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loathsome_a tentation_n daughter_n say_v he_o i_o be_v in_o thy_o hart_n then_o say_v she_o again_o o_o lord_n save_v always_o thy_o truth_n and_o my_o dutiful_a reverence_n to_o thy_o divine_a majesty_n how_o be_v it_o possible_a that_o thou_o shall_v dwell_v in_o a_o hart_n replenish_v with_o so_o many_o filthy_a and_o shameful_a thought_n whereunto_o our_o saviour_n say_v tell_v i_o daughter_n those_o unclean_a thought_n do_v they_o cause_n in_o thy_o hart_n grief_n or_o delight_n no_o say_v she_o they_o cause_v very_o great_a grief_n and_o sorrow_n who_o then_o say_v our_o lord_n be_v he_o that_o cause_v that_o grief_n and_o mislike_v in_o thy_o hart_n who_o be_v it_o but_o only_o i_o that_o lie_v secret_o within_o in_o the_o middle_n of_o thy_o soul_n assure_v thyself_o of_o this_o if_o i_o have_v not_o be_v there_o present_a those_o foul_a thought_n that_o stand_v round_o about_o thy_o hart_n seek_v mean_n to_o enter_v but_o evermore_o with_o the_o repuâ—â—e_n have_v without_o 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