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The introductory section of Hugh of St Victor's _On the Five Sevens_ as a table and a list

See: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/On_the_Five_Sevens

Number Vice Request Gift Virtue Blessing
1 Pride Hallowed be your name Fear of the Lord Humility Kingdom of Heaven
2 Envy Your kingdom come Godliness Kindness Land of the Living
3 Anger Your will be done Knowledge Remorse Consolation
4 Sadness Give us daily bread Strength Hunger for Good Satisfaction
5 Greed Forgive us our debts Counsel Mercy Mercy
6 Gluttony Lead us not into temptation Understanding Cleanness of Heart Vision of God
7 Lust Deliver us from evil Wisdom Peace Sonship of God

In the first place the seven vices are put forward:

  • the first pride,
  • the second envy,
  • the third anger;
  • the fourth sadness,
  • the fifth greed,
  • the sixth gluttony,
  • the seventh lust.

Against these, the seven requests included in the Lord’s Prayer are set in the second place.

  • The first is the one by which it is said to God, ‘hallowed be your name’;
  • the second by which it is said, ‘your kingdom come’;
  • the third by which it is said; ‘your will be done, on earth as in heaven’;
  • the fourth by which it is said, ‘give us today our daily bread’;
  • the fifth by which it is said, ‘forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven - our debtors’;
  • the sixth by which it is said, ‘lead us not into temptation’;
  • the seventh by which it is said, ‘deliver us from evil’[7]

In the third place the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit follow:

  • first, the spirit of the fear of the Lord;
  • second, the spirit of godliness;
  • third, the spirit of knowledge;
  • fourth, the spirit of strength;
  • fifth, the spirit of counsel;
  • sixth, the spirit of understanding;
  • seventh, the spirit of wisdom.

Then in the fourth place the seven virtues follow:

  • the first, poverty of spirit, that is humility;
  • the second, graciousness or kindness;
  • the third, remorse or sorrow;
  • the fourth, the hunger for righteousness or good desire;
  • the fifth, mercy; the sixth, cleanness of heart; the seventh, peace.

Finally, in the fifth place the seven beatitudes are set:

  • the first, the kingdom of heaven;
  • the second, the possession of the land of the living;
  • the third, consolation;
  • the fourth, the satisfaction of righteousness;
  • the fifth, mercy;
  • the sixth, the vision of God;
  • the seventh, the sonship of God

This is a simple test of having multiple files.

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