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A06203 Sundry Christian passions contained in two hundred sonnets Diuided into two equall parts: the first consisting chiefly of meditations, humiliations, and praiers. The second of comfort, ioy, and thankesgiuing. By H.L. Lok, Henry. 1593 (1593) STC 16697; ESTC S109643 52,183 128

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give_v i_o grace_n to_o see_v and_o fear_v to_o pray_v in_o faith_n and_o thou_o thy_o hand_n forbear_v son_n xxviii_o pollute_v with_o the_o cureless_a leprosy_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v heriditarie_a now_o so_o loathsome_a grow_v that_o i_o dare_v not_o come_v nigh_o thy_o holy_a temple_n where_o my_o heart_n do_v bow_v i_o crave_v o_o lord_n it_o please_v thou_o to_o allow_v the_o high_a priest_n christ_n thy_o son_n to_o view_v my_o sore_n who_o holy_a hand_n may_v guide_v and_o teach_v i_o how_o to_o cure_v this_o grief_n it_o may_v return_v no_o more_o i_o know_v o_o lord_n thou_o have_v of_o mercy_n store_n and_o only_o thou_o do_v pity_v man_n estate_n which_o though_o my_o stubborn_a heart_n refuse_v before_o repentance_n yet_o and_o faith_n come_v not_o too_o late_o these_o sparrow_n of_o repentance_n i_o present_v a_o offering_n through_o this_o worldly_a desert_n send_v son_n xxix_o a_o virgin_n pure_a o_o lord_n by_o birth_n i_o be_v the_o daughter_n of_o thy_o church_n 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