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have_v satisfaction_n and_o in_o the_o bless_a god_n you_o will_v not_o imprimatur_fw-la aug._n 9_o 1674._o c._n smith_n the_o end_n the_o blessedness_n of_o the_o righteous_a open_v and_o further_o recommend_v from_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o vanity_n of_o this_o mortal_a life_n in_o two_o treatise_n on_o psal._n 17._o 15._o &_o psal._n 89._o 47._o by_o the_o same_o author_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o the_o ball_n in_o st._n paul_n churchyard_n 1674._o 1674._o from_o psal._n 10._o 13._o rom._n 5._o 10_o 11._o psal._n 27._o 4._o joh._n 14._o hos._n 6._o rom._n 1._o 1_o cor._n 2._o phil._n 3._o eph._n 1._o 17._o v_o 13._o v_o 13._o v_o 17._o v_o 38._o joh._n 14._o 21_o v_o 22._o mat._n 6._o psal._n 26._o mat._n 11._o act._n 26._o 18._o 1_o joh._n 5._o 20._o 1_o pet._n 2._o psal._n 119._o rom._n 15._o 3._o 1_o pet._n 1._o 8._o joh._n 6._o num._n 14._o 11._o psal._n 106._o 24._o joh._n 7._o 39_o joh._n 6._o v_o 35._o v_o 63._o v_o 64._o v_o 65._o joh._n 12._o v_o 37._o 38._o 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or_o delight_n in_o their_o own_o delight_n enough_o be_v say_v by_o some_o schoolman_n nor_o indeed_o can_v it_o be_v conceive_v how_o the_o soul_n can_v continue_v to_o love_v or_o delight_n in_o any_o thing_n but_o it_o must_v be_v so_o for_o while_o it_o persevere_fw-la every_o latter_a act_n justify_v the_o former_a and_o take_v complacency_n therein_o but_o all_o as_o direct_v towards_o such_o a_o object_n psal._n 40._o 2_o cor._n 1._o 12._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 15._o 2_o cor._n 1._o rom._n 16._o col._n 2._o 6._o psal._n 96._o rom._n 14._o 17._o joh._n 15._o 1_o joh._n 5._o 3._o gal._n 5._o 22_o 23._o eph._n 5._o 9_o 1_o cor._n 13._o rom._n 6._o 11_o 12._o v_o 13._o v_o 18._o rom._n 8._o 2._o luk._n 21._o 19_o col._n 1._o 11._o psal._n 23._o 3._o psal._n 51._o prov._n 4._o 23._o psal._n 91._o psal._n 27._o 1_o joh._n 4._o 4._o 1_o cor._n 2._o 12._o gal._n 6._o phil._n 3._o v_o 10._o v_o 11._o col._n 1._o 3_o phil._n 3._o 20._o v_o 14._o ver._n 18._o 19_o 2_o cor._n 5._o v_o 4._o v_o 5._o heb._n 10._o 34._o 2_o cor._n 4._o ult_n heb._n 11._o mal._n 4._o 2._o 2_o cor._n 4._o job_n 17._o 9_o psal._n 84._o prov._n 10._o isa._n 40._o col._n 1._o 11._o joh._n 3._o 6._o 1_o cor._n 2._o 9_o rom._n 5._o 5._o 1_o cor._n 2._o 9_o v_o 10._o v_o 12._o joh._n 14._o v_o 16._o v_o 18._o v_o 21._o v_o 23._o rom._n 15_o 13._o isa._n 50._o act_n 9_o 31._o 2_o cor._n 5._o 9_o 3_o cor._n 5._o 13_o 14._o zeph._n 3._o 17._o 18_o psal._n 27._o 4._o job_n 34._o 9_o psal._n 63._o 5_o 6._o psal._n 73._o psal._n 4._o mat._n 10._o 47_o luk._n 14._o 26._o 1_o thes._n 5._o 16._o isa._n 26._o 4._o phil._n 4._o 4._o 1_o cor._n 7._o 30._o v_o 31._o heb._n 10._o 29_o 1_o cor._n 16._o 22._o eph._n 6._o 24._o psal._n 48._o isa._n 58._o 2._o 1_o tim._n 6._o 3_o eph._n 4._o mal._n 3._o jam._n 1._o ezek._n 33._o isa._n 1._o jer._n 7._o joh._n 4._o psas._o 1_o psal._n 92._o job_n 27._o 10._o col._n 2._o 23._o joh._n 4._o isa._n 66._o 3._o act._n 20._o rom._n 12._o 2_o psal._n 23._o 2._o rom._n 12._o 2_o rom._n 8._o 7._o psal._n 40._o 8._o 1_o joh._n 5_o psal._n 119._o 68_o jer._n 9_o 23._o eph._n 2._o psal._n 119._o prov._n 4._o gal._n 3._o 14._o 3_o pet._n 1._o 1_o tim._n 4._o jam._n 1._o 27._o jam._n 1._o 4._o pro._n 14._o 14._o isa._n 3._o 10._o psal._n 19_o 1_o thes._n 5._o isa._n 51._o psal._n 138._o prov._n 3_o isa._n 40._o jer._n 2._o 25._o rom._n 8._o 24._o psal._n 138._o psal._n 42._o rev._n 3._o 2_o pet._n 1._o eph._n 6._o 10._o gal._n 5._o 25._o v_o 16._o psal._n 71._o 16_o zech._n 10._o 12_o mark_v 6._o 5_o 6._o mat._n 17._o 19_o 20._o eph._n 6._o 16._o 1_o pet._n 1._o gal._n 3._o 14._o prov._n 1._o 23._o ezek._n 36_o 27._o with_o many_o the_o like_a psal._n 119._o psal._n 147._o 11._o 2_o cor._n 3._o heb._n 12._o 12._o rom._n 8._o 2_o eph._n 4._o 1_o thes._n 5._o isa._n 63._o act_n 7._o gen._n 6._o heb._n 10._o 29_o psal._n 14._o psal._n 53._o rom._n 3._o v_o 19_o rom._n 1._o 30_o psal._n 10._o 4._o psal._n 9_o 17._o prov._n 1_o deut._n 32._o prov._n 8._o mat._n 10._o 13_o luk._n 14._o 26_o mat._n 22._o isa._n 55._o 1_o 2_o 3._o psa._n 44._o 19_o job_n 27._o 10._o ch_n 34._o 9_o isa._n 58._o 14._o psal._n 33._o 1._o 97._o 12._o phil._n 3._o 1._o 4._o 4._o psal._n 73._o psal._n 65._o heb_n 5._o 14._o 1_o john_n 4._o isa._n 62._o 4._o zeph._n 3._o psal._n 149._o prov._n 8._o eccl._n 5._o cant._n 5._o isa._n 26._o psal._n 27._o rom._n 14._o 17._o gal._n 5._o 22._o act._n 17._o 1_o cor._n 15_o psal._n 76._o 1._o 2._o act_n 17._o 2_o cor._n 5._o eph._n 4._o 18._o psal._n 10._o isa._n 26._o 8._o mal._n 3._o deut._n 32._o 15._o psal._n 8._o mal._n 2._o 17._o psal._n 104._o 33._o jam._n 4._o 4._o 1_o joh._n 2_o psal._n 73._o heb._n 10._o jer._n 22._o psal._n 63._o hos._n 6._o psal._n 139._o 1_o joh._n 17._o joh._n 6._o isa._n 27._o jer._n 8._o 2._o rev._n 2._o deut._n 32._o jer._n 2._o mic._n 6._o 3._o jer._n 3._o 12._o v_o 13._o psal._n 32._o 1._o 2_o thes._n 3._o 5._o prov._n 25._o 28._o rom._n 8._o 5._o psal._n 43_o jam._n 4._o 4._o rom._n 8._o 7_o psal._n 27._o 4._o psal._n 23._o 6_o psal._n 84._o psal._n 4._o heb._n 12._o joh._n 1._o 18._o joh._n 1._o 14._o joh._n 14._o 9_o exod._n 34._o eph._n 1._o hos._n 6._o psal._n 63._o psal._n 104._o 34._o 1_o cor._n 7._o psal._n 25._o 13_o eccl._n 12._o 1._o psal._n 9_o 16._o psal._n 86._o 4._o rom._n 11._o 33._o ch._n 16._o 27._o 1_o tim._n 1_o 17._o judas_n 25._o exod._n 15._o 11._o 1_o sam._n 2._o 2_o psal._n 97._o 12_o psal._n 115._o psal._n 21._o 13_o psal._n 71._o 18_o psal._n 31._o 19_o psal._n 33._o 1._o etc._n etc._n psal._n 145._o 1_o etc._n etc._n psal._n 69._o psal._n 36._o psal._n 90._o 2._o 1_o king_n 8_o psal._n 111._o psal._n 145._o psal._n 104._o 31._o psal._n 138._o 5._o psal._n 57_o 7_o 11._o psal._n 148._o 13._o psal._n 104_o 33._o psal._n 8_o 48_o 95_o 96_o 97_o 98_o 99_o etc._n etc._n 1_o pet._n 1._o 8._o psal._n 16._o psal._n 18._o v_o 31._o 2_o sam._n 23._o psal._n 48._o psal._n 67._o 6._o psal._n 42._o 8._o 1_o john_n 4._o prov._n 8._o psal._n 51._o 12_o job_n 22._o isa._n 66._o 1_o 2._o prov._n 8._o nehem._n 8._o rom._n 8._o 28_o hab._n 3._o 17_o 18._o psal._n 37._o 16_o psal_n 73._o 25._o