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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.
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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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lxviii. The Younglynges to the Spouse.

The Argument.

The Younglynges hearyng what Christe sayde, answere that they are a wall, strong, constant, and able to kepe out errours, and wrong opinions: and beyng made his Spouse, sayeth she hath brestes lyke towers, well furnyshed with vytayles of good doctrine to succour and helpe them that nede. For the whiche properties they hauyng founde fauour in the syght of God, declare all to theyr sister, syngyng.

A wall am I, Strong, thycke, and hye,
In truthe I beare me bolde:
And with the same, Myself I frame
All errours to outholde.
Also my brestes, where succour restes,
Are lyke to towers strong,

Whiche vitayled are, For to kepe warre,
With all that would them wrong.
Because I was A wall, and as
The towers had brestes of myght
Swete peace I founde, And doe abounde
With fauour in Gods syght.
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