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The canticles or Balades of Salomon

phraselyke declared in Englysh Metres, by William Baldwin
Baldwin, William (ca. 1518-1563?)
  
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[dedication]

collapse sectionI. 
The firste Chapter.
 i. 
i The Churche vnto Christ.
 ii. 
ii The Younglynges to Christ.
 iii. 
iii The spouse to the younglinges.
 iv. 
iv The younglinges to Christ.
 v. 
v. The Churche to the Younglinges.
 vi. 
vi The Spouse to her beloued.
 vii. 
vii Christe to his Spouse.
 viii. 
viii Christe to his Spouse.
 ix. 
ix. The Spouse to the Younglynges.
 x. 
x. Christe to his Spouse.
 xi. 
xi. The Spouse to her Beloued.
collapse sectionII. 
The .ii. Chapter
 xii. 
xii. Christe to his Spouse.
 xiii. 
xiii. The Spouse to her Beloued.
 xiiii. 
xiiii. The Churche to the Younglinges.
 xv. 
xv. The Spouse to the Younglynges
 xvi. 
xvi. The Spouse to the Younglynges.
 xvii. 
xvii. Christe to the Younglynges.
 xviii. 
xviii. The Spouse to the Younglynges.
 xix. 
xix. The Churche to the Younglinges.
 xx. 
xx. Christe to his Spouse.
 xxi. 
xxi. Christ to his Spouse.
 xxii. 
xxii. The Spouse to the Younglynges
 xxiii. 
xxiii. The Spouse to Christe.
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The .iii. Chapter.
 xxiiii. 
xxiiii. The new conuerted Spouse to the Younglynges.
 xxv. 
xxv. Christe to the Younglynges.
 xxvi. 
xxvi. The Frendes to the Younglynges.
 xxvii. 
xxvii. The Spouse to the Younglynges.
 xxviii. 
xxviii. The Spouse to the Younglynges
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The .iiii. Chapter.
 xxix. 
xxix. Christe to his perfect Spouse.
 xxx. 
xxx. Christe to his Spouse.
 xxxi. 
xxxi. Christe to his Spouse.
 xxxii. 
xxxii. Christe to his Spouse.
 xxxiii. 
xxxiii. Christe to his Spouse.
 xxxiiii. 
xxxiiii. The Spouse to her Beloued.
collapse sectionV. 
The .v. Chapter.
 xxxv. 
xxxv. Christe to his Spouse.
 xxxvi. 
xxxvi. Christe to his Spouse.
 xxxvii. 
xxxvii. The Spouse to the Younglynges.
 xxxviii. 
xxxviii. Christe to his perfect Spouse.
 xxxix. 
xxxix. The Spouse to her Beloued.
 xl. 
xl. The Spouse to the Younglynges.
 xli. 
xli. The Younglynges to the Spouse.
 xlii. 
xlii. The Spouse to the Younglynges.
 xliii. 
xliii. The Churche to the Younglinges.
 xliiii. 
xliiii. The Spouse to the Younglynges.
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The .vi. Chapter.
 xlvi. 
xlvi. The Younglynges to the Spouse.
 xlvi. 
xlvi. The Spouse to the Younglinges.
 xlvii. 
xlvii. Christe to his Spouse.
 xlviii. 
xlviii. Christe to his Spouse.
 xlix. 
xlix. Christe to his Spouse.
 l. 
l. Christe to hys Spouse.
 li. 
li. The Spouse to her Beloued.
 lii. 
lii. The Spouse to the Younlinges.
 liii. 
liii. The Younglynges to the Spouse.
 liiii. 
liiii. Christe to the Younglynges.
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The .vii. Chapter.
 lv. 
lv. Christe to his Spouse.
 lvi. 
lvi. Christe to his Spouse.
 lvii. 
lvii. The Spouse to the Younglynges
 lviii. 
lviii. The Spouse to her Beloued.
 lix. 
lix. The Spouse to her Beloued.
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The .viii. Chapter.
 lx. 
lx. The Spouse to Christe.
 lxi. 
lxi. The Spouse to the Younglynges
 [lxii]. 
[lxii] Christe to the whole worlde.
 lxiii. 
lxiii. The perfect Spouse to Christ.
 lxviii. 
lxviii Christe to the Churche.
 lxv. 
lxv. Christe to his Spouse.
 lxvi. 
lxvi. The Spouse to Christe.
 lxvii. 
lxvii. The Beloued to his Spouse.
 lxviii. 
lxviii. The Younglynges to the Spouse.
 lxix. 
lxix. Christe to his Spouse.
 lxx. 
lxx. Christe to his Spouse.
 lxxi. 
lxxi. The Spouse to Christe.
  
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xlvi. The Younglynges to the Spouse.

The Argument.

The Younglynges although they haue been long ledde in darknes, and seduced with blyndnes of errours, yet hearyng Christe truly preached, with his death, power, and merites throughly declared, dooe hungre and thyrste for the true righteousnes: Whiche that they maye the sooner obtayne, they demaunde of the Church whither her Beloued is goen, and that twyse for faylyng, shewyng therby theyr earnestnes that they haue to helpe to seke hym, syngyng as foloweth.

Of women fayrest thou,
Because thou doest excell
In fayth, all other foke
That haue receyued the yoke
Of the gospell:
For whome thou sekest now,
Hym whome thou louest so well,
Why whither is he gone?
Why left he thee alone?
Tell we praye thee.
Why whither is he goen,
Whome thou doest loue so well,
Howe parted he away?

Shew vs that we eke maye.
Seke hym with thee.
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