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and_o feel_v thy_o own_o voidness_n and_o want_n of_o grace_n in_o thy_o heart_n thou_o will_v never_o cease_v but_o ever_o be_v seek_v and_o cry_v for_o abundance_n of_o faith_n for_o a_o empty_a heart_n will_v perish_v surely_n if_o thy_o heart_n be_v void_a of_o grace_n go_v as_o gallant_o as_o thou_o please_v cast_v thy_o head_n in_o the_o wind_n if_o thou_o have_v not_o grace_n and_o a_o fullness_n of_o grace_n in_o the_o end_n thou_o shall_v perish_v look_v to_o it_o as_o thou_o will_v think_v you_o not_o that_o our_o blessedness_n be_v to_o be_v in_o likeness_n with_o god_n and_o jesus_n christ_n our_o head_n god_n be_v full_a o_o what_o fullness_n be_v in_o god_n jesus_n christ_n be_v full_a we_o see_v he_o say_v john_n 1._o 14._o full_o of_o glory_n then_o it_o must_v follow_v if_o we_o will_v be_v true_o bless_v we_o must_v be_v full_a as_o our_o head_n be_v full_a and_o as_o the_o apostle_n to_o the_o colossian_n say_v we_o must_v be_v fill_v with_o that_o fullness_n of_o god_n bless_v be_v they_o say_v christ_n matth._n 5._o 6._o that_o hunger_n for_o righteousness_n 19_o col._n 3._o 19_o for_o they_o shall_v be_v fill_v then_o hunger_n ever_o for_o righteousness_n that_o thou_o may_v be_v fill_v for_o to_o be_v fill_v be_v the_o blessedness_n of_o man_n estate_n but_o what_o stuff_n must_v this_o be_v wherewith_o we_o must_v be_v fill_v it_o be_v not_o thy_o happiness_n to_o be_v fill_v with_o every_o thing_n as_o with_o meat_n and_o drink_v oft_o time_n when_o thou_o be_v full_a after_o that_o manner_n thou_o be_v empty_a of_o
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mystery_n thou_o shall_v never_o see_v this_o glory_n after_o this_o life_n look_v if_o this_o be_v a_o straight_a band_n it_o bind_v thou_o with_o life_n and_o death_n as_o ever_o then_o thou_o will_v see_v christ_n glory_n after_o this_o life_n look_v that_o thou_o see_v his_o glory_n in_o the_o mirror_n of_o the_o gospel_n life_n we_o must_v see_v christ_n glory_n in_o the_o gospel_n if_o we_o will_v see_v he_o after_o this_o life_n o_o vain_a fool_n will_v thou_o take_v pleasure_n to_o look_v in_o a_o mirror_n to_o see_v thy_o vain_a foul_a face_n and_o will_v thou_o take_v no_o pleasure_n to_o look_v in_o the_o mirror_n of_o the_o gospel_n to_o see_v the_o sweet_a face_n of_o jesus_n that_o cast_v his_o beam_n not_o to_o thy_o face_n only_o but_o down_o to_o thy_o heart_n also_o and_o make_v it_o light_n and_o illuminate_v thy_o blind_a mind_n and_o make_v a_o fair_a soul_n well_o be_v the_o man_n that_o have_v a_o lightsome_a soul_n o_o fool_n thou_o will_v be_v careful_a to_o 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the_o lord_n renu_v he_o again_o and_o therefore_o you_o see_v a_o wonderful_a mercy_n of_o god_n and_o it_o be_v the_o will_n of_o the_o spirit_n that_o thou_o shall_v conceive_v this_o in_o thy_o heart_n and_o say_v o_o that_o exceed_a mercy_n of_o god_n that_o the_o lord_n of_o mercy_n have_v show_v on_o thou_o this_o mercy_n look_v to_o paul_n ephes_n chap._n 2._o vers_fw-la 4._o but_o god_n who_o be_v rich_a in_o mercy_n according_a to_o his_o great_a love_n wherewith_o he_o have_v love_v we_o even_o when_o we_o be_v dead_a in_o sin_n have_v quicken_v we_o together_o in_o christ._n there_o he_o look_v in_o through_o the_o grate_n of_o renovation_n and_o therein_o he_o see_v a_o wonderful_a mercy_n in_o god_n you_o shall_v find_v the_o life_n of_o this_o in_o the_o epistle_n to_o titus_n alas_o we_o want_v this_o eye_n there_o be_v such_o a_o dulness_n in_o we_o that_o we_o can_v pass_v up_o to_o see_v this_o mercy_n of_o god_n thou_o shall_v not_o so_o soon_o hear_v of_o mercy_n 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