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A86400 The [H]istory of the [l]ife and death [of] that antient father of the church, [D]r. Joh. Thauler [who] lived at Colen [sic] in Germany in the year of [Ou]r Lord, 1346, where he was in a [m]iraculous manner turned from his vain conversation to an extraordinary degree [of] holiness of life : [toge]ther with many of his precepts ... / [f]aithfully translated out of Latine. 1663 (1663) Wing H2167A; ESTC R43640 67,974 161

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god_n sake_n but_o neither_o be_v this_o the_o duty_n of_o a_o true_a incluse_n for_o if_o she_o will_v more_o narrow_o look_v into_o it_o she_o will_v sure_o find_v how_o that_o secret_o it_o do_v fight_v against_o her_o purpose_n every_o true_a inlcuse_n ought_v to_o lead_v so_o pure_a so_o absolute_a a_o life_n so_o free_a and_o so_o abstract_v from_o all_o creature_n that_o her_o merit_n may_v be_v able_a to_o succour_v and_o help_v all_o universal_o that_o be_v enrol_v under_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n but_o yet_o there_o be_v other_o which_o say_v they_o be_v of_o so_o weak_a and_o frail_a a_o nature_n that_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o they_o that_o they_o shall_v relieve_v themselves_o by_o discourse_v with_o man_n and_o by_o that_o mean_n succour_v their_o infirmity_n o_o such_o miserable_a incluse_n how_o whole_o be_v they_o deceive_v by_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o malignant_a one_o take_v it_o for_o certain_a belove_a whoever_o seek_v any_o thing_n else_o in_o a_o 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those_o word_n which_o christ_n speak_v upon_o the_o cross_n 27._o mat._n 27._o my_o god_n my_o god_n why_o have_v thou_o forsake_v i_o that_o bless_a and_o venerable_a mary_n magdalen_n be_v a_o true_a incluse_n see_v she_o of_o her_o own_o accord_n renounce_v all_o the_o comfort_n of_o creature_n certain_o god_n the_o father_n almighty_n send_v his_o son_n unto_o the_o earth_n and_o will_v have_v he_o take_v upon_o he_o humane_a nature_n that_o in_o it_o he_o may_v suffer_v and_o yet_o notwithstanding_o we_o always_o fly_v suffer_v but_o whatever_o we_o can_v do_v it_o be_v most_o certain_a if_o we_o will_v take_v the_o near_a way_n and_o soon_o and_o more_o subtle_o penetrate_v all_o thing_n that_o can_v otherwise_o be_v do_v than_o by_o follow_v the_o most_o true_a example_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o saviour_n by_o suffer_v at_o least_o in_o some_o measure_n and_o nevertheless_o which_o here_o i_o bring_v for_o our_o comfort_n true_o god_n the_o heavenly_a father_n be_v not_o so_o 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of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o he_o do_v abundant_o understand_v what_o belong_v to_o he_o to_o do_v and_o what_o to_o leave_v undo_v then_o certain_o all_o his_o in_o he_o be_v make_v fruitful_a yet_o he_o than_o have_v nothing_o at_o all_o of_o himself_o but_o always_o persevere_v in_o great_a humility_n suppose_v himself_o a_o unprofitable_a servant_n and_o evermore_o keep_v himself_o in_o a_o certain_a filial_a and_o amorous_a fear_n neither_o fear_v any_o thing_n else_o but_o lest_o he_o shall_v not_o full_o satisfy_v the_o belove_a of_o his_o heart_n his_o most_o love_a father_n in_o this_o state_n that_o be_v when_o he_o attain_v thus_o far_o all_o his_o own_o private_a institution_n and_o custom_n of_o his_o own_o will_n that_o be_v such_o as_o be_v take_v up_o of_o himself_o fall_v off_o and_o his_o conversation_n become_v simple_o true_o christian_a and_o erect_v to_o heavenly_a thing_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n he_o be_v nevertheless_o unknown_a to_o all_o man_n except_o 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