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te_fw-la thou_o have_v make_v we_o o_o lord_n to_o thou_o and_o our_o heart_n be_v never_o quiet_a till_o it_o rest_v in_o thou_o seek_v then_o o_o my_o soul_n for_o true_a riches_n true_a beauty_n true_a pleasure_n true_a contentement_n but_o seek_v for_o they_o in_o god_n where_o they_o be_v not_o in_o creature_n where_o they_o be_v not_o seek_v for_o what_o thou_o seek_v but_o not_o where_o thou_o seek_v if_o thou_o seek_v still_o for_o they_o in_o the_o creature_n thou_o shall_v always_o seek_v and_o never_o find_v if_o thou_o seek_v for_o they_o in_o god_n there_o thou_o shall_v find_v they_o for_o that_o there_o they_o be_v in_o their_o prime_a cause_n and_o fountain_n there_o they_o be_v in_o their_o prime_a perfection_n 7._o return_v then_o o_o my_o soul_n to_o thy_o lord_n god_n and_o remember_v what_o joy_n and_o solid_a consolation_n thou_o enjoy_v when_o thou_o love_v and_o serve_v he_o then_o thou_o speak_v not_o but_o of_o he_o think_v not_o but_o of_o he_o dream_v not_o but_o of_o he_o love_v nothing_o but_o he_o or_o for_o he_o reioice_v in_o nothing_o but_o in_o he_o or_o for_o he_o &_o this_o bring_v thou_o such_o joy_n and_o consolation_n that_o thou_o enjoy_v a_o kind_n of_o heaven_n in_o earth_n and_o have_v a_o taste_n &_o feeling_n of_o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n which_o there_o be_v lay_v up_o in_o store_n for_o they_o that_o fear_n god_n love_v he_o and_o serve_v he_o 8._o this_o a_o wordling_n will_v not_o easy_o conceive_v for_o he_o have_v or_o esteem_v no_o other_o heaven_n but_o this_o world_n and_o propose_v to_o himself_o no_o beauty_n but_o corporal_a beauty_n no_o riches_n but_o wordly_a riches_n no_o pleasure_n but_o carnal_a pleasure_n be_v a_o sensual_a man_n 2._o 1._o cor._n 2._o which_o perceave_v not_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n but_o a_o spiritual_a man_n understand_v what_o i_o say_v &_o know_v by_o experience_n that_o it_o be_v true_a for_o if_o the_o body_n as_o it_o be_v animate_v by_o the_o sensual_a part_n of_o the_o soul_n have_v its_o delight_n if_o corporal_a beauty_n please_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o body_n if_o music_n of_o man_n voice_n or_o instrument_n please_fw-mi thr_fw-mi ear_n if_o worldly_a riches_n content_a in_o some_o sort_n for_o a_o time_n what_o delight_n have_v the_o soul_n according_a to_o her_o reasonable_a and_o superior_a part_n which_o be_v more_o noble_a and_o have_v more_o pure_a &_o noble_a object_n what_o delight_n take_v the_o devoute_a soul_n in_o the_o contemplation_n of_o heavenly_a thing_n &_o in_o the_o exercise_n of_o moral_a and_o supernatural_a virtue_n if_o virtue_n can_v be_v see_v say_v one_o as_o to_o the_o spiritual_a man_n eye_n it_o be_v see_v mirabiles_fw-la excitaret_fw-la amores_fw-la it_o will_v straunglie_o enamour_v we_o if_o a_o beautiful_a creature_n draw_v and_o as_o it_o be_v enchant_v our_o affection_n what_o delight_n take_v the_o devout_a and_o contemplative_a man_n in_o the_o love_n and_o contemplation_n of_o god_n the_o creator_n &_o fountain_n of_o all_o beauty_n riches_n pleasure_n perfection_n if_o the_o good_a we_o find_v in_o creature_n though_o finit_a and_o imperfect_a not_o pure_a but_o mix_v with_o something_o that_o be_v displease_v in_o it_o do_v so_o allure_v we_o how_o do_v the_o goodness_n of_o god_n in_o who_o god_n and_o good_a be_v all_o one_o who_o goodness_n be_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o that_o be_v good_a in_o creature_n ravish_v and_o transport_v the_o devout_a and_o spiritual_a man_n 9_o o_o sweet_a lord_n render_v i_o this_o joy_n of_o thy_o salvation_n so_o call_v because_o it_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o justify_v grace_n cause_v by_o the_o merit_n of_o thy_o sacred_a passion_n our_o redemption_n and_o salvation_n if_o thou_o now_o render_v it_o to_o i_o again_o it_o will_v be_v after_o my_o disgust_n &_o discontentement_n take_v in_o sin_n and_o in_o the_o service_n of_o the_o world_n as_o a_o great_a benefit_n so_o far_o more_o grateful_a and_o please_a than_o it_o 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and_o blindness_n i_o endure_v in_o sin_n my_o spiritual_a health_n receive_v by_o grace_n after_o the_o mortal_a sickness_n of_o sin_n my_o liberty_n of_o spirit_n and_o grace_n after_o the_o slavery_n of_o sin_n the_o rest_n and_o quietness_n of_o mind_n after_o my_o drudgery_n in_o sin_n will_v be_v more_o please_a grateful_a and_o delightful_a then_o ever_o they_o be_v before_o my_o sin_n 10._o render_v i_o then_o o_o lord_n this_o joy_n of_o thy_o salvation_n and_o do_v not_o only_o render_v it_o but_o conserve_v it_o to_o my_o die_a day_n that_o i_o may_v carry_v it_o with_o i_o to_o the_o eternal_a joy_n of_o heaven_n and_o that_o it_o may_v be_v thus_o conserve_v in_o i_o i_o beseech_v thou_o to_o confirm_v i_o with_o thy_o principal_a spirit_n the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o principal_a spirit_n and_o fountain_n from_o which_o all_o create_v spirit_n of_o grace_n do_v flow_v let_v this_o spirit_n conserve_v this_o joy_n of_o my_o salvation_n so_o constant_o that_o i_o may_v never_o 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