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in_o heaven_n how_o precious_a be_v thy_o thought_n unto_o i_o o_o god_n say_v david_n how_o great_a be_v the_o sum_n of_o they_o if_o i_o shall_v count_v they_o they_o be_v more_o in_o number_n then_o the_o sand_n when_o i_o awake_v i_o be_o still_o with_o thou_o 139.17,18_o psal_n 139.17,18_o this_o be_v heaven_n upon_o earth_n and_o that_o true_a nobility_n and_o honour_n which_o we_o shall_v all_o be_v ambitious_a after_o to_o lose_v our_o spirit_n in_o god_n what_o a_o unspeakable_a felicity_n be_v it_o to_o be_v still_o with_o god_n in_o our_o thought_n this_o ennoble_v the_o spirit_n of_o man_n and_o make_v it_o a_o companion_n to_o the_o king_n of_o king_n this_o give_v evenness_n and_o steadiness_n to_o a_o man_n course_n and_o make_v he_o walk_v in_o all_o the_o way_n of_o god_n blameless_a this_o give_v transcendent_a peace_n &_o tranquillity_n to_o a_o man_n spirit_n and_o make_v he_o unmoveable_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o fear_n this_o give_v bread_n in_o famine_n drink_v 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to_o his_o church_n upon_o earth_n as_o comforter_n pag._n 51_o 52_o etc._n etc._n wicked_a man_n shall_v live_v and_o die_v comfortless_a because_o christ_n as_o a_o comforter_n will_v never_o come_v to_o they_o p._n 57_o 58_o etc._n etc._n laughter_n be_v one_o thing_n and_o spiritual_a consolation_n another_o p._n 59_o how_o christ_n do_v come_v to_o the_o wicked_a in_o this_o life_n p._n 61_o christ_n will_v come_v to_o the_o wicked_a neither_o in_o prosperity_n nor_o in_o adversity_n as_o a_o comforter_n p._n 62_o 63_o etc._n etc._n how_o wicked_a man_n may_v get_v christ_n as_o a_o comforter_n to_o come_v to_o they_o p._n 66_o 67_o etc._n etc._n useful_a instruction_n to_o strong_a man_n and_o to_o babe_n in_o christ_n p._n 68_o strong_a man_n in_o christ_n that_o say_v christ_n as_o a_o comforter_n be_v come_v to_o they_o shall_v make_v it_o sure_o to_o themselves_o that_o they_o be_v not_o delude_v p._n 65._o the_o great_a need_n of_o this_o p_o 69_o how_o a_o man_n may_v 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