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in_o he_o be_v this_o the_o effect_n of_o faith_n what_o then_o shall_v thou_o gather_v thou_o will_v never_o find_v joy_n except_o the_o spirit_n have_v unite_v thou_o and_o he_o all_o this_o light_n power_n and_o joy_n which_o be_v in_o our_o soul_n flow_v from_o that_o union_n of_o christ_n with_o us._n then_o brethren_n the_o sight_n of_o christ_n will_v let_v we_o see_v the_o two_o ioyfull_a sight_n that_o ever_o we_o see_v first_o that_o union_n betwixt_o he_o and_o his_o father_n and_o so_o thou_o will_v see_v thy_o saviour_n to_o be_v god_n equal_a with_o the_o father_n in_o glory_n and_o majesty_n the_o next_o be_v thou_o shall_v see_v thyself_o to_o stand_v in_o that_o society_n with_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n man_n will_v be_v in_o honest_a society_n what_o more_o gracious_a yea_o what_o more_o bless_a society_n will_v thou_o have_v than_o to_o be_v in_o society_n with_o the_o bless_a trinity_n in_o glory_n for_o ever_o for_o this_o be_v the_o felicity_n of_o man_n to_o be_v join_v with_o that_o bless_a trinity_n even_o with_o the_o father_n with_o the_o son_n and_o with_o the_o holy_a spirit_n to_o who_o be_v praise_n and_o honour_n forever_o and_o ever_o amen_n the_o seven_o lecture_n of_o christ_n doctrine_n before_o his_o passion_n john_n chap._n xiiii_o verse_n 21.22.23.24.25.26_o 21_o he_o that_o have_v my_o commandment_n and_o keep_v they_o be_v he_o that_o love_v i_o and_o hâ—e_v that_o love_v i_o shall_v be_v love_v of_o my_o father_n and_o i_o will_v love_v he_o and_o will_v show_v my_o own_o self_n to_o he_o 22_o judas_n say_v unto_o he_o not_o iscariot_n lord_n what_o be_v the_o cause_n that_o thou_o will_v show_v thyself_o unto_o we_o and_o not_o unto_o the_o world_n 23_o jesus_n answer_v and_o say_v unto_o he_o if_o any_o man_n love_v i_o he_o will_v keep_v my_o word_n and_o my_o father_n will_v love_v he_o and_o we_o will_v come_v unto_o he_o and_o will_v dwell_v with_o he_o 24_o he_o that_o love_v i_o not_o keep_v not_o my_o word_n and_o the_o word_n which_o you_o hear_v be_v not_o i_o but_o the_o father_n which_o send_v i_o 25_o these_o thing_n have_v i_o speak_v unto_o you_o be_v present_a with_o you_o 26_o but_o the_o comforter_n which_o be_v the_o holy_a ghost_n who_o the_o father_n will_v send_v in_o my_o name_n he_o shall_v teach_v you_o in_o all_o thing_n and_o bring_v all_o thing_n to_o your_o remembrance_n which_o i_o have_v tell_v you_o we_o have_v hear_v well-beloved_a brethren_n how_o christ_n have_v insist_v much_o with_o his_o disciple_n to_o assure_v they_o that_o after_o his_o departure_n out_o of_o this_o world_n he_o will_v give_v they_o another_o comforter_n to_o wit_n the_o holy_a spirit_n the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n and_o he_o will_v give_v they_o his_o presence_n from_o the_o heaven_n he_o have_v repeat_v his_o promise_n often_o to_o assure_v they_o of_o the_o truth_n thereof_o now_o he_o return_v unto_o that_o second_o exhortation_n and_o exhort_v his_o disciple_n of_o new_a to_o 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manife_v himself_o visible_o thereafter_o he_o comfort_v they_o another_o way_n for_o he_o say_v you_o shall_v also_o witness_v of_o i_o so_o he_o honour_v they_o to_o make_v they_o witnesse-bearer_n to_o he_o the_o great_a honour_n in_o the_o world_n when_o a_o man_n be_v send_v to_o bear_v witness_n to_o christ_n howbeit_o thou_o shall_v die_v into_o the_o message_n thou_o have_v get_v a_o honour_n above_o all_o honour_n it_o be_v true_a this_o cause_n wherefore_o they_o bare_a witness_n of_o he_o be_v because_o they_o see_v he_o and_o hear_v he_o and_o handle_v he_o with_o their_o hand_n and_o this_o be_v a_o great_a help_n but_o take_v up_o here_o the_o chief_a ground_n in_o bear_v witness_n of_o christ_n when_o he_o send_v into_o the_o heart_n the_o spirit_n of_o comfort_n and_o i_o say_v suppose_v never_o a_o man_n see_v christ_n as_o we_o this_o day_n see_v he_o not_o bodily_a or_o never_o handle_v he_o yet_o if_o it_o please_v the_o lord_n to_o send_v that_o spirit_n into_o 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