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B11989 Vade mecum. = Goe vvith mee deare pietie, and rare charitie. VVhose flame is stirred vp, to dispell the cold out of the minde. By Otho Casmanne, preacher at Stoade. Translated out of Latine, by H.T. minister. The contents appeare in the page following.; Vade mecum. English Casmann, Otto, d. 1607.; Tripp, Henry, d. 1612. 1606 (1606) STC 4769; ESTC S107899 102,540 274

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and_o convert_v it_o to_o he_o second_o because_o bodily_a pleasure_n be_v vain_a slippery_a momentanie_n even_o vanity_n of_o vanity_n leave_v behind_o they_o remorse_n sorrow_n repentance_n not_o easy_o remove_v three_o because_o even_o in_o the_o very_a moment_n of_o time_n wherein_o carnal_a pleasure_n do_v entangle_v we_o with_o her_o allurement_n it_o do_v so_o bewitch_v our_o mind_n with_o her_o poison_n shall_v i_o call_v it_o or_o sweet_a charm_n that_o it_o whole_o subdue_v us._n let_v not_o sin_n 6._o rom._n 6._o therefore_o reign_v in_o your_o mortal_a body_n that_o you_o shall_v thereunto_o obey_v through_o the_o lust_n thereof_o but_o strive_v against_o the_o tyranny_n of_o pleasure_n which_o a●_n it_o be_v certain_a cruel_a beast_n do_v devour_v the_o soul_n and_o strangle_v reason_n if_o in_o time_n they_o be_v not_o prevent_v seneca_n say_v it_o be_v a_o easy_a matter_n to_o hinder_v the_o first_o motion_n of_o the_o affection_n than_o to_o rule_v their_o violence_n 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