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mercy_n to_o be_v true_o comfort_v so_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o god_n own_o servant_n and_o dear_a child_n to_o live_v a_o long_a time_n without_o any_o consideraable_a comfort_n any_o fundamental_a comfort_n their_o heart_n may_v faint_v my_o heart_n and_o my_o soul_n faint_v say_v the_o psalmist_n and_o you_o know_v how_o it_o be_v with_o daniel_n dan._n 10.17_o you_o may_v see_v how_o he_o be_v bow_v down_o he_o complain_v there_o be_v no_o strength_n remain_v in_o he_o till_o there_o come_v one_o and_o touch_v he_o and_o set_v he_o upon_o his_o leg_n again_o a_o good_a man_n may_v faint_v and_o want_v comfort_n and_o all_o the_o former_a comfort_n that_o he_o have_v
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he_o please_v and_o as_o far_o as_o he_o please_v and_o it_o be_v all_o free_a out_o of_o free_a love_n john_n 14.20_o at_o that_o day_n you_o shall_v know_v that_o i_o be_o in_o my_o father_n and_o you_o in_o i_o and_o i_o in_o you_o and_o at_o verse_n 16._o and_o i_o will_v pray_v the_o father_n and_o he_o will_v give_v you_o another_o comforter_n that_o he_o may_v abide_v with_o you_o for_o ever_o this_o work_n of_o comfort_v be_v proper_o the_o work_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o the_o holy_a ghost_n breathe_v as_o the_o wind_n where_o it_o list_v and_o therefore_o i_o say_v comfort_n who_o and_o how_o he_o please_v and_o all_o in_o a_o way_n of_o free_a love_n and_o free_a grace_n that_o be_v the_o four_o particular_a 5._o wherein_o be_v the_o love_n the_o free_a love_n of_o god_n manifest_v to_o we_o in_o the_o matter_n of_o our_o comfort_n i_o answer_v in_o many_o thing_n i_o will_v pitch_v but_o upon_o three_o only_a 1._o the_o great_a he_o be_v that_o give_v and_o the_o 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