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shall_v say_v if_o you_o believe_v once_o indeed_o joy_n will_v follow_v and_o therefore_o you_o know_v it_o be_v call_v the_o joy_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n that_o be_v when_o once_o a_o man_n receive_v this_o witness_n of_o the_o spirit_n there_o follow_v a_o wondrous_a quiet_a and_o peaceablenesse_n and_o calmness_n in_o the_o heart_n belove_a it_o be_v with_o every_o son_n of_o adam_n as_o it_o be_v with_o adam_n when_o he_o have_v lose_v the_o image_n of_o god_n there_o follow_v trouble_v and_o horror_n in_o his_o conscience_n till_o that_o image_n be_v recover_v his_o heart_n be_v never_o full_o at_o peace_n but_o as_o soon_o as_o that_o be_v recover_v the_o heart_n recover_v the_o former_a joy_n that_o adam_n have_v that_o former_a quiet_n and_o peace_n and_o comfort_n that_o adam_n have_v in_o that_o innocency_n he_o have_v it_o in_o a_o measure_n so_o when_o the_o lord_n return_v again_o to_o a_o man_n spirit_n that_o it_o be_v his_o return_v and_o no_o delusion_n i_o say_v 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