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A29278
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An exposition upon the Canticles, or Solomons song of songs written by an unworthy witnesse of the truth of the most high God, John Brayne.
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Brayne, John.
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1651
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Wing B4324; ESTC R35785
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a_o exposition_n upon_o the_o canticle_n or_o solomon_n song_n of_o song_n write_a by_o a_o unworthy_a witness_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n john_n brain_n orig._n in_o cant._n cant._n hom._n 1._o quatuor_fw-la mihi_fw-la in_fw-la his_fw-la videor_fw-la invenisse_fw-la personas_fw-la virum_fw-la et_fw-la sponsam_fw-la cum_fw-la sponsa_fw-la adolescentulas_fw-la cum_fw-la sponso_fw-la sodalium_fw-la greges_fw-la idem_fw-la ibid._n audi_fw-la canticum_fw-la canticorum_fw-la and_o festina_fw-la intelligere_fw-la illud_fw-la and_o cum_fw-la sponsa_fw-la dicere_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la sponsa_fw-la dicit_fw-la ut_fw-la audias_fw-la quae_fw-la audivit_fw-la sponsa_fw-la si_fw-la autem_fw-la non_fw-la potueris_fw-la dicere_fw-la cum_fw-la sponsa_fw-la quae_fw-la dixit_fw-la ut_fw-la audias_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la dicta_fw-la sunt_fw-la sponsae_fw-la festina_fw-la vel_fw-la cum_fw-la sponsi_fw-la sodalibus_fw-la fieri_fw-la porro_fw-la si_fw-la et_fw-la illis_fw-la inferior_fw-la es_fw-la esto_fw-la cum_fw-la adolescentulis_fw-la quae_fw-la in_fw-la sponsae_fw-la deliciis_fw-la commorantur_fw-la hom._n 3._o intelligatur_fw-la sponsus_fw-la ut_fw-la pote_fw-la vir_fw-la non_fw-la semper_fw-la in_fw-la domo_fw-la neque_fw-la semper_fw-la assidere_fw-la sponsae_fw-la intra_fw-la domum_fw-la positae_fw-la sed_fw-la exeat_fw-la frequenter_a and_o illa_fw-la eum_fw-la quasi_fw-la amore_fw-la ejus_fw-la sollicita_fw-la requirat_fw-la absentem_fw-la ut_fw-la ipse_fw-la interdum_fw-la redeat_fw-la ad_fw-la illam_fw-la london_n print_v by_o robert_n austin_n 1651._o to_o my_o ever_o honour_a dear_a and_o faithful_a friend_n 〈◊〉_d john_n sadler_n esquire_n sir_n it_o have_v be_v the_o way_n of_o the_o most_o gracious_a god_n in_o the_o gospel_n to_o make_v precious_a the_o memory_n of_o his_o saint_n as_o in_o the_o woman_n that_o pour_v the_o box_n of_o balm_n upon_o his_o head_n mar._n 14.9_o by_o which_o they_o be_v say_v to_o die_v well_o report_v of_o 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