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The canticles or Balades of Salomon

phraselyke declared in Englysh Metres, by William Baldwin
  
  

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xxxvi. Christe to his Spouse.

[The Argument]

Christe seyng his Spouses fruites of most holsum doctrine, to be excellent good, calleth his fyrst Churche, the whiche now are his frendes, vnto his banket: willyng them not only to eat and drynke his churches mylk and wyne, that is the doctrine of holy scripture, but also to be drunke, that is to haue all carnall iudgement cleane ouercum with the perfect knowlege of his wurde, syngyng to them.

Eat my frendes and drynke,
My Spouses mylke and wine:
My wurde whiche to the brynke
Is full of foode diuine,
Both meat and drynke.
My Frendes whome I loue moste
Drynke, drinke tyll ye be drounk:
Drynke tyll my holly goste
In you be throughly sunke,
Drinke and be drunke.