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that_o we_o must_v not_o cleave_v to_o any_o creature_n or_o fix_v our_o heart_n upon_o it_o for_o that_o be_v contrary_a to_o that_o superlative_a affection_n to_o god_n which_o require_v we_o to_o part_v with_o all_o thing_n to_o cleave_v close_o unto_o he_o that_o we_o must_v not_o suffer_v the_o creature_n to_o usurp_v our_o heart_n ibid._n or_o to_o sit_v uppermost_a in_o our_o mind_n for_o than_o we_o can_v love_v god_n above_o all_o thing_n let_v she_o go_v on_o with_o her_o chaste_a rhetoric_n and_o holy_a flame_n to_o beat_v down_o this_o inordinate_a affection_n to_o the_o creature_n and_o we_o will_v equal_o admire_v and_o approve_v her_o say_n we_o accord_n with_o she_o that_o the_o very_o best_a of_o creature_n be_v not_o able_a to_o satisfy_v the_o long_n 132._o and_o fill_v the_o capacity_n of_o our_o mind_n whence_o it_o will_v follow_v that_o we_o must_v not_o place_v our_o satisfaction_n or_o the_o contentment_n of_o our_o mind_n in_o any_o creature_n which_o 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