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to_o be_v esteem_v 2_o kin._n â—0_n 16._o be_v indeed_o rather_o fury_n than_o zeal_n and_o proceed_v more_o from_o his_o own_o fiery_a spirit_n than_o from_o that_o spirit_n of_o fire_n or_o spirit_n of_o burn_a which_o be_v of_o god_n isa_n 4._o 4._o but_o common_o this_o force_a devotion_n be_v jejune_n and_o dry_a void_a of_o zeal_n and_o warmth_n drive_v on_o heavy_o in_o pursuit_n of_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n as_o pharaoh_n do_v in_o pursuit_n of_o the_o israel_n of_o god_n when_o his_o chariot_n wheel_n be_v take_v off_o exod._n 14._o god_n draw_v the_o soul_n from_o within_o as_o a_o principle_n do_v indeed_o cause_v that_o soul_n to_o run_v after_o he_o cant._n 1._o 4._o but_o you_o know_v the_o motion_n of_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v draw_v by_o external_a force_n be_v common_o heavy_a slow_a and_o languid_a 2._o this_o force_a religion_n be_v penurious_a and_o needy_a something_n the_o slavish_a spirit_a christian_n must_v do_v to_o appease_v a_o angry_a god_n or_o to_o 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