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receive_v of_o the_o promise_a grace_n of_o christ_n it_o receive_v christ_n into_o itself_o it_o impress_v he_o into_o his_o hunger_n with_o his_o heavenly_a flesh_n and_o blood_n with_o the_o grace_n which_o god_n offer_v in_o christ_n 40._o christ_n feed_v the_o soul_n with_o the_o substance_n of_o sophia_n as_o with_o his_o body_n and_o blood_n according_a to_o his_o say_n whosoever_o eat_v not_o the_o flesh_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n he_o have_v no_o life_n in_o he_o but_o whosoever_o eat_v the_o same_o he_o abide_v in_o he_o 41._o and_o herein_o also_o christ_n testament_n and_o also_o the_o christian_a faith_n do_v consist_v for_o a_o unsubstantial_a faith_n be_v as_o a_o smoke_a fire_n or_o mother_n of_o fire_n in_o a_o moisture_n that_o will_v willing_o burn_v and_o yet_o have_v no_o right_a ens_fw-la thereto_o but_o when_o a_o right_a ens_fw-la be_v give_v to_o it_o than_o that_o little_a spark_n of_o fire_n increase_v out_o of_o which_o a_o fair_a light_n arise_v which_o shine_v round_o about_o and_o then_o be_v revealed_z or_o manifest_v how_o in_o the_o wood_n such_o a_o fire_n and_o fair_a light_n lie_v hide_v which_o before_o be_v not_o know_v 42._o so_o also_o in_o a_o child_n of_o god_n while_o the_o poor_a soul_n be_v wrap_v up_o in_o the_o anger_n of_o god_n she_o be_v as_o a_o glimmer_a wiek_n that_o will_v willing_o burn_v and_o yet_o can_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o vanity_n of_o the_o sin_n and_o the_o anger_n of_o god_n but_o when_o the_o soul_n as_o the_o little_a spark_n of_o the_o divine_a fire_n get_v into_o itself_o god_n love_v ens_fw-la as_o christ_n flesh_n and_o blood_n then_o that_o same_o little_a spark_n begin_v to_o become_v a_o great_a fire_n and_o light_n which_o shine_v and_o light_v about_o itself_o with_o fair_a virtue_n and_o good_a work_n and_o live_v in_o great_a patience_n under_o the_o vanity_n of_o this_o world_n and_o yet_o grow_v forth_o as_o a_o fair_a flower_n out_o of_o the_o wild_a earth_n 43._o whereof_o we_o have_v a_o similitude_n in_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o earth_n namely_o if_o the_o sun_n shall_v not_o shine_v upon_o the_o earth_n no_o fruit_n can_v grow_v but_o when_o the_o sun_n do_v shine_v on_o the_o earth_n and_o thronge_v himself_o into_o the_o ens_fw-la of_o the_o earth_n than_o the_o ens_fw-la of_o the_o earth_n receive_v the_o virtue_n of_o the_o sun_n into_o itself_o whereupon_o a_o great_a hunger_n arise_v in_o the_o ens_fw-la of_o the_o earth_n after_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o this_o same_o hunger_n impress_v the_o virtue_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o by_o this_o same_o hunger_n of_o the_o ens_fw-la of_o the_o earth_n which_o go_v after_o the_o ens_fw-la of_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o height_n a_o herb_n be_v draw_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n with_o a_o stalk_n wherein_o the_o ens_fw-la and_o virtue_n of_o the_o sun_n also_o go_v in_o the_o increase_n or_o growth_n in_o the_o height_n and_o the_o sun_n with_o his_o light-beam_n become_v substantial_a in_o the_o ens_fw-la of_o the_o earth_n in_o the_o stalk_n and_o root_n and_o a_o man_n see_v how_o through_o the_o power_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o star_n in_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o world_n another_o body_n come_v out_o of_o the_o stalk_n than_o the_o root_n in_o the_o earth_n be_v also_o how_o the_o stalk_n do_v bring_v itself_o into_o a_o button_n to_o a_o fair_a flower_n and_o afterward_o to_o fruit_n a_o man_n may_v also_o see_v how_o the_o sun_n afterward_o from_o time_n to_o time_n ripen_v and_o sweeten_v the_o same_o fruit_n 44._o so_o also_o it_o be_v with_o man_n the_o soulish_a ground_n be_v the_o divine_a field_n when_o it_o get_v the_o divine_a sunshine_n into_o itself_o than_o a_o divine_a plant_n arise_v thereout_o this_o be_v the_o new_a birth_n whereof_o christ_n speak_v now_o this_o plant_n must_v be_v nourish_v and_o draw_v up_o from_o above_o by_o the_o divine_a sun_n and_o by_o the_o divine_a water_n and_o the_o divine_a star_n as_o the_o divine_a power_n until_o it_o 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