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Spiritual maxims of brother lawrence by brother lawrence. Editors preface conversations and letters editors preface brother lawrence was born nicholas herman around 1610 in herimenil, lorraine, a duchy of france. But being captured by the germans and accused of spying, then wounded by the swedes in a later battle. Buy now from amazon or to download free check the link below short description about the practice of the presence of god by brother lawrence t he first time i saw brother lawrence was upon the 3rd of august, 1666. Special features an affordable combination of the repackaged print and mp3 audio of seventeenth century carmelite monk brother lawrence s treatise on how christians can develop an awareness.
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