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Wisdom xvii. 1.

Cant. vi. 3.

  • ing, and admonishing Sinners.

Behold, O Lady, by the Love wherewith the Eternal King did love thee, by the Love wherewith thou didst love Him, we beseech thee do not despise our petition, but deal with us according to thy Mercy and Loving-kindness. Great are thy Works, and beyond the Tongue of man to tell, wherefore undisciplined Souls fly from thee, for thou walkest alone in rocky Places, terrible as an Army set in Array,[1] and*

  1. "Terribilis ut castrorum acies ordinata." This occurs in the Chapter at Prime in the Office of Our Lady, and