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from_o one_o viz_o from_o the_o first_o man_n upon_o all._n 18._o and_o receive_v this_o grace_n to_o itself_o and_o in_o the_o power_n of_o this_o reception_n and_o divine_a union_n sink_v down_o itself_o with_o the_o forsake_a or_o resign_v life_n will_v into_o the_o super-sensuall_a or_o super-cogitative_a hyperbyssall_n or_o super-unsearchable_a eternal_a one_o viz_o into_o the_o first_o ground_n of_o the_o life_n beginning_n and_o give_v itself_o again_o into_o the_o ground_n out_o of_o which_o the_o life_n be_v spring_v forth_o and_o so_o then_o it_o be_v again_o in_o its_o first_o place_n viz_o in_o the_o temperature_n in_o the_o true_a rest_v reason_n say_v 19_o how_o can_v a_o man_n do_v that_o be_v the_o scripture_n say_v 1_o cor._n 15._o verse_n 45_o 46._o gen._n 1.26_o that_o the_o first_o man_n be_v make_v to_o a_o natural_a life_n that_o he_o may_v rule_v over_o all_o creature_n and_o substance_n or_o thing_n of_o this_o world_n therefore_o must_v the_o life_n needs_o 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then_o god_n love_n withstand_v all_o evil_a man_n anywhat_o the_o conscience_n do_v often_o dehort_v from_o evil_n therefore_o then_o also_o 〈◊〉_d meekness_n and_o patience_n press_v into_o his_o evil_a conscience_n and_o do_v indict_v or_o charge_v the_o conscience_n in_o itself_o at_o or_o before_o god_n light_n in_o the_o anger_n and_o so_o thereby_o many_o a_o evil_a man_n go_v out_o from_o his_o wickedness_n and_o enter_v into_o himself_o and_o search_v himself_o and_o than_o god_n spirit_n put_v he_o in_o mind_n of_o thy_o patience_n and_o set_v it_o before_o his_o eye_n and_o so_o he_o be_v draw_v thereby_o into_o repentance_n and_o abstinence_n from_o evil_n 4â—_n not_o so_o to_o be_v understand_v note_n understand_v note_n that_o one_o shall_v not_o defend_v himself_o from_o a_o murderer_n or_o thief_n that_o resolve_v to_o murder_n and_o steal_v 47._o but_o thus_o a_o man_n shall_v often_o where_o he_o see_v that_o any_o be_v so_o greedy_a and_o eager_a upon_o 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