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want_n and_o misery_n when_o the_o good_a of_o the_o promise_n be_v want_v heb._n 11.1_o and_o love_n be_v most_o direct_o the_o spirit_n of_o holiness_n and_o of_o actual_a sweet_a joyful_a communion_n with_o god_n and_o therefore_o love_n shall_v eminent_o continue_v and_o flourish_v in_o heaven_n and_o be_v always_o in_o full_a act_n and_o exercise_v 2._o fill_v and_o satisfy_v with_o good_a the_o heart_n of_o man_n be_v a_o large_a vessel_n the_o desire_n have_v a_o vast_a reach_n even_o after_o infinite_a good_a this_o whole_a world_n can_v satisfy_v one_o heart_n but_o than_o it_o shall_v be_v fill_v that_o word_n full_o verify_v isa_n 55.2_o brimful_a of_o comfort_n and_o contentment_n in_o the_o fruition_n of_o god_n who_o be_v goodness_n itself_o infinite_o good_a enough_o to_o satisfy_v the_o endless_a reach_n of_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n you_o shall_v then_o have_v as_o much_o as_o you_o will_v have_v when_o the_o will_n the_o desire_n be_v open_v to_o the_o wide_a it_o 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