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O Holy Jesus, who in this first (tho small) Effusion of thy Blood
The soul's communion with her savior. Or, The history of our Lord Jesus Christ, written by the four evangelists digested into devotional meditations. The first part.
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- The soul's communion with her savior. Or, The history of our Lord Jesus Christ, written by the four evangelists digested into devotional meditations. The first part.
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- Traherne, Philip, d. ca. 1725.
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- London :: printed for W. Crooke at the Green Dragon nigh Devereux-Court without Temple-Bar,
- 1685.
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- Jesus Christ -- Biography -- Early works to 1800.
- Jesus Christ -- Devotional literature -- Early works to 1800.
- Bible. -- N.T. -- Gospels -- Early works to 1800.
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"The soul's communion with her savior. Or, The history of our Lord Jesus Christ, written by the four evangelists digested into devotional meditations. The first part." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A63045.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2025.
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didst pay the Earnest of that Debt which thou hadst under∣taken to satisfy as our Surety:
I bless thy saving Name,
For thus obliging thy Self to fulfil the whol Law, and expiat its Violation, on our 〈◊〉〈◊〉 How early began my 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to suffer! He shed his Blood al∣most as soon as he drew his Breath. O my Soul, defer not to execute His Will, who seem'd impatient to procure thy Wel∣fare at the price of his Blood; and instead of abusing his exact Obedience for a Cloak of Liber∣tinism, let the Exampl of his Perfection engage thee to follow his Steps in all holy Conversa∣tion: And do thou, O Jesu, at once supply, and satisfy for, all the Defects of my frail Obe∣dience.