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this_o chapter_n this_o purity_n be_v that_o cleanes_n of_o hart_n to_o which_o our_o b._n saviour_n affixd_v a_o beatitude_n and_o in_o its_o beam_n our_o b._n saint_n see_v god_n so_o present_a in_o all_o his_o action_n that_o he_o be_v ashamed_a as_o well_o as_o reverential_o afraid_a to_o offend_v he_o whence_o it_o make_v he_o solicitous_a to_o walk_v like_o a_o child_n of_o light_n and_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o that_o their_o 9_o eph._n 5._o 9_o journey_n and_o progress_n be_v in_o all_o goodness_n and_o justice_n and_o truth_n whence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o royal_a prophett_n desyrd_v so_o 62._o psal_n 50._o 62._o much_o to_o have_v a_o clean_a hart_n create_v in_o he_o for_o such_o as_o be_v the_o hart_n such_o be_v the_o whole_a man_n and_o god_n who_o so_o earnest_o covet_v our_o hart_n will_v either_o have_v a_o pure_a one_o or_o none_o this_o be_v the_o eye_n of_o man_n which_o if_o it_o be_v simple_a the_o whole_a body_n will_v be_v lightsome_a if_o trouble_v and_o 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