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the_o comfort_n of_o my_o heart_n and_o that_o good_a and_o joy_n my_o spirit_n receive_v and_o all_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n that_o i_o have_v and_o all_o the_o quicken_a and_o strengthen_v i_o have_v be_v communicate_v to_o i_o this_o way_n and_o upon_o this_o ground_n the_o church_n be_v call_v the_o very_a perfection_n of_o all_o beauty_n psal_n 50._o 2._o out_o of_o zion_n the_o perfection_n of_o all_o beauty_n god_n have_v shine_v out_o of_o zion_n there_o be_v his_o glory_n wonderful_o apparent_a the_o word_n that_o be_v translate_v the_o perfection_n of_o beauty_n be_v translate_v by_o some_o the_o universality_n of_o beauty_n all_o kind_n of_o beauty_n all_o kind_n decoris_fw-la of_o excellency_n as_o if_o the_o psalmist_n shall_v say_v put_v all_o excellency_n together_o that_o possible_o you_o can_v imagine_v to_o make_v a_o thing_n comely_a and_o lovely_a they_o be_v all_o in_o the_o church_n thus_o you_o see_v it_o be_v good_a be_v with_o god_n people_n when_o 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