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A22838 A heavenly treasure of confortable meditations and prayers written by S. Augustin, Bishop of Hyppon in three seuerall treatises of his meditations, soliloquies, and manual. Faithfully translated into English by the R. F. Antony Batt monke, of the holy order of S Bennet of the Congregation of England; De meditatione. English. Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo.; Batt, Antonie. 1624 (1624) STC 934; ESTC S101507 162,145 412

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and_o let_v heaven_n and_o earth_n praise_v that_o god_n which_o have_v create_v heaven_n and_o earth_n the_o acknowledge_v of_o our_o own_o baseness_n chapt_n xxxiii_o who_o be_v like_a unto_o thou_o o_o lord_n even_o among_o the_o god_n who_o i_o say_v be_v like_a unto_o thou_o thou_o be_v great_a in_o sancti●ie_n terrible_a and_o worthy_a to_o be_v praise_v do_v thing_n that_o deserve_v to_o be_v admire_v too_o too_o late_o have_v i_o know_v thou_o o_o true_a light_n too_o too_o late_o have_v i_o know_v thou_o and_o the_o cause_n be_v for_o that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a and_o dark_a cloud_n before_o my_o eye_n that_o delight_v in_o vanity_n which_o hinder_v i_o from_o behold_v the_o sun_n of_o justice_n and_o the_o light_n of_o all_o verity_n i_o be_v wrap_v in_o darkness_n be_v the_o child_n of_o darkness_n because_o i_o know_v not_o the_o light_n i_o be_v blind●_n and_o love_a blindness_n and_o walk_v through_o one_o darkness_n into_o a_o other_o who_o have_v deliver_v i_o 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o_o father_n of_o mercy_n thou_o know_v my_o desire_n and_o my_o groan_n be_v not_o hide_v from_o thou_o hide_v not_o then_o thy_o face_n from_o i_o any_o long_o neither_o do_v thou_o forsake_v i_o in_o thy_o anger_n o_o father_n of_o mercy_n hear_v the_o lamentable_a complaint_n of_o i_o thy_o poor_a orphan_n and_o stretch_v forth_o thy_o help_a hand_n that_o it_o may_v draw_v i_o out_o of_o the_o deep_a water_n out_o of_o the_o lake_n of_o misery_n and_o out_o of_o the_o dust_n and_o dregs_n of_o iniquity_n that_o i_o perish_v not_o before_o the_o eye_n of_o thy_o mercy_n and_o in_o presence_n of_o thy_o infinite_a patience_n but_o let_v i_o escape_v unto_o thou_o o_o lord_n my_o god_n that_o i_o may_v behold_v the_o riches_n of_o thy_o kingdom_n and_o always_o see_v thy_o face_n and_o sing_v praise_n unto_o thy_o holy_a name_n thou_o o_o lord_n who_o do_v thing_n worthy_a of_o admiration_n who_o through_o the_o remembrance_n of_o thou_o make_v my_o heart_n merry_a who_o have_v 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