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thou_o be_v as_o pomegranate_n tree_n the_o apple_n whereof_o be_v esteem_v for_o the_o largeness_n colour_n and_o taste_v above_o all_o other_o or_o if_o i_o will_v feed_v my_o other_o sense_n the_o plentiful_a fruit_n of_o thy_o holy_a obedience_n which_o thou_o yielde_v unto_o i_o be_v for_o their_o smell_n as_o some_o composition_n of_o cypress_n spikenard_n saffron_n sweet_a cane_n cinnamon_n incense_n myrrh_n aloe_n and_o whatsoever_o else_o may_v be_v devise_v unto_o the_o most_o perfect_a send_v 14._o o_o fountain_n of_o the_o garden_n o_o well_o of_o live_a water_n and_o the_o spring_n of_o lebanon_n thou_o be_v so_o a_o spring_n in_o my_o garden_n that_o the_o stream_n which_o be_v derive_v from_o thou_o water_z all_o the_o garden_n of_o my_o particular_a congregation_n all_o the_o world_n over_o thou_o be_v that_o fountain_n from_o who_o pure_a head_n issue_v all_o those_o live_a water_n which_o who_o so_o drink_v shall_v never_o thirst_v again_o even_o such_o clear_a current_n as_o flow_v from_o the_o hill_n of_o libanus_n which_o like_v unto_o another_o jordan_n water_n all_o the_o israel_n of_o god_n the_o church_n 15._o arise_v o_o north_n and_o come_v o_o south_n and_o blow_v on_o my_o garden_n that_o the_o spice_n thereof_o may_v flow_v out_o let_v my_o wellbeloved_n come_v to_o his_o garden_n and_o eat_v his_o pleasant_a fruit_n if_o i_o be_v a_o garden_n as_o thou_o say_v o_o my_o saviour_n then_o arise_v o_o all_o you_o sovereign_a wind_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n and_o breathe_v upon_o this_o garden_n of_o my_o soul_n that_o the_o sweet_a odour_n of_o these_o my_o plant_n may_v both_o be_v increase_v and_o may_v also_o be_v disperse_v afar_o and_o carry_v into_o the_o nostril_n of_o my_o wellbeloved_n and_o so_o let_v he_o come_v into_o his_o own_o garden_n which_o his_o own_o hand_n have_v dig_v plant_v water_v and_o accept_v of_o the_o fruit_n of_o that_o service_n and_o praise_n which_o he_o shall_v enable_v i_o to_o bring_v forth_o to_o his_o name_n chap._n v._n christ_n 1._o i_o be_o come_v into_o my_o garden_n my_o sister_n my_o spouse_n i_o gather_v my_o myrrh_n with_o my_o spice_n i_o eat_v my_o honey_n with_o my_o honeycomb_n i_o drink_v my_o wine_n with_o my_o milk_n eat_v o_o my_o friend_n drink_v and_o make_v you_o merry_a o_o well-beloved_n behold_v according_a to_o thy_o desire_n i_o be_o come_v into_o my_o garden_n o_o my_o sister_n my_o spouse_n i_o have_v receive_v those_o fruit_n of_o thy_o obedience_n which_o thou_o offer_v unto_o i_o with_o much_o joy_n and_o pleasure_n i_o have_v accept_v not_o only_o of_o thy_o good_a work_n but_o thy_o endeavour_n and_o purpose_n of_o holiness_n both_o which_o be_v as_o pleasant_a to_o i_o as_o the_o honey_n and_o the_o honeycomb_n i_o have_v allow_v of_o the_o cheerfulness_n of_o thy_o service_n and_o the_o wholesomenesse_n of_o thy_o doctrine_n and_o you_o o_o my_o friend_n whether_o bless_a angel_n or_o faithful_a man_n partake_v with_o i_o in_o this_o joy_n arise_v from_o the_o faithfulness_n of_o my_o church_n cheer_v up_o and_o fill_v yourselves_o o_o my_o belove_a with_o the_o same_o spiritual_a dainty_n wherewith_o i_o be_o refresh_v the_o church_n 2._o i_o sleep_v but_o my_o heart_n wake_v it_o be_v the_o voice_n of_o my_o wellbeloved_n that_o knock_v say_v open_v unto_o i_o my_o sister_n my_o love_n my_o dove_n my_o undefiled_a for_o my_o head_n be_v full_a of_o dew_n and_o my_o lock_n with_o the_o drop_n of_o the_o night_n when_o the_o world_n have_v cast_v i_o into_o a_o secure_a sleep_n or_o slumber_n rather_o for_o my_o heart_n be_v not_o utter_o bereave_v of_o a_o true_a faith_n in_o my_o saviour_n even_o in_o this_o darkness_n of_o my_o mind_n it_o
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sum_n of_o peter_n vision_n omnia_fw-la munda_fw-la mundis_fw-la it_o be_v a_o injurious_a scrupulousness_n to_o make_v difference_n of_o creature_n injurious_a to_o god_n to_o the_o creature_n to_o ourselves_o to_o god_n while_o we_o will_v not_o let_v he_o serve_v himself_o of_o his_o own_o to_o the_o creature_n while_o we_o pour_v that_o shame_n upon_o it_o which_o god_n never_o do_v to_o ourselves_o while_o we_o bring_v ourselves_o into_o bondage_n where_o god_n have_v enlarge_v us._n when_o julian_n have_v poison_v the_o well_n and_o shambles_n and_o field_n with_o his_o heathenish_a lustration_n the_o christian_n say_v theodores_o be_v free_o of_o all_o by_o virtue_n of_o paul_n quicquid_fw-la in_o macellâ—_n to_o let_v pass_v the_o idle_a curiousness_n of_o our_o semi-anabaptist_n of_o the_o feparation_n at_o who_o folly_n if_o any_o man_n be_v dispose_v to_o make_v himself_o sport_n let_v he_o read_v the_o tragicomical_a relation_n of_o the_o trouble_n &_o excommunication_n 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that_o read_v nauâ—rs_n manual_a shall_v find_v choleric_a blasphemy_n a_o venial_a sin_n pag._n 91._o some_o theft_n venial_a p._n 140._o common_n lie_v venial_a p._n 191._o curse_v of_o parent_n if_o not_o malicious_a venial_a p._n 100_o and_o yet_o the_o same_o author_n chap._n 21._o nu_fw-la 11._o p._n 209._o to_o eat_v of_o a_o forbid_a dish_n or_o a_o allow_a dish_n more_o than_o once_o on_o a_o forbid_a day_n be_v a_o mortal_a sin_n and_o now_o these_o venial_n say_v francis_n a_o victoria_n by_o a_o paternoster_n or_o sprinkle_v of_o holy_a water_n or_o knock_v of_o the_o breast_n be_v clear_v but_o that_o mortal_a eater_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d guilty_a of_o judgement_n yea_o of_o hell_n itself_o scribe_n pharisy_n hypocrite_n which_o prate_v of_o peter_n chair_n but_o will_v never_o take_v out_o peter_n lesson_n that_o which_o god_n have_v sanctify_v pollute_v thou_o not_o in_o the_o other_o what_o holiness_n do_v they_o write_v in_o religious_a cowl_n altar_n 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