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than_o that_o a_o man_n account_v it_o no_o small_a misery_n to_o be_v deprive_v of_o that_o which_o he_o esteem_v to_o be_v his_o only_a happiness_n though_o he_o know_v he_o can_v enjoy_v it_o but_o a_o short_a time_n suppose_v it_o be_v his_o riches_n his_o house_n his_o land_n or_o his_o gold_n and_o silver_n or_o his_o pleasure_n or_o his_o honour_n or_o his_o dear_a relation_n in_o who_o his_o very_a life_n seem_v to_o bound_v up_o he_o be_v upon_o the_o loss_n of_o that_o which_o he_o esteem_v so_o high_o of_o as_o a_o dead_a man._n now_o sure_a if_o the_o soul_n be_v of_o such_o a_o excellent_a nature_n that_o no_o create_v good_a can_v fill_v its_o desire_n nothing_o in_o this_o world_n nothing_o but_o god_n himself_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o very_a precious_a thing_n but_o so_o it_o be_v for_o as_o rachel_n say_v once_o to_o jacob_n her_o husband_n give_v i_o child_n or_o i_o die_v so_o this_o be_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n give_v i_o god_n give_v i_o 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