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than_o annihilation_n if_o it_o have_v be_v within_o the_o power_n of_o devil_n to_o turn_v a_o soul_n into_o nothing_o 6._o last_o what_o unspeakable_a sentiment_n of_o happiness_n or_o misery_n do_v a_o selfmoving_a a_o self-communicating_a spirit_n enter_v into_o when_o it_o enter_v into_o its_o own_o place_n for_o there_o it_o meet_v those_o immense_a object_n god_n his_o favour_n or_o displeasure_n the_o true_a appearance_n of_o sin_n and_o holiness_n the_o general_n assembly_n of_o spirit_n happy_a and_o miserable_a with_o their_o universal_a and_o endless_a condition_n itself_o appear_v to_o itself_o in_o its_o full_a extent_n of_o nature_n duration_n and_o relation_n to_o all_o these_o now_o its_o selfmotion_n and_o self-communication_n which_o be_v its_o very_a be_v and_o therefore_o perfect_a in_o its_o own_o native_a element_n be_v active_a to_o the_o high_a selfmotion_n turn_v it_o every_o way_n with_o unutterable_a swiftness_n upon_o these_o object_n and_o 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