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convey_v it_o thither_o make_v he_o cry_v out_o not_o with_o jacob_n gen._n 45._o 28._o it_o be_v enough_o joseph_n my_o son_n be_v yet_o alive_a i_o will_v go_v and_o see_v he_o before_o i_o die_v but_o oh_o this_o be_v not_o enough_o this_o report_n be_v not_o enough_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o that_o i_o taste_v some_o of_o the_o good_a thing_n of_o the_o land_n it_o be_v not_o enough_o that_o i_o see_v these_o carriage_n send_v out_o for_o i_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o that_o my_o soul_n have_v a_o happy_a and_o honourable_a life_n prepare_v for_o it_o i_o see_v it_o indeed_o before_o i_o die_v but_o i_o will_v also_o die_v that_o i_o may_v see_v it_o better_o and_o enjoy_v it_o more_o but_o i_o doubt_v there_o be_v some_o earthly_a tie_n even_o upon_o the_o heavenly_a soul_n that_o chain_n it_o to_o this_o present_a animal_n body_n but_o sure_o i_o be_o that_o whatsoever_o it_o be_v it_o be_v but_o a_o weak_a one_o be_v there_o any_o worldly_a accommodation_n any_o creature-toy_n 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this_o then_o be_v the_o secure_a and_o honourable_a life_n in_o comparison_n of_o which_o the_o life_n of_o a_o prince_n be_v but_o a_o wallow_n in_o the_o mire_n lord_n give_v we_o evermore_o this_o bread_n and_o heart_n to_o feed_v upon_o it_o amen_n finis_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o animae_fw-la consortium_fw-la sive_fw-la periphrasis_n in_o posterius_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o john_n 4._o 16._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d o_o mnia_fw-la mî_fw-la deus_fw-la est_fw-la idem_fw-la deus_fw-la est_fw-la meus_fw-la omnis_fw-la ipse_fw-la deo_fw-la totus_fw-la totus_fw-la &_o ipse_fw-la dei._n omnia_fw-la mihi_fw-la deus_fw-la est_fw-la in_o deo_fw-la cujusque_fw-la boni_fw-la creati_fw-la singulae_fw-la vires_fw-la penitissimè_fw-la insunt_fw-la in_o deo_fw-la solaminà que_fw-la implicantur_fw-la o_fw-la mnia_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la omnis_fw-la deus_fw-la est_fw-la meus_fw-la omne_fw-la quod_fw-la feoit_fw-fr mihi_fw-la that_fw-mi benignus_fw-la omne_fw-la quod_fw-la prae_fw-la 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