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A84588
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A guide to salvation, bequeathed to a person of honour, by his dying-friend the R.F. Br. Laurence Eason, Ord. S. Franc. S. Th. L.
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Eason, Laurence.
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with_o perseverance_n according_a to_o the_o example_n of_o our_o b._n saviour_n on_o the_o cross_n who_o will_v not_o descend_v from_o thence_o to_o put_v a_o end_n to_o his_o suffering_n and_o to_o the_o incredulity_n of_o the_o people_n who_o desire_v it_o but_o as_o he_o say_v himself_o he_o will_v there_o finish_v and_o consummate_v the_o work_n his_o father_n have_v recommend_v to_o he_o which_o be_v the_o salvation_n of_o man_n for_o his_o glory_n the_o wiseman_n say_v that_o omne_fw-la tempus_fw-la habent_fw-la there_o be_v a_o time_n for_o all_o thing_n a_o time_n to_o sow_n and_o a_o time_n to_o reap_v and_o the_o like_a and_o out_o of_o these_o season_n they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v do_v but_o the_o affair_n of_o our_o salvation_n have_v no_o certain_a time_n assign_v for_o it_o but_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o our_o life_n from_o the_o first_o moment_n that_o we_o have_v the_o use_n of_o reason_n to_o the_o last_o be_v to_o be_v employ_v in_o it_o reason_n persuade_v we_o 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12._o de_fw-la po_fw-la too_o say_v god_n have_v give_v we_o two_o eye_n two_o ear_n two_o hand_n two_o foot_n that_o if_o any_o misfortune_n deprive_v we_o of_o the_o use_n of_o one_o we_o may_v help_v ourselves_o by_o the_o use_n of_o the_o other_o animam_fw-la vero_fw-la unam_fw-la dedit_fw-la nobis_fw-la but_o he_o have_v give_v we_o but_o one_o soul_n if_o we_o lose_v this_o we_o lose_v all_o irrevocable_o the_o prophet_n david_n psal_n 116._o well_o consider_v this_o when_o he_o say_v anima_fw-la mea_fw-la in_o manibus_fw-la meis_fw-la semper_fw-la my_o soul_n be_v always_o in_o my_o hand_n to_o hold_v it_o fast_o that_o i_o may_v not_o lose_v it_o but_o exercise_v it_o in_o good_a work_n defend_v it_o from_o all_o enemy_n who_o will_v ruin_v it_o and_o always_o consider_v the_o condition_n of_o it_o according_a to_o that_o of_o st._n bernard_n non_fw-la facile_fw-la obliviscimur_fw-la we_o do_v not_o easy_o forget_v those_o thing_n which_o we_o hold_v in_o our_o hand_n the_o 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