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will_v sing_v secure_o i_o will_v extol_v thou_o o_o lord_n for_o that_o thou_o have_v receive_v i_o and_o have_v not_o permit_v my_o enemy_n to_o triumph_n over_o i_o our_o saviour_n at_o his_o death_n bow_v down_o his_o head_n that_o he_o may_v give_v the_o kiss_n of_o peace_n to_o his_o belove_a so_o often_o do_v we_o kiss_v god_n as_o we_o be_v egg_v forward_o through_o his_o love_n to_o do_v good_a a_o devoute_a meditation_n of_o the_o soul_n stir_v we_o up_o to_o the_o love_n of_o christ._n chapt_n xxiv_o o_o my_o soul_n who_o be_v famous_a by_o be_v frame_v according_a to_o the_o likeness_n of_o god_n be_v buy_v with_o christ_n own_o blood_n espouse_v unto_o he_o by_o faith_n endow_v with_o the_o holy_a ghost_n adorn_v with_o virtue_n esteem_v equal_a with_o the_o angel_n love_v he_o of_o who_o thou_o be_v so_o much_o love_v attend_v to_o he_o that_o attend_v to_o thou_o and_o seek_v he_o that_o seek_v thou_o love_v this_o thy_o lover_n of_o who_o thou_o be_v belove_v with_o who_o love_n thou_o be_v prevent_v who_o be_v the_o fountain_n fronwhence_o thy_o love_n proceed_v he_o be_v thy_o merit_n and_o reward_v he_o be_v the_o fruit_n the_o use_n and_o end_n of_o thy_o love_n be_v careful_a to_o please_v he_o that_o be_v careful_a to_o please_v thou_o think_v on_o he_o that_o think_v of_o thou_o be_v pure_a with_o he_o that_o surpass_v in_o purity_n be_v holy_a with_o he_o that_o excel_v all_o other_o in_o sanctity_n according_a as_o thou_o shall_v carry_v thyself_o towards_o god_n in_o thy_o conversation_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n will_v he_o carry_v himself_o towards_o thou_o again_o he_o therefore_o be_v courteous_a mild_a and_o full_a of_o mercy_n and_o compassion_n do_v exact_a of_o thou_o that_o thou_o likewise_o be_v courteous_a mild_a sweet_a humble_a and_o merciful_a towards_o all_o man_n love_v he_o o_o my_o soul_n who_o have_v deliver_v thou_o from_o the_o lake_n of_o misery_n and_o from_o the_o mire_n of_o sin_n and_o iniquity_n choose_v he_o for_o thy_o friend_n especial_o who_o alone_o will_v faithful_o adhere_v unto_o thou_o when_o all_o other_o thing_n and_o friend_n shall_v be_v take_v from_o thou_o on_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o burial_n when_o thou_o shall_v be_v abandon_v by_o all_o thy_o friend_n he_o will_v not_o leave_v thou_o but_o will_v defend_v thou_o from_o those_o roar_a and_o infernali_fw-la fiend_n ready_a to_o devour_v thou_o yea_o he_o will_v conduct_v thou_o through_o that_o unknown_a region_n and_o bring_v thou_o into_o the_o street_n of_o heavenly_a zion_n and_o will_v place_v thou_o there_o with_o his_o angel_n before_o the_o face_n of_o his_o majesty_n where_o thou_o shall_v hear_v that_o angelical_a song_n holy_a holy_a holy_a etc._n etc._n the_o canticle_n of_o joy_n the_o voice_n of_o mirth_n and_o 〈◊〉_d thanksgiving_a praise_n and_o perpetual_a alleluia_n be_v song_n there_o everlasting_o there_o there_o be_v a_o heap_n of_o happiness_n supereminent_a glory_n superaboundant_a gladness_n and_o all_o manner_n of_o goodness_n o_o my_o soul_n sigh_v vehementlie_o and_o desire_v earnest_o that_o thou_o may_v attain_v to_o that_o celestial_a city_n of_o which_o so_o glorious_a thing_n be_v say_v and_o in_o which_o be_v the_o dwell_a place_n of_o all_o those_o that_o be_v true_o glad_a by_o love_n thou_o may_v mount_n up_o thither_o because_o nothing_o be_v hard_a nothing_o be_v impossible_a to_o a_o unfeigned_a lover_n the_o soul_n that_o love_v ascend_v very_o often_o and_o run_v up_o and_o down_o familiar_o in_o the_o street_n of_o the_o heavenly_a jerusalem_n visit_v the_o patriarch_n and_o prophet_n salute_v the_o apostle_n admire_v the_o army_n of_o martyr_n and_o confessores_fw-la and_o consider_v the_o quire_n of_o virgin_n heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o all_o thing_n in_o they_o contain_v do_v continual_o exhort_v i_o to_o love_v my_o lord_n god_n how_o nothing_o can_v satisfy_v the_o soul_n beside_o god_n the_o supreme_a good_a chat_n xxv_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n shall_v remain_v constant_a and_o stable_a if_o it_o be_v not_o settle_v in_o the_o desire_n of_o thing_n eternal_a but_o be_v more_o mutable_a than_o mutability_n itself_o it_o pass_v from_o one_o thing_n to_o a_o other_o seek_v repose_n where_o it_o be_v not_o for_o in_o these_o frail_a and_o transitory_a thing_n in_o which_o the_o affection_n thereof_o be_v hold_v captive_a it_o can_v content_v itself_o and_o live_v at_o quiet_a because_o it_o be_v of_o so_o great_a dignity_n as_o that_o nothing_o but_o the_o chief_a good_a be_v able_a to_o suffice_v it_o it_o be_v likewise_o of_o that_o freedom_n as_o that_o it_o can_v be_v constrain_v to_o commit_v any_o sin_n wherefore_o
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vii_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n chapt._n viii_o how_o god_n visit_v and_o comfort_v that_o soul_n which_o with_o sigh_n and_o tear_n lament_v his_o absence_n chapt_n ix_o of_o the_o sweetness_n of_o divine_a love_n chapt._n x._o of_o the_o preparation_n of_o our_o redemption_n chapt._n xi_o of_o the_o joy_n which_o the_o soul_n receive_v by_o receive_v christ_n chapt._n xii_o that_o the_o worde_n incarnate_a be_v the_o cause_n of_o our_o hope_n chapt._n xiii_o how_o the_o more_o we_o be_v addict_v to_o divine_a contemplation_n the_o great_a delight_n we_o take_v therein_o chapt._n fourteen_o how_o for_o christ_n sake_n we_o ought_v to_o wish_v for_o tribulation_n in_o this_o life_n chapt._n xv._n by_o what_o mean_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n may_v be_v purchase_v and_o get_v ch_n xvi_o what_o heaven_n be_v and_o what_o happiness_n be_v contain_v therein_o chapt_n xvii_o how_o man_n can_v make_v no_o other_o requital_n unto_o god_n for_o the_o benefit_n receive_v from_o he_o 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