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kindly-believer_n love_v to_o breath_n into_o that_o both_o these_o be_v the_o bride_n word_n may_v thus_o be_v collect_v 1._o because_o they_o look_v prayer-like_a and_o it_o be_v more_o suitable_a for_o she_o to_o say_v come_v than_o for_o he_o yea_o the_o spirit_n be_v invite_v to_o come_v to_o the_o garden_n it_o be_v clear_a the_o party_n that_o speak_v have_v need_n of_o his_o presence_n and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o say_v go_v but_o come_v with_o reference_n to_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o party_n that_o speak_v do_v make_v it_o evident_a that_o it_o can_v be_v speak_v by_o the_o bridegroom_n but_o by_o the_o bride_n for_o so_o the_o phrase_n every_o where_o and_o in_o the_o next_o word_n let_v my_o belove_a come_v import_v 2._o that_o the_o last_o part_n of_o the_o verse_n be_v her_o suit_n none_o can_v deny_v and_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n to_o conceive_v two_o different_a party_n see_v both_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o suit_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o speak_v will_v agree_v 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as_o the_o manifestation_n of_o my_o love_n will_v be_v cheer_v and_o refresh_v unto_o thou_o both_o which_o be_v notable_o comfortable_a to_o she_o and_o special_a evidence_n of_o his_o respect_n which_o be_v the_o scope_n obs._n 1_o there_o be_v some_o secret_a flow_n of_o love_n and_o soul-experience_n betwixt_o christ_n and_o believer_n that_o be_v not_o easy_o understand_v and_o that_o make_v the_o expression_n of_o this_o love_n so_o seem_o intricat_a 2._o these_o flow_n of_o love_n that_o be_v betwixt_o christ_n and_o his_o people_n how_o strange_a soever_o they_o be_v be_v most_o delightsome_a to_o the_o soul_n that_o partake_v of_o they_o they_o be_v as_o wine_n that_o go_v down_o sweet_o 3._o christ_n presence_n have_v many_o benefit_n and_o advantage_n wait_v on_o it_o which_o contribute_v exceed_o both_o to_o the_o quicken_a and_o comfort_v of_o the_o believer_n many_o thing_n hang_v on_o this_o one_o his_o go_v up_o to_o the_o palmtree_n 4._o the_o joy_n of_o the_o 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till_o he_o come_v their_o consolation_n can_v be_v full_a and_o all_o shadow_n be_v not_o away_o chap._n 2._o 17._o there_o be_v ever_o something_o to_o be_v do_v and_o therefore_o they_o have_v ever_o something_o to_o pray_v for_o to_o wit_n that_o his_o kingdom_n may_v come_v till_o that_o time_n 3._o this_o be_v the_o great_a joint_a and_o main_a suit_n of_o all_o believer_n they_o all_o concur_v in_o this_o rev._n 22._o 17._o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o bride_n say_v come_v etc._n etc._n it_o be_v essential_a to_o all_o who_o have_v the_o spirit_n to_o join_v in_o this_o suit_n and_o the_o bride_n can_v but_o be_v suppon_v to_o love_v the_o last_o appear_v of_o our_o
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