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recreate_v and_o generate_v pleasure_n and_o delectation_n and_o if_o it_o be_v absent_a cause_v a_o great_a desire_n so_o do_v the_o spiritual_a meat_n for_o when_o it_o be_v present_a and_o take_v by_o our_o soul_n that_o seek_v after_o it_o it_o recreate_v they_o and_o give_v the_o soul_n a_o great_a but_o spiritual_a pleasure_n and_o delectation_n and_o after_o this_o manner_n the_o eat_n and_o drink_v be_v take_v often_o in_o the_o scripture_n for_o the_o possession_n and_o enjoy_n of_o very_o acceptable_a and_o pleasant_a thing_n for_o the_o celestial_a and_o spiritual_a pleasure_n which_o we_o in_o this_o life_n and_o after_o it_o shall_v enjoy_v in_o the_o lord_n as_o you_o may_v see_v psal_n 19.10_o where_o the_o psalmist_n speak_v of_o god_n commandment_n celebrate_v they_o as_o more_o to_o be_v desire_v then_o gold_n and_o sweet_a than_o honey_n and_o in_o many_o other_o place_n of_o the_o same_o book_n as_o psa_n 42.3_o psa_fw-la 63.1_o 5._o the_o royal_a prophet_n express_v his_o most_o fervent_a desire_n for_o god_n by_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n and_o his_o great_a pleasure_n by_o the_o fullness_n of_o marrow_n and_o fatness_n say_v my_o soul_n thirst_v for_o god_n for_o the_o live_a god_n and_o then_o with_o delectation_n my_o soul_n shall_v be_v satisfy_v as_o with_o marrow_n and_o fatness_n and_o my_o mouth_n shall_v praise_v thou_o with_o joyful_a lip_n moreover_o christ_n speak_v unto_o his_o disciple_n of_o the_o sacred_a pleasure_n which_o we_o shall_v enjoy_v in_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o spiritual_a blessing_n in_o the_o celestial_a jerusalem_n say_v luke_n 22.30_o i_o appoint_v unto_o you_o a_o kingdom_n that_o you_o may_v eat_v and_o drink_v at_o my_o table_n in_o this_o sense_n christ_n call_v his_o father_n will_n and_o work_v his_o meat_n say_v my_o meat_n be_v to_o do_v the_o will_n of_o he_o that_o send_v i_o and_o to_o finish_v his_o work_n because_o it_o be_v all_o his_o pleasure_n all_o his_o delight_n and_o all_o his_o 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be_v smite_v and_o wither_v like_o grass_n so_o that_o i_o forget_v to_o eat_v my_o bread_n and_o psa_n 42.3_o he_o say_v my_o tear_n have_v be_v my_o meat_n day_n and_o night_n while_o they_o continual_o say_v unto_o i_o where_o be_v thy_o god_n but_o if_o sadness_n make_v we_o forget_v our_o meat_n and_o drink_n much_o more_o do_v pleasure_n on_o which_o a_o proverb_n be_v frame_v where_o it_o be_v say_v he_o take_v there_o so_o much_o pleasure_n that_o he_o lose_v his_o meat_n and_o drink_n and_o you_o know_v that_o to_o be_v true_a for_o oftentimes_o a_o profound_a meditation_n on_o some_o agreeable_a thing_n or_o a_o pleasant_a exercise_n will_v make_v we_o forget_v the_o time_n of_o our_o refection_n as_o it_o appear_v in_o our_o bless_a saviour_n who_o say_v my_o meat_n be_v to_o do_v the_o will_n of_o he_o that_o send_v i_o and_o to_o finish_v his_o work_n for_o christ_n refuse_v the_o meat_n which_o his_o disciple_n present_v he_o because_o all_o his_o pleasure_n and_o his_o delight_n be_v in_o the_o salvation_n of_o man_n and_o conversion_n of_o those_o who_o be_v to_o come_v to_o meet_v he_o as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o the_o 40._o verse_n of_o our_o chapter_n he_o will_v not_o then_o feed_v upon_o his_o disciple_n corporal_a meat_n but_o upon_o the_o conversion_n of_o man_n his_o spiritual_a meat_n and_o delicious_a banquet_n i_o know_v that_o our_o saviour_n do_v eat_v many_o time_n to_o show_v the_o truth_n of_o his_o humane_a nature_n and_o make_v the_o jew_n and_o other_o know_v that_o he_o be_v a_o true_a man_n but_o he_o do_v leave_v his_o meat_n when_o necessity_n of_o man_n salvation_n do_v require_v it_o to_o manifest_v himself_o the_o saviour_n of_o the_o world_n indeed_o he_o use_v the_o corporal_a meat_n with_o the_o common_a but_o the_o salvation_n of_o man_n be_v his_o proper_a meat_n for_o you_o know_v that_o among_o all_o the_o provision_n which_o god_n give_v we_o for_o our_o nourishment_n some_o there_o be_v which_o we_o taste_v of_o 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