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as_o charion_n remember_v it_o chron._n book_n 3_o i_o will_v have_v you_o to_o be_v like_o anna_n the_o daughter_n of_o phanuel_n that_o never_o depart_v out_o of_o the_o temple_n but_o serve_v god_n in_o prayer_n night_n and_o day_n luke_n 2.37_o so_o may_v you_o know_v that_o god_n spirit_n be_v in_o you_o indeed_o 3._o to_o be_v wain_v and_o estrange_v from_o the_o world_n election_n the_o three_o sign_n of_o our_o election_n to_o entertain_v heavenly_a conference_n to_o mind_v heavenly_a thing_n as_o phil._n 3.20_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d our_o conversation_n be_v in_o heaven_n if_o our_o heart_n and_o that_o his_o soul_n be_v not_o fill_v o_o wretch_n that_o i_o be_o etc._n etc._n rom._n 7.24_o last_o a_o greedy_a desire_n of_o that_o which_o be_v able_a to_o satisfy_v a_o hungry_a soul_n for_o i_o follow_v hard_a towards_o the_o mark_n phil._n 3.14_o if_o any_o thus_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n bless_a be_v they_o if_o any_o man_n thirst_n let_v he_o come_v to_o i_o and_o drink_n etc._n etc._n joh._n 7.37_o what_o shall_v he_o drink_v see_v apoc._n 21.6_o i_o will_v give_v to_o he_o that_o be_v a_o thirst_n of_o the_o water_n of_o the_o well_o of_o life_n free_o yea_o but_o will_v that_o save_v yes_o for_o he_o that_o drink_v of_o this_o shall_v never_o die_v nor_o be_v thirsty_a again_o joh._n 4.14_o so_o that_o we_o may_v say_v with_o marry_o he_o will_v sure_o fill_v the_o hungry_a with_o good_a thing_n luke_n 1.53_o if_o any_o man_n thirst_n after_o god_n and_o his_o righteousness_n the_o lamb_n that_o sit_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o throne_n shall_v guide_v he_o and_o lead_v he_o to_o the_o fountain_n of_o live_a water_n apoc._n 7.17_o if_o then_o you_o can_v say_v with_o david_n psal_n 42._o
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father_n to_o be_v beautify_v with_o outward_a privilege_n if_o a_o man_n have_v not_o the_o faith_n of_o abraham_n and_o be_v mark_v and_o seal_v for_o a_o child_n of_o god_n to_o say_v we_o have_v abraham_n to_o our_o father_n 7._o vend_fw-mi care_n praerogativam_fw-la religiosi_fw-la nominis_fw-la superare_fw-la goth_n &_o vandal_n haerericâ_fw-la pravitate_fw-la salvian_n de_fw-fr provident_a lib._n 7._o joh._n 8._o to_o cry_n the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o temple_n of_o the_o lord_n jerem._n 7.4_o to_o challenge_v the_o prerogative_n of_o a_o religious_a name_n to_o go_v beyond_o the_o the_o goth_n and_o vandal_n in_o heretical_a naughtiness_n to_o use_v the_o word_n of_o salvianus_n be_v but_o perizomata_fw-la figleaf_n not_o able_a to_o cover_v our_o nakedness_n second_o they_o both_o alike_o stand_v in_o need_n of_o christ_n use_v 2_o both_o be_v ransom_v by_o that_o lamb_n which_o they_o have_v slay_v both_o wash_v with_o that_o blood_n which_o they_o spill_v both_o 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