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heart_n and_o say_v it_o be_v not_o in_o heaven_n that_o thou_o shall_v say_v who_o shall_v ascend_v to_o bring_v it_o from_o thence_o neither_o be_v it_o beyond_o the_o sea_n that_o thou_o shall_v say_v who_o shall_v go_v over_o to_o fetch_v it_o we_o but_o the_o word_n be_v very_o nigh_o thou_o in_o thy_o heart_n and_o in_o thy_o mouth_n for_o to_o do_v it_o behold_v this_o day_n i_o have_v set_v before_o thou_o life_n and_o good_a death_n and_o evil_n deuteronomy_n chap._n 30._o verse_n 12_o 13_o 14_o 15._o from_o whence_o i_o conclude_v and_o be_o full_o satisfy_v that_o life_n and_o good_a consist_v in_o and_o be_v obtain_v by_o harken_v unto_o and_o obey_v that_o word_n that_o be_v nigh_o in_o the_o heart_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a by_o slight_v and_o reject_v of_o it_o death_n and_o evil_n come_v upon_o the_o soul_n of_o all_o those_o who_o run_v after_o empty_a word_n and_o after_o the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n and_o come_v not_o to_o the_o guidance_n of_o that_o inward_a 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christ_n the_o true_a light_n but_o they_o that_o deny_v the_o light_n be_v stranger_n to_o this_o faith_n and_o so_o be_v ignorant_a of_o the_o blood_n of_o cleanse_v and_o of_o that_o which_o shall_v reconcile_v they_o to_o god_n and_o discover_v unto_o they_o the_o mystery_n of_o his_o kingdom_n but_o my_o true_a desire_n be_v that_o all_o who_o in_o any_o measure_n be_v stir_v up_o and_o feel_v a_o inquiry_n and_o search_n begin_v in_o their_o heart_n after_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o way_n that_o such_o may_v receive_v the_o word_n of_o truth_n into_o their_o heart_n and_o that_o it_o may_v be_v as_o seed_n sow_o upon_o good_a ground_n which_o take_v root_n downward_o and_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n upward_o and_o a_o heavenly_a increase_n to_o god_n and_o satisfaction_n and_o comfort_n to_o their_o soul_n may_v be_v witness_v that_o all_o old_a thing_n may_v be_v do_v away_o the_o old_a heaven_n and_o the_o old_a earth_n with_o the_o beggarly_a element_n and_o 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