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have_v be_v pursue_v rest_n and_o promise_v ourselves_o rest_v in_o and_o from_o the_o creature_n yea_o and_o other_o of_o the_o saint_n have_v experience_v and_o assert_v the_o same_o thing_n requies_fw-la dura_n sunt_fw-la omne_fw-la &_o tu_fw-la solus_fw-la requies_fw-la all_o thing_n say_v aug._n be_v full_a of_o trouble_n and_o difficulty_n thou_o alone_o o_o god_n be_v the_o true_a rest_n and_o it_o be_v a_o great_a speech_n of_o he_o worthy_a to_o be_v write_v upon_o the_o table_n of_o all_o our_o heart_n speak_v to_o soul_n who_o be_v go_v off_o from_o god_n return_v you_o prevaricator_n say_v he_o to_o yourselves_o aug._n redite_fw-la prevaricatores_fw-la ad_fw-la cor_fw-la haerete_n illi_fw-la qui_fw-la fecit_fw-la vos_fw-la state_n cum_fw-la illo_fw-la &_o stabitis_fw-la requiescite_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la &_o quieti_fw-la eritis_fw-la quo_fw-la itis_fw-la in_o aspera_fw-la quo_fw-la it_o be_v non_fw-it est_fw-la requies_fw-la ubi_fw-la quaeritis_fw-la eam_fw-la quaerite_fw-la quod_fw-la quaeritis_fw-la sed_fw-la ibi_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la ubi_fw-la quaeritis_fw-la beatam_fw-la vitam_fw-la quaeritis_fw-la in_o region_fw-la mortis_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la illic_fw-la quomode_fw-fr enim_fw-la beata_fw-la vita_fw-la ubi_fw-la nec_fw-la vita_fw-la aug._n and_o cleave_v unto_o he_o that_o make_v you_o stand_v with_o he_o and_o you_o shall_v stand_v rest_v in_o he_o and_o you_o shall_v rest_n and_o again_o say_v he_o rest_v and_o happiness_n be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v where_o you_o seek_v it_o seek_v what_o you_o seek_v but_o know_v that_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v where_o you_o seek_v it_o you_o seek_v a_o bless_a life_n in_o the_o region_n of_o death_n and_o it_o be_v not_o there_o for_o how_o shall_v a_o bless_a life_n be_v find_v there_o where_o there_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o life_n itself_o the_o sum_n of_o all_o seem_v to_o be_v this_o that_o those_o that_o desert_n god_n do_v go_v from_o the_o true_a rest_n and_o happiness_n of_o soul_n 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non_fw-la potui_fw-la deinde_fw-la rediens_fw-la ad_fw-la i_o consistere_fw-la in_o meipso_fw-la non_fw-la possum_fw-la quoniam_fw-la mens_fw-la mea_fw-la valde_fw-la leris_fw-la est_fw-la ber._n and_o deceitful_a every_o man_n in_o his_o best_a state_n be_v altogether_o vanity_n psal_n 39.5_o it_o be_v a_o great_a say_n i_o have_v read_v in_o bern._n i_o have_v seek_v rest_n say_v he_o in_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v see_v but_o i_o can_v not_o find_v rest_n in_o they_o then_o return_v to_o myself_o i_o find_v i_o can_v not_o possible_o subsist_v in_o myself_o because_o my_o mind_n be_v most_o light_a and_o vain_a in_o nothing_o without_o in_o nothing_o within_o can_v he_o find_v any_o rest_n but_o in_o god_n alone_o i_o will_v close_v this_o argument_n with_o a_o weighty_a speech_n which_o i_o have_v read_v in_o a_o worthy_a divine_a of_o our_o own_o bless_a mr._n burroughes_n who_o speak_v of_o god_n be_v the_o rest_n and_o portion_n of_o his_o people_n speak_v thus_o suppose_v say_v 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all_o our_o glory_n upon_o thou_o he_o will_v say_v this_o be_v not_o enough_o for_o this_o be_v not_o god_n himself_o o_o nothing_o but_o god_n in_o christ_n can_v give_v rest_n to_o soul_n 3._o consider_v what_o a_o bless_a rest_n god_n be_v for_o soul_n or_o that_o soul_n may_v find_v in_o god_n as_o there_o be_v a_o utter_a impossibility_n of_o find_v rest_v any_o where_o but_o in_o god_n so_o in_o he_o there_o be_v a_o bless_a rest_n to_o be_v find_v for_o soul_n a_o full_a a_o perfect_a a_o eternal_a rest_n o_o my_o belove_a what_o can_v your_o soul_n desire_v or_o what_o be_v they_o capable_a of_o that_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v in_o god_n will_v you_o have_v good_a it_o must_v be_v good_a that_o can_v give_v rest_n to_o the_o soul_n god_n be_v good_a he_o be_v the_o chief_a good_a the_o best_a the_o high_a good_a he_o be_v goodness_n itself_o he_o be_v good_a in_o himself_o and_o he_o be_v the_o spring_n and_o fountain_n of_o all_o that_o good_a that_o be_v in_o the_o creature_n he_o be_v so_o good_a as_o that_o he_o be_v the_o good_a of_o all_o good_a and_o nothing_o have_v any_o thing_n of_o goodness_n in_o it_o but_o as_o it_o resemble_v he_o and_o participate_v of_o he_o meis_fw-la bone_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la secit_fw-la i_o &_o ipse_fw-la est_fw-la bonum_fw-la meum_fw-la &_o illi_fw-la exulto_fw-la omnibus_fw-la bonis_fw-la meis_fw-la there_o be_v none_o good_a but_o one_o that_o be_v god_n mat._n 19.17_o he_o be_v good_a that_o make_v i_o say_v aug._n and_o he_o be_v my_o good_a and_o in_o he_o do_v i_o exult_v and_o rejoice_v before_o all_o my_o other_o good_a thing_n whatever_o and_o in_o all_o my_o other_o good_a thing_n will_v you_o have_v a_o full_a good_a such_o a_o good_a be_v god_n there_o be_v a_o fullness_n of_o all_o good_a in_o he_o he_o that_o overcome_v shall_v inherit_v all_o thing_n how_o so_o i_o will_v be_v his_o god_n i_o will_v be_v his_o and_o in_o have_v i_o he_o will_v have_v all_o in_o i_o rev._n 21.7_o whatever_o 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earth_n shall_v be_v devour_v with_o the_o fire_n of_o jealousy_n the_o other_o be_v that_o luk._n 21.25_o 26._o there_o shall_v be_v sign_n in_o the_o sun_n and_o in_o the_o moon_n and_o in_o the_o star_n and_o these_o we_o have_v have_v and_o upon_o the_o earth_n distress_n of_o nation_n with_o perplexity_n the_o sea_n and_o the_o wave_n roar_v man_n heart_n fail_v they_o for_o fear_n and_o for_o look_v after_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v come_v on_o the_o earth_n for_o the_o power_n of_o heaven_n shall_v be_v shake_v i_o say_v nothing_o only_o i_o fear_v i_o fear_v as_o we_o have_v see_v some_o of_o these_o thing_n accomplish_v so_o there_o will_v be_v a_o more_o full_a accomplishment_n of_o they_o and_o that_o ere_o the_o present_a generation_n pass_v away_o doubtless_o great_a storm_n be_v a_o come_n and_o happy_a they_o that_o have_v a_o ark_n to_o hide_v themselves_o in_o god_n have_v now_o great_a work_n to_o do_v he_o have_v the_o kingdom_n of_o antichrist_n utter_o to_o 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