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their_o privilege_n for_o eye_n have_v not_o see_v not_o ear_n hear_v that_o whereof_o their_o hope_n assure_v 8._o they_o the_o queen_n of_o saba_n account_v salomon_n servant_n happy_a who_o stand_v in_o his_o presence_n but_o i_o may_v safe_o say_v 15._o with_o the_o psalmist_n bless_a be_v the_o people_n who_o god_n be_v the_o 18._o lord_n god_n will_v assign_v the_o levite_n no_o possession_n among_o their_o brethren_n because_o himself_o will_v be_v their_o portion_n what_o need_v he_o more_o who_o have_v the_o lord_n for_o his_o part_n this_o only_o can_v make_v a_o man_n happy_a what_o will_v it_o avail_v thou_o to_o call_v this_o house_n this_o field_n this_o treasure_n this_o kingdom_n this_o world_n thou_o if_o thou_o can_v not_o call_v god_n thou_o 11â—_n the_o more_o thou_o have_v the_o more_o unhappy_a thou_o be_v i_o have_v rather_o be_v a_o doorkeep_a any_o thing_n in_o the_o house_n and_o favour_n of_o god_n then_o to_o possess_v all_o thing_n else_o take_v away_o 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the_o god_n of_o all_o consolation_n let_v he_o be_v thy_o portion_n thy_o god_n every_o one_o say_v it_o 118._o but_o you_o shall_v rate_o finâ—_n 〈◊〉_d confidence_n thou_o must_v renounce_v the_o world_n sin_n and_o thyself_o if_o thou_o will_v have_v god_n thy_o god_n the_o 〈…〉_z god_n be_v pleasure_n the_o 3._o epicure_n his_o belly_n the_o covetous_a manâ—_n god_n be_v his_o riches_n if_o thou_o wilâ—_n have_v god_n thy_o portion_n thou_o 〈◊〉_d be_v emire_o he_o thou_o 〈◊〉_d not_o have_v any_o other_o god_n thou_o must_v live_v as_o one_o of_o he_o every_o one_o claim_v a_o interest_n iâ—_n god_n the_o very_a hypocrite_n catch_v hold_v of_o he_o as_o those_o woman_n in_o the_o prophet_n 5._o â—â—ely_o let_v we_o be_v call_v by_o thy_o 〈◊〉_d and_o take_v away_o our_o 〈◊〉_d the_o wicked_a heretic_n cry_v our_o god_n our_o god_n who_o yet_o stick_v to_o the_o church_n like_o bernacle_n to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d side_n be_v neither_o fish_n noâ—â—â—â—sh_v till_o opportunity_n wingâ—th_v 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