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A09502 Spirituall exercyses and goostly meditacions and a neare waye to come to perfection and lyfe contemplatyue, very profytable for religyous, and generally for al other that desyre to come to the perfecte loue of god, and to the contempte of the worlde. Collected and set foorthe by the helpe of god, and diligente laboure of F. Wyllyam Peryn bacheler of diuinitie and pryor of the friers preachers of greate Sayncte Bartholomes in Smythfyelde. Peryn, William.; Essche, Nicolas van, 1507-1578. Exercitia. 1557 (1557) STC 19784; ESTC S114592 137,241 328

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and_o painful_a sting_v of_o dreadful_a death_n thou_o yeld_a up_o thy_o blessid_v soul_n for_o to_o save_v and_o redeem_v my_o synful_a soul_n ¶_o what_o point_n of_o love_n coldeste_n thou_o have_v show_v more_o yet_o beside_o all_o thes_n thou_o hay_v most_o lovyng_o leave_v to_o my_o weak_a and_o wretchyd_a soul_n for_o my_o ghostly_a comfort_n and_o strengthe_n the_o very_a same_o body_n and_o blood_n wherewith_o thou_o buy_v i_o and_o all_o the_o world_n in_o the_o most_o blessid_v sacrament_n of_o the_o altar_n that_o i_o may_v often_o see_v the_o often_o receive_v the_o &_o remember_v that_o great_a love_n thou_o beredy_v towards_o we_o and_o so_o to_o learn_v as_o to_o love_v the_o again_o and_o of_o very_a love_n to_o delight_v in_o the_o medytation_n of_o thy_o most_o bitter_a and_o blessyd_v passion_n with_o hearty_a desire_n to_o follow_v the_o in_o it_o and_o specyal_o to_o learn_v and_o affectuus_o to_o consider_v that_o great_a love_n and_o charytie_n thou_o shewd_a to_o i_o here_o in_o that_o mi_fw-mi hart_n may_v be_v inflame_v and_o set_v on_o fire_n with_o the_o love_n of_o the._n wherefore_o most_o mercyful_a savyor_n and_o most_o love_a and_o lovesome_a lord_n jesu_n of_o that_o great_a charytie_n and_o burn_a love_n which_o cause_v and_o movyd_v the_o to_o suffer_v all_o thy_o bitter_a pain_n and_o passion_n and_o in_o the_o meryte_n of_o thy_o most_o precyous_a blood_n and_o blessyd_v death_n kyndel_n now_o in_o my_o cold_a heart_n the_o blessid_v fire_n of_o thy_o moost_n dear_a love_n and_o make_v i_o to_o love_n and_o to_o delight_v in_o the_o to_o set_v all_o my_o joy_n felicity_n &_o pleasure_n in_o the_o love_n and_o desire_v of_o the_o my_o lord_n that_o by_o perfect_v love_n and_o blessyd_v charytie_n my_o soul_n may_v be_v knit_v and_o make_v one_o with_o the._n the_o which_o unyon_n with_o the_o in_o love_n be_v the_o beginnyge_a the_o perfection_n and_o end_n of_o all_o contemplation_n here_o in_o earth_n and_o of_o the_o 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but_o in_o hart_n and_o mind_n one_o of_o thes_n lovely_a sweet_a sentence_n which_o may_v be_v call_v dart_n of_o ghostly_a love_n and_o like_v as_o the_o worldly_a or_o fleshe_o lover_n have_v still_o his_o burn_a desire_n to_o his_o paramour_n and_o be_v ready_a in_o every_o place_n &_o corner_n where_o he_o metith_v with_o his_o love_n to_o express_v by_o lovely_a and_o sweet_a word_n his_o fervent_a and_o hot_a desire_n that_o he_o beryth_v unto_o her_o love_n with_o deep_a sigh_n and_o most_o hearty_a lamentable_a complaint_n with_o such_o mean_a to_o set_v his_o love_n on_o fire_n and_o to_o wound_v as_o it_o be_v her_o hart_n with_o love_n towards_o he_o again_o ever_o so_o with_o thes_n or_o such_o like_a lovely_a and_o sweet_a sentence_n we_o do_v open_a unto_o our_o lover_n jesu_n
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