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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 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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 good_a beauty_n or_o excellency_n there_o be_v in_o the_o creature_n yea_o in_o all_o the_o creature_n put_v together_o it_o be_v all_o but_o a_o small_a drop_n or_o ray_n to_o that_o good_a beauty_n and_o excellency_n that_o be_v in_o god_n it_o be_v but_o a_o small_a spark_n to_o the_o ocean_n of_o the_o divine_a goodness_n lord_n say_v austin_n all_o those_o thing_n which_o thou_o have_v make_v be_v beautiful_a aug._n pulchra_n sunt_fw-la omne_fw-la faciente_fw-la te_fw-la domine_fw-la &_o ecce_fw-la tu_fw-la inenarrabiliter_fw-la pulchrior_fw-la qui_fw-la fecisti_fw-la omne_fw-la aug._n but_o thou_o thyself_o be_v infinite_o more_o beautiful_a god_n have_v all_o kind_n and_o all_o degree_n of_o good_a in_o he_o he_o be_v light_a and_o life_n and_o love_n and_o peace_n and_o joy_n and_o holiness_n and_o salvation_n and_o what_o not_o that_o good_a be_v or_o that_o conduce_v to_o the_o happiness_n of_o eternal_a soul_n thou_o lord_n aug._n tu_fw-la bonum'nullo_n indigens_fw-la 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psal_n 42.11_o which_o may_v be_v further_o open_v afterward_o as_o ever_o therefore_o you_o will_v live_v pure_o and_o entire_o at_o rest_n in_o god_n get_v your_o interest_n in_o he_o as_o your_o god_n and_o father_n clear_v up_o to_o you_o first_o choose_v he_o for_o your_o god_n and_o portion_n and_o do_v it_o every_o day_n never_o rest_v till_o you_o can_v say_v lord_n who_o have_v i_o in_o heaven_n but_o thou_o and_o there_o be_v none_o upon_o earth_n that_o i_o desire_v beside_o thou_o my_o heart_n and_o my_o flesh_n fail_v but_o god_n be_v the_o strength_n of_o my_o heart_n and_o my_o portion_n for_o ever_o psal_n 73.25_o 26._o then_o pray_v hard_a for_o the_o sealing_n and_o witness_n of_o the_o spirit_n beg_v the_o lord_n with_o austin_n to_o say_v unto_o thy_o soul_n i_o be_o thy_o salvation_n 4._o will_v you_o indeed_o live_v at_o rest_n in_o god_n then_o meditate_v and_o contemplate_v he_o much_o dwell_v much_o in_o the_o view_n of_o his_o glorious_a excellency_n and_o 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