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and_o full_a fountain_n whence_o he_o will_v supply_v all_o thy_o want_n will_v thou_o enjoy_v temporal_a necessary_n 6.33_o seek_v first_o god_n kingdom_n and_o all_o these_o thing_n shall_v be_v cast_v in_o to_o thou_o 15._o want_v thou_o spiritual_a wisdom_n i_o make_v wise_a to_o salvation_n 50.4_o be_v thou_o in_o sorrow_n i_o be_o a_o word_n of_o refresh_v to_o the_o wâ—ary_a art_n thou_o heavy_a 93._o i_o comâ—ort_v thou_o be_v thou_o dull_a i_o quicken_v thou_o 47._o be_v thou_o dead_a in_o sin_n i_o be_o thy_o life_n i_o be_o a_o immortal_a seed_n 1_o pet._n 1._o 23._o be_v thou_o in_o state_n of_o damnation_n and_o know_v no_o way_n out_o of_o it_o 16._o i_o be_o the_o power_n of_o god_n to_o salvation_n 55.3_o if_o thou_o will_v plant_v thy_o â—are_n by_o