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care_n and_o despond_v fear_n it_o have_v a_o salve_n for_o every_o cross_a event_n and_o a_o sagacity_n to_o read_v god_n kindness_n in_o such_o providence_n as_o be_v vulgar_o resolve_v into_o his_o displeasure_n hence_o it_o be_v the_o parent_n of_o the_o most_o entire_a resignation_n and_o exact_a conformity_n a_o true_a lover_n neither_o question_n god_n revelation_n nor_o dispute_v his_o command_n deliberate_v no_o further_a than_o to_o obtain_v a_o good_a assurance_n that_o such_o and_o such_o thing_n be_v real_o his_o will_n and_o pleasure_n he_o do_v not_o only_o submit_v to_o his_o dispensation_n how_o disagreeable_a soever_o to_o flesh_n and_o blood_n and_o his_o own_o expectation_n this_o a_o man_n must_v of_o necessity_n do_v and_o therefore_o i_o can_v discern_v wherein_o the_o
letter_n concern_v the_o love_n of_o god_n between_o the_o author_n of_o the_o proposal_n to_o the_o lady_n and_o mr._n john_n norris_n wherein_o his_o late_a discourse_n show_v that_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v entire_a and_o exclusive_a of_o all_o other_o love_v be_v further_a clear_v and_o justify_v publish_a by_o j._n norris_n m._n a._n rector_n of_o bemerton_n near_o sarum_n london_n print_v for_o samuel_n manship_n at_o the_o ship_n near_o the_o royal_a exchange_n in_o cornhill_n and_o richard_n wilkin_n at_o the_o king_n head_n in_o st._n paul_n be_v churchyard_n 1695._o imprimatur_fw-la october_n 7._o 1694._o c._n alston_n to_o the_o true_o honourable_a lady_n the_o lady_z catherine_n jones_n in_o due_a acknowledgement_n of_o her_o merit_n and_o in_o testimony_n of_o that_o just_a and_o therefore_o very_o great_a and_o vnseigned_a veneration_n which_o be_v pay_v to_o her_o ladyship_n virtue_n these_o letter_n be_v most_o humble_o dedicate_v and_o present_v to_o the_o reader_n the_o letter_n