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\nDone into Englih by a Divine of theChurch of England.  \nCbe econū Enitiont.  \nL O ND ON,  \nPrinted,and are to be Sold byW.FREEMAN,at the Bible,overagainft the Middle Temple Gate,inFleetfreet,MDCCV.  \n100  \n# T O T H E\n\nProteftant Reader.  \nOn't Imagine,good Reader,whentbou feeft the Name of CardinalBellarmine,the great Champi-on of the Roman Caufe,thatthou art going to be difputed out of thy Religi.on;allure thy Jelf here is not in this wholeManual,fo much as one Argument to beget inthee a DijJlike of that which thou profeffelf,and confequently,no Defgn to carry tbee o-ver to any diftant Communion:Thou bat nothere to do with Bellarmine the Polemick,and Controverfial,but with Bellarmine thePractical Divine.Thou findelt bim hot inthe Confftory,but retir'd to his Clofet,Jfripp'd of his Cardinal Robes,and appearing in the mean Habit of a Chrifian Pil.grim.Thou wilt difcover no other Aim orIntention,but to make thee a true,zealous,and a fincere Chriftian:Totake off thy Af.fections from this vain,and perijbing World,and to fx em where Felicity can only befound.In order to Jo great an End,he pre-ents thee with a noble Idea of the Creatorof the Univerfe:With Juch a ReprefentaiiA 2071  \nTo the Reader.  \non of his Greatnefs and Purity,his Powerand Wifdom,bis Mercy and Juftice,thattwill be hard for thee to read with Adver-tency,and not to have auful and reverendApprehenfions of Him,or not to endeavourafter a fuitable Behaviour towards ʃo Ado-rable a Being.  \nbe etsintru a ,that all ublunating   abooe, and he elo.ilppear wbat e re are,mereTrifes and Childib Vanities;the Celeftialinfnitely valuable,and worthy tby mot fo、lucitous purfuit.  He very frequently putsthee in Mind,that thou confijtefl of Soulas vell as Body:And tells thee there is popet e ea ,t Sol is no epbl of  Staringthan the Body.Nor is he more indufrioustu convince thee of the necelity of SpiritualFd,an c t   Such indeed,as well digeled,will pre-b  iaa   ngour,aswillkeepitfromsurfeitin  Ricbes,Pleafures,and Honours:As will fecureit from the Lethargv of Indifferency and In-devotion:From the Tumours of Pride andprpri,fromtb Siri  pair;and,inaword,suchfood as willinJome meafure enable thee to run the Race is  oe,an moun  Eles   ing to  plce o  R an anquillity.And  \nTo the Reader.  \nAnd as the Book is replete with Notionstrub lime pus,andriian,c,anmary a t o will bhardly meet ioith eere ie room,) are ey ordelin eIt i c inceent Rbadbuta perfeit Concatenation,of Thoughts,the frfLink naturally directing to the 2d,the 2d to,a       Cin  \nI as om t ti   erviceablenejs of this Manual to the Noblerpart,that the Author call'd it his Benjamin,the Child of bis Delight,that he preferr'dt muc  re   ri  e ake it  isFvourite,but Companion,and to treat the o-ther,in comparifon with this,as Foreigners,and fuch as had no Relation to him.  \nbe of  an  ccount  e able,Now if the Original merit the Opinion Il mee oake noo ateto make it more publick,n0,tho'I Jhould nothave done Right to the Author,becaufe pro-balImay put ome o   betterAilities, and more eiare apon applying mecienesnd 工    it meet witba kin Rectio, carybe it Fate,ll no  rbeing coous o   d ntention,a isno  raminge ,Pror,orout o  aindeiring  pperingin  \nTo the Reader.  \ninrint,bu m an ofl   ahave a good Effect upon Jome,as Ihumbly andcomfortably conceive it has alreadyhad upon myJelf.  \n omitted  ew s in t aWhat remains is to acquaint thee that I(Jcarcely amounting to three Pages)relatingto Saints or Angels,or looking like LegendaryReports,becauje I would remove all preju-dice. By this Mutilation the Book lofes nonets St,esak oare Supernumerary,the Author havingfuffici-ently both prov'd and clear'd his Points with-them  \nH.HALL.  \nHaszpfead jzze the sth,  \n1703·  \nTHE","cbCaikhCLiT3bOns","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikhCLiT3bOns","pdf",20051789,288,"English","# To the Reader\n## Purpose and audience\n## Reverence, behavior, and spiritual focus\n## Spiritual and practical guidance\n## Author’s framing and scope","[{\"question\":\"What does the reader learn about spiritual life and behavior?\",\"answer\":\"The manual stresses reverence toward the Creator, the need for suitable behavior, and the importance of spiritual duties—warning against pride, indifference, and spiritual neglect.\"}]","Steps of Ascension | PDF",1792209659,726]