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Songs of Sion

Set for the ioy of gods deere ones, vvho sitt here by the brookes of this vvorlds Babel, & vveepe vvhen they thinke on Hierusalem vvhich is on highe. By W. L. [i.e. William Loe]
Loe, William
  
[epigraph]
  
[dedication]

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An hymne or song. Of seauen straines, or strings set to the tone of seaven sobs, and sighes of a seaven times seauen sad soule for sinne
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The first straine.
  
1. Sighe.
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The second straine.
  
2. Sighe.
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The third straine.
  
3. Sighe.
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The fourth straine.
  
4. Sighe.
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The fift straine.
  
5. Sighe.
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The sixt straine.
  
6. Sighe.
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The seuenth straine.
  
7. Sighe.
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A months minde.
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The first muse.
  
1. Thought.
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The second muse.
  
2. Thought.
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The third muse.
  
3. Thought.
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The fourth muse.
  
4. Thought.
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The fift muse.
  
5. Thought.
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The sixt muse.
  
6. Thought.
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The seuenth muse.
  
7. Thought.
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The eight muse.
  
8. Thought.
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The ninth muse.
  
9. Thought.
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Alls Pauls Prayers.
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The first Prayer.
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The second Prayer.
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The third Prayer.
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The fourth Prayer.
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The fift Prayer.
 6. 
The sixt Prayer.
 7. 
The seuenth Prayer
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The song of songs
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The first Song.
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The second Song.
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The third Song.
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The fourth Song.
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The fift Song.
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The sixt Song.
 7. 
The seuenth Song.
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A Canticle, or song.
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The first speach.
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The second speach.
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The third speach.
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The fourth speach.
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The fift speach.
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The sixt speach.
 7. 
The seuenth speach.
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A Canticle, or song.
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The first speach.
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The second speach.
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The third speach.
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The fourth speach.
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The fift speach.
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The sixt speach.
 7. 
The seuenth speach.
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A Canticle, or song.
 1. 
The first speach.
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The second speach.
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The third speach.
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The fourth speach.
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The fift speach.
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The sixt speach.
 7. 
The seuenth speach.
  
A Metaphrase .
  
A Metaphrase .
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A Metaphrase .
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The first depth
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The second depth.
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The third depth.
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The fift depth.
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The sixt depth.
 7. 
The seauenth depth.
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Seauen dumpes
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The first Dumpe.
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The next dumpe.
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The third Dumpe.
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The fourth dumpe.
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The fift dumpe.
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The sixt dumpe.
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The seuenth dumpe.
  
To him that made these Hymnes.
  
To him that made these hymns

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The fourth speach.

Christ speakes to his spouse.

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Hovve faire art thou my deare, my spouse
With out, & eke vvith in.
Hovve voyd of filth, or spotts of shame
Of sinke, or stinch of sinne.

2

For I doe purge thee of the same
My vvord doth make thee free,
& they that teach to thee my lore
Are all most svveet to thee

3

Their speach is full of grace, & loue
To those that heare the same
Their vvords are impt vvith zeale of loue
To keepe thee frō all blame

4

Those that doe rule, & giude the stearne
Are as the necke to head
They are both strong, & stout to gard
The soules that they haue fed?
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Christ speakes to his spouse.

5

The tvvo svveet bookes of league most nevve
Are breasts full fraught vvith milke,
And all that sucke the ioyce of thē
Are clad in robes of silke.

6

That is the grace of Saincts, & such
Shall shine in rayes of rest
Till day doth davvne, & shad doth fade,
And they for aye be blest.

7

Thus art thou faire, my loue in me
In thee there is noe spott.
I vvill in blisse sett thee my deere
Cleane voyd of sinne, or blott.
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