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and_o stupidity_n shall_v tempt_v i_o to_o make_v a_o halt_n let_v they_o bring_v i_o unto_o thy_o holy_a hill_n and_o to_o thy_o tabernacle_n and_o in_o another_o place_n his_o need_n make_v he_o more_o impetuous_a in_o his_o acclamation_n o_o god_n thou_o be_v my_o god_n early_o 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 will_v you_o know_v how_o importunate_a how_o violent_a these_o passionate_a appetite_n be_v you_o must_v first_o be_v sick_a you_o must_v be_v with_o child_n when_o you_o be_v sick_a of_o love_n when_o christ_n be_v form_v in_o you_o than_o you_o wâ—ll_n understand_v the_o nature_n of_o that_o sacred_a thirst_n that_o spiritual_a longing_n for_o it_o be_v only_o to_o be_v feel_v not_o full_o to_o be_v interpret_v 63.1_o psal_n 63.1_o but_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n his_o extreme_a needs_o the_o aridity_n the_o dryness_n and_o desolation_n of_o his_o soul_n it_o be_v in_o a_o dry_a and_o thirsty_a land_n where_o no_o 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his_o spirit_n his_o â—oul_n faint_v and_o as_o longer_n use_v to_o do_v many_o time_n he_o fall_v in_o travel_n and_o his_o pang_n and_o throw_n be_v so_o great_a that_o his_o heart_n and_o flesh_n both_o cry_n out_o for_o the_o live_a god_n and_o nothing_o can_v keep_v he_o from_o miscarry_v from_o lose_v the_o fruit_n of_o this_o travel_n of_o his_o soul_n but_o a_o sight_n of_o god_n ark_n such_o a_o favour_n as_o this_o will_v allay_v and_o becalm_v and_o satisfy_v all_o these_o passion_n 4._o verse_n 4._o bless_a be_v they_o that_o dwell_v in_o thy_o house_n they_o will_v be_v still_o praise_v thou_o one_o day_n in_o thy_o court_n 10._o verse_n 10._o and_o doorkeeper_n there_o be_v high_a preferment_n in_o the_o estimation_n of_o a_o pious_a prince_n that_o have_v a_o true_a devotion_n to_o the_o ark_n of_o god_n 3._o a_o three_o inducement_n be_v his_o interest_n in_o the_o ark_n and_o this_o interest_n depend_v upon_o his_o interest_n in_o god_n 4._o psal_n 43._o verse_n 3_o 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