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spiritus_fw-la dei_fw-la stultitia_fw-la enim_fw-la illi_fw-la &_o non_fw-la potest_fw-la intelligere_fw-la quia_fw-la spiritualiter_fw-la examinantur_fw-la 6._o non_fw-fr multi_fw-la sapientes_fw-la etc._n etc._n per_fw-la fidem_fw-la ambulamus_fw-la &_o non_fw-la per_fw-la speciem_fw-la in_o captivitatem_fw-la redigentes_fw-la intellectum_fw-la in_fw-la obsequium_fw-la christi_fw-la and_o s._n augustine_n christianus_n sum_n credo_fw-la quod_fw-la nescio_fw-la 1_o be_v passage_n here_o worthy_a this_o author_n better_a consideration_n more_o liable_a to_o fall_v into_o the_o dotage_n etc._n etc._n lxiv_o person_n of_o a_o temper_n natural_o more_o dispose_v to_o religion_n be_v also_o in_o a_o special_a manner_n dispose_v to_o fear_n humility_n and_o obedience_n and_o such_o as_o they_o be_v most_o incline_v to_o so_o if_o remain_v in_o the_o catholic_n church_n they_o be_v sufficient_o secure_v in_o follow_v the_o conduct_n of_o their_o spiritual_a guide_n from_o all_o miscarriage_n 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acceptable_a service_n he_o may_v do_v to_o god_n or_o his_o neighbour_n or_o secret_a reprehension_n for_o some_o fault_n or_o admonition_n for_o the_o better_a order_n of_o his_o life_n spiritu_fw-la as_o our_o lord_n say_v io._n 3.8_o spirante_fw-la ubi_fw-la vult_fw-la and_o he_o not_o know_v whence_o such_o thing_n come_v or_o how_o they_o pass_v away_o yet_o these_o thing_n we_o be_v assure_v must_v be_v from_o god_n spirit_n because_o no_o good_a thought_n be_v from_o ourselves_o and_o why_o may_v not_o we_o imagine_v the_o same_o a_o due_a preparation_n be_v suppose_v of_o the_o thought_n inject_v in_o our_o doubt_n and_o request_n concern_v action_n leave_v free_a and_o undetermine_v by_o the_o divine_a declare_v will_n what_o way_n in_o these_o we_o may_v rather_o take_v the_o better_a to_o serve_v and_o please_v he_o god_n forbid_v that_o the_o name_n of_o enthusiasm_n shall_v deter_v christian_n from_o such_o a_o practice_n or_o harken_v to_o this_o internal_a language_n 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