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thou_o woo_v we_o to_o love_v thou_o what_o can_v our_o malice_n prejudice_v thy_o content_n that_o thou_o threaten_v so_o violent_o if_o we_o love_v thou_o not_o be_v there_o o_o my_o god_n not_o felicity_n enough_o *_o in_o the_o sweetness_n alone_o of_o love_v thou_o be_v there_o perhaps_o not_o misery_n enough_o *_o in_o live_v deprive_v of_o thy_o blysful_a love_n yes_o yes_o dear_a lord_n and_o that_o thou_o know_v and_o that_o be_v the_o only_a cause_n *_o which_o move_v thy_o goodness_n to_o court_v our_o affection_n thou_o know_v we_o else_o will_v cast_v away_o our_o selus_fw-la *_o by_o dote_v on_o the_o folly_n of_o this_o deceitful_a world_n thou_o know_v the_o danger_n of_o our_o wilful_a nature_n and_o therefore_o strive_v by_o great_a fear_n and_o great_a hope_n and_o all_o the_o wise_a art_n of_o love_n and_o bounty_n *_o to_o draw_v we_o to_o thyself_o and_o endow_v we_o with_o thy_o kingdom_n unhappy_a we_o who_o frowardness_n require_v so_o strange_a proceed_n *_o 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