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that_o inflame_v he_o much_o more_o to_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o eternal_a beatitude_n for_o that_o there_o seem_v a_o very_a swift_a and_o swell_a torrent_n to_o be_v represent_v to_o he_o whereinto_o descend_v all_o the_o ordure_n and_o filth_n of_o the_o world_n which_o trouble_v stink_a and_o filthy_a water_n with_o a_o violent_a force_n go_v promiscuous_o carry_v away_o all_o thing_n with_o they_o which_o they_o meet_v with_o on_o the_o way_n with_o all_o sort_n of_o person_n both_o man_n and_o woman_n rich_a and_o poor_a s._n anselm_n be_v astonish_v at_o so_o foul_a a_o spectacle_n demand_v of_o one_o the_o company_n of_o what_o those_o miserable_a wretch_n live_v and_o whence_o they_o quench_v their_o thirst_n and_o be_v tell_v they_o maintain_v themselves_o with_o that_o same_o
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present_o fall_v unto_o his_o prayer_n and_o command_v the_o unjust_a possessor_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o high_a to_o go_v forth_o of_o that_o body_n he_o obey_v but_o in_o stant_o leap_v into_o another_o woman_n present_a s._n malachy_n perceive_v this_o speak_v thus_o to_o the_o accurse_a enemy_n of_o make_v i_o have_v not_o so_o quit_v thou_o of_o she_o as_o that_o thou_o shall_v seem_v to_o assail_v that_o other_o therefore_o i_o charge_v thou_o again_o in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o high_a that_o thou_o let_v she_o go_v also_o the_o fiend_n be_v constrain_v thereto_o obey_v his_o behest_n but_o yet_o return_n to_o his_o former_a habitation_n when_o the_o bless_a servant_n of_o christ_n observe_v the_o deceypt_n of_o our_o adversary_n expel_v he_o a_o new_a from_o thence_o he_o than_o fly_v again_o into_o the_o second_o this_o bob_v the_o perverse_a spirit_n give_v to_o he_o for_o a_o pretty_a while_n in_o chap_a so_o always_o and_o fly_v from_o one_o into_o the_o other_o at_o 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by_o such_o delay_n and_o change_n both_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o enemy_n and_o victory_n of_o s._n malachy_n more_o clear_o may_v appear_v which_o thing_n be_v yet_o more_o illustrate_v and_o make_v to_o appear_v to_o be_v true_a therefore_o attend_v here_o a_o while_n to_o that_o which_o elsewhere_o this_o great_a servant_n of_o christ_n seem_v to_o work_v not_o in_o person_n as_o before_o be_v declare_v but_o in_o absence_n which_o yet_o sure_o have_v beenâ—…_n great_a deal_n more_o easy_a for_o he_o to_o have_v do_v at_o hand_n than_o so_o same_o asunder_o a_o man_n be_v dispossess_v of_o evil_a spirit_n by_o the_o power_n of_o s._n malachy_n in_o his_o absence_n with_o diverse_a other_o miracle_n beside_o chap._n 18_o in_o the_o northern_a part_n of_o ireland_n in_o a_o certain_a house_n where_o s._n malachy_n before_o have_v happen_v to_o lodge_v lay_v one_o afflict_v and_o terrible_o torment_v with_o devil_n who_o on_o a_o night_n over_o hear_v some_o discourse_n they_o 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