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and_o that_o indefinite_o not_o express_v who_o it_o be_v of_o who_o she_o speak_v let_v he_o kiss_v i_o etc._n etc._n even_o as_o mary_n magdalen_n do_v when_o she_o be_v transport_v with_o grief_n miss_v christ_n in_o his_o grave_n joh._n 20.15_o sir_n if_o thou_o have_v bear_v he_o hence_o tell_v i_o where_o thou_o have_v lay_v he_o not_o name_v who_o it_o be_v of_o who_o she_o speak_v as_o take_v it_o for_o grant_v that_o this_o be_v well_o know_v that_o she_o love_v and_o mind_v and_o desire_v none_o but_o her_o belove_a but_o what_o be_v mean_v here_o by_o the_o kiss_n of_o his_o mouth_n i_o answer_v kiss_n be_v mention_v in_o the_o scripture_n as_o pledge_n and_o incentives_n of_o love_n pro._n 24.26_o every_o man_n shall_v kiss_v his_o lip_n that_o give_v a_o right_a answer_n see_v luk._n 7.45_o &_o 1_o pet._n 5.14_o and_o therefore_o in_o all_o age_n at_o the_o meeting_n of_o friend_n they_o use_v to_o kiss_v one_o another_o as_o we_o see_v it_o be_v at_o the_o meeting_n of_o 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they_o do_v not_o give_v her_o lord_n the_o least_o offence_n that_o they_o do_v not_o by_o any_o heresy_n or_o schism_n among_o they_o by_o any_o distrustful_a fear_n or_o murmur_a or_o any_o sinful_a course_n whatsoever_o disturb_v or_o vex_v his_o holy_a spirit_n lest_o be_v provoke_v thereby_o to_o displeasure_n he_o shall_v withdraw_v himself_o from_o she_o according_a to_o that_o isa_n 59.2_o your_o iniquity_n have_v separate_v between_o you_o and_o your_o god_n and_o your_o sin_n have_v hide_v his_o face_n from_o you_o that_o he_o will_v not_o hear_v see_v also_o chap._n 63.10_o this_o i_o conceive_v be_v that_o which_o be_v intend_v by_o these_o word_n stir_v not_o up_o nor_o awake_v my_o love_n for_o as_o