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with_o all_o my_o hart_n &_o with_o all_o my_o bowel_n o_o all_o my_o hope_n o_o the_o most_o belove_a of_o all_o beloved_n o_o flourish_a spouse_n sweet_a spouse_n honie-sweete_a spouse_n o_o my_o love_a beginning_n &_o my_o high_a sufficiency_n when_o shall_v i_o love_v thou_o with_o all_o my_o force_n &_o with_o all_o my_o soul_n when_o shall_v i_o be_v agreeable_a to_o thou_o in_o all_o thing_n when_o shall_v all_o that_o die_v which_o in_o i_o be_v contrary_a to_o thou_o when_o shall_v i_o be_v whole_o thou_o when_o shall_v i_o leave_v to_o be_v my_o own_o when_o shall_v nothing_o beside_o thou_o live_v in_o i_o when_o shall_v all_o the_o flame_n of_o thy_o love_n burn_v i_o when_o will_v thou_o ravish_v drown_v and_o transport_v i_o into_o thou_o when_o will_v thou_o take_v away_v all_o impediment_n &_o disturbance_n &_o make_v i_o one_o spirit_n with_o thou_o in_o such_o sort_n that_o i_o may_v never_o more_o depart_v from_o thou_o ah_o good_a lord_n what_o do_v it_o cost_v thou_o to_o do_v i_o so_o great_a good_a what_o do_v thou_o quite_o of_o thy_o house_n what_o do_v thou_o lose_v of_o thy_o substance_n wherefore_o then_o o_o lord_n thou_o be_v a_o sea_n of_o infinite_a liberality_n &_o clemency_n do_v thou_o retain_v in_o thy_o anger_n thy_o mercy_n towards_o i_o wherefore_o shall_v my_o wickedness_n overcome_v thy_o goodness_n wherefore_o shall_v my_o fault_n be_v a_o great_a ter_z occasion_n to_o condemn_v i_o than_o thy_o goodness_n to_o save_v i_o if_o in_o steed_n of_o sorrow_n &_o penance_n it_o please_v thou_o to_o accept_v of_o it_o i_o be_o so_o much_o discontent_v to_o haâ—e_v offend_v thou_o that_o i_o will_v rather_o have_v endure_v a_o thousand_o death_n then_o have_v commit_v any_o one_o offence_n against_o thou_o if_o in_o steed_n of_o satisfaction_n thou_o please_v to_o take_v it_o behold_v here_o this_o my_o miserable_a body_n execute_v o_o lord_n upon_o it_o all_o the_o fury_n of_o thy_o wrath_n with_o this_o condition_n that_o thou_o do_v not_o deprive_v i_o of_o thy_o love_n i_o request_v not_o at_o thy_o hand_n gold_n nor_o silver_n i_o demand_v not_o of_o thou_o heaven_n nor_o earth_n nor_o any_o other_o thing_n create_v because_o all_o this_o can_v not_o satiate_v i_o without_o thou_o and_o all_o to_o i_o be_v but_o poverty_n without_o thy_o love_n love_n i_o desire_v love_v i_o request_v at_o thy_o hand_n love_v i_o demand_v thou_o for_o thy_o love_n do_v i_o suspire_v grant_v i_o thy_o love_n and_o it_o suffice_v i_o wherefore_o o_o lord_n do_v thou_o so_o much_o differre_fw-la me_fw-it this_o favour_n wherefore_o do_v thou_o see_v i_o languish_v day_n and_o night_n and_o do_v not_o succour_v i_o how_o long_o of_o lord_n will_v thou_o forget_v i_o how_o long_o will_v thou_o turn_v thy_o face_n away_v from_o i_o how_o long_o shall_v mie_a soul_n go_v waver_v with_o so_o great_a anxiety_n and_o desire_n behold_v i_o o_o mie_a lord_n and_o have_v mercy_n upon_o i_o i_o demand_v not_o of_o thou_o that_o copious_a portion_n which_o be_v give_v to_o child_n i_o will_v content_v mie_a self_n with_o one_o only_o little_a crumbe_n of_o those_o that_o come_v from_o thy_o table_n here_o than_o i_o present_v mie_fw-fr self_n as_o a_o poor_a and_o hungry_a little_a whelp_n before_o thy_o scotfree_a table_n here_o i_o stand_v behold_v thou_o in_o the_o face_n and_o consider_v how_o thou_o do_v eat_v and_o do_v give_v to_o eat_v to_o thy_o child_n with_o the_o repast_n of_o thy_o glory_n here_o i_o stand_v change_v a_o thousand_o form_n and_o figure_n in_o my_o hart_n and_o this_o to_o bend_v down_o thy_o hart_n that_o thou_o take_v compassion_n of_o i_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o woorld_n o_o lord_n do_v not_o fill_v i_o thou_o only_o i_o long_v for_o thou_o i_o seek_v thy_o face_n o_o lord_n i_o desire_v &_o thy_o love_n will_v i_o always_o demand_v and_o sing_v with_o thy_o prophet_n 17._o psalm_n 17._o i_o will_v love_v thou_o o_o lord_n my_o fortitude_n our_o lord_n be_v mie_n stay_v and_o my_o refuge_n and_o he_o that_o deliver_v i_o my_o god_n my_o helper_n &_o i_o will_v hope_v in_o he_o my_o protector_n and_o the_o horn_n of_o my_o salvation_n and_o my_o receiver_n praise_v i_o will_v call_v upon_o our_o lord_n and_o from_o my_o enemy_n i_o shall_v be_v safe_a glory_n be_v to_o the_o father_n and_o to_o the_o son_n etc._n etc._n the_o five_o prayer_n for_o the_o five_o day_n of_o hope_n in_o god_n chap._n vii_o nether_a do_v all_o this_o only_o bound_v i_o to_o love_v thou_o but_o also_o to_o put_v all_o my_o hope_n in_o thou_o alone_o for_o in_o who_o ought_v i_o to_o have_v hope_n if_o not_o in_o one_o that_o so_o much_o love_v i_o and_o in_o one_o that_o have_v do_v i_o so_o much_o good_a and_o in_o one_o that_o have_v suffer_v so_o much_o for_o i_o and_o in_o one_o that_o have_v so_o oftentimes_o call_v i_o expect_v i_o tolerate_v i_o forgeaven_n i_o and_o deliver_v i_o from_o so_o many_o evil_n in_o who_o ought_v i_o to_o hope_n but_o in_o he_o that_o be_v infinite_o merciful_a pitiful_a love_a gentle_a suffer_v and_o pardon_v in_o who_o ought_v i_o to_o hope_n but_o in_o he_o that_o be_v my_o father_n and_o my_o father_n almighty_a father_n to_o love_v i_o and_o almighty_a to_o remedy_v i_o father_n to_o wish_v i_o well_o and_o almighty_a to_o do_v i_o good_a who_n have_v more_o care_n and_o providence_n of_o his_o spiritual_a child_n than_o any_o carnal_a father_n of_o his_o natural_a child_n final_o in_o who_o ought_v i_o to_o hope_n but_o in_o he_o that_o almost_o in_o all_o his_o holy_a scripture_n repeat_v nothing_o more_o then_o command_v i_o that_o i_o approach_v to_o he_o and_o hope_v in_o he_o and_o promise_v i_o a_o thousand_o favour_n and_o rewards_o if_o i_o do_v so_o geave_v i_o for_o pawn_v of_o all_o this_o his_o verity_n and_o his_o word_n his_o benefit_n bestow_v updon_v i_o his_o torment_n endure_v for_o i_o and_o his_o blood_n which_o he_o have_v shed_v in_o confirmation_n of_o this_o truth_n what_o be_v there_o then_o that_o i_o may_v not_o hope_v of_o so_o good_a a_o god_n and_o so_o true_a of_o a_o god_n that_o have_v so_o much_o love_v i_o that_o he_o vouchsafe_v to_o be_v clod_n with_o flesh_n for_o i_o and_o suffer_v scourge_v pinch_v and_o buffet_n for_o i_o &_o final_o of_o a_o god_n that_o do_v let_v himself_o die_v upon_o a_o cross_n for_o i_o and_o enclose_v himself_o in_o a_o sacred_a host_n for_o i_o how_o can_v he_o fly_v from_o i_o when_o i_o seek_v he_o who_n have_v so_o seek_v i_o when_o i_o flee_v from_o he_o how_o can_v he_o deny_v i_o pardon_v when_o i_o seek_v it_o at_o his_o hand_n who_n have_v command_v i_o that_o i_o request_v it_o of_o he_o how_o can_v he_o deny_v i_o remedy_n which_o now_o co_v he_o nothing_o who_n procure_v i_o the_o same_o when_o it_o do_v cost_v he_o so_o dear_o for_o althese_fw-mi reason_n then_o i_o will_v confident_o hope_v in_o he_o and_o with_o the_o holy_a prophet_n in_o all_o my_o tribulation_n and_o necessity_n i_o will_v hearty_o sing_v our_o lord_n be_v mie_a light_n 26._o psal_n 26._o and_o mie_a salvation_n who_o shall_v i_o fear_v our_o lord_n be_v the_o protector_n of_o mie_a life_n at_o who_o shall_v i_o tremble_v if_o army_n shall_v stand_v against_o i_o my_o hart_n shall_v not_o fear_v if_o war_n shall_v rise_v against_o i_o in_o he_o will_v hope_v glory_n be_v to_o the_o father_n and_o to_o the_o son_n etc._n etc._n the_o sixth_o prayer_n for_o the_o sixth_o day_n of_o obedience_n chap._n viii_o but_o for_o asmuch_o as_o hope_n be_v not_o
nor_o of_o virtue_n because_o vice_n be_v contrary_a to_o nature_n and_o virtue_n be_v conformable_a to_o the_o same_o and_o so_o by_o reason_n there_o shall_v be_v difficulty_n in_o vice_n and_o facility_n in_o virtue_n but_o it_o grow_v of_o the_o corrupt_a subject_n which_o be_v the_o hart_n of_o man_n corrupt_v and_o vitiate_a through_o sin_n wherefore_o as_o to_o a_o sick_a man_n taste_n the_o meat_n seem_v unsavourie_a and_o ungrateful_a which_o to_o one_o that_o be_v in_o good_a health_n be_v sweet_a and_o pleasant_a and_o as_o to_o weak_a and_o feeble_a eye_n the_o light_n itself_o be_v combreâ—om_n which_o to_o such_o as_o have_v good_a eye_n be_v most_o grateful_a so_o virtue_n seem_v sower_n and_o vice_n sweet_a not_o in_o comparison_n of_o themselves_o but_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o evil_a disposition_n of_o the_o subject_n which_o be_v our_o corcorrupted_a hart_n this_o then_o be_v so_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o provide_v some_o kind_n of_o plaster_n and_o medicine_n to_o amend_v this_o wickedness_n of_o our_o hart_n and_o to_o put_v it_o in_o such_o disposition_n that_o it_o may_v love_v what_o be_v good_a and_o abhor_v the_o contrary_a see_v that_o without_o this_o it_o be_v impossible_a either_o toe_n shake_v of_o vice_n or_o to_o obtain_v virtue_n therefore_o this_o be_v that_o which_o most_o proper_o appertain_v to_o devotion_n which_o be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o refresh_n &_o due_a of_o heaven_n a_o breathe_n of_o the_o holy_a chost_n a_o exhalation_n and_o issue_n of_o his_o grace_n a_o kendle_n of_o faith_n hope_n &_o charity_n and_o a_o marvellous_a brightness_n and_o swetenes_n which_o rise_v of_o the_o meditation_n and_o consideration_n of_o divine_a and_o godly_a thing_n and_o so_o transform_v a_o man_n hart_n that_o it_o make_v he_o heavy_a to_o all_o evil_a and_o swift_a to_o all_o good_a thing_n and_o give_v he_o a_o taste_n in_o those_o thing_n that_o belong_v to_o almighty_a god_n and_o a_o disgust_n of_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v 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by_o all_o such_o mean_n as_o possible_o he_o may_v for_o so_o much_o more_o easy_a shall_v the_o chaungement_n of_o his_o hart_n be_v unto_o he_o how_o much_o more_o he_o shall_v have_v it_o devoute_a and_o therefore_o as_o those_o that_o mind_n toe_n work_n or_o print_v any_o thing_n in_o wax_v do_v first_o make_v it_o soft_a and_o supple_a betwixt_o their_o hand_n and_o then_o straight_o give_v it_o the_o figure_n that_o they_o listen_v so_o likewise_o he_o that_o will_v labour_v his_o hart_n and_o print_v in_o it_o the_o image_n of_o verttue_n must_v endeavour_n to_o make_v it_o soft_a with_o the_o heat_n of_o devotion_n &_o so_o shall_v he_o do_v with_o it_o whatsoever_o he_o desire_v so_o we_o see_v that_o all_o such_o as_o pretend_v to_o work_n any_o thing_n in_o a_o matter_n which_o be_v difficult_a &_o hard_a of_o itself_o do_v use_v this_o manner_n of_o proceed_v so_o those_o that_o purpose_n to_o break_v any_o hard_a stone_n do_v first_o soften_v it_o with_o fire_n and_o 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