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will_v i_o seek_v thou_o my_o soul_n thirst_v for_o thou_o my_o flesh_n long_v for_o thou_o as_o in_o a_o dry_a and_o thirsty_a land_n where_o no_o water_n be_v to_o see_v thy_o power_n and_o thy_o glory_n so_o as_o i_o have_v see_v thou_o in_o the_o sanctuary_n 2._o if_o sutableness_n do_v deserve_v love_n there_o be_v infinite_o more_o of_o this_o in_o god_n unto_o the_o heart_n than_o in_o any_o thing_n else_o that_o any_o may_v set_v their_o heart_n upon_o indeed_o sensitive_a object_n be_v more_o suitable_a unto_o the_o brutish_a part_n i_o mean_v the_o sense_n in_o which_o many_o bruit_n do_v excel_v man_n but_o god_n be_v most_o suitable_a to_o the_o most_o excellent_a and_o noble_a part_n of_o man_n which_o be_v the_o soul_n he_o be_v a_o suitable_a good_a and_o the_o only_a suitable_a good_a for_o the_o heart_n because_o he_o be_v the_o only_a chief_a good_a nothing_o beneath_o nothing_o beside_o the_o chief_a good_a can_v give_v true_a satisfaction_n to_o the_o soul_n none_o 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