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he_o who_o you_o hate_v affect_v ah_o dear_a lord_n thy_o charity_n be_v boundless_a it_o lead_v thou_o with_o joy_n to_o death_n for_o joy_n be_v propose_v unto_o he_o he_o sustain_v the_o cross_n say_v s._n paul_n it_o victorious_o reign_v in_o death_n and_o over_o death_n it_o outlive_v death_n ah_o be_v it_o not_o enough_o to_o have_v pay_v the_o first_o drop_n of_o thy_o precious_a blood_n which_o be_v more_o than_o sufficient_a to_o have_v redeem_v a_o thousand_o world_n unless_o thou_o pay_v the_o last_o drop_n too_o o_o too_o too_o plentiful_a a_o price_n o_o too_o too_o divine_o dear_a and_o prodigal_a a_o love_n which_o pay_v a_o infinity_n of_o million_o more_o than_o be_v due_a prove_v christ_n love_n to_o be_v incomparable_o great_a than_o the_o jew_n malice_n and_o his_o mercy_n infinite_o out-speaking_a man_n misery_n 2._o point_v consideration_n we_o want_v not_o indeed_o stream_n of_o innocent_a blood_n wherein_o to_o wash_v our_o leprosy_n and_o to_o cure_v the_o 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midst_n of_o danger_n temptation_n and_o sufferance_n for_o it_o be_v jesus_n crucify_v that_o we_o seek_v affection_n ah_o my_o soul_n since_o the_o messenger_n of_o heaven_n have_v assure_v we_o that_o our_o jesus_n be_v rise_v from_o his_o grave_n i_o will_v no_o long_o lie_v bury_v in_o earth_n but_o will_v rise_v and_o go_v to_o that_o good_a father_n of_o we_o since_o our_o lord_n and_o our_o life_n live_v we_o will_v no_o long_o languish_v and_o die_v but_o i_o will_v seek_v he_o who_o my_o hart_n love_v without_o fear_n we_o will_v pass_v the_o watch_n which_o the_o jewish_a world_n the_o flesh_n and_o the_o devil_n may_v set_v to_o keep_v we_o from_o our_o jesus_n if_o happy_o where_o we_o seek_v he_o we_o find_v he_o not_o we_o will_v never_o cease_v to_o seek_v he_o till_o we_o find_v he_o and_o hold_v he_o and_o lock_v he_o up_o in_o our_o heart_n that_o we_o be_v to_o seek_v he_o by_o s._n m._n magdalen_n example_n ii_o point_n consider_v that_o though_o it_o be_v a_o 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