Devout entertainments of a Christian soule. Composed in French by the R.F. I.H. Quarre, P. of the Oratory of Jesus, and D.D. Translated in English by J.M. of W. Prisoner in the Tower of London.

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Devout entertainments of a Christian soule. Composed in French by the R.F. I.H. Quarre, P. of the Oratory of Jesus, and D.D. Translated in English by J.M. of W. Prisoner in the Tower of London.
Author
Quarré, Jean-Hugues, 1580-1656.
Publication
Printed at Paris,
Anno Domini MDC XLVII. [1648]
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God -- Love -- Early works to 1800.
God -- Worship and love -- Early works to 1800.
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"Devout entertainments of a Christian soule. Composed in French by the R.F. I.H. Quarre, P. of the Oratory of Jesus, and D.D. Translated in English by J.M. of W. Prisoner in the Tower of London." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/B04963.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 15, 2024.

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MY eyes discerne not (O Adorable verity!) the er∣rour of vanity, and my heart feels not the horrour of all vices: But come (O Sun of Iustice!) come and shine upon my soule, consume with your beames all that is displeasing to you; give me your spirit, which opens my eyes to discerne verity, which inspires me with love to adhere unto it, which redresseth my will and teacheth it to detest the world, and gives me the grace to seek you alone, and to live only for the love of you.

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