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earth_n	grace_n	heaven_n	lord_n	5,528	5	3.6383	3	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A73078	A treatise of mentall prayer With another of the presence of God. Composed by the R. Fa. Alfonsus Rodriguez, of the Society of Iesus. And translated out of the Spanish, into English.; Ejercicio de perfección y virtudes cristianas. English. Selections	Rodríguez, Alfonso, 1526-1616.; Matthew, Tobie, Sir, 1577-1655.; Wilson, John, ca. 1575-ca. 1645?	1627 (1627)	STC 21148; ESTC S123265	122,250	331

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wilderness_n holy_a job_n say_v thus_o nun_n ipse_fw-la considerate_a vias_fw-la tuas_fw-la 31.4_o job._n 31.4_o &_o cunctos_fw-la gressus_fw-la meos_fw-la dinumerat_fw-la god_n stand_v behold_v i_o and_o as_o a_o true_a eyewitness_n count_v the_o pace_n which_o i_o make_v and_o who_o then_o be_v that_o man_n who_o will_v presume_v to_o sin_n or_o to_o do_v any_o thing_n amiss_o on_o the_o other_o side_n all_o the_o disorder_n note_n note_n and_o perdition_n of_o the_o wicked_a do_v proceed_v from_o their_o not_o consider_v that_o god_n be_v present_a &_o behold_v they_o according_a to_o that_o which_o the_o holy_a scripture_n do_v so_o often_o repeat_v in_o the_o person_n of_o wicked_a man_n et_fw-la dixisti_fw-la 4_o isa_n 47.10_o jerem._n 1●_n 4_o non_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la videat_fw-la i_o et_fw-la non_fw-la videbit_fw-la novissima_fw-la nostra_fw-la and_o so_o do_v s._n hierome_n note_v it_o upon_o the_o seven_o chapter_n of_o ezachiel_n hierome_n hierome_n where_o the_o prophet_n reprove_v jerusalem_n for_o the_o many_o vice_n and_o sin_n which_o it_o be_v subject_a to_o grow_v to_o say_v that_o the_o cause_n of_o they_o all_o be_v for_o that_o that_o city_n have_v forget_v god_n and_o he_o assign_v also_o the_o same_o cause_n when_o he_o interprete_v many_o other_o place_n of_o scripture_n for_o as_o a_o horse_n without_o a_o bridle_n and_o a_o ship_n without_o a_o stern_a run_v upon_o precipice_n and_o rock_n so_o if_o you_o take_v this_o bridle_n out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o man_n he_o rum_v headlong_o after_o his_o own_o inordinate_a appetite_n and_o passion_n non_fw-fr est_fw-fr deus_fw-la in_o conspectu_fw-la eius_fw-la inquinatae_fw-la sunt_fw-la viae_fw-la illius_fw-la in_o omni_fw-la tempore_fw-la 9.26_o psa_fw-la 9.26_o say_v the_o prophet_n david_n he_o carry_v not_o god_n before_o his_o eye_n he_o consider_v he_o not_o as_o present_v before_o he_o and_o therefore_o be_v his_o way_n which_o be_v his_o work_n all_o defile_v still_o with_o sin_n the_o remedy_n which_o the_o bless_a s._n basil_n give_v in_o many_o place_n of_o his_o work_n against_o all_o temptation_n note_n note_n and_o trouble_n and_o for_o all_o the_o occasion_n and_o necessity_n which_o may_v present_v themselves_o be_v the_o presence_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o if_o thou_o desire_v a_o ready_a and_o compendious_a way_n for_o the_o obtain_v of_o perfection_n and_o which_o may_v contain_v and_o lock_v up_o in_o itself_o the_o force_n &_o efficacy_n of_o all_o other_o mean_n this_o be_v that_o and_o for_o such_o 17.1_o gen._n 17.1_o do_v god_n give_v it_o thus_o to_o abraham_n ambula_fw-la coram_fw-la i_o &_o esto_fw-la perfectus_fw-la walk_v before_o i_o &_o thou_o shall_v be_v perfect_a the_o holy_a scripture_n do_v here_o as_o in_o many_o other_o place_n take_v the_o imperatine_n for_o the_o future_a to_o express_v home_o the_o infallibility_n of_o the_o success_n it_o be_v so_o certain_a that_o thou_o shall_v