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A20673	The practise how to finde ease, rest, repose, content, and happines. Written by a religious man of the congregation of St. Elias the prophet, and the order of our Blessed Lady of mount Carmell, restored by the Blessed mother Teresa. The second part. Containing directions how to end all controuersies, and take away all discontentments, and euils, and attaine vnto true ioy of minde, and content of heart, and all good; Practise how to finde ease, rest, repose, content, and happines. Part 2	Doughty, Thomas, fl. 1618-1638.	1619 (1619)	STC 7072.6; ESTC S106011	123,081	516

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not_o 2._o 1._o cor._n 16._o 2._o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n be_v he_o anathema_n his_o body_n cut_v off_o from_o the_o communion_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n upon_o earth_n and_o his_o soul_n exclude_v from_o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n chap._n xi_o how_o to_o attain_v unto_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o how_o to_o love_v his_o divine_a majesty_n with_o all_o our_o heart_n see_v that_o divine_a love_n or_o charity_n be_v necessary_a to_o the_o content_a and_o happiness_n of_o man_n it_o be_v requisite_a also_o to_o set_v down_o the_o mean_n by_o which_o thou_o may_v attain_v unto_o this_o divine_a love_n or_o charity_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v happy_a charity_n say_v s._n paul_n be_v 15._o 1._o tim._n 1._o 15._o from_o a_o pure_a heart_n and_o a_o good_a conscience_n and_o a_o faith_n not_o feign_v so_o that_o the_o first_o thing_n which_o thou_o ought_v to_o do_v if_o thou_o desire_v to_o love_n god_n almighty_a with_o all_o thy_o heart_n be_v to_o separate_v thyself_o for_o a_o time_n from_o all_o other_o affair_n and_o business_n only_o to_o attend_v unto_o the_o examine_n of_o thy_o conscience_n how_o thou_o have_v spend_v thy_o life_n past_a and_o to_o call_v to_o mind_v all_o thy_o cuill_a thought_n word_n deed_n and_o unjust_a action_n which_o have_v stain_v and_o make_v filthy_a thy_o heart_n and_o soul_n to_o confess_v they_o with_o contrition_n and_o sorrow_n to_o one_o of_o the_o pastor_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n to_o who_o god_n almighty_a have_v give_v authority_n to_o forgive_v sin_n say_v who_o sin_n you_o shall_v forgive_v 23._o io._n 20._o 23._o they_o be_v forgive_v that_o thy_o sin_n be_v forgive_v thou_o may_v have_v a_o clean_a and_o pure_a heart_n fit_a to_o receive_v divine_a love_n or_o charity_n and_o god_n almighty_a will_v bestow_v it_o upon_o thou_o according_a to_o his_o word_n say_v return_v to_o i_o and_o i_o 7._o mat_n 3._o 7._o will_v return_v to_o you_o no_o body_n put_v new_a wine_n 17._o mat._n 9_o 17._o into_o old_a bottle_n otherwise_o the_o bottle_n perish_v but_o new_a wine_n they_o put_v into_o new_a bottle_n and_o both_o be_v preserve_v together_o so_o if_o thou_o will_v receive_v the_o new_a wine_n of_o divine_a love_n and_o charity_n thou_o must_v first_o lay_v away_o thy_o old_a conversation_n 22._o eph._n 4._o 22._o the_o old_a man_n which_o be_v corrupt_v according_a to_o the_o desire_n of_o error_n thy_o self-love_n proper_a judgement_n private_a spirit_n inordinate_a appetite_n and_o passion_n and_o by_o sorrow_n for_o thy_o sin_n and_o penance_n be_v renew_a in_o the_o spirit_n of_o thy_o mind_n and_o put_v on_o the_o new_a man_n