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Title: The Christian pattern : or, the Imitation of Jesus Christ ...
Year: 1710 (1710s)
Authors: Thomas, à Kempis, 1380-1471 Hickes, George, 1642-1715
Subjects: Meditations -- Early works to 1800 Christian life -- Early works to 1800
Publisher: London : Printed for John Nicholson, Robet Knaplock and Jonah Bowyer
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
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^ yea of my very natural Anionstooy with all thi^.t was done and fufferd by thee for me-tO Jefu my Saviour. VI. And thus being led nnd encouraged by thee^after having fown in Tears^ I truft that thou wilt bringme , by the Exercife of the Crofs , to reap in Joy ,and to praife thee in thy Holinefs-, compajfing thy Altar with Eucharillical Hymns^ where 1 bow my Kneesbefore thee-, and will remember thy NAME for ever and P fVfr \ 2IO 0i tlje imitation Vol. IL ever^ fo exceeding full it is of ^11 that is moft lovely^jinci I befeech thee , be thou mndfid of my low Eft ate :^nd vouchfdfe me the mvft gracious Cortfolation ofthyPre^fe>7ce , comforting me with the Voice of thy Salvation ^and making me to feel that fnll qf Grace are thy Words^fven Words of eternal Lif^ *, wherewith thou hafi raifedmy SouL^ 06 frqrri Deaths that I may live before thee-, andmagmjy thy gloriopu Name-, with Angels and Archangelsf^nd with all the Heavenly Hofi^ for ever and ever. A»»ineu» O F !■ I I ^ovixfj4^^
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Book IV. of Jesus Christ. 2Ii OF THE IMITATION O F Jefus Chrift. Spiritual Entertainments: OR, THE S o LIL o Qj; Y of the S o u L. INTRODUCTION.JJ I. The Scope and Mind of the Author. ;0 R myown pri\rate Benefit and Confoiation,I have heapd together certain Devout Sen-tences, and the better to commit them toMe^ mory have here compild them into a little Book; which I had a mind only to have kept by meas a precious Repofitory, and with much AiFedlion tohave laid up in my Heart. Now, for this End, I P 2 difpos^d F 212 €>f t^t 9itnttation Vol. li. difposd them alfo as into a pleafant Orchard or Gar-den, that is planted with divers forts of Trees, andbeautified with great Variety of goodly Flowers: In-to which I might now and then enter, and walk formy Recreation^ and fo might both chufe and behold^t my need fuch Matter as iny Heart flioiild inclineto moil, according to my prefent State, fqr its Re-lief and Diredion ^ and be ftirrd up eitiier toread, or to meditate on, fuch deiirable

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