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Christs suite to his church a sermon preached at Paules-crosse the third of October 1613 / by Thomas Myriell ...
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Myriell, Thomas, d. 1629.
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christ_n ibid._n christ_n bernard_n ibid._n nec_fw-la sulcatus_fw-la vomere_fw-la nec_fw-la defossus_fw-la sarculo_fw-la etc._n etc._n who_o flesh_n be_v not_o ear_v with_o the_o share_n of_o any_o humane_a information_n nor_o mind_n till_v with_o the_o cultor_n of_o any_o master_n instruction_n and_o yet_o yield_v forth_o the_o smell_n of_o all_o most_o fragrant_a virtue_n 2_o flos_fw-la horti_fw-la the_o flower_n of_o the_o garden_n and_o that_o be_v the_o church_n which_o be_v dig_v by_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o law_n plant_v by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o ministry_n water_v by_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o fence_v by_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o sacrament_n 3_o flos_fw-la thalami_fw-la the_o flower_n of_o the_o bedchamber_n and_o that_o be_v 15._o be_v conscientia_fw-la bonis_fw-la refarta_fw-la operibus_fw-la ber._n suê‘_n cant._n ser_n 15._o the_o soul_n fill_v with_o good_a work_n which_o be_v the_o flower_n that_o the_o bride_n deck_v herself_o with_o and_o deck_v 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his_o near_a but_o as_o the_o etc._n the_o paguin_n vatablus_n montan._n tremellius_n etc._n etc._n most_o and_o the_o best_a amicam_fw-la his_o dear_a as_o if_o he_o be_v by_o love_n go_v out_o of_o himself_o and_o turn_v whole_o into_o she_o according_a to_o that_o of_o animat_fw-la of_o anima_fw-la verius_fw-la est_fw-la uhi_fw-la amat_fw-la quam_fw-la ubi_fw-la animat_fw-la augustine_n the_o soul_n be_v rather_o where_o it_o love_v then_o where_o it_o live_v and_o so_o indeed_o it_o be_v with_o god_n say_v bernard_n 59_o bernard_n bern._n sup_v cant_fw-la serm_n 59_o quia_fw-la amorem_fw-la non_fw-la tam_fw-la habet_fw-la quam_fw-la hoc_fw-la ipse_fw-la est_fw-la because_o he_o can_v be_v say_v so_o much_o to_o have_v love_n as_o to_o be_v even_o love_v itself_o hence_o it_o be_v that_o he_o have_v put_v off_o his_o robe_n of_o majesty_n and_o clothe_v himself_o with_o our_o flesh_n and_o so_o be_v become_v the_o same_o with_o his_o church_n on_o earth_n that_o his_o church_n may_v 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