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in_o the_o heart_n this_o be_v the_o truth_n and_o he_o be_v not_o god_n my_o heart_n can_v not_o have_v joy_n in_o believe_v in_o he_o so_o this_o power_n we_o find_v strike_v from_o the_o lord_n in_o believe_v tell_v we_o that_o the_o lord_n be_v god_n now_o to_o speak_v of_o the_o second_o union_n how_o be_v this_o that_o when_o we_o look_v to_o christ_n by_o faith_n we_o find_v we_o join_v with_o he_o in_o that_o bless_a society_n the_o eye_n shall_v not_o so_o soon_o be_v set_v on_o christ_n and_o get_v a_o blink_v of_o he_o but_o in_o he_o it_o shall_v find_v the_o satiety_n of_o joy_n in_o the_o face_n of_o christ_n be_v all_o light_n and_o joy_n as_o paul_n say_v turn_v the_o heart_n till_o he_o the_o veil_n shall_v vanish_v away_o and_o the_o mind_n shall_v be_v illuminate_v because_o the_o lord_n be_v a_o spirit_n 2._o cor._n chap._n 3._o vers_fw-la 16.17_o when_o thou_o believe_v in_o he_o his_o face_n shall_v shine_v in_o thy_o soul_n thou_o shall_v see_v no_o light_n but_o 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word_n and_o the_o word_n which_o you_o hear_v be_v not_o i_o but_o the_o father_n which_o send_v i_o 25_o these_o thing_n have_v i_o speak_v unto_o you_o be_v present_a with_o you_o 26_o but_o the_o comforter_n which_o be_v the_o holy_a ghost_n who_o the_o father_n will_v send_v in_o my_o name_n he_o shall_v teach_v you_o in_o all_o thing_n and_o bring_v all_o thing_n to_o your_o remembrance_n which_o i_o have_v tell_v you_o we_o have_v hear_v well-beloved_a brethren_n how_o christ_n have_v insist_v much_o with_o his_o disciple_n to_o assure_v they_o that_o after_o his_o departure_n out_o of_o this_o world_n he_o will_v give_v they_o another_o comforter_n to_o wit_n the_o holy_a spirit_n the_o spirit_n of_o truth_n and_o he_o will_v give_v they_o his_o presence_n from_o the_o heaven_n he_o have_v repeat_v his_o promise_n often_o to_o assure_v they_o of_o the_o truth_n thereof_o now_o he_o return_v unto_o that_o second_o exhortation_n and_o exhort_v his_o disciple_n of_o new_a to_o 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