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shall_v so_o wipe_v away_o all_o tear_n from_o their_o eye_n here_o that_o no_o vexation_n shall_v make_v they_o sorrowful_a nor_o yet_o adversity_n pensyve_a but_o all_o manner_n of_o slander_n and_o persecution_n shall_v they_o take_v for_o most_o suffren_a consolation_n for_o his_o name_n sake_n for_o if_o he_o be_v with_o they_o who_o can_v prevail_v against_o they_o 21_o and_o after_o that_o day_n can_v no_o weping_n be_v whereas_o shall_v be_v full_a joy_n with_o immortality_n both_o of_o soul_n and_o body_n behold_v say_v the_o lord_n in_o esaye_n prophesy_v i_o shall_v make_v a_o joyful_a jerusalem_n yea_o and_o myself_o will_v rejoice_v there_o with_o they_o from_o thence_o forth_o shall_v neither_o wail_a nor_o weep_v be_v hear_v in_o her_o
any_o more_o 22_o in_o she_o moreover_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o death_n for_o it_o shall_v be_v destroy_v for_o ever_o no_o more_o shall_v man_n conscience_n despair_v here_o but_o have_v joy_n in_o the_o holy_a ghost_n no_o more_o shall_v they_o die_v through_o sin_n but_o live_v unto_o god_n by_o faith_n and_o there_o shall_v no_o more_o the_o rose_n colour_a whore_n be_v drunken_a in_o the_o blood_n of_o martyr_n her_o tyrant_n shall_v be_v close_v up_o in_o the_o stink_a lake_n of_o fire_n from_o the_o slaughter_n of_o they_o they_o than_o become_v immortal_a and_o impossible_a moreover_o than_o this_o he_o that_o beléeve_v in_o christ_n shall_v never_o die_v nor_o yet_o come_v into_o judgement_n but_o pass_v clean_o from_o death_n unto_o life_n 23_o neither_o shall_v there_o be_v any_o sorrow_n nor_o cry_v any_o more_o for_o all_o manner_n of_o displeasure_n of_o the_o body_n as_o povertye_n sickness_n loss_n emnytie_n vexation_n and_o ill_a report_n be_v here_o patient_o bear_v 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spirit_n and_o be_v a_o sweet_a rest_n unto_o their_o soul_n and_o in_o the_o regeneration_n shall_v hunger_n thirst_n werinesse_n labour_n heat_n cold_a rain_n wind_n thunder_n earthquake_n with_o all_o other_o discommodity_n be_v take_v clean_o from_o they_o neither_o shall_v they_o have_v there_o need_v of_o meat_n nor_o drink_n food_n nor_o raiment_n bed_n nor_o building_n field_n nor_o meadow_n welspringe_n nor_o river_n garden_n nor_o vineyard_n the_o text._n 1_o and_o he_o that_o sit_v upon_o the_o seat_n say_v 2._o behold_v i_o make_v all_o thing_n new_a 3._o and_o he_o say_v unto_o i_o 4_o write_v 5._o for_o these_o word_n be_v faithful_a and_o true_a 6._o and_o he_o say_v unto_o i_o 7._o it_o be_v do_v 8._o i_o be_o alpha_n and_o omega_n 9_o the_o beginning_n and_o the_o end_n 10._o i_o will_v give_v to_o he_o that_o be_v a_o thirst_n 11._o of_o the_o well_o of_o the_o water_n of_o life_n free_a 12._o he_o that_o overcom_v shall_v inherit_v all_o thing_n 13._o i_o will_v be_v 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