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my_o belove_a son_n in_o quo_fw-la acquiesco_fw-la in_o who_o i_o rest_v myself_o content_v so_o that_o herein_o we_o find_v three_o thing_n 1._o a_o inclination_n to_o the_o thing_n choose_v 10._o 1_o joh._n 4._o 10._o to_o set_v our_o like_n on_o for_o love_n do_v include_v et_fw-la iudicium_fw-la eligentis_fw-la &_o actionem_fw-la 3._o sâ—aliger_n de_fw-fr subtilitate_fw-la exercit_fw-la 317._o §._o 3._o seiungentis_fw-la rem_fw-la electam_fw-la ab_fw-la alijs_fw-la say_v scaliger_n the_o judgement_n of_o the_o chooser_n and_o his_o action_n to_o separate_v the_o thing_n choose_v from_o all_o other_o thing_n 2._o a_o desire_n to_o be_v unite_v to_o it_o as_o we_o may_v see_v in_o matt._n 23._o 34._o deut._n 5._o 29._o 3._o a_o joyful_a contentment_n in_o it_o as_o this_o be_v my_o rest_n for_o ever_o here_o will_v i_o dwell_v for_o 4._o ps_n 132._o 4._o i_o have_v a_o delight_n therein_o and_o therefore_o though_o the_o love_n of_o god_n signify_v no_o affection_n or_o passion_n 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tuta_fw-la est_fw-la cum_fw-la christo_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la christo_fw-la pugna_fw-la in_o qua_fw-la nec_fw-la vulneratus_fw-la nec_fw-la occisus_fw-la trucidaberis_fw-la victoria_fw-la for_o in_o this_o fight_n with_o christ_n and_o for_o christ_n though_o we_o be_v wound_v though_o we_o be_v slay_v yet_o be_v we_o sure_a of_o victory_n say_v s._n bernard_n and_o therefore_o as_o the_o old_a proverb_n be_v quisquis_fw-la benigno_fw-la navigabit_fw-la numine_fw-la be_v well_fw-mi saligno_fw-la navigabit_fw-la vimine_fw-la if_o god_n be_v with_o we_o we_o need_v not_o care_v who_o be_v against_o us._n 2._o let_v they_o lift_v up_o their_o eye_n unto_o god_n god_n 2._o to_o call_v upon_o god_n and_o pray_v unto_o he_o that_o he_o will_v be_v their_o helper_n &_o defender_n nam_fw-la cum_fw-la mundus_fw-la plenus_fw-la est_fw-la spinis_fw-la in_fw-la terra_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_fw-la aëre_fw-la sunt_fw-la 48._o bern._n super_fw-la cant._n ser_n 48._o in_fw-la carne_fw-la tua_fw-la sunt_fw-la 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