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in_o the_o felicity_n of_o another_o as_o in_o his_o own_o ineffable_a joy_n and_o shall_v possess_v as_o many_o joy_n as_o he_o shall_v find_v companion_n there_o be_v all_o thing_n which_o be_v either_o requisite_a or_o delightful_a all_o riches_n ease_n and_o comfort_n where_o god_n be_v nothing_o be_v want_v all_o there_o know_v god_n without_o error_n behold_v he_o without_o end_n praise_v he_o without_o weariness_n love_v he_o without_o tediousness_n and_o in_o this_o love_n repose_v full_a of_o god_n beside_o all_o this_o the_o security_n which_o the_o will_n shall_v have_v in_o the_o eternal_a possession_n of_o this_o felicity_n be_v a_o unspeakable_a joy_n the_o fear_n that_o the_o good_a thing_n which_o we_o enjoy_v be_v to_o end_n or_o at_o least_o may_v end_v mingle_v wormwood_n with_o our_o joy_n and_o pleasure_n do_v not_o relish_v where_o there_o be_v
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that_o which_o he_o that_o eat_v it_o most_o desire_a for_o sinner_n find_v this_o taste_n limit_v and_o not_o so_o full_a and_o savoury_a as_o other_o even_o so_o we_o with_o our_o vice_n alter_v and_o diminish_v the_o natural_a sweetness_n of_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o life_n as_o we_o shall_v see_v hereafter_o in_o its_o due_a place_n it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o appearance_n of_o it_o be_v good_a chrystalli_n sept._n interp_v in_o cap._n 11._o nun_n species_n illius_fw-la species_n chrystalli_n for_o as_o the_o 70_o interpreter_n say_v it_o be_v like_o crystal_n clear_a and_o transparent_a the_o same_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o good_n of_o this_o life_n they_o have_v the_o splendour_n and_o a_o appearance_n but_o be_v real_o more_o brittle_a than_o glass_n they_o be_v variable_a fade_a and_o inconstant_a and_o subject_a to_o a_o thousand_o alteration_n they_o be_v corruptible_a transitory_a and_o mortal_a and_o only_o by_o reason_n of_o their_o glitter_a we_o seek_v 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