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ghost_n be_v with_o we_o all_o evermore_o amen_n holy_a vow_n and_o meditation_n good_a prayer_n never_o come_v weep_v home_o i_o be_o sure_a i_o shall_v receive_v either_o what_o i_o ask_v or_o what_o i_o shall_v ask_v it_o be_v the_o base_a love_n of_o all_o other_o that_o be_v for_o a_o benefit_n for_o herein_o we_o love_v not_o another_o so_o much_o as_o ourselves_o though_o there_o be_v no_o heaven_n o_o lord_n i_o will_v love_v thou_o now_o there_o be_v one_o i_o will_v esteem_v it_o i_o will_v desire_v it_o yet_o still_o i_o will_v love_v thou_o for_o thy_o goodness-sake_n thyself_o be_v reward_v sufficient_a as_o it_o be_v a_o happy_a necessity_n that_o enforce_v to_o good_a so_o be_v that_o next_o happy_n which_o hinder_v from_o evil._n not_o only_o commission_n make_v a_o sin_n a_o man_n be_v guilty_a of_o all_o the_o sin_n he_o hate_v not_o if_o i_o can_v avoid_v all_o i_o will_v yet_o hate_v all_o sin_n and_o abstain_v from_o all_o appearance_n of_o evil._n i_o will_v 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