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spiritual_o empty_a be_v thou_o now_o soul-empty_a do_v thou_o behold_v thyself_o within_o know_v thou_o what_o a_o fullness_n of_o rubbish_n and_o evil_a there_o be_v in_o thy_o heart_n and_o what_o a_o emptiness_n there_o be_v of_o all_o divine_a good_a know_v thoú_fw-it i_o say_v how_o spiritual_o impoverish_v thou_o be_v thou_o have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o one_o penny_n of_o grace_n in_o the_o purse_n of_o thy_o soul_n to_o help_v thou_o be_v sensible_a of_o thy_o poverty_n and_o emptiness_n i_o say_v again_o and_o again_o for_o without_o this_o thou_o can_v not_o so_o much_o as_o put_v forth_o one_o spiritual_a breathe_v after_o god_n the_o live_v god_n while_o laodicea_n be_v conceit_a of_o her_o own_o fullness_n she_o can_v not_o desire_v any_o of_o god_n gold_n and_o silver_n and_o if_o this_o be_v thy_o case_n sinner_n know_v while_o such_o thou_o be_v deplorable_a and_o miserable_a get_v out_o therefore_o of_o it_o as_o you_o tender_v the_o good_a of_o your_o immortal_a 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together_o he_o think_v every_o hour_n a_o day_n and_o every_o day_n a_o week_n and_o every_o week_n a_o year_n how_o long_o o_o lord_n how_o long_o o_o lord_n will_v it_o be_v ere_o i_o shall_v have_v a_o more_o intimate_v union_n with_o thyself_o than_o ever_o when_o shall_v i_o appear_v before_o thou_o and_o see_v thy_o face_n as_o i_o be_v wont_n in_o the_o sanctuary_n five_o and_o last_o strenuous_a endeavour_n i_o say_v strenuous_a desire_n endeavour_n if_o we_o be_v athirst_a we_o do_v not_o complain_v and_o only_o cry_v out_o for_o drink_v but_o we_o do_v also_o seek_v out_o and_o be_v not_o at_o rest_n until_o we_o have_v find_v what_o we_o desire_v and_o most_o stand_n in_o need_n of_o how_o do_v we_o run_v up_o and_o down_o and_o dig_v in_o this_o place_n and_o place_n of_o the_o earth_n till_o we_o hauâ—…_n find_v these_o water_n so_o he_o that_o 〈◊〉_d spiritual_o athirst_a long_v coâ—…_n plain_v and_o not_o only_o so_o but_o laâ—…_n bour_v and_o strive_v try_v at_o 〈◊〉_d 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