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shelter_v we_o what_o though_o sin_n be_v poison_n have_v we_o not_o here_o the_o bread_n of_o christ_n for_o a_o antidote_n what_o though_o it_o be_v red_a as_o scarlet_n be_v not_o his_o blood_n of_o a_o deep_a colour_n what_o though_o the_o dart_n of_o satan_n continual_o wound_v we_o be_v not_o the_o issue_n of_o his_o wound_n the_o balm_n for_o we_o let_v i_o be_v feed_v all_o my_o day_n with_o bread_n of_o affliction_n and_o water_n of_o affliction_n i_o have_v another_o bread_n another_o cup_n to_o sweeten_v both_o let_v satan_n tempt_v i_o to_o despair_v of_o life_n i_o have_v in_o these_o visible_a and_o common_a element_n the_o author_n of_o life_n make_v the_o food_n of_o life_n unto_o i_o let_v who_o will_v persuade_v i_o to_o trust_v a_o little_a in_o my_o own_o righteousness_n to_o spy_v out_o some_o gasping_n and_o faint_a relic_n of_o life_n in_o myself_o i_o receive_v in_o these_o sign_n a_o all-sufficient_a saviour_n and_o i_o will_v seek_v for_o nothing_o in_o 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this_o precious_a gift_n of_o christ_n crucify_v not_o to_o look_v on_o but_o to_o eat_v not_o with_o a_o gaze_v speculative_a knowledge_n of_o he_o as_o it_o be_v at_o a_o distance_n but_o with_o a_o experimental_a and_o work_a knowledge_n none_o true_o know_v christ_n but_o he_o that_o feel_v he_o come_v psal._n taste_n and_o see_v say_v the_o prophet_n how_o gracious_a the_o lord_n be_v in_o divine_a thing_n taste_v go_v before_o see_v the_o union_n before_o the_o vision_n 18_o christ_n must_v first_o dwell_v in_o we_o before_o we_o can_v know_v the_o love_n of_o god_n that_o pass_v knowledge_n three_o we_o learn_v not_o to_o sin_v against_o christ_n because_o therein_o we_o do_v sin_n against_o ourselves_o by_o offer_v indignity_n to_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n which_o shall_v nourish_v we_o and_o like_o swine_n praesat_fw-la by_o trample_v under_o foot_n that_o precious_a food_n which_o preserve_v unto_o life_n those_o that_o with_o reverence_n eat_v it_o but_o fat_v unto_o 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