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world_n and_o it_o shall_v keep_v their_o mind_n stable_n in_o christ_n and_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n also_o calvin_n upon_o the_o place_n the_o peace_n of_o god_n say_v he_o shall_v keep_v you_o lest_o by_o wicked_a thought_n or_o desire_n you_o shall_v revolt_v from_o god_n o_o my_o belove_a there_o be_v scarce_o any_o thing_n give_v the_o devil_n and_o his_o temptation_n great_a advantage_n against_o we_o than_o a_o disturb_a restless_a discompose_v spirit_n so_o much_o be_v evident_a from_o eph._n 4.26_o 27._o be_v you_o angry_a and_o sin_v not_o let_v not_o the_o sun_n go_v down_o upon_o your_o wrath_n neither_o give_v place_n unto_o the_o devil_n where_o be_v clear_o intimate_v that_o by_o a_o unquiet_a disturb_a spirit_n we_o give_v place_n unto_o the_o devil_n and_o their_o be_v scarce_o any_o thing_n on_o the_o other_o hand_n that_o so_o fence_n and_o fortify_v the_o soul_n against_o satan_n and_o his_o temptation_n as_o a_o holy_a rest_n of_o soul_n in_o god_n the_o 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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 quod_fw-la quaeritis_fw-la sed_fw-la ibi_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la ubi_fw-la quaeritis_fw-la beatam_fw-la vitam_fw-la quaeritis_fw-la in_o region_fw-la mortis_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la illic_fw-la quomode_fw-fr enim_fw-la beata_fw-la vita_fw-la ubi_fw-la nec_fw-la vita_fw-la aug._n and_o cleave_v unto_o he_o that_o make_v you_o stand_v with_o he_o and_o you_o shall_v stand_v rest_v in_o he_o and_o you_o shall_v rest_n and_o again_o say_v he_o rest_v and_o happiness_n be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v where_o you_o seek_v it_o seek_v what_o you_o seek_v but_o know_v that_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v find_v where_o you_o seek_v it_o you_o seek_v a_o bless_a life_n in_o the_o region_n of_o death_n and_o it_o be_v not_o there_o for_o how_o shall_v a_o bless_a life_n be_v find_v there_o where_o there_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o life_n itself_o the_o sum_n of_o all_o seem_v to_o be_v this_o that_o those_o that_o desert_n god_n do_v go_v from_o the_o true_a rest_n and_o happiness_n of_o soul_n 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non_fw-la potui_fw-la deinde_fw-la rediens_fw-la ad_fw-la i_o consistere_fw-la in_o meipso_fw-la non_fw-la possum_fw-la quoniam_fw-la mens_fw-la mea_fw-la valde_fw-la leris_fw-la est_fw-la ber._n and_o deceitful_a every_o man_n in_o his_o best_a state_n be_v altogether_o vanity_n psal_n 39.5_o it_o be_v a_o great_a say_n i_o have_v read_v in_o bern._n i_o have_v seek_v rest_n say_v he_o in_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v see_v but_o i_o can_v not_o find_v rest_n in_o they_o then_o return_v to_o myself_o i_o find_v i_o can_v not_o possible_o subsist_v in_o myself_o because_o my_o mind_n be_v most_o light_a and_o vain_a in_o nothing_o without_o in_o nothing_o within_o can_v he_o find_v any_o rest_n but_o in_o god_n alone_o i_o will_v close_v this_o argument_n with_o a_o weighty_a speech_n which_o i_o have_v read_v in_o a_o worthy_a divine_a of_o our_o own_o bless_a mr._n burroughes_n who_o speak_v of_o god_n be_v the_o rest_n and_o portion_n of_o his_o people_n speak_v thus_o suppose_v say_v 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