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A68815 The imitation or following of Christ, and the contemning of worldly vanities wherevnto, as springing out of the same roote, we haue adioyned another pretie treatise, entituled, The perpetuall reioyce of the godly, euen in this lyfe.; Imitatio Christi. English. 1568. Thomas, à Kempis, 1380-1471.; Castellion, Sébastien, 1515-1563.; Hake, Edward, fl. 1560-1604. 1568 (1568) STC 23971; ESTC S118357 145,208 331

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many_o sigh_n so_o many_o painful_a care_n of_o mind_n which_o i_o bear_v out_o in_o the_o world_n move_v thou_o oh_o jesus_n the_o brightness_n of_o glory_n everlasting_a the_o solace_n of_o the_o wander_a soul_n my_o mouth_n be_v with_o thou_o void_a of_o word_n and_o my_o silence_n do_v speak_v unto_o thou_o how_o long_o do_v my_o lord_n god_n foreslow_v his_o come_n let_v he_o come_v unto_o i_o his_o poor_a soul_n and_o make_v i_o joyful_a &_o stretch_v forth_o his_o hand_n let_v he_o deliver_v a_o wretch_n out_o of_o all_o perplexity_n of_o mind_n come_v come_v i_o say_v for_o without_o thou_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o day_n no_o nor_o no_o hour_n quiet_a because_o thou_o be_v my_o joy_n without_o who_o my_o table_n be_v void_a &_o empty_a i_o be_o a_o wretch_n and_o know_v not_o after_o what_o sort_n i_o be_o press_v down_o as_o it_o be_v with_o imprisonment_n and_o fetters_n until_o thou_o refresh_v i_o with_o the_o light_n of_o thy_o presence_n and_o set_v i_o at_o liberty_n 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