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no_o blast_n of_o wind_n blow_v upon_o it_o say_v not_o in_o thy_o heart_n who_o shall_v go_v up_o into_o heaven_n prayer_n will_v bring_v thou_o thither_o 2._o prayer_n will_v breed_v those_o ravish_a and_o glorious_a joy_n because_o it_o bring_v we_o into_o a_o communion_n with_o the_o fountain_n of_o joy_n and_o glory_n it_o open_v heaven_n to_o we_o give_v we_o approach_v unto_o that_o unaccessable_a glory_n see_v moses_n be_v in_o the_o mount_n in_o communion_n with_o god_n his_o face_n be_v shine_v and_o glorious_a as_o a_o man_n long_o conversant_a in_o some_o fragrant_a place_n his_o very_a clothes_n will_v carry_v those_o perfume_n with_o he_o 3._o prayer_n show_v we_o the_o love_a and_o smile_v and_o gracious_a countenance_n of_o god_n and_o the_o sight_n of_o that_o be_v of_o a_o ravish_a efficacy_n in_o his_o face_n be_v life_n itself_o the_o light_n of_o god_n countenance_n glad_v david_n more_o than_o oil_n and_o wine_n psal._n four_o if_o he_o be_v angry_a his_o frown_n 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the_o wiseman_n have_v it_o o_o mors_fw-la quam_fw-la amara_fw-la ecclesiastic_a xli_o 1._o o_o death_n how_o bitter_a be_v the_o remembrance_n of_o thou_o to_o they_o that_o be_v at_o ease_n in_o their_o possession_n the_o thought_n of_o death_n it_o shall_v be_v like_o that_o stimulus_n carnis_fw-la that_o thorn_n in_o the_o flesh_n to_o s._n paul_n lest_o i_o shall_v be_v puff_v up_o with_o abundance_n of_o revelation_n thus_o the_o apostle_n exhort_v brethren_n the_o time_n be_v short_a let_v they_o that_o rejoice_v be_v as_o though_o they_o rejoice_v not_o and_o they_o that_o use_v the_o world_n as_o not_o over-using_a it_o for_o the_o fashion_n of_o the_o world_n pass_v away_o 1_o cor._n seven_o 29_o 30_o 31._o thus_o abraham_n admit_v into_o conference_n with_o god_n cry_v out_o i_o be_o but_o dust_n and_o ash_n gen._n xviii_o 27._o and_o jacob_n be_v in_o honour_n in_o egypt_n say_v few_o and_o evil_n have_v the_o day_n of_o my_o life_n be_v gen._n xlvii_o 9_o thus_o joseph_n 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