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spirit_n name_v any_o misery_n that_o be_v incident_a to_o man_n and_o here_o be_v comfort_n to_o be_v suck_v out_o of_o this_o point_n to_o oppose_v unto_o it_o final_o in_o life_n in_o death_n &_o eternal_o after_o death_n christ_n that_o be_v with_o thy_o spirit_n will_v be_v gain_n unto_o thou_o thy_o life_n he_o will_v make_v comfortable_a thy_o death_n hopeful_a and_o thy_o be_v after_o death_n eternal_o joyful_a wherefore_o i_o will_v conclude_v my_o sermon_n for_o the_o good_a of_o you_o as_o s._n paul_n do_v his_o epistle_n for_o the_o good_a of_o timothy_n the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n be_v with_o your_o spirit_n trinuni_fw-la deo_fw-la gloria_fw-la errata_fw-la pro_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d leg_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pag._n 7._o for_o say_v read_v see_v p._n 39_o l._n 6._o pro_fw-la pereunte_fw-la solep_n eâ—…nt_fw-la omne_fw-la lege_fw-la pereunte_fw-la sole_a pereunt_fw-la omne_fw-la p._n 114._o marg._n for_o i_o do_v conceive_v r._n i_o do_v not_o conceive_v p._n 169._o l._n 7._o finis_fw-la