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the_o day_n of_o his_o flesh_n 5.7_o heb._n 5.7_o heb._n 5.7_o we_o read_v of_o a_o dutch_a martyr_n in_o our_o own_o monument_n one_o giles_n of_o brussels_n who_o be_v so_o ardent_a in_o his_o prayer_n kneel_v by_o himself_o in_o some_o secret_a place_n of_o the_o prison_n where_o he_o be_v that_o he_o seem_v to_o forget_v himself_o and_o be_v call_v to_o his_o meat_n he_o neither_o hear_v nor_o see_v who_o stand_v by_o he_o till_o he_o be_v lift_v up_o by_o the_o arm_n and_o then_o he_o will_v speak_v gentle_o to_o they_o as_o one_o awake_v out_o of_o a_o trance_n second_o there_o must_v be_v frequency_n in_o it_o we_o give_v not_o over_o at_o the_o first_o denial_n no_o nor_o at_o the_o second_o if_o we_o be_v importunate_a psal_n 27.4_o one_o thing_n i_o have_v desire_v of_o the_o lord_n and_o i_o will_v seek_v after_o it_o 7._o psal_n 27.4_o psal_n 69.3_o isa_n 62.9_o ver._n 6_o 7._o that_o be_v i_o have_v seek_v it_o and_o will_v seek_v again_o and_o again_o so_o psal_n 69.3_o 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