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it_o make_v the_o soul_n not_o only_o wean_v from_o but_o also_o a_o weary_a of_o the_o world_n it_o groan_v earnest_o to_o be_v unclothe_v of_o the_o flesh_n to_o be_v absent_a from_o the_o body_n that_o it_o may_v be_v full_o present_a with_o the_o lord_n faith_n weane_v the_o soul_n in_o the_o whole_a lump_n from_o the_o world_n it_o will_v leave_v it_o whole_o it_o groan_v to_o be_v unclothe_v of_o the_o body_n that_o it_o may_v leave_v the_o world_n in_o all_o it_o be_v the_o disappointment_n of_o the_o world_n do_v many_o time_n make_v worldling_n out_o of_o love_n with_o sonte_a piece_n of_o iâ—_n but_o it_o be_v only_a faith_n that_o weane_v any_o soul_n whole_o from_o it_o and_o that_o because_o faith_n in_o god_n manifest_v the_o fullness_n of_o god_n to_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o soul_n interest_n in_o that_o fullness_n so_o that_o it_o rest_v in_o god_n nâ—â—_n only_o as_o its_o interest_n and_o so_o better_a to_o it_o then_o all_o the_o world_n 〈◊〉_d as_o a_o better_a 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