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cleave_v close_o to_o ibid._n l_o 20_o f_z strong_a hold_n be_v the_o r_o strong_a hold_n be_v be_v the._n p_o â—…8_n l_o 18_o f_z with_o i_o r_o with_o i_o sâ—…_n chariot_n p_o 100_o l_o 25_o f_o aimable_fw-fr r_o amiable_a p_o 106_o l_o 7_o f_o life_n r_o leaf_n p_o 107_o l_o 19_o f_z be_v hither_o r_o be_v upon_o the_o fiery_a wheel_n hither_o ibid._n l_o 2â—…_n f_o thy_o r_o this_o p_o 108_o l_o 20_o f_o corruppter_n r_o corruption_n ibid._n l_o 8_o f_o mingle_v hereupon_o by_o r_o mingle_v hereupon_o by_o p_o 110_o ult_n f_o coagulation_n by_o r_o coagulation_n or_o mix_v by_o p_o 115_o l_o 7_o f_o set_v r_o sit_v ibid._n l_o 19_o f_o our_o ap_fw-mi r_o our_o spiritual_a appetite_n p_o 116_o l_o 10_o f_o terror_n r_o fervour_n p_o 119_o l_o 18_o f_z into_o one_o spirit_n i_o be_v r_o two_o into_o one_o spirit_n be_v p_o 112_o l_o 19_o f_o spirit_n or_o wisdom_n r_o spirit_n of_o wisdom_n ibid._n l_o 18_o f_z meet_v r_o neat_a ibid._n l_o 21_o f_z be_v to_o pr._n r_o be_v in_o great_a concern_v to_o pr._n p_o 123_o l_o 3_o f_z akin_a read_v a_o kin._n ibid._n l_o 14_o f_z which_o r_o in_o which_o ibid._n ult_n spirit_n will_v be_v p_o 125_o l_o 4_o r_o propagation_n through_o ibid._n l_o 7_o f_o man-god_n r_o god-man_n p_o 127_o l_o 8_o f_o shion_n read_v heshbon_n p_o 128_o l_o 6_o f_o court_v r_o covert_n ibid._n l_o 13_o for_o the_o in_o outw_n r_o in_o the_o outward_a life_n form_n p_o 133_o l_o 8_o f_z passive_a process_n r_o passive_a process_n deal_n to_o commate_v ibid._n l_o 18_o 19_o f_o shall_v by_o r_o shall_v be_v by_o p_o 131_o l_o 16_o for_o uncloyed_a r_o unclogged_a p_o 132_o l_o 4_o f_o serenity_n r_o security_n p_o 134_o ult_n for_o to_o be_v r_o fit_a for_o to_o be_v p_o 142_o l_o 2_o f_o nativity_n r_o maturity_n p_o 143_o l_o 15_o f_o cease_v r_o seize_v p_o 144_o ult_n for_o dance_v about_o r_o star-glance_n about_o p_o 853_o l_o 19_o f_z believe_v r_o believe_v it_o p_o 156_o l_o 11_o f_o salvation_n r_o point_v to_o the_o doctor_n salvation_n p_o 154_o l_o 23_o f_o whether_o r_o whither_o p_o 159_o l_o 26_o f_o we_o be_v all_o r_o we_o shall_v wear_v all_o p_o 162_o l_o 21_o f_z for_o any_o praise_n of_o r_o and_o way_n of_o p_o 163_o ult_n f_o believe_v r_o blessing_n p._n 166_o ulr_n f_o to_o that_o r_o to_o be_v the._n p_o â—…67_n l_o 18_o f_z in_o bond_n r_o and_o bond_n p_o 168_o l_o 13_o f_z to_o he_o to_o his_o r_o to_o see_v he_o p_o 170_o l_o 18_o f_z unto_o r_o unto_o you_o p_o 172_o l_o 12_o f_z be_v find_v r_o be_v to_o be_v find_v p_o 177_o l_o 21_o f_o away_o r_o a_o way_n p_o 180_o col_n 1_o l_o 3_o f_o ex._n 28._o â—…7_n r_o ex._n 28_o 17._o ibid._n col_n 2_o l_o 5_o rev._n 19_o 20_o 21._o r_o rev._n 20._o v._n 19_o 20._o ibid._n col_n 3_o l_o 8_o f_z or_o r_o and._n p_o 182_o l_o 14_o and_o 28_o 13._o r_o ezek._n p_o 187_o l_o 12_o f_o the_o bride_n r_o as_o the_o bride_n p_o 194._o l_o 〈◊〉_d f_o will_v r_o will_v the_o p_o 203_o l_o 3_o f_z secretaries_z r_o secret_a ray_n p_o 204_o l_o 10_o f_z hold_v of_o r_o hold_v on_o p_o 221_o l_o 12_o f_z beside_o r_o beside_o i_o p_o 229_o l_o 18_o f_o freewill_n r_o fuel_n p_o 231_o l_o 6_o f_z upon_o you_o impress_v you_o 〈◊〉_d upon_o you_o impress_v you_o be_v p_o 234_o l_o 18_o f_o be_v r_o be_v p_o 236_o l_o 17_o f_z over_o r_o overcome_v p_o 237_o l_o 5_o 〈◊〉_d repass_n r_o repast_n p_o 241_o l_o 2_o f_o do_v steer_v and_o run_v r_o do_v see_v râ—…n_o p_o 243_o l_o 23_o f_o which_o r_o with_o p_o 245_o l_o 24._o f_o who_o it_o r_o who_o be_v p_o 250_o l_o 1_o for_o mountain_n r_o mansion_n ibid._n l_o 3_o f_z driven_z r_o you_o have_v be_v drive_v p_o 252_o l_o 11_o f_o a_fw-fr r_o no._n ibid._n l_o 25_o f_o shall_v r_o shall_v be_v p_o 253_o l_o 9_o f_o revelation_n r_o revolution_n p_o 266_o l_o 2_o f_z come_v it_o r_o come_v in_o ibid._n l_o 7_o f_z numerous_o r_o numerous_o ibid._n l_o 12_o f_z circle_a r_o circle_v eye_n p_o 269_o l_o 6_o f_o aim_v r_o arm._n p_o 271_o l_o 8_o f_o covenant_n r_o covenanter_n ibid._n l_o 23_o f_o come_v r_o come_v p_o 274_o l_o 9_o f_z of_o r_o after_o p_o 277_o l_o 16_o for_o yea_o r_o yet_o p_o 278_o l_o 11_o &_o 12_o f_o horan_n r_o horon_n p_o 281_o ult_n 282_o l_o 12_o f_z for_o out-proceed_n r_o for_o out_o of_o the_o thunder_a voice_n glance_n of_o light_n from_o the_o majesty_n will_v proceed_v p_o 288_o l_o 14_o f_z so_fw-mi r_o be_o p_o 295_o l_o 3_o f_z mount_v r_o mount_v zion_n ibid._n l_o 28_o f_o whither_o r_o whether_o p_o 305._o l_o 12_o f_z hear_v r_o here_o p_o 319_o l_o 21_o f_o look_a r_o foot_v ibid._n l_o 22_o f_o their_o r_o there_o p_o 321_o l_o 21_o f_o we_o r_o he_o p_o 322_o l_o 16_o f_z to_o r_o so_o p_o 326_o l_o 9_o f_o king_n r_o thing_n p_o 334_o l_o 5_o f_o contaction_n of_o his_o r_o contraction_n of_o this_o p_o 336_o l_o 5_o f_o their_o nature_n be_v r_o in_o their_o nature_n they_o be_v ibid._n l_o 10_o f_o mutation_n r_o mutinees_n advertisement_n whereas_o some_o thing_n have_v be_v scandalous_o set_v forth_o and_o print_v under_o the_o name_n of_o this_o author_n to_o the_o reproach_n of_o truth_n and_o the_o dishonour_n of_o that_o which_o be_v holy_a it_o be_v think_v fit_a for_o the_o put_v a_o stop_n to_o such_o imposture_n and_o the_o evil_n which_o may_v thence_o ensue_v to_o give_v a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o book_n which_o the_o author_n have_v hitherto_o publish_v 1._o the_o heavenly_a cloud_n or_o the_o ascension_n ladder_n 4to_fw-la 1682._o pag._n 40._o 2._o the_o revelation_n of_o revelation_n a_o essay_n towards_o the_o unseal_n open_v and_o discover_v of_o the_o seven_o seal_n the_o seven_o thunder_n and_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n state_n 4to_fw-la 1686._o pag._n 130._o 3._o the_o enochian_a walk_n with_o god_n find_v out_o by_o a_o spiritual_a traveller_n 4to_fw-la 1694._o p._n 38._o 4._o the_o law_n of_o paradise_n give_v forth_o by_o wisdom_n to_o a_o translate_v spirit_n 8vo_fw-la 1695._o pag._n 69._o 5._o the_o wonder_n of_o god_n creation_n manifest_v in_o the_o variety_n of_o eight_o world_n as_o they_o be_v make_v know_v experimental_o to_o the_o author_n 8vo_fw-la 1695._o p._n 89._o 6._o the_o messâ—…ge_n to_o the_o philadelphian_a society_n whithersoever_o disperse_v over_o the_o whole_a earth_n together_o with_o a_o call_v to_o the_o several_a gather_v church_n 12ve_n p._n 108_o 1696._o 7._o the_o tree_n of_o faith_n or_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n spring_v up_o in_o the_o paradise_n of_o god_n from_o which_o all_o the_o wonder_n of_o the_o new_a creation_n must_v proceed_v 12ve_n p._n 122._o 1696._o 8._o the_o ark_n of_o faith_n pag._n 33._o see_v the_o preface_n to_o the_o law_n of_o paradise_n this_o have_v be_v find_v without_o any_o date_n of_o the_o year_n and_o the_o author_n have_v forgoten_a when_o it_o be_v can_v find_v any_o one_o that_o more_o near_o succeed_v the_o forego_v one_o one_o the_o law_n of_o paradise_n be_v hereupon_o give_v down_o down_o the_o father_n