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profit_n and_o not_o christ_n think_v of_o this_o often_o this_o be_v certain_a this_o will_v be_v the_o main_a difference_n between_o all_o the_o love_n of_o carnal_a hypocrite_n and_o of_o the_o saint_n of_o god_n i_o will_v express_v myself_o to_o you_o thus_o as_o it_o be_v with_o meat_n which_o a_o man_n take_v down_o inward_o and_o digest_v it_o this_o breed_v good_a blood_n but_o that_o meat_n which_o a_o man_n eat_v and_o spit_v out_o again_o and_o tarry_v not_o long_o with_o he_o this_o breed_v no_o blood_n at_o all_o so_o it_o be_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o poor_a humble_a sinner_n true_o wrought_v upon_o to_o receive_v christ_n in_o the_o worth_n of_o he_o and_o with_o the_o hypocrite_n a_o heart_n true_o wrought_v upon_o by_o god_n spirit_n it_o take_v down_o the_o promise_n and_o feed_v upon_o it_o and_o it_o breed_v good_a blood_n and_o complexion_n true_a love_n be_v like_o this_o good_a blood_n and_o true_a joy_n be_v like_o this_o complexion_n mark_v this_o the_o 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that_o the_o friendship_n of_o the_o world_n be_v enmity_n with_o god_n whosoever_o therefore_o will_v be_v a_o friend_n of_o the_o world_n be_v a_o enemy_n of_o god_n a_o man_n can_v retain_v fellowship_n with_o christ_n jesus_n and_o with_o the_o world_n too_o upon_o point_n of_o honour_n simile_n simile_n as_o the_o woman_n that_o love_v her_o husband_n she_o love_v other_o man_n as_o friend_n and_o neighbour_n and_o will_v give_v they_o very_o courteous_a entertainment_n and_o welcome_v they_o kind_o but_o if_o they_o come_v to_o claim_v the_o love_n of_o a_o wife_n she_o abhor_v and_o detest_v they_o so_o a_o love_a heart_n that_o love_v jesus_n christ_n as_o the_o bridegroom_n he_o love_v christ_n only_o and_o all_o for_o christ_n and_o the_o rest_n as_o friend_n etc._n etc._n the_o soul_n will_v love_v honour_n or_o profit_n or_o credit_n or_o part_n and_o privilege_n that_o they_o may_v be_v friend_n to_o speak_v for_o a_o man_n and_o to_o give_v a_o man_n occasion_n to_o 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thy_o soul_n marry_v to_o they_o again_o the_o soul_n hate_v they_o this_o be_v a_o plain_a difference_n between_o a_o sound_a heart_n and_o a_o false_a heart_n in_o the_o receive_n of_o christ_n the_o sound_a heart_n receive_v he_o as_o a_o favourite_n receive_v a_o prince_n he_o give_v up_o all_o to_o he_o simile_n simile_n and_o let_v he_o have_v the_o command_n of_o all_o but_o now_o a_o innkeeper_n entertain_v he_o that_o come_v next_o to_o he_o he_o will_v take_v any_o man_n money_n and_o will_v give_v welcome_a to_o any_o man_n if_o it_o be_v the_o best_a man_n
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