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repentance_n etc._n etc._n and_o only_o commend_v two_o or_o three_o thing_n which_o seem_v to_o i_o of_o most_o excellent_a and_o necessary_a importance_n petimuâ—que_fw-la daâ—uâ—que_fw-la vicâ—ssim_fw-la 1._o love_n and_o enjoy_v all_o thing_n in_o god_n admire_v divine_a goodness_n in_o every_o create_a excellency_n and_o taste_v a_o divine_a sweetness_n in_o every_o create_a comfort_n o_o how_o be_v the_o noble_a soul_n of_o man_n debase_v pinch_v confine_v by_o low_a and_o sensual_a love_n whilst_o many_o man_n love_v the_o creature_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o creator_n most_o man_n in_o competition_n with_o he_o and_o almost_o all_o man_n in_o a_o way_n of_o separation_n from_o he_o oh_o base_a and_o degenerate_a affection_n let_v god_n be_v all_o thing_n in_o your_o eye_n so_o that_o you_o shall_v see_v nor_o know_v nor_o love_n nor_o taste_v nothing_o but_o he_o in_o the_o world_n deliver_v yourselves_o oh_o immortal_a soul_n to_o who_o i_o write_v from_o all_o those_o 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