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blind_a but_o she_o will_v not_o believe_v it_o ait_fw-fr domum_fw-la esse_fw-la coecam_fw-la the_o house_n say_v she_o be_v dark_a but_o i_o be_o not_o blind_a christ_n tell_v they_o they_o be_v naked_a and_o offer_v his_o white_a robe_n to_o cover_v they_o but_o they_o be_v of_o a_o different_a persuasion_n and_o because_o they_o be_v blind_a they_o can_v see_v themselves_o naked_a how_o many_o have_v perish_v by_o be_v their_o own_o saviour_n o_o that_o this_o may_v drive_v the_o proud_a sinner_n out_o of_o himself_o a_o man_n never_o come_v to_o himself_o till_o he_o come_v out_o of_o himself_o and_o no_o man_n can_v come_v out_o till_o first_o christ_n come_v in_o sect_n 3._o use_v 3_o if_o poverty_n of_o spirit_n be_v so_o necessary_a trial._n trial._n how_o shall_v i_o use_v 3_o know_v that_o i_o be_o poor_a in_o spirit_n answ_n by_o the_o bless_a effect_n of_o this_o poverty_n which_o be_v 1._o he_o that_o be_v poor_a in_o spirit_n be_v wean_v from_o himself_o psalm_n 131.2_o 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and_o such_o be_v christ_n blood_n it_o can_v never_o be_v empty_v he_o that_o be_v poor_a in_o spirit_n have_v recourse_n still_o to_o this_o fountain_n he_o set_v a_o high_a value_n and_o appreciation_n upon_o christ_n he_o hide_v himself_o in_o christ_n wound_n aug._n wound_n in_o vulacribus_fw-la christi_fw-la dormio_fw-la securus_fw-la &_o requiesco_fw-la intrepidus_fw-la aug._n he_o bathe_v himself_o in_o his_o blood_n he_o wrap_v himself_o in_o his_o robe_n he_o see_v a_o spiritual_a dearth_n and_o famine_n at_o home_n but_o he_o make_v out_o to_o christ_n show_v i_o the_o lord_n say_v he_o and_o it_o suffice_v 3._o he_o that_o be_v poor_a in_o spirit_n be_v ever_o complain_v of_o his_o spiritual_a estate_n that_o look_v as_o it_o be_v with_o a_o poor_a man_n he_o be_v ever_o tell_v you_o of_o his_o want_n he_o have_v nothing_o to_o help_v himself_o with_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o be_v starve_v so_o it_o be_v with_o he_o that_o be_v poor_a in_o spirit_n he_o be_v ever_o complain_v 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