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to_o a_o high_a pin_n when_o many_o be_v auditor_n they_o may_v pray_v to_o be_v see_v of_o man_n but_o that_o voice_n be_v sweet_a in_o christ_n ear_n which_o come_v from_o his_o dove_n 2.14_o cant._n 2.14_o when_o she_o be_v in_o the_o cleft_n of_o the_o rock_n and_o secret_a place_n of_o the_o stair_n christ_n say_v one_o herein_o seem_v to_o be_v bashful_a in_o that_o he_o most_o kiss_v his_o undefiled_a when_o alone_o thou_o may_v be_v as_o that_o ancient_n be_v never_o less_o alone_a than_o when_o alone_o solus_fw-la nunquam_fw-la minus_fw-la solus_fw-la quam_fw-la onm_fw-la solus_fw-la thou_o may_v have_v sweet_a converse_n with_o god_n when_o thou_o be_v most_o retire_v from_o man_n i_o shall_v only_o add_v a_o word_n that_o when_o thou_o come_v to_o draw_v with_o these_o bucket_n of_o duty_n 1._o thy_o bucket_n must_v be_v wide_a negare_fw-la qui_fw-la timide_fw-la rogat_fw-la docet_fw-la negare_fw-la thou_o must_v in_o thy_o prayer_n be_v importunate_a knock_v hard_a at_o 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