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with_o thou_o 9_o thy_o cheek_n be_v comely_a with_o row_n of_o stone_n and_o thy_o neck_n with_o chain_n those_o part_n of_o thou_o which_o both_o be_v the_o seat_n of_o beauty_n and_o most_o conspicuous_a to_o the_o eye_n be_v glorious_o adorn_v with_o the_o grace_n of_o my_o sanctification_n which_o be_v for_o their_o worth_n as_o so_o many_o precious_a border_n of_o the_o goodly_a stone_n or_o chain_n of_o pearl_n 10._o we_o will_v make_v thou_o border_n of_o gold_n with_o stud_n of_o silver_n and_o though_o thou_o be_v already_o thus_o set_v forth_o yet_o i_o and_o my_o father_n have_v purpose_v a_o further_a ornament_n unto_o thou_o in_o the_o more_o plentiful_a effusion_n of_o our_o spirit_n upon_o thou_o which_o shall_v be_v to_o thy_o former_a decking_n in_o stead_n of_o pure_a gold_n curious_o wrought_v with_o speck_n of_o silver_n the_o church_n 11._o while_o the_o king_n be_v at_o his_o repast_n my_o spikenard_n give_v the_o smell_n thereof_o behold_v o_o you_o daughter_n 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of_o sweet_a wood_n full_a of_o pleasure_n and_o contentment_n chap._n ii_o christ_n 1._o i_o be_o the_o rose_n of_o the_o field_n and_o the_o lily_n of_o the_o valley_n thou_o have_v not_o without_o just_a cause_n magnify_v i_o o_o my_o church_n for_o as_o the_o fair_a and_o sweet_a of_o all_o flower_n which_o the_o earth_n yield_v the_o rose_n and_o lily_n of_o the_o valley_n excel_v for_o beauty_n for_o pleasure_n for_o use_v the_o most_o base_a and_o odious_a weed_n that_o grow_v so_o do_v my_o grace_n to_o all_o they_o that_o have_v feel_v the_o sweetness_n thereof_o surpass_v all_o worldly_a contentment_n 2._o like_o a_o lily_n among_o the_o thorn_n so_o be_v my_o love_n among_o the_o daughter_n neither_o be_v this_o my_o dignity_n alone_o but_o thou_o o_o my_o spouse_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v a_o fit_a match_n for_o i_o be_v thus_o excellent_a above_o the_o world_n that_o no_o lily_n can_v be_v more_o in_o goodly_a show_n beyond_o the_o naked_a thorn_n than_o thou_o in_o thy_o 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it_o have_v in_o secrecy_n thus_o austen_v to_o omit_v ireneus_n and_o origen_n chrysostome_n who_o bellarmine_n say_v we_o allege_v alone_o for_o we_o beside_o many_o other_o plain_a place_n write_v thus_o who_o be_v there_o to_o who_o all_o be_v not_o manif_v which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o gospel_n etc._n chrysost_n hom._n 3._o de_fw-fr lazaro_n cui_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la manifesta_fw-la quacunque_fw-la in_o euangel_n etc._n etc._n qâ—_n possis_fw-la intelligâ—t_fw-la quâ—_n ne_fw-la leviter_fw-la quidem_fw-la inspicâ—e_fw-la vobis_fw-la etc._n etc._n sâ—_n 〈◊〉_d in_o â—us_a lege_fw-la etc._n etc._n citat_fw-la ab_fw-la ipso_fw-la bellarm_n apostoli_fw-la verò_fw-la &_o propheta_fw-la omnis_fw-la contra_fw-la fâ—cerunt_fw-la manifestae_fw-la clarâ—que_fw-la quae_fw-la prâ—diderunt_fw-la exposuerunt_fw-la exposuerunt_fw-la nobis_fw-la veluti_fw-la câ—nes_fw-la orbis_fw-la doctores_fw-la ut_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la cuique_fw-la discâ—re_fw-la possit_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la 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