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letter_n require_v no_o answer_n but_o be_v mere_a expression_n of_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o friend_n the_o general_a prayer_n of_o the_o saint_n that_o god_n will_v gather_v in_o his_o elect_n that_o christ_n will_v come_v and_o marry_v the_o bride_n and_o consummate_v the_o nuptial_n do_v refer_v to_o a_o real_a answer_n when_o the_o king_n himself_o shall_v make_v his_o second_o appearance_n in_o the_o expectation_n of_o and_o patience_n for_o which_o appearance_n let_v the_o saint_n believe_v and_o rejoice_v for_o the_o marriage_n of_o the_o lamb_n be_v a_o come_n and_o his_o wife_n have_v make_v herself_o ready_a and_o to_o she_o be_v grant_v that_o she_o shall_v be_v array_v in_o fine_a linen_n clean_a and_o white_a for_o the_o fine_a linen_n be_v the_o righteousness_n righteousness_n gr_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o bless_v be_v they_o which_o be_v call_v to_o the_o marriage_n supper_n of_o the_o lamb._n and_o behold_v he_o come_v quick_o and_o his_o reward_n be_v with_o he_o therefore_o let_v the_o spirit_n and_o the_o bride_n or_o the_o spirit_n in_o the_o bride_n or_o the_o bride_n in_o the_o spirit_n say_v come_v and_o let_v he_o that_o be_v a_o thirst_n come_v and_o whosoever_o will_v let_v he_o take_v of_o the_o water_n of_o life_n free_o even_o so_o come_v lord_n jesus_n rev._n 22.12_o 17_o 20._o possible_o jacob_n vow_n may_v follow_v finis_fw-la errata_fw-la page_n 2._o line_n 17._o read_v the_o lord_n open_v this_o vision_n to_o our_o eye_n and_o open_v our_o eye_n to_o see_v it_o p._n 14._o l._n 17._o r._n shoulder_n p._n 19_o l_o 4._o r._n elijah_n p_o 59_o l._n 2._o r._n be_v visible_a p._n 36._o l._n 14._o r._n rather_o heaven_n out_o of_o hell_n p._n 103._o l._n 25._o nobody_o p._n 132._o l._n 1._o r._n between_o wolf_n and_o sheep_n p_o 146._o m._n r._n parem_fw-la p._n 158._o l._n 6._o r._n be_v all_o to_o be_v conquer_v p._n 161._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 163._o r_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 186_o m._n r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 213._o m._n r._n pendet_fw-la p._n 219._o m._n r._n irrita_fw-la &_o irritantur_fw-la p._n 221._o m._n r._n deo_fw-la p._n 135._o m._n r._n luxatus_fw-la &_o luctatus_fw-la p._n 237._o l._n 6._o r._n not_o adverse_a p._n 235._o r._n distich_n r._n laudis_fw-la exultans_fw-la p._n 262_o m._n after_o non_fw-la read_v dabit_fw-la p._n 296._o l._n 4._o r._n ecclesia_fw-la p._n 302_o l_o 11._o for_o once_o labour_n read_v once_o more_o