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â—â—ble_a cast_v his_o most_o love_a eye_n upon_o thou_o say_v desiderio_n desaderauâ—_n with_o a_o a_o 〈…〉_z i_o desire_a to_o eat_v this_o passover_o with_o you_o i_o have_v prevent_v thou_o with_o great_a benefit_n and_o will_v hereafter_o enrich_v thou_o with_o great_a only_o continue_v in_o the_o love_n of_o i_o consider_v what_o modesty_n thou_o will_v have_v use_v at_o that_o holy_a table_n with_o what_o attention_n thou_o will_v have_v receive_v the_o word_n of_o jesus_n the_o fruit_n of_o this_o meditation_n the_o fruit_n be_v to_o give_v the_o lord_n hearty_a thanks_o for_o this_o inestimable_a benefit_n now_o ready_a to_o be_v receive_v to_o beseech_v he_o that_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v thou_o to_o die_v ungrateful_a to_o call_v to_o 〈◊〉_d that_o christ_n keep_v the_o best_a wine_n until_o the_o last_o lest_o this_o holy_a repast_n as_o sweet_a remembrance_n of_o his_o love_n at_o part_v that_o this_o love_n of_o hâ—s_n be_v a_o motion_n natural_a which_o motion_n say_v 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