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A35042 A defense against the dread of death, or, Zach. Crofton's meditations and soliloquies concerning the stroak of death sounded in his ears in the time of his close imprisonment in the Tower of London, anno 1661 and 1662 : digested for his own private staisfaction and support in the vale of the shadow of death, and now made publique for the advantage of such as abide under Gods present visitation in London by the pestilence. Crofton, Zachary, 1625 or 6-1672. 1665 (1665) Wing C6992; ESTC R24795 57,690 178

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above_o other_o of_o my_o brethren_n the_o butt_n of_o satan_n rage_n and_o man_n malice_n the_o subject_n of_o strong_a passion_n and_o finful_a motion_n whilst_o i_o have_v live_v i_o have_v not_o do_v duty_n to_o god_n without_o great_a defect_n i_o have_v not_o deliver_v my_o master_n message_n among_o man_n without_o great_a danger_n satan_n have_v hunt_v i_o into_o sin_n and_o wicked_a man_n have_v hunt_v i_o into_o suffering_n they_o have_v lie_v in_o wait_n for_o i_o they_o have_v labour_v to_o make_v my_o tongue_n my_o trap_n and_o to_o ensnare_v i_o by_o my_o word_n but_o i_o may_v now_o be_v content_a these_o can_v follow_v i_o no_o further_o they_o
shall_v now_o lose_v the_o send_v the_o grave_n shall_v be_v my_o burrow_n in_o it_o i_o shall_v be_v quiet_a i_o shall_v then_o be_v out_o of_o the_o reach_n of_o lust_n care_n trouble_n sorrow_n sickness_n temptation_n and_o persecution_n i_o shall_v now_o no_o more_o be_v hear_v to_o grieve_v or_o groan_v i_o will_v therefore_o be_v willing_a to_o cease_v to_o be_v that_o i_o may_v cease_v to_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o so_o bad_a so_o sinful_a quality_n sect_n xvi_o death_n will_v destroy_v my_o body_n soul_n death_n destroy_v the_o body_n but_o not_o the_o soul_n be_v it_o so_o that_o be_v all_o it_o can_v do_v it_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o my_o soul_n that_o remain_v immortal_a it_o shall_v be_v save_v and_o set_v in_o abraham_n bosom_n ●n_o eternal_a happiness_n as_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v out_o of_o my_o body_n it_o shall_v be_v associate_v to_o the_o spirit_n of_o just_a man_n make_v perfect_a what_o need_v i_o care_v how_o it_o go_v with_o my_o worse_a whilst_o i_o 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be_v of_o good_a cheer_n in_o the_o tempest_n which_o tear_v their_o tackle_n and_o sink_v their_o ship_n be_v able_a to_o assure_v they_o 27._o act_n 27._o no_o man_n life_n shall_v be_v lose_v but_o the_o ship_n only_o i_o travel_v with_o my_o soul_n through_o brier_n and_o thorn_n shall_v i_o wonder_v that_o i_o be_o prick_v and_o that_o my_o clothes_n be_v rend_v off_o i_o my_o soul_n be_v of_o such_o value_n that_o all_o be_v to_o be_v adventure_v and_o throw_v overboard_o for_o its_o salvation_n what_o shall_v it_o profit_v a_o man_n if_o he_o gain_v the_o whole_a world_n and_o lose_v his_o own_o soul_n 16.26_o matth_n 16.26_o my_o body_n be_v dear_a to_o i_o i_o will_v do_v what_o i_o can_v to_o preserve_v it_o but_o my_o soul_n be_v much_o dear_a this_o must_v be_v defend_v by_o expose_v my_o body_n to_o danger_n and_o destruction_n skin_n for_o skin_n riches_n honour_n pleasure_n peace_n all_o my_o natural_a comfort_n and_o outward_a blessing_n i_o will_v give_v for_o my_o life_n but_o these_o and_o life_n and_o all_o will_v i_o give_v for_o my_o soul_n 1.18_o 1_o pet._n 1.18_o my_o soul_n be_v redeem_v not_o with_o corruptible_a thing_n as_o silver_n and_o gold_n but_o with_o the_o precious_a blood_n of_o jesus_n christ_n christ_n lay_v down_o his_o life_n to_o redeem_v my_o soul_n and_o shall_v not_o i_o willing_o lie_v down_o my_o life_n to_o keep_v my_o redeem_a soul_n o_o thou_o the_o shepherd_n and_o bishop_n of_o my_o soul_n keep_v it_o within_o thy_o sheepfold_n until_o thou_o shall_v lead_v it_o unto_o thy_o glory_n i_o will_v not_o then_o be_v solicitous_a what_o may_v befall_v or_o become_v of_o my_o body_n see_v i_o be_o under_o a_o necessity_n of_o suffer_a loss_n i_o will_v rejoice_v that_o my_o loss_n be_v not_o great_a such_o as_o may_v have_v undo_v i_o for_o ever_o welcome_a death_n to_o my_o body_n temporal_a death_n which_o consist_v with_o the_o life_n and_o immortality_n of_o my_o soul_n and_o pass_v it_o into_o the_o fruition_n of_o eternal_a life_n my_o soul_n may_v be_v save_v by_o and_o under_o the_o loss_n of_o my_o body_n but_o my_o body_n can_v not_o be_v save_v if_o my_o soul_n be_v lose_v oh_o strange_a oh_o bless_a trade_n the_o loss_n i_o be_o like_a to_o sustain_v be_v my_o infinite_a gain_n this_o loss_n of_o my_o body_n shall_v save_v my_o soul_n for_o in_o the_o cause_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o church_n he_o who_o will_v save_v his_o life_n must_v lose_v it_o 16.25_o mat._n 16.25_o sect_n xvii_o death_n will_v separate_v my_o soul_n from_o my_o body_n god_n death_n seperate_v soul_n and_o body_n but_o not_o i_o and_o god_n it_o will_v so_o but_o it_o can_v separate_v i_o from_o god_n and_o that_o be_v the_o design_n of_o death_n it_o can_v separate_v either_o the_o one_o or_o the_o other_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o christ_n jesus_n i_o be_o persuade_v neither_o life_n nor_o death_n nor_o angel_n nor_o principality_n nor_o power_n nor_o thing_n present_a 39_o rom._n 8.38_o 39_o nor_o thing_n to_o come_v nor_o any_o other_o creature_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o separate_v we_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n which_o be_v in_o chrict_a jesus_n our_o lord_n shall_v not_o this_o inseparable_a love_n to_o i_o meet_v with_o a_o answerable_a return_n of_o love_n from_o i_o and_o make_v i_o with_o confidence_n and_o resolution_n conclude_v tribulation_n nor_o distress_n nor_o persecution_n nor_o famine_n nor_o nakedness_n nor_o peril_n nor_o sword_n shall_v not_o separate_v christ_n from_o i_o as_o it_o be_v write_v for_o thy_o sake_n be_v we_o kill_v all_o the_o day_n long_o and_o account_v as_o sheep_n to_o the_o slaughter_n love_n be_v a_o principle_n of_o union_n it_o cleave_v to_o and_o look_v after_o its_o object_n in_o its_o most_o low_a estate_n and_o lose_v condition_n death_n shall_v not_o make_v i_o to_o be_v despise_v or_o forsake_v by_o my_o god_n this_o god_n be_v my_o god_n 48.14_o psa_fw-la 48.14_o my_o god_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o and_o he_o will_v be_v my_o guide_n unto_o death_n yea_o in_o and_o through_o the_o vail_n of_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n his_o rod_n and_o his_o staff_n shall_v comfort_v i_o 23.4_o and_o 23.4_o the_o lord_n his_o esteem_n of_o and_o relation_n to_o my_o soul_n and_o body_n abide_v as_o well_o and_o as_o much_o though_o not_o by_o the_o same_o act_n and_o expression_n of_o affection_n now_o they_o be_v separate_v from_o as_o whilst_o they_o be_v unite_v each_o unto_o other_o god_n do_v triumphant_o observe_v the_o faith_n and_o patience_n by_o which_o i_o endure_v the_o tear_n of_o they_o each_o from_o other_o for_o the_o testimony_n of_o his_o truth_n he_o do_v dispatch_v his_o angel_n to_o attend_v my_o death_n and_o to_o convey_v my_o soul_n into_o abraham_n bosom_n to_o the_o immediate_a enjoyment_n of_o himself_o nor_o do_v he_o disregard_n my_o body_n when_o divide_v from_o my_o soul_n or_o disesteem_v the_o dust_n thereof_o he_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v mourn_v over_o by_o my_o friend_n and_o natural_a relation_n and_o to_o be_v bury_v with_o the_o great_a solemnity_n poor_a they_o can_v observe_v yea_o he_o love_v it_o and_o look_v on_o it_o as_o unite_v to_o christ_n though_o lay_v in_o the_o grave_n or_o disperse_v on_o the_o earth_n all_o my_o member_n be_v write_v in_o god_n book_n 139.16_o ps_n 139.16_o not_o one_o of_o they_o must_v be_v lose_v or_o miscarry_v they_o shall_v not_o be_v neglect_v my_o dust_n be_v precious_a in_o god_n sight_n not_o a_o grain_n of_o it_o shall_v be_v lose_v after_o it_o be_v sow_o in_o the_o earth_n it_o shall_v most_o certain_o spring_v up_o as_o precious_a seed_n water_v with_o the_o dew_n of_o heaven_n the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n to_o zion_n and_o all_o her_o son_n do_v assure_v they_o and_o i_o that_o her_o dead_a man_n shall_v live_v together_o with_o his_o dead_a body_n they_o shall_v arise_v awake_v and_o sing_v you_o that_o dwell_v in_o the_o dust_n 26.19_o isa_n 26.19_o for_o thy_o dew_n be_v as_o the_o dew_n of_o herb_n and_o the_o earth_n shall_v cast_v out_o the_o dead_a my_o body_n remain_v god_n jewel_n when_o it_o have_v lose_v that_o lustre_n the_o soul_n do_v give_v it_o god_n lock_v it_o up_o in_o the_o grave_n as_o in_o his_o cabinet_n god_n well_o know_v my_o body_n be_v liable_a to_o danger_n in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o wrath_n against_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o grave_n be_v the_o receptacle_n from_o distress_n whereinto_o he_o do_v gather_v it_o know_v my_o soul_n and_o body_n you_o when_o divide_v do_v abide_v object_n of_o god_n compassion_n complacency_n and_o care_n enter_v into_o your_o chamber_n
he_o shall_v at_o death_n be_v utter_o and_o for_o ever_o discharge_v my_o soul_n shall_v then_o indeed_o be_v holy_a as_o god_n be_v holy_a and_o perfect_a as_o god_n be_v perfect_a it_o shall_v not_o only_o have_v perfect_a quality_n the_o principle_n of_o union_n but_o also_o those_o degree_n of_o perfection_n which_o shall_v capacitate_v it_o for_o full_a communion_n with_o my_o god_n christ_n and_o his_o holy_a angel_n and_o glorify_a saint_n even_o the_o utmost_a degree_n of_o perfection_n such_o a_o creature_n be_v capable_a of_o and_o a_o estate_n of_o so_o glorious_a communion_n do_v call_v for_o and_o require_v the_o faculty_n of_o my_o soul_n shall_v be_v enlarge_v unto_o the_o perfection_n of_o knowledge_n and_o affection_n i_o shall_v after_o death_n be_v able_a to_o pry_v into_o the_o deep_a mystery_n of_o man_n fall_n and_o salvation_n of_o the_o glorious_a unconceivable_a subsistency_n of_o the_o trinity_n in_o unity_n three_o person_n in_o one_o undivided_a essence_n 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god_n and_o christ_n than_o my_o soul_n shall_v admire_v my_o affection_n embrace_v unto_o the_o fullness_n of_o my_o comfort_n force_v out_o the_o loud_a halelujah_n and_o acclamation_n of_o joy_n and_o thanksgiving_n to_o god_n for_o ever_o the_o imbicility_n of_o the_o natural_a man_n which_o can_v not_o the_o enmity_n of_o the_o natural_a man_n which_o will_v not_o discern_v and_o savour_v the_o thing_n of_o god_n shall_v now_o be_v discharge_v destroy_v for_o ever_o for_o now_o the_o natural_a man_n itself_o shall_v expire_v and_o cease_v to_o be_v such_o shall_v be_v the_o change_a estate_n quality_n and_o endowment_n of_o my_o soul_n that_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v to_o it_o tire_v dull_v &_o difficult_a because_o supernatural_a irksome_a grievous_a and_o hateful_a because_o contranatural_a shall_v become_v easy_a and_o encourage_v lovely_a acceptable_a and_o delightful_a because_o connatural_a the_o very_a proper_a and_o only_a element_n in_o which_o my_o soul_n can_v live_v and_o enjoy_v itself_o in_o this_o respect_n nothing_o can_v be_v so_o dismay_v afflict_v and_o torment_v to_o my_o soul_n as_o interruption_n intermission_n or_o expiration_n of_o enjoyment_n by_o the_o return_n of_o time_n oh_o folly_n to_o dread_a eternity_n which_o must_v exist_v in_o the_o exercise_n and_o enjoyment_n of_o these_o glorious_a quality_n of_o my_o soul_n the_o disparity_n and_o disproportion_n which_o keep_v my_o god_n and_o i_o at_o a_o distance_n shall_v now_o be_v discharge_v and_o quite_o remove_v can_v i_o desire_v the_o time_n in_o which_o they_o shall_v again_o return_v upon_o i_o have_v not_o the_o loss_n of_o god_n image_n in_o i_o and_o thereby_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o presence_n with_o i_o cost_v i_o dear_a enough_o already_o i_o can_v enjoy_v god_n for_o ever_o unless_o i_o be_v like_o god_n for_o ever_o my_o perfect_a proportion_n to_o god_n must_v fit_v i_o for_o perfect_a possession_n of_o god_n welcome_o then_o eternity_n in_o conformity_n to_o god_n my_o only_a capacity_n of_o eternal_a communion_n with_o god_n 4._o eternal_a my_o future_a life_n be_v eternal_a though_o i_o die_v i_o shall_v die_v but_o once_o my_o death_n shall_v be_v my_o entrance_n into_o life_n and_o my_o life_n shall_v be_v eternal_a the_o second_o death_n shall_v have_v no_o power_n on_o i_o see_v i_o must_v once_o die_v oh_o how_o happy_a be_o i_o that_o i_o do_v not_o live_v to_o die_v the_o second_o death_n the_o first_o death_n divide_v my_o soul_n from_o my_o body_n but_o the_o second_o death_n will_v have_v dividid_fw-la my_o soul_n and_o body_n from_o god_n and_o that_o for_o ever_o but_o this_o death_n shall_v not_o befall_v i_o for_o there_o be_v no_o condemnation_n to_o they_o who_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n 8.1_o rom._n 8.1_o the_o lord_n have_v justify_v i_o who_o shall_v condemn_v i_o he_o have_v deliver_v i_o from_o the_o dread_n of_o the_o first_o by_o redeem_v i_o from_o the_o power_n of_o the_o second_o death_n i_o may_v be_v of_o good_a 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advantage_n do_v not_o the_o husbandman_n joy_n to_o see_v his_o seed_n rot_v in_o the_o ground_n because_o he_o hope_v to_o receive_v the_o same_o body_n with_o better_a quality_n shall_v not_o i_o through_o grace_n be_v willing_a to_o be_v resolve_v into_o nothing_o that_o i_o may_v be_v restore_v better_a o_o fool_n 15.36_o 1_o cor._n 15.36_o no_o seed_n be_v quicken_v unless_o it_o first_o dye_n my_o soul_n resist_v not_o the_o pleasure_n rebuke_v not_o the_o order_n of_o my_o maker_n if_o he_o kill_v to_o make_v alive_a dissolve_v that_o he_o may_v restore_v my_o body_n with_o the_o most_o bless_a change_n of_o quality_n to_o the_o same_o substance_n will_v thou_o dispute_v or_o decline_v his_o will_n come_v be_v content_a cheerful_o shake_v hand_n with_o my_o body_n and_o let_v it_o go_v leave_v it_o look_v no_o more_o after_o it_o though_o it_o be_v lose_v from_o thou_o it_o be_v not_o lose_v from_o god_n or_o christ_n nor_o be_v it_o lose_v for_o ever_o when_o christ_n shall_v appear_v i_o myself_o shall_v my_o whole_a self_n consist_v of_o soul_n and_o body_n 3.4_o col._n 3.4_o shall_v appear_v with_o he_o in_o glory_n for_o he_o will_v raise_v i_o from_o the_o dead_a 3.2_o phil._n 3.2_o and_o change_v my_o vile_a body_n that_o it_o may_v be_v fashion_v like_o unto_o his_o glorious_a body_n i_o can_v but_o pray_v that_o god_n will_v deliver_v i_o my_o body_n from_o wicked_a man_n who_o be_v his_o sword_n his_o hand_n to_o cut_v it_o down_o and_o reduce_v it_o into_o nothing_o yet_o my_o father_n not_o my_o will_n but_o thy_o will_n be_v do_v i_o will_v submit_v i_o will_v be_v content_a i_o will_v wait_v my_o appoint_a time_n till_o my_o change_n shall_v come_v and_o i_o will_v retain_v the_o confidence_n and_o possess_v my_o soul_n in_o the_o comfortable_a expectation_n of_o my_o resurrection_n for_o as_o for_o i_o i_o shall_v behold_v thy_o face_n in_o righteousness_n 17.15_o psa_fw-la 17.15_o i_o shall_v be_v satisfy_v when_o i_o awake_v and_o arise_v in_o thy_o likeness_n sect_n xx._n death_n be_v that_o dreadful_a gulf_n good_a death_n enter_v m●_n into_o eternity_n bu●_n it_o be_v of_o good_a which_o once_o shoot_v lanch_v my_o immortal_a soul_n into_o the_o ocean_n of_o eternity_n eternity_n what_o be_v that_o a_o word_n of_o astonishment_n a_o estate_n of_o amazement_n i_o can_v look_v into_o it_o without_o heart-sinking_a thought_n soul-troubling_a apprehension_n it_o be_v a_o depth_n unfathomable_a a_o length_n and_o breath_n immeasurable_a a_o height_n undiscernible_a a_o continuance_n undeterminable_a and_o unexspirable_a but_o yet_o eternity_n be_v in_o all_o these_o respect_n a_o estate_n most_o proper_a to_o my_o immortal_a soul_n herein_o a_o eternal_a subject_n shall_v solace_v itself_o in_o its_o eternal_a object_n unto_o all_o eternity_n time_n return_n have_v be_v the_o lamentation_n of_o my_o life_n troublesome_a time_n return_n be_v troublesome_a because_o it_o be_v the_o limitation_n of_o my_o comfort_n be_v my_o estate_n never_o so_o pleasant_a to_o i_o in_o respect_n of_o my_o health_n wealth_n plenty_n peace_n friend_n and_o familiar_n or_o the_o like_a enjoyment_n the_o discernible_a approach_a period_n of_o they_o have_v bid_v a_o stand_n to_o my_o delight_n in_o they_o and_o damp_a my_o affection_n towards_o they_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v see_v be_v temporal_a but_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v not_o see_v be_v eternal_a 4.18_o 2_o cor._n 4.18_o sensual_a pleasure_n have_v the_o wing_n of_o the_o morning_n they_o pass_v away_o with_o time_n but_o eternity_n be_v a_o adjunct_n a_o property_n which_o stamp_v no_o mean_a degree_n of_o excellency_n on_o those_o glorious_a invisible_a object_n which_o be_v propose_v to_o our_o faith_n to_o counterpoise_v those_o visible_a but_o temporal_a good_a thing_n which_o captivate_v our_o sense_n my_o soul_n in_o eternity_n thou_o shall_v not_o be_v tire_v with_o tell_v the_o fleet_a hour_n with_o observe_v the_o rerurn_a day_n month_n or_o year_n thy_o expectation_n of_o good_a or_o evil_n shall_v not_o then_o be_v tedious_a thou_o shall_v be_v by_o death_n transport_v and_o resolve_v into_o perfect_a full_a and_o for_o ever_o enjoyment_n of_o perfect_a good_a and_o that_o without_o alteration_n or_o degree_n without_o increase_n or_o diminution_n without_o consumption_n or_o expiration_n thou_o shall_v now_o possess_v a_o everlasting_a noon_n day_n thy_o sun_n shall_v no_o more_o rise_v nor_o set_v time_n shall_v be_v to_o thou_o no_o more_o thy_o autumn_n shall_v abide_v fresh_a and_o green_a fair_a and_o fruitful_a without_o the_o least_o change_n by_o the_o increase_a revive_a spring_n or_o by_o the_o chill_a cloud_a kill_a winter_n thy_o star_n shall_v not_o be_v cloud_v thy_o moon_n shall_v know_v no_o change_n in_o this_o estate_n of_o eternity_n there_o shall_v be_v no_o sun_n moon_n or_o star_n thou_o shall_v not_o need_v and_o therefore_o thou_o shall_v not_o have_v those_o direction_n and_o determination_n of_o time_n for_o thy_o day_n shall_v abide_v in_o its_o perpetual_a brightness_n without_o any_o dawn_n or_o the_o least_o approach_n of_o night_n eternity_n existeen_fw-mi not_o in_o itself_o thing_n eternity_n a_o adjunct_n to_o the_o best_a thing_n it_o be_v a_o property_n which_o pass_v on_o some_o condition_n 〈◊〉_d adjunct_n quality_n which_o stand_v not_o alone_o but_o exi_v in_o its_o subject_n my_o soul_n look_v unto_o and_o secure_v the_o subject_n then_o will_v thou_o soon_o see_v that_o eternity_n be_v a_o quality_n great_o desirable_a a_o adjunct_n unto_o thy_o great_a advantage_n when_o death_n shall_v determine_v thy_o day_n it_o shall_v launch_v thou_o into_o but_o it_o shall_v not_o leave_v thou_o fluctuate_a on_o the_o uncertain_a wave_n of_o eternity_n for_o the_o spirit_n go_v unto_o god_n who_o give_v it_o and_o as_o the_o tree_n fall_v so_o it_o lie_v thou_o shall_v most_o certain_o be_v set_v in_o that_o estate_n which_o must_v be_v thy_o eternal_a estate_n without_o any_o possibility_n of_o alteration_n or_o expiration_n thou_o by_o death_n sail_v into_o the_o sea_n of_o elernity_n or_o rather_o thou_o pass_v through_o the_o red_a sea_n unto_o the_o rest_a refresh_a shore_n of_o eternal_a salvation_n a_o eternal_a inheritance_n eternal_a glory_n and_o eternal_a life_n these_o be_v the_o bless_a subject_n in_o which_o thin●_n eternity_n must_v and_o shall_v exist_v ha●●_n thou_o not_o in_o this_o life_n taste_v the_o sweetness_n of_o those_o object_n have_v thou_o not_o propose_v these_o as_o that_o silver_n bell_n for_o which_o thou_o have_v run_v the_o race_n of_o righteousness_n be_v not_o these_o the_o recompense_n of_o reward_n at_o which_o thou_o have_v look_v as_o thy_o encouragement_n to_o all_o thy_o travel_n and_o in_o all_o thy_o trouble_n in_o expectation_n of_o these_o i_o have_v despise_v the_o shame_n and_o endure_v
shall_v when_o dead_a know_v by_o experience_n what_o i_o have_v long_o desire_v earnest_o pray_v and_o industrious_o labour_v to_o know_v by_o the_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n and_o understanding_n viz_o what_o be_v the_o riches_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o inheritance_n of_o the_o saint_n 1.18_o eph._n 1.18_o now_o i_o have_v finish_v my_o course_n on_o earth_n i_o must_v go_v to_o heaven_n that_o i_o may_v there_o receive_v my_o crown_n may_v course_n here_o have_v be_v the_o continual_a exercise_n of_o grace_n my_o condition_n hereafter_o must_v be_v the_o constant_a enjoyment_n of_o glory_n the_o place_n in_o which_o my_o soul_n must_v now_o abide_v the_o business_n in_o which_o my_o soul_n shall_v be_v employ_v the_o company_n with_o which_o my_o soul_n shall_v associate_v and_o the_o quality_n with_o which_o my_o soul_n shall_v be_v endow_v be_v all_o glorious_a these_o thing_n be_v all_o transcendent_o glorious_a i_o can_v but_o desire_v they_o shall_v be_v my_o soul_n can_v 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