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A13700 Soliloquium animæ. The sole-talke of the soule. Or, a spirituall and heauenlie dialogue betwixt the soule of man and God. Which, for the great affinitie it hath with other bookes of the auctor published heeretofore in our natiue tongue, is now entituled The fourth booke of the Imitation of Christ. Translated and corrected by Thomas Rogers. Neuer before published.; Soliloquium animæ. English Thomas, à Kempis, 1380-1471.; Rogers, Thomas. 1592 (1592) STC 23995; ESTC S107313 86,064 234

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this_o ioiefull_a combat_n do_v continue_v chap._n 21._o 1._o the_o delaieng_v of_o the_o happy_a be_v patient_o to_o be_v bear_v 2._o the_o felicity_n of_o the_o life_n to_o come_v 3._o with_o a_o prayer_n for_o the_o same_o o_o lord_n i_o have_v love_v the_o habitation_n of_o thy_o house_n and_o the_o place_n where_o thy_o honour_n dwell_v 8_o how_o glad_o i_o will_v be_v with_o thou_o thou_o know_v full_a well_o o_o my_o god_n and_o how_o entire_o i_o desire_v the_o same_o i_o be_o not_o able_a sufficient_o to_o express_v i_o wish_v it_o not_o only_o when_o i_o be_o evil_a at_o ease_n but_o also_o what_o prosperity_n soever_o i_o enjoy_v my_o desire_n be_v to_o be_v with_o thou_o but_o how_o shall_v my_o longing_n be_v satisfy_v here_o it_o greeve_v i_o to_o continue_v 23_o and_o yet_o of_o necessity_n i_o must_v but_o my_o desire_n be_v to_o be_v with_o thou_o and_o i_o may_v not_o yet_o and_o therefore_o i_o see_v no_o remedy_n but_o that_o i_o be_o with_o patience_n to_o endure_v this_o delay_n and_o to_o refer_v my_o wish_v to_o thy_o holy_a will_n for_o what_o be_v it_o meet_v i_o shall_v murmur_v when_o it_o must_v be_v so_o god_n forbid_v again_o i_o have_v the_o example_n of_o many_o of_o god_n child_n which_o have_v use_v long_a patience_n in_o this_o life_n etc._n and_o yet_o their_o heart_n be_v in_o heaven_n 2_o therefore_o if_o thy_o will_n be_v to_o prolong_v my_o pilgrimage_n i_o be_o willing_a to_o abide_v and_o obey_v your_o pleasure_n howbeit_o that_o with_o less_o grief_n i_o may_v bear_v my_o longing_n to_o be_v with_o thou_o i_o will_v till_o that_o time_n still_o meditate_v with_o myself_o of_o that_o celestial_a habitation_n yet_o i_o presume_v not_o to_o pierce_v into_o the_o least_o of_o those_o joy_n which_o thou_o have_v prepare_v for_o such_o as_o love_v thou_o 9_o but_o of_o this_o and_o that_o i_o will_v meditate_v to_o the_o end_n that_o my_o affection_n be_v press_v down_o and_o infect_v oftentimes_o it_o may_v be_v stir_v up_o 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