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our_o religion_n you_o that_o be_v in_o this_o condition_n who_o fear_n be_v your_o food_n who_o tear_n be_v your_o drink_n by_o day_n and_o night_n up_o and_o be_v travel_v forward_o through_o this_o shadowy_a vale_n you_o may_v come_v to_o such_o a_o state_n of_o holiness_n even_o here_o in_o this_o life_n as_o will_v be_v a_o heaven_n compare_v with_o this_o wilderness_n in_o which_o now_o you_o wander_v when_o you_o shall_v attain_v to_o a_o spiritual_a understanding_n of_o thing_n you_o will_v think_v yourselves_o come_v forth_o from_o a_o prison-bonse_a in_o which_o before_o like_o samson_n you_o be_v make_v to_o grind_v with_o your_o eye_n out_o into_o a_o palace_n where_o you_o sit_v and_o reign_v like_o king_n in_o a_o divine_a light_n liberty_n and_o joy_n thus_o we_o may_v while_o we_o live_v here_o attain_v to_o a_o state_n of_o royalty_n comparative_o in_o respect_n to_o the_o former_a state_n of_o our_o spirit_n in_o a_o inferior_a degree_n of_o holiness_n 3._o answ._n 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