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Wo, Wo unto me, O God, that all the parts and faculties of my Soul and
A choice manual containing what is to be believed, practised, and desired or prayed for; the prayers being fitted to the several days of the week. Also festival hymns, according to the manner of the ancient church. Composed for the use of the devout, especially of younger persons, by Jeremy Taylor, D.D.
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- A choice manual containing what is to be believed, practised, and desired or prayed for; the prayers being fitted to the several days of the week. Also festival hymns, according to the manner of the ancient church. Composed for the use of the devout, especially of younger persons, by Jeremy Taylor, D.D.
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- Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667.
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- London :: printed by J. Grover, for R. Royston, bookseller to his most Sacred Majesty,
- 1677.
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- Devotional literature -- Early works to 1800.
- Prayer-books -- Early works to 1800.
- Catechisms, English -- Early works to 1800.
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"A choice manual containing what is to be believed, practised, and desired or prayed for; the prayers being fitted to the several days of the week. Also festival hymns, according to the manner of the ancient church. Composed for the use of the devout, especially of younger persons, by Jeremy Taylor, D.D." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A63668.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 6, 2024.
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Body have been abused, and have not served the Laws of their Creator, but have so eagerly and constantly pursued the corrupt desires of a seduced Heart, that I have cause to fear that either my whole life may be looked upon as one continued sin, or at least as having ad∣mitted so few inconsiderable Pauses, that if thou shouldst enter into strict Judg∣ment with me, I should not have the confidence to say when, or where, or wherein I have been innocent.
But I Repent, O my God, I Repent. I am confounded and astonished at it. Lord, be thou merciful to me a Sinner.