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infinite_o more_o sweet_a unto_o their_o sense_n then_o that_o of_o musk_n and_o amber_n do_v thou_o not_o see_v how_o immense_a be_v that_o light_n and_o joy_n of_o the_o bless_a soul_n in_o heaven_n which_o transmits_n this_o so_o unspeakable_a a_o lustre_n and_o beauty_n unto_o their_o body_n and_o how_o can_v it_o be_v less_o be_v it_o proceed_v from_o my_o beatifical_a vision_n and_o that_o it_o be_v the_o very_a same_o joy_n which_o i_o have_v myself_o and_o which_o be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v i_o bless_v with_o a_o blessedness_n equal_a to_o myself_o it_o be_v therefore_o i_o say_v unto_o my_o belove_a servant_n 25.21_o euge_fw-la serve_v bone_n &_o sidelis_fw-la quia_fw-la super_fw-la fuisti_fw-la sidelis_fw-la super_fw-la pauca_fw-la multa_fw-la te_fw-la constituum_fw-la intra_fw-la in_o gandium_fw-la domini_fw-la tui_fw-la mat._n 25.21_o well_o do_v thou_o good_a and_o faithful_a servant_n thou_o have_v be_v faithful_a over_o a_o few_o thing_n i_o will_v make_v thou_o 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most_o delightful_a consequent_o be_v in_o the_o beatifical_a vision_n unite_v to_o the_o soul_n of_o my_o saint_n in_o heaven_n with_o the_o most_o intimate_a union_n that_o can_v be_v in_o a_o pure_a creature_n must_v of_o necessity_n cause_n a_o unspeakable_a joy_n incomparable_o great_a than_o all_o the_o joy_n real_a or_o imaginable_a which_o can_v be_v produce_v by_o all_o the_o creature_n that_o be_v be_v at_o present_a or_o will_v be_v extant_a to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n for_o as_o my_o divine_a perfection_n contain_v within_o itself_o the_o perfection_n of_o all_o create_a thing_n possible_a and_o imaginable_a so_o the_o joy_n which_o it_o cause_v in_o the_o soul_n of_o the_o bless_a must_v be_v infinite_o great_a than_o all_o other_o joy_n which_o either_o have_v or_o can_v be_v cause_v by_o the_o creature_n o_o man_n here_o i_o must_v reflect_v upon_o the_o main_a weakness_n the_o great_a folly_n and_o the_o wilful_a ignorance_n of_o mortal_n helena_n the_o beauty_n of_o greece_n do_v so_o inflame_v the_o heart_n of_o paris_n that_o he_o make_v a_o vow_n to_o have_v she_o for_o his_o wife_n though_o it_o shall_v cost_v the_o life_n of_o million_o of_o man_n &_o utter_a destruction_n of_o his_o whole_a nation_n jacob_n be_v so_o enamour_a of_o the_o fair_a rachel_n that_o he_o make_v nothing_o of_o fourteen_o year_n continual_a slavery_n to_o purchase_v the_o happiness_n of_o her_o enjoyment_n the_o people_n of_o israel_n be_v so_o much_o take_v with_o absoloms_n beauty_n &_o so_o charm_v with_o the_o sweetness_n of_o his_o discourse_n that_o they_o all_o join_a heart_n and_o hand_n with_o he_o to_o dethrone_v david_n his_o own_o father_n their_o lawful_a king_n the_o best_a of_o prince_n a_o man_n according_a to_o my_o own_o heart_n a_o prince_n adorn_v with_o all_o virtue_n a_o prince_n so_o much_o extol_v for_o his_o mildness_n to_o his_o subject_n and_o for_o his_o great_a care_n of_o preserve_v they_o in_o peace_n with_o all_o foreign_a nation_n a_o prince_n that_o venture_v his_o life_n to_o fight_v a_o goliath_n for_o the_o honour_n and_o redemption_n of_o israel_n from_o the_o tyrannical_a yoke_n of_o the_o philistine_n 18.14_o non_fw-la enim_fw-la te_fw-la abjecerunt_fw-la sed_fw-la i_o ne_fw-la regnem_fw-la super_fw-la eos_fw-la 1_o reg._n 8.7_o tulit_fw-la joab_n tres_fw-la lanceas_fw-la in_o manusua_fw-la &_o infixit_fw-la eas_fw-la in_o cord_n absolem_n 2_o reg._n 18.14_o o_o that_o a_o whole_a nation_n shall_v be_v so_o much_o infatuate_a as_o to_o abdicate_v so_o worthy_a and_o so_o gracious_a a_o king_n for_o the_o love_n of_o a_o mortal_a and_o fade_a beauty_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o a_o ambitious_a ungrateful_a and_o delude_a absalon_n but_o i_o account_v the_o injury_n be_v do_v to_o i_o and_o not_o to_o david_n they_o have_v not_o reject_v he_o but_o i_o that_o i_o shall_v no_o more_o rule_v over_o they_o this_o be_v the_o height_n of_o ingratitude_n and_o must_v have_v a_o punishment_n equal_a to_o its_o demerit_n for_o absalon_n shall_v die_v by_o the_o hand_n even_o of_o one_o of_o his_o great_a admirer_n and_o the_o chief_a of_o his_o favourit_n as_o for_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n that_o give_v their_o concurrence_n to_o so_o unhuman_a and_o barbarous_a a_o act_n they_o shall_v be_v rule_v by_o tyrant_n that_o shall_v keep_v they_o always_o in_o a_o curb_n and_o make_v they_o absolute_a slave_n for_o ever_o let_v all_o those_o who_o find_v themselves_o conscious_a of_o so_o horrid_a a_o crime_n tremble_v at_o the_o hear_n of_o so_o dreadful_a a_o chastisement_n 18.14_o mulieres_fw-la sedebant_fw-la plangentes_fw-la adonidem_fw-la ezec._n 18.14_o the_o beauty_n of_o adonis_n have_v no_o better_a success_n than_o that_o of_o absalon_n for_o though_o the_o very_a sight_n of_o he_o draw_v love_n and_o admiration_n from_o his_o beholder_n yet_o at_o length_n he_o be_v to_o they_o a_o subject_n of_o great_a lamentation_n and_o sorrow_n o_o you_o son_n of_o man_n 4.3.4_o 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be_v to_o the_o damn_a to_o be_v deprive_v of_o this_o unspeakable_a comfort_n for_o a_o eternity_n it_o be_v so_o deplorable_a that_o scripture_n do_v place_v it_o in_o the_o first_o rank_n of_o all_o other_o loss_n damage_n torment_n &_o misery_n that_o can_v befall_v a_o damn_a soul_n let_v the_o wicked_a man_n be_v take_v away_o 16._o tollatur_fw-la impius_fw-la ne_fw-la videat_fw-la gloriam_fw-la dei_fw-la esai_n 16._o to_o the_o end_n he_o may_v not_o see_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n say_v the_o prophet_n from_o this_o loss_n proceed_v that_o great_a and_o general_a torment_n so_o often_o repeat_v in_o scripture_n by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o worm_n of_o conscience_n so_o call_v because_o as_o a_o worm_n lie_v eat_v &_o gnaw_v the_o wood_n wherein_o she_o abide_v so_o shall_v the_o remorse_n of_o their_o conscience_n lie_v within_o the_o damn_a gripe_a and_o torment_v they_o for_o ever_o it_o shall_v be_v to_o they_o a_o remembrancer_n to_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o the_o mean_n and_o cause_n of_o their_o everlasting_a damnation_n which_o will_v make_v they_o to_o fret_v and_o rage_n and_o admire_v their_o own_o folly_n to_o have_v hankered_a so_o much_o after_o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o world_n and_o neglect_v the_o grand_a work_n of_o their_o salvation_n hear_v how_o they_o exclaim_v in_o hell_n what_o have_v our_o pride_n 5._o sap._n 5._o or_o what_o have_v the_o glory_n of_o our_o riches_n profit_v we_o they_o be_v all_o now_o vanish_v like_o a_o shadow_n we_o have_v weary_v ourselves_o in_o the_o way_n of_o iniquity_n and_o perdition_n and_o the_o way_n of_o our_o lord_n we_o have_v not_o know_v this_o shall_v be_v their_o everlasting_a ditty_n thus_o shall_v their_o torment_a conscience_n rave_v in_o hell_n o_o most_o gracious_a saviour_n when_o i_o see_v to_o my_o great_a sorrow_n in_o this_o sad_a age_n we_o live_v in_o poor_a mortal_n so_o far_o blind_v with_o their_o worldly_a interest_n so_o deep_o engage_v in_o the_o mire_n of_o iniquity_n so_o much_o take_v with_o their_o sinful_a recreation_n and_o pastime_n so_o deaf_a to_o thy_o inspiration_n and_o calling_n so_o averse_v to_o the_o practice_n of_o piety_n and_o devotion_n such_o great_a enemy_n to_o mortification_n and_o penance_n i_o despair_v in_o a_o manner_n of_o their_o salvation_n and_o the_o rather_o that_o these_o so_o powerful_a motive_n can_v prevail_v with_o they_o or_o make_v they_o desist_v lust_a after_o those_o poisonous_a bait_n which_o the_o deull_a present_n unto_o they_o daily_o and_o at_o every_o moment_n and_o which_o they_o with_o as_o much_o ease_n swallow_v as_o he_o take_v pleasure_n to_o destroy_v their_o soul_n their_o common_a discourse_n be_v it_o be_v time_n enough_o to_o think_v of_o penance_n when_o we_o come_v to_o old_a age_n for_o than_o we_o shall_v be_v fit_a for_o no_o other_o thing_n o_o most_o sacred_a saviour_n thou_o say_v thou_o will_v not_o the_o death_n of_o a_o sinner_n wherefore_o be_v please_v to_o let_v they_o know_v the_o danger_n of_o delay_v their_o conversion_n and_o of_o defer_v their_o repentance_n until_o their_o latter_a day_n saviour_n there_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o people_n in_o the_o world_n 1._o rom._n 16._o tit._n 1._o say_v my_o apostle_n that_o do_v exterior_o and_o by_o word_n confess_v god_n and_o profess_v themselves_o to_o be_v as_o good_a christian_n as_o the_o rest_n yet_o interior_o and_o by_o the_o product_n of_o their_o double_a &_o dissemble_a heart_n they_o do_v believe_v there_o be_v a_o god_n at_o least_o with_o those_o attribute_n that_o be_v as_o essential_a to_o he_o as_o his_o divine_a nature_n and_o which_o i_o call_v infinite_a knowledge_n providence_n care_n and_o disposition_n of_o humane_a affair_n justice_n judgement_n punishment_n and_o the_o like_a these_o they_o do_v not_o indeed_o believe_v because_o their_o life_n and_o action_n be_v quite_o contrary_a to_o a_o wellgrounded_n belief_n scripture_n aver_v it_o with_o a_o woe_n unto_o the_o dissolute_a and_o careless_a in_o heart_n who_o do_v not_o believe_v god_n 22._o vae_fw-la dissolutis_fw-la cord_n qui_fw-la non_fw-la credunt_fw-la deo_fw-la eccl._n 2._o deut._n 22._o these_o be_v the_o man_n who_o i_o do_v hate_n and_o detest_v with_o all_o my_o heart_n because_o they_o plough_v with_o a_o ox_n and_o a_o ass_n together_o because_o they_o sow_v their_o ground_n with_o mingle_v seed_n and_o their_o apparel_n be_v make_v of_o flax_n and_o wool_n together_o these_o be_v they_o i_o speak_v of_o in_o the_o revelation_n 3_o apoc._n 3_o i_o will_v thou_o be_v either_o cold_a or_o hot_a but_o for_o that_o thou_o be_v lukewarm_a and_o neither_o cold_a nor_o hot_a therefore_o will_v i_o begin_v to_o vomit_v thou_o out_o of_o my_o mouth_n these_o be_v they_o who_o can_v accord_v all_o religion_n together_o and_o take_v up_o all_o controversys_n by_o only_a say_n that_o either_o they_o be_v difference_n of_o small_a importance_n or_o else_o that_o they_o be_v out_o of_o their_o province_n and_o 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