_n which_o the_o celestial_a fire_n of_o the_o holy_a spirit_n produce_v in_o our_o soul_n the_o 26_o contain_v many_o question_n and_o answer_n concern_v the_o temptation_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o the_o effect_n of_o grace_n the_o author_n there_o teach_v that_o man_n be_v restore_v to_o his_o primitive_a dignity_n by_o the_o holy_a spirit_n that_o the_o 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tentatur_fw-la ibid._n beata_fw-la agatha_n ingenua_fw-la virgo_fw-la &_o spectabilis_fw-la genere_fw-la ait_fw-la mens_fw-la mea_fw-la solidata_fw-la est_fw-la &_o in_fw-la christo_fw-la fundata_fw-la ama_n nesciri_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la nihilo_fw-la reputari_fw-la opusc._n 5._o p._n 686._o quocunque_fw-la te_fw-la vertere_fw-la disponis_fw-la dolores_fw-la semper_fw-la inuenies_fw-la &_o taedia_fw-la multa_fw-la nisi_fw-la fueris_fw-la ad_fw-la creatorem_fw-la conversus_fw-la soliloq_fw-la anim_fw-la c._n 12._o n._n 10._o omnia_fw-la pereunt_fw-la praeter_fw-la amare_fw-la deum_fw-la man._n par._n c._n 7._o &_o alibi_fw-la saepius_fw-la o_o domine_fw-la jesus_n quid_fw-la sic_fw-la facis_fw-la quid_fw-la est_fw-la iste_fw-la ludus_fw-la o_o pie_n jesus_n etc._n etc._n soliloq_fw-la anim_fw-la c._n 13._o n._n 4._o christus_fw-la multos_fw-la habet_fw-la amatores_fw-la &_o sodales_fw-la mensae_fw-la sed_fw-la paucos_fw-la sectatores_fw-la abstinentiae_fw-la hort._n rosar_n c._n 7._o n._n 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