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whatsoever_o they_o be_v which_o he_o have_v bestow_v upon_o we_o consider_v our_o offence_n and_o vile_a ingratitude_n s._n bonaventure_n 15._o bonau_n opuse_n de_fw-fr profectu_fw-la relig_n li._n 1._o c_o 33_o gert_n troth_n de_fw-fr monte_fw-fr contempl_a f._n barth_n the_o mart_n archiep_n brachar_n in_o svo_fw-la compend_v p._n 2._o c._n 15._o gerson_n &_o diver_n other_o do_v add_v unto_o this_o a_o other_o point_n by_o which_o that_o which_o we_o have_v say_v be_v better_a confirm_v which_o be_v that_o diverse_a person_n do_v serve_v god_n better_o without_o this_o great_a virtue_n and_o recollection_n so_o that_o on_o their_o part_n their_o desire_n and_o industry_n be_v not_o want_v then_o if_o it_o be_v grant_v they_o see_v that_o by_o this_o mean_v they_o be_v preserve_v in_o humility_n and_o they_o
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other_o saint_n and_o it_o will_v be_v a_o good_a and_o laudable_a devotion_n upon_o their_o particular_a feast_n to_o spend_v some_o part_n of_o our_o prayer_n in_o this_o exercise_n see_v it_o be_v the_o most_o especial_a service_n and_o honour_n which_o we_o can_v exhibit_v to_o they_o as_o declare_v the_o great_a love_n that_o we_o can_v bear_v they_o which_o be_v to_o wish_v they_o all_o the_o good_a which_o they_o can_v possible_o have_v and_o rejoice_v and_o congratulat_v their_o great_a &_o excellent_a glory_n which_o exercise_n the_o holy_a church_n propose_v to_o our_o devotion_n on_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o ever_o glorious_a virgin_n hodie_fw-la maria_fw-la virgo_fw-la caelos_fw-la ascendit_fw-la gaudete_fw-la quia_fw-la cum_fw-la christo_fw-la regnat_fw-la in_o aeternum_fw-la to_o day_n the_o virgin_n mary_n ascend_v up_o to_o heaven_n rejoice_v therefore_o because_o she_o reign_v eternal_o with_o god_n and_o the_o office_n of_o the_o holy_a mass_n both_o in_o this_o solemnity_n and_o diverse_a other_o do_v invite_v we_o to_o this_o holy_a exercise_n and_o incite_v we_o by_o the_o example_n of_o angel_n in_o this_o office_n employ_v gaudeamus_fw-la omnes_fw-la in_o domino_fw-la diem_fw-la festum_fw-la celebrantes_fw-la sub_fw-la honore_fw-la beatae_fw-la mariae_fw-la virgin_n de_fw-fr cvius_fw-la assumptiove_n gaudent_fw-la augeli_fw-la &_o collaudant_fw-la filium_fw-la dei_fw-la let_v we_o every_o on_o rejoice_v in_o our_o lord_n in_o celebrate_v this_o feast_n day_n in_o honour_n of_o the_o b._n virgin_n mary_n for_o who_o assumption_n the_o angel_n rejoice_v and_o praise_v the_o son_n of_o god_n there_o be_v moreover_o a_o other_o great_a good_a and_o profit_n result_v from_o this_o devotion_n unto_o the_o saint_n and_o particular_o unto_o the_o sacred_a humanity_n of_o christ_n our_o lord_n which_o be_v that_o from_o hence_o we_o come_v by_o little_a and_o little_a to_o raise_v ourselves_o unto_o a_o high_a light_n of_o the_o divinity_n 14.6_o 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those_o thing_n which_o lie_v in_o he_o to_o do_v he_o procure_v it_o not_o and_o this_o be_v that_o love_n which_o a_o soul_n actuate_v when_o in_o prayer_n it_o conceive_v good_a purpose_n and_o true_a desire_n of_o perform_v the_o will_n of_o god_n in_o this_o or_o that_o or_o any_o particular_a thing_n which_o may_v present_v its_o self_n with_o which_o exercise_n we_o common_o entertain_v ourselves_o in_o praver_fw-mi thus_o have_v we_o lay_v open_v a_o large_a field_n to_o exercise_v ourselves_o for_o long_a time_n together_o in_o prayer_n and_o declare_v the_o great_a profit_n and_o rare_a perfection_n which_o be_v comprehend_v in_o this_o exercise_n wherefore_o there_o only_o remain_v that_o we_o set_v our_o hand_n to_o work_v and_o begin_v be_v time_n on_o earth_n to_o take_v essay_n of_o that_o which_o we_o be_v ever_o after_o to_o practice_v in_o so_o excellent_a a_o manner_n in_o heaven_n 31.9_o isai_n 31.9_o cvius_fw-la ignis_fw-la est_fw-la in_o zion_n &_o caminus_fw-la 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6._o wherein_o be_v in_o a_o other_o manner_n declare_v how_o the_o only_a way_n to_o arrive_v to_o true_a contentment_n be_v to_o conform_v ourselves_o with_o the_o will_n of_o god_n pag._n 49._o chap._n 7._o of_o diverse_a other_o felicity_n and_o profit_n which_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o this_o conformity_n with_o the_o will_n of_o god_n pag._n 60._o chap._n 8._o wherein_o be_v confirm_v by_o some_o example_n how_o grateful_a unto_o god_n this_o exercise_n be_v of_o the_o conformity_n of_o our_o will_n with_o he_o and_o of_o the_o great_a perfection_n which_o be_v contain_v in_o it_o p._n 68_o chap._n 9_o of_o some_o other_o consideration_n which_o may_v render_v this_o exercise_n of_o conformity_n with_o the_o will_n of_o god_n both_o easy_a and_o pleasant_a to_o us._n pag._n 74._o chap._n 10._o of_o god_n fatherly_a and_o particular_a providence_n of_o we_o and_o of_o the_o filial_a confidence_n which_o we_o ought_v to_o have_v in_o he_o pag._n 82._o chap._n 11._o of_o
a_o short_a and_o sure_a way_n to_o heaven_n and_o present_a happiness_n teach_v in_o a_o treatise_n of_o our_o conformity_n with_o the_o will_n of_o god._n write_a by_o the_o reverend_a father_n alfonsus_fw-la rodrigvez_n of_o the_o society_n of_o jesus_n in_o his_o work_n entitle_v the_o exercise_n of_o perfection_n and_o christian_a virtue_n translate_v out_o of_o spanish_n ira_n in_o indignatione_fw-la eius_fw-la &_o vita_fw-la in_o voluntate_fw-la eius_fw-la psal_n 29.6_o wrath_n in_o his_o indignation_n and_o life_n in_o his_o will_n permissu_fw-la superiorum_fw-la 1630._o to_o the_o reverend_n and_o religious_a mother_n anna_n of_o the_o ascension_n prioress_n of_o the_o english_a teresians_n in_o antwerp_n reverend_a &_o religious_a mother_n many_o excellent_a treatise_n have_v see_v light_a by_o the_o happy_a pen_n of_o f._n alfonso_n roderigues_n that_o great_a master_n of_o spirit_n but_o this_o alone_a may_v worthy_o seem_v to_o carry_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o centure_z 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