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and_o a_o command_n the_o prohibition_n touch_v i_o not_o the_o command_n but_o go_v to_o my_o brethren_n and_o say_v unto_o they_o etc._n etc._n 1._o touch_v i_o not_o it_o seem_v mary_n be_v now_o fall_v at_o his_o sacred_a foot_n she_o be_v now_o ready_a to_o kiss_v with_o her_o lip_n his_o sometime_o grievous_a but_o now_o most_o glorious_a wound_n such_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o love_n that_o it_o covet_v not_o only_o to_o be_v unite_v but_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a to_o be_v transform_v out_o of_o itself_o into_o the_o thing_n it_o love_v mary_n be_v not_o satisfy_v to_o see_v her_o lord_n nor_o be_v she_o satisfy_v to_o hear_v her_o lord_n but_o she_o must_v touch_v he_o embrace_v his_o foot_n and_o kiss_v they_o with_o a_o thousand_o kiss_n oh_o how_o she_o hang_v and_o cling_v about_o his_o foot_n or_o at_o least_o how_o she_o offer_v to_o make_v towards_o he_o and_o to_o fall_v upon_o he_o but_o on_o a_o sudden_a he_o check_v her_o forwardness_n touch_v i_o not_o what_o a_o 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christ_n but_o thou_o say_v again_o what_o be_v it_o to_o i_o if_o i_o be_v justify_v in_o christ_n and_o yet_o my_o heart_n remain_v unholy_a and_o unsubdued_a to_o christ_n it_o be_v true_a thou_o find_v a_o woeful_a sinful_a nature_n within_o thou_o cross_z and_o contrary_a to_o holiness_n and_o lead_v thou_o daily_o into_o captivity_n yet_o remember_v it_o be_v christ_n that_o die_v yea_o rather_o that_o be_v rise_v again_o and_o by_o virtue_n of_o his_o resurrection_n he_o have_v give_v thou_o a_o new_a nature_n another_o nature_n which_o make_v thou_o wrestle_v against_o sin_n and_o shall_v in_o time_n prevail_v over_o all_o sin_n but_o thou_o say_v again_o what_o if_o i_o be_v justify_v and_o sanctify_a if_o after_o death_n i_o shall_v not_o be_v raise_v to_o life_n why_o fear_v not_o o_o my_o soul_n for_o if_o christ_n be_v rise_v thou_o shall_v rise_v and_o rise_v to_o eternal_a life_n 14.19_o john_n 14.19_o i_o be_o the_o resurrection_n and_o the_o life_n not_o only_o the_o 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vain_a o_o the_o person_n of_o christ_n and_o o_o the_o privilege_n of_o christ_n as_o be_v raise_v from_o the_o dead_a o_o my_o soul_n that_o thou_o be_v on_o the_o wing_n in_o thy_o desire_n after_o christ_n o_o that_o thy_o motion_n be_v as_o swift_a as_o the_o eagle_n that_o haste_v to_o eat_v o_o that_o feel_o thou_o know_v he_o and_o the_o power_n of_o his_o resurrection_n that_o thou_o be_v resolve_v to_o give_v no_o sleep_n to_o thy_o eye_n nor_o slumber_n to_o thy_o eyelid_n until_o thou_o can_v say_v christ_n resurrection_n be_v i_o why_o lord_n that_o i_o shall_v long_o after_o vanity_n trifle_n toy_n pleasure_n profit_n earthly_a contentment_n that_o i_o shall_v long_o like_v some_o woman_n with_o child_n for_o a_o deal_n of_o baggage_n coal_n or_o ash_n very_o loathsome_a food_n and_o yet_o that_o i_o shall_v feel_v no_o pant_n breathe_n hungering_n thirsting_n after_o christ_n resurrection_n to_o feed_v upon_o it_o and_o to_o be_v satisfy_v with_o it_o come_v here_o be_v 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