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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1870 edition. Excerpt:... in Christ 2 That keepes vs as his floeke, That leads vs forth to streames of ioy, And setts vs on a roeke. That soe we may ore see this world 3 And all the things in it: And then doe plaee vs vp on high With him in ioy to sit. Grattt vs good Lord that we may see 4 The good that doth thee please: So shall we line in hart, in mind In ioy, in rest, in ease. (iraunt Lord what thou dost bid vs doe o That wc ray doe the same: Did what tbou wilt and graut vs graee And we will praise thy name. To Christ our Lord the Lambe of God 6 That shed his bloud for sinnes, To rid vs from the feends of hell And all iheir erafts and ginns. Be praisd of vs all tymes and tyds In woe, and eke in wealth: And let the folke on all the earth Giue laud to him for health. O Lord God of our health, I erie day and night to thee, let my grones eome nigh to thee, and bowe downe thine eare to my sighes, that I make to thee.1 1 Following this again are two blank leaves, with border lines, and after next title-page, one blank page. G. The song of songs Or the Cantiele of Solomon betweene Christ & his spouse, the two first ehapters, & ia set to the tuno of Illesud are they that perfeet are. Psxt. cxix. 1 part. To his mueh esteemed good freend Mr. William Christmas, Marehant, one of the deaeons of the English Chureh residing at Hamhorough: Graee here, glory for euer in Christ. OTJING, and heloued frend, the title of this heauenly hymne sheweth the exeelleney thereof. For it is ealled the song of songs, or the Cantieles of wise Soloman. The subieete is most saered, for it is the nuptiall louesong betweene Christ and his Spouse. Wherein their mutuall loues by sweete reseblaees are mystieally and maruelously expressed. What more eomfortable song then to sing our hart's loue we...