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that_o my_o intent_n and_o design_n in_o set_v forth_o this_o work_n be_v that_o the_o matter_n thereof_o shall_v be_v no_o otherwise_o understand_v than_o as_o ground_v upon_o the_o testimony_n and_o faith_n of_o man_n and_o not_o upon_o the_o authority_n of_o h._n church_n and_o that_o by_o the_o name_n of_o saint_n which_o i_o several_a time_n attribute_v to_o mounseur_fw-fr renty_n i_o mean_v only_o that_o he_o be_v endue_v with_o virtue_n far_o exceed_v the_o common_a sort_n and_o do_v use_v this_o word_n only_o in_o that_o sense_n that_o s._n paul_n give_v it_o to_o all_o the_o faithful_a and_o not_o to_o put_v he_o in_o the_o number_n of_o saint_n canonize_v which_o to_o do_v belong_v only_o to_o the_o holy_a sea_n a_o table_n of_o the_o chapter_n and_o section_n part_n i._o chap._n 1._o his_o birth_n infancy_n and_o youth_n page_n 1_o chap._n 2._o his_o marriage_n and_o course_n of_o life_n to_o the_o age_n of_o 27_o year_n page_n 10_o chap._n 3._o his_o entire_a change_n and_o 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in_o regard_n of_o his_o neighbour_n 121_o chap._n 2._o his_o charity_n to_o his_o neighbour_n in_o general_a 126_o sect._n 1._o his_o charity_n to_o the_o poor_a 133_o sect._n 2._o his_o charity_n to_o poor_a sick_a man_n 140_o sect._n 3_o more_o concern_v the_o same_o charity_n and_o the_o success_n thereof_o 145_o sect._n 4._o his_o zeal_n for_o the_o salvation_n of_o his_o neighbour_n 150_o sect._n 5._o more_o of_o the_o same_o subject_n 154_o sect._n 6._o a_o continuation_n of_o the_o same_o subject_n 167_o sect._n 7._o certain_a other_o quality_n of_o his_o zeal_n 173_o sect._n 8._o two_o other_o quality_n of_o his_o zeal_n 179_o sect._n 9_o the_o success_n which_o god_n give_v to_o his_o zeal_n 186_o sect._n 10._o his_o grace_n in_o assist_v particular_o certain_a choice_n soul_n 193_o sect._n 11._o his_o great_a skill_n in_o interior_a matter_n of_o the_o soul_n 199_o chap._n 2._o his_o outward_a behaviour_n and_o conversation_n 209_o chap._n 3._o the_o conduct_n of_o his_o business_n 215_o chap._n 4._o the_o excellent_a use_n he_o make_v of_o all_o thing_n and_o the_o application_n he_o make_v to_o the_o infancy_n of_o our_o saviour_n for_o that_o purpose_n 228_o sect._n 1._o a_o pursuit_n of_o the_o same_o subject_n 235_o part_n iv_o chap._n 1._o his_o interior_a and_o his_o application_n to_o the_o sacred_a trinity_n 244_o chap._n 2._o his_o faith_n 250_o chap._n 3._o his_o hope_n 255_o chap._n 4._o his_o love_n to_o god_n 259_o chap._n 5._o his_o great_a reverence_n and_o fear_n of_o god_n which_o wrought_v in_o he_o a_o wonderful_a purity_n of_o conscience_n 271_o chap._n 6._o his_o great_a reverence_n to_o holy_a thing_n 276_o chap._n 7._o his_o devotion_n to_o the_o holy_a sacrament_n 267_o chap._n 8._o his_o prayer_n and_o contemplation_n 292_o chap._n 9_o the_o state_n of_o his_o mystical_a death_n
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