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A69499 Devotions in the ancient way of offices with psalms, hymns, and prayers for every day in the week and every holiday in the year. Birchley, William, 1613-1669. 1668 (1668) Wing A4248A; ESTC R8861 220,254 576

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and_o all_o thing_n glory_n be_v etc._n etc._n antiph_n what_o can_v thou_o say_v dear_a lord_n more_o sweet_a than_o this_o thy_o delight_n be_v to_o be_v with_o the_o child_n of_o man_n hymn_n xx._n come_v my_o thought_n who_o fond_o fly_v at_o every_o toy_n that_o pass_v by_o spend_v so_o your_o strength_n in_o vain_a while_o what_o you_o court_v you_o never_o can_v gain_v come_v my_o soul_n who_o sure_o must_v be_v quite_o tire_v with_o all_o this_o life_n can_v see_v lose_v oft_o thy_o hope_n and_o time_n come_v take_v advice_n of_o this_o plain_a rhyme_n seek_v no_o more_o abroad_o thy_o rest_n but_o seek_v at_o home_n in_o thy_o own_o breast_n let_v thy_o mind_n from_o guilt_n be_v clear_a then_o look_v for_o all_o thy_o comfort_n there_o with_o thyself_o and_o with_o thy_o god_n delight_n to_o make_v thy_o chief_a abode_n there_o repose_v secure_a and_o free_a and_o no_o mischance_n can_v trouble_v thou_o shall_v death_n self_n thy_o wall_n assail_v still_o thou_o be_v safe_a and_o can_v not_o fail_v still_o thy_o soul_n be_v thy_o own_o and_o she_o to_o a_o new_a house_n remove_v shall_v be_v new_a and_o last_a there_o above_o all_o build_v and_o furnish_v with_o pure_a love_n there_o shall_v this_o mud_n wall_n of_o thou_o repair_v the_o bright_a star_n outshine_v there_o thy_o lord_n who_o feed_v thou_o now_o with_o his_o own_o flesh_n will_v more_o bestow_v he_o come_v down_o to_o be_v like_o thou_o thou_o shall_v go_v up_o and_o like_o he_o be_v king_n of_o glory_n king_n of_o peace_n may_v these_o our_o praise_n never_o cease_v still_o may_v we_o adore_v thy_o throne_n still_o bow_v and_o sing_v to_o thou_o alone_o capit._fw-la 1._o pet._n 5._o humble_a your_o selus_fw-la under_o the_o mighty_a hand_n of_o god_n that_o he_o may_v exalt_v you_o in_o the_o day_n of_o visitation_n cast_v upon_o he_o all_o your_o solicitude_n for_o he_o have_v care_n of_o you_o be_v sober_a and_o watch_n for_o your_o adversary_n the_o devil_n as_o a_o roar_a lion_n 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son_n who_o with_o thou_o and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n live_v and_o reign_v one_o god_fw-we world_n without_o end_n amen_n these_o versicles_n response_n and_o prayer_n be_v say_v kneel_v on_o all_o fast_a day_n immediate_o after_o the_o prayer_n at_o laud_n then_o commemoration_n etc._n etc._n as_o page_n 29._o friday_n vesper_n our_o father_n etc._n etc._n as_o page_n 33._o antiph_n o_o senseless_a we_o that_o so_o little_a consider_v what_o our_o saviour_n suffer_v for_o we_o or_o what_o we_o do_v against_o he_o psal_n lxxiii_o lord_n how_o the_o world_n requite_v thy_o love_n how_o ingrateful_a be_v we_o to_o thy_o bless_a memory_n we_o negligent_o forget_v thy_o sacred_a passion_n or_o rather_o far_o worse_a our_o sin_n renew_v thy_o suffering_n while_o we_o deprive_v other_o of_o their_o right_n what_o do_v we_o else_o but_o divest_v thou_o of_o thy_o clothes_n while_o we_o delight_v in_o strife_n and_o schism_n what_o do_v we_o else_o but_o rend_v thy_o seamless_a coat_n if_o we_o 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