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A00940 A monomachie of motiues in the mind of man: or a battell betweene vertues and vices of contrarie qualitie Wherein the imperfections and weaknesses of nature appeare so naked, that anie reasonable soule may soone see by what spirit he is lead: herevnto also, besides sundrie deuout praiers necessarilie interlaced, diuers golden sentences of S. Barnard are annexed: and also a briefe conclusion of his vpon this theame, that victorie is obtained by resisting temptation. Newlie englished by Abraham Fleming.; De conflictu vitiorum et virtutum. English Autpertus, Ambrosius, d. 784.; Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo.; Bernard, of Clairvaux, Saint, 1090 or 91-1153.; Fleming, Abraham, 1552?-1607. 1582 (1582) STC 11048; ESTC S102283 102,654 342

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thou_o therefore_o o_o king_n of_o glory_n to_o root_v out_o of_o our_o heart_n this_o rank_n weed_n of_o disobedience_n which_o in_o holy_a scripture_n be_v report_v to_o be_v as_o the_o sin_n of_o witchcraft_n o_o good_a lord_n dig_v it_o up_o quite_o we_o pray_v thou_o out_o of_o the_o depth_n of_o out_o heart_n that_o there_o may_v no_o relic_n thereof_o remain_v but_o that_o every_o fiber_n and_o thread_n grow_v about_o it_o may_v be_v pluck_v out_o and_o remoove_v for_o if_o it_o be_v not_o utterlie_o supplant_v we_o must_v needs_o look_v and_o make_v full_a account_n to_o receive_v a_o just_a recompense_n and_o reward_n according_a to_o the_o determinate_a sentence_n of_o thy_o holy_a word_n deliver_v we_o o_o lord_n from_o this_o heinous_a sin_n and_o the_o desert_a due_a to_o the_o same_o for_o thy_o son_n jesus_n christ_n sake_n amen_n 1_o s._n barnard_n golden_a sentence_n of_o the_o virtue_n follow_v the_o virtue_n of_o obedience_n o_o man_n do_v always_o march_v under_o 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