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the_o spirit_n they_o teach_v man_n a_o plain_a and_o intelligible_a way_n of_o serve_a god_n and_o bid_v they_o look_v for_o perfection_n in_o another_o world_n to_o this_o he_o reply_v i_o ask_v do_v our_o lord_n and_o his_o apostle_n end_v their_o day_n only_o or_o chief_o in_o the_o first_o step_v here_o that_o of_o meditation_n and_o discursive_a or_o vocal_a prayer_n and_o never_o ascend_v to_o the_o second_o step_v exercise_v more_o therein_o the_o will_n and_o affection_n in_o aspiration_n and_o elevation_n of_o the_o soul_n to_o god_n what_o think_v we_o of_o the_o most_o exalt_a disciple_n st._n john_n every_o where_o discourse_v so_o much_o of_o love_n and_o of_o our_o dwell_n by_o love_n in_o god_n and_o god_n in_o we_o 1_o john_n 4.16_o what_o of_o those_o precept_n pray_v without_o cease_v 1_o thess_n 5.17_o watch_z and_o pray_v always_o luk._n 21.36_o and_o with_o all_o perseverance_n therein_o eph._n 6.18_o be_v these_o to_o be_v understand_v only_o of_o vocal_a and_o 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descend_v upon_o he_o in_o a_o bodily_a shape_n like_o a_o dove_n see_v by_o the_o baptist_n luk._n 3.21_o 22._o and_o a_o voice_n from_o heaven_n speak_v to_o he_o as_o here_o thou_o be_v my_o belove_a son_n luk._n 9.35_o and_o then_o a_o rapt_v of_o the_o same_o spirit_n that_o carry_v he_o into_o the_o desert_n where_o also_o we_o may_v rational_o imagine_v his_o time_n to_o have_v be_v whole_o spend_v in_o prayer_n and_o devotion_n and_o this_o in_o such_o a_o degree_n as_o to_o suspend_v and_o supercede_v the_o ordinary_a function_n of_o nature_n as_o to_o eat_v and_o drink_v and_o in_o these_o his_o prayer_n the_o tempter_n to_o have_v assault_v he_o what_o think_v we_o again_o of_o our_o lord_n infremuit_n spiritu_fw-la once_o and_o again_o in_o his_o prayer_n to_o his_o father_n for_o the_o resurrection_n of_o lazarus_n joh._n 11.33_o 38._o of_o the_o ravish_a expression_n of_o his_o love_n and_o tender_a affection_n and_o aspiration_n after_o a_o perfect_a union_n of_o all_o his_o with_o he_o and_o his_o father_n in_o his_o prayer_n after_o his_o last_o supper_n deliver_v joh._n 17._o from_o ver_fw-la 20._o to_o the_o end_n and_o last_o of_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o garden_n with_o few_o word_n but_o much_o passion_n be_v in_o a_o agony_n and_o sweat_a blood_n and_o make_v frequent_a act_n of_o resignation_n and_o conformity_n to_o the_o will_n of_o his_o father_n what_o think_v we_o again_o of_o st._n peter_n ecstatical_a prayer_n and_o his_o vision_n on_o simon_n the_o tanner_n housetop_n act._n 10.9_o and_o again_o st._n paul_n in_o the_o temple_n act._n 22.17_o whilst_o i_o pray_v i_o be_v in_o a_o ecstasy_n &_o c_o do_v our_o lord_n and_o his_o apostle_n in_o the_o devotion_n here_o mention_v not_o ascend_v at_o all_o to_o that_o which_o the_o mystic_n make_v the_o second_o step_v to_o perfection_n the_o aspiration_n and_o elevation_n of_o the_o will_n and_o affection_n but_o only_o stay_v on_o the_o first_o step_n and_o do_v they_o understand_v nothing_o of_o that_o the_o mystic_n call_v passive_a union_n with_o god_n their_o ecstasy_n and_o rapture_n and_o their_o be_v in_o the_o spirit_n their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2_o cor._n 12.4_o and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rom._n 8.26_o argue_v otherwise_o but_o then_o be_v passive_a union_n the_o obscure_a and_o unintelligible_a way_n of_o serve_a god_n that_o the_o church_n teach_v in_o her_o rule_n of_o devotion_n or_o the_o end_n rather_o which_o her_o plain_a and_o intelligible_a way_n sometime_o attain_v to_o last_o be_v there_o not_o in_o some_o sort_n a_o state_n of_o perfection_n also_o in_o this_o world_n 1_o cor._n 2.6_o we_o speak_v wisdom_n among_o the_o perfect_a and_o phil._n 3.15_o let_v we_o as_o many_o as_o be_v perfect_a be_v thus_o mind_v and_o luk._n 6.40_o every_o one_o that_o be_v