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please_v our_o lord_n to_o receive_v he_o in_o this_o manner_n and_o that_o you_o lose_v innumerable_a favour_n by_o this_o your_o so_o signal_o cold_a reception_n of_o he_o consider_v how_o ill_o this_o correspond_v with_o that_o press_a and_o ardent_a love_n with_o which_o he_o invite_v you_o to_o this_o feast_n and_o with_o that_o earnest_n desire_v he_o have_v to_o receive_v you_o there_o say_v to_o you_o now_o what_o former_o he_o do_v to_o his_o disciple_n luc._n 22.15_o i_o have_v most_o earnest_o desire_v to_o eat_v this_o passover_n with_o you_o thus_o when_o he_o invite_v a_o soul_n unto_o he_o he_o do_v not_o only_o require_v that_o she_o appear_v in_o his_o presence_n but_o he_o expect_v that_o she_o shall_v make_v he_o to_o hear_v and_o understand_v her_o voice_n come_v say_v he_o cant._n 2.14_o my_o dear_a and_o well_o belove_a soul_n show_v i_o thy_o face_n let_v i_o hear_v thy_o voice_n for_o thy_o voice_n be_v sweet_a and_o charm_a as_o thy_o countenance_n be_v 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my_o soul_n &_o i_o acknowledge_v thou_o for_o my_o lord_n and_o for_o my_o god_n as_o st._n thomas_n do_v jo._n 20.28_o dominus_fw-la meus_fw-la &_o deus_fw-la meus_fw-la upon_o the_o wonder_n which_o occur_v in_o the_o bless_a sacrament_n my_o lord_n and_o my_o god_n i_o acknowledge_v all_o the_o mighty_a thing_n which_o thou_o have_v wrought_v in_o this_o holy_a mystery_n grant_v i_o i_o beseech_v thou_o grace_n to_o understand_v they_o for_o they_o far_o exceed_v the_o capacity_n of_o my_o soul._n psal_n 105.2_o quis_fw-la loquor_fw-la potentias_fw-la domini_fw-la auditas_fw-la fafiet_a omnes_fw-la laudes_fw-la ejus_fw-la who_o be_v he_o o_o my_o god_n who_o can_v recount_v thy_o wonder_n and_o due_o proclaim_v thy_o praise_n i_o know_v by_o faith_n and_o i_o acknowledge_v that_o thou_o be_v real_o in_o the_o sacred_a host_n without_o depart_v from_o heaven_n where_o thou_o be_v seat_v on_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o thy_o eternal_a father_n that_o thou_o be_v in_o innumerable_a 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