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that_o my_o intent_n and_o design_n in_o set_v forth_o this_o work_n be_v that_o the_o matter_n thereof_o shall_v be_v no_o otherwise_o understand_v than_o as_o ground_v upon_o the_o testimony_n and_o faith_n of_o man_n and_o not_o upon_o the_o authority_n of_o h._n church_n and_o that_o by_o the_o name_n of_o saint_n which_o i_o several_a time_n attribute_v to_o mounseur_fw-fr renty_n i_o mean_v only_o that_o he_o be_v endue_v with_o virtue_n far_o exceed_v the_o common_a sort_n and_o do_v use_v this_o word_n only_o in_o that_o sense_n that_o s._n paul_n give_v it_o to_o all_o the_o faithful_a and_o not_o to_o put_v he_o in_o the_o number_n of_o saint_n canonize_v which_o to_o do_v belong_v only_o to_o the_o holy_a sea_n a_o table_n of_o the_o chapter_n and_o section_n part_n i._o chap._n 1._o his_o birth_n infancy_n and_o youth_n page_n 1_o chap._n 2._o his_o marriage_n and_o course_n of_o life_n to_o the_o age_n of_o 27_o year_n page_n 10_o chap._n 3._o his_o entire_a change_n and_o call_v to_o high_a perfection_n page_n 17_o chap._n 4._o his_o virtue_n in_o general_a page_n 24_o chap._n 5._o the_o source_n from_o whence_o those_o virtue_n flow_v page_n 30_o part_n ii_o chap._n 1._o his_o penance_n and_o austerity_n 37_o chap._n 2._o his_o poverty_n of_o spirit_n 47_o sect._n 1._o his_o outward_a poverty_n 48_o chap._n 3._o his_o humility_n 54_o sect._n 1._o his_o humility_n of_o heart_n 58_o sect._n 2._o the_o pursuit_n of_o his_o humility_n of_o heart_n 67_o sect._n 3_o his_o humility_n in_o his_o word_n 77_o sect._n 4._o his_o humility_n in_o his_o action_n 75_o sect._n 5._o his_o love_n of_o a_o private_a and_o retire_a life_n 84_o chap._n 4._o the_o disesteem_v he_o make_v of_o the_o world_n 88_o chap._n 5._o his_o partience_n 94_o sect._n 1._o a_o pursuit_n of_o the_o same_o subject_n 100_o sect._n 2._o his_o domestic_a cross_n 107_o chap._n 6._o his_o mortification_n 112_o part_n iii_o chap._n 1._o his_o application_n to_o our_o saviour_n jesus_n christ_n in_o regard_n of_o his_o neighbour_n 121_o chap._n 2._o his_o charity_n to_o his_o neighbour_n in_o general_a 126_o sect._n 1._o his_o charity_n to_o the_o poor_a 133_o sect._n 2._o his_o charity_n to_o poor_a sick_a man_n 140_o sect._n 3_o more_o concern_v the_o same_o charity_n and_o the_o success_n thereof_o 145_o sect._n 4._o his_o zeal_n for_o the_o salvation_n of_o his_o neighbour_n 150_o sect._n 5._o more_o of_o the_o same_o subject_n 154_o sect._n 6._o a_o continuation_n of_o the_o same_o subject_n 167_o sect._n 7._o certain_a other_o quality_n of_o his_o zeal_n 173_o sect._n 8._o two_o other_o quality_n of_o his_o zeal_n 179_o sect._n 9_o the_o success_n which_o god_n give_v to_o his_o zeal_n 186_o sect._n 10._o his_o grace_n in_o assist_v particular_o certain_a choice_n soul_n 193_o sect._n 11._o his_o great_a skill_n in_o interior_a matter_n of_o the_o soul_n 199_o chap._n 2._o his_o outward_a behaviour_n and_o conversation_n 209_o chap._n 3._o the_o conduct_n of_o his_o business_n 215_o chap._n 4._o the_o excellent_a use_n he_o make_v of_o all_o thing_n and_o the_o application_n he_o make_v to_o the_o infancy_n of_o our_o saviour_n for_o that_o purpose_n 228_o sect._n 1._o a_o pursuit_n of_o the_o same_o subject_n 235_o part_n iv_o chap._n 1._o his_o interior_a and_o his_o application_n to_o the_o sacred_a trinity_n 244_o chap._n 2._o his_o faith_n 250_o chap._n 3._o his_o hope_n 255_o chap._n 4._o his_o love_n to_o god_n 259_o chap._n 5._o his_o great_a reverence_n and_o fear_n of_o god_n which_o wrought_v in_o he_o a_o wonderful_a purity_n of_o conscience_n 271_o chap._n 6._o his_o great_a reverence_n to_o holy_a thing_n 276_o chap._n 7._o his_o devotion_n to_o the_o holy_a sacrament_n 267_o chap._n 8._o his_o prayer_n and_o contemplation_n 292_o chap._n 9_o the_o state_n of_o his_o mystical_a death_n
to_o god_n which_o keep_v he_o from_o any_o other_o diversion_n i_o clothe_v myself_o which_o be_v soon_o do_v and_o after_o pass_v to_o the_o chapel_n through_o a_o little_a parlour_n where_o over_o the_o chimney_n i_o have_v set_v a_o image_n of_o the_o holy_a virgin_n hold_v her_o son_n as_o the_o lady_n of_o the_o house_n i_o kiss_v the_o earth_n before_o she_o and_o say_v monstra_fw-la te_fw-la esse_fw-la matrem_fw-la etc._n etc._n i_o devote_v myself_o to_o her_o service_n entire_o with_o the_o offer_v up_o of_o my_o family_n wife_n child_n domestic_n and_o i_o have_v practise_v this_o offering_n of_o they_o to_o her_o a_o long_a time_n that_o by_o her_o mean_n they_o all_o may_v be_v perfect_v for_o god_n and_o rise_v up_o i_o say_v to_o she_o mater_fw-la incomparabilis_fw-la or_o a_o pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la after_o that_o i_o enter_v into_o the_o chapel_n where_o i_o cast_v myself_o down_o and_o adore_v god_n abase_v i_o before_o he_o and_o make_v i_o the_o most_o little_a most_o 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