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B15418 Meditations vppon the mysteries of our holy faith with the practise of mental praier touching the same composed in Spanish by the R.F. Luys de la Puente ... ; and translated into English by F. Rich. Gibbons ... Puente, Luis de la, 1554-1624.; Gibbons, Richard, 1550?-1632. 1610 (1610) STC 20485; ESTC S1664 417,169 706

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end_n it_o will_v help_v to_o consider_v how_o much_o our_o lord_n christ_n be_v please_v with_o the_o leprous_a samaritan_n who_o go_v to_o present_v himself_o to_o the_o priest_n be_v cure_v as_o he_o go_v of_o his_o leprofie_n and_o forth_o with_o return_v back_n to_o give_v thanks_n for_o the_o health_n that_o be_v give_v he_o &_o contrary_o how_o much_o he_o be_v displease_v with_o his_o other_o nine_o companion_n who_o have_v receive_v the_o like_a benefit_n return_v not_o to_o acknowledge_v it_o and_o to_o give_v unto_o god_n the_o glory_n which_o thy_o owe_v he_o as_o we_o shall_v far_o consider_v in_o the_o meditation_n of_o this_o miracle_n therefore_o have_v end_v my_o confession_n i_o will_v recollect_v myself_o in_o the_o church_n before_o the_o most_o bless_a sacrament_n or_o in_o some_o other_o convenient_a place_n where_o be_v set_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o everliving_a god_n i_o will_v revive_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o favour_n he_o have_v do_v i_o wherein_o 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the_o west_n so_o fare_v have_v he_o put_v from_o i_o all_o my_o impiety_n as_o the_o father_n have_v compassion_n of_o his_o child_n so_o our_o lord_n have_v compassion_n of_o those_o that_o fear_v he_o for_o he_o well_o know_v our_o weakness_n and_o the_o mass_n whereof_o we_o be_v form_v colloquy_n colloquy_n o_o god_n of_o my_o soul_n if_o the_o mercy_n be_v so_o great_a that_o thou_o have_v do_v i_o what_o shall_v i_o do_v not_o to_o he_o behind_o kande_n in_o thanks_n giving_n i_o desire_v to_o procure_v with_o thy_o aid_n that_o which_o thou_o have_v begin_v in_o i_o by_o thy_o mercy_n and_o see_v thou_o have_v pardon_v my_o sin_n i_o will_v never_o more_o return_v unto_o they_o see_v thou_o have_v deliver_v
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