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do_v prescribe_v and_o whatsoever_o thou_o lose_v hold_v fast_o thy_o communion_n with_o god_n as_o joseph_n leave_v his_o cloak_n and_o flee_v from_o his_o mistress_n to_o preserve_v his_o chastity_n so_o let_v go_v thy_o cloak_n all_o the_o bodily_a cover_n of_o wealth_n honour_n and_o whatsoever_o else_o fly_v from_o sin_n and_o keep_v thy_o communion_n with_o thy_o god_n as_o the_o choice_a excellency_n of_o thy_o soul_n chap._n xiii_o declare_v the_o perfection_n and_o fullness_n of_o christ_n above_o the_o fullness_n of_o all_o creature_n the_o four_o thing_n in_o these_o word_n be_v the_o matter_n which_o dwell_v in_o christ_n and_o that_o be_v all_o fullness_n and_o the_o five_o be_v the_o condition_n or_o quality_n of_o this_o fullness_n the_o fullness_n of_o the_o godhead_n in_o saint_n and_o angel_n dwell_v a_o fullness_n of_o divine_a quality_n in_o christ_n the_o fullness_n of_o divine_a essence_n and_o herein_o christ_n as_o man_n be_v manifest_v to_o be_v far_o more_o 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