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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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lxvi. The Spouse to Christe.

The Argument.

Whan Christe hath finished his song, his Spouse accordyng as he desyred, setteth hym as a seale at her heart, and as a bracelet about her arme: and than remembryng her sister whome she left whan she came to Christe, and desyrous through her preachyng to bryng her to Christe, doeth aske of Christe and his perfect frendes what she shall doe, singyng.

We haue a sister young and small,
Whome I dyd leaue behynde:
Within the place where ye dyd call
Me from my mother blynde.
She is so young in Christes truthe
That yet she hath no teates:

She wanteth brestes to feede her youth
With sounde and perfect meates.
To our sister therfore so weake,
What shall we doe, saye you:
Whan we to her the wurdes shall speake
Of Christes gospell true?
I in my harte desyer ryght sore
My sister rule to teache:
What must we doe to her therfore,
Whan we begyn to preache?
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