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A31383 The holy court in five tomes, the first treating of motives which should excite men of qualitie to Christian perfection, the second of the prelate, souldier, states-man, and ladie, the third of maxims of Christianitie against prophanesse ..., the fourth containing the command of reason over the passions, the fifth now first published in English and much augemented according to the last edition of the authour containing the lives of the most famous and illustrious courtiers taken out of the Old and New Testament and other modern authours / written in French by Nicholas Caussin ; translated into English by Sr. T.H. and others. Caussin, Nicolas, 1583-1651.; T. H. (Thomas Hawkins), Sir, d. 1640. 1650 (1650) Wing C1547; ESTC R27249 2,279,942 902

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the_o priest_n ib_fw-la david_n save_v himself_o in_o the_o cave_n of_o the_o desert_n whither_o his_o father_n and_o mother_n go_v to_o seek_v he_o 142_o his_o piety_n towards_o they_o ib._n banish_a man_n repair_v unto_o david_n ib._n the_o visit_n of_o jonathan_n secret_a and_o very_a profitable_a for_o david_n ib._n nabals_n rudeness_n towards_o david_n ib._n the_o admirable_a generousness_n of_o david_n in_o pardon_v his_o enemy_n ib._n david_n go_v out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o retire_v himself_o among_o stranger_n 143_o david_n receive_v the_o news_n of_o saul_n overthrow_n 144_o david_n can_v be_v excuse_v for_o the_o treaty_n make_v with_o abner_n 145_o he_o be_v absolute_a king_n by_o the_o death_n of_o ishbosheth_n the_o son_n of_o saul_n ibid._n the_o royal_a quality_n of_o david_n ib._n his_o zeal_n to_o religion_n ib._n his_o valour_n and_o his_o war_n ib._n his_o justice_n and_o good_a husbandry_n ib._n his_o vice_n ib._n the_o blindness_n of_o david_n 146_o david_n 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tranquillity_n ib._n another_o reason_n against_o vain_a desire_n be_v the_o only_a desire_n which_o jesus_n have_v in_o seck_v the_o glory_n of_o his_o heavenly_a father_n 43_o marvellous_a effect_n of_o desire_n 112_o the_o image_n of_o despair_n 65_o three_o sort_n of_o act_n in_o despair_n ib._n remedy_n against_o despair_n 68_o the_o admirable_a conversion_n of_o some_o who_o seem_v desperate_a ib._n the_o sight_n of_o our_o saviour_n teach_v we_o to_o persevere_v in_o our_o good_a hope_n and_o not_o to_o despair_n 69_o a_o great_a secret_a of_o life_n be_v to_o undergo_v destiny_n 139_o why_o devil_n love_v not_o god_n who_o they_o know_v to_o be_v so_o amiable_a 48_o disorder_n be_v fatal_a to_o the_o court_n of_o great_a one_o 174_o doeg_n accuse_v the_o high_a priest_n be_v innocent_a 141_o mean_n to_o use_v a_o efficacious_a remedy_n in_o duel_n 36_o e_o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n 316_o his_o quality_n and_o his_o death_n 317_o divers_a cause_n of_o the_o ruin_n of_o egypt_n 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blood_n in_o the_o same_o place_n where_o naboth_n be_v slay_v 252_o he_o be_v translate_v and_o take_v a_o new_a life_n without_o lose_v that_o he_o have_v in_o the_o world_n 254_o the_o labyrinth_n of_o the_o hypocrisy_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n 299_o the_o fury_n of_o elizabeth_n 200_o elisha_n leave_v his_o plough_n and_o ox_n and_o follow_v elijah_n 251_o he_o be_v heir_n of_o elijah_n spirit_n 255_o his_o speech_n to_o joram_n ib._n elisha_n besiege_v in_o dothan_n be_v guard_v by_o a_o host_n of_o heavenly_a angel_n 256_o elisha_n conduct_v his_o enemy_n strike_v with_o blindness_n to_o samaria_n the_o chief_a city_n of_o the_o adverse_a party_n ib._n joram_n threaten_v to_o take_v off_o his_o head_n ib._n he_o die_v 259_o the_o estate_n of_o england_n 315_o the_o picture_n of_o envy_n 91_o the_o definition_n of_o envy_n ibid._n humane_a remedy_n against_o envy_n 94_o the_o hlessed_a though_o unequal_a in_o glory_n be_v not_o envious_a 96_o the_o lamentable_a envy_n of_o 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