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be_v there_o will_v your_o heart_n be_v also_o his_o delight_n also_o be_v in_o the_o saint_n that_o be_v on_o the_o earth_n in_o those_o that_o excel_v in_o grace_n and_o holiness_n one_o that_o be_v full_a of_o holy_a love_n be_v wont_a to_o answer_v all_o question_n therewith_o whence_o come_v thou_o from_o love_n whither_o go_v thou_o to_o love_n where_o dwell_v thou_o in_o love_n god_n be_v such_o a_o one_o dwelling-place_n his_o home_n his_o restingplace_n and_o christ_n be_v the_o door_n by_o which_o he_o enter_v into_o this_o dwell_n by_o christ_n he_o enter_v and_o dwell_v in_o god_n now_o malice_n make_v man_n most_o like_a unto_o the_o devil_n
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of_o god_n in_o their_o mouth_n and_o do_v hate_v the_o godly_a the_o lord_n say_v in_o effect_n why_o do_v thou_o not_o love_v i_o in_o that_o thou_o love_v not_o my_o child_n thou_o love_v not_o i_o such_o tender_a love_n do_v the_o lord_n bear_v to_o his_o people_n this_o our_o saviour_n express_v sweet_o in_o that_o speech_n to_o st._n peter_n after_o his_o resurrection_n from_o the_o dead_a when_o by_o a_o three-â—old_a confession_n of_o his_o love_n to_o he_o he_o seem_v as_o it_o be_v to_o put_v he_o to_o penance_n for_o his_o late_a threefold_a denial_n of_o he_o simon_n son_n of_o jonah_n love_v thou_o i_o peter_n answer_v thrice_o yea_o lord_n thou_o know_v that_o i_o love_v thou_o yea_o but_o peter_n if_o thou_o will_v have_v i_o taste_v of_o the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o love_n to_o i_o if_o thou_o do_v love_v i_o indeed_o and_o will_v have_v i_o to_o accept_v of_o thy_o love_n as_o sound_v and_o true_a love_v they_o who_o i_o love_v love_v they_o and_o love_v i_o and_o show_v 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