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not_o so_o good_a gold_n as_o the_o kiss_n he_o give_v chrysanthas_n supra_fw-la chrysanthas_n coelun_n &_o terram_fw-la bonitate_fw-la implevit_fw-la sed_fw-la panis_fw-la dicitur_fw-la quicquid_fw-la ad_fw-la filiorum_fw-la adoptionem_fw-la spectat_fw-la calv._n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la why_o so_o a_o christian_n rejoice_v more_o in_o the_o sweet_a kiss_n of_o christ_n lip_n for_o so_o be_v the_o pledge_n of_o divine_a love_n term_v cant._n 1.2_o i_o mean_v with_o true_a spiritual_a blessing_n then_o if_o he_o shall_v give_v he_o all_o the_o treasure_n of_o the_o world_n sermon_n world_n dr_n stoughton_n in_o his_o choice_n sermon_n to_o be_v able_a to_o say_v god_n be_v i_o be_v better_a than_o a_o thousand_o mine_n of_o gold_n psal_n 144.15_o 3._o god_n be_v a_o independent_a good_a good_a 3_o epithet_n independent_a good_a indeed_o there_o be_v no_o other_o independent_a be_v though_o this_o name_n be_v give_v to_o some_o god_n only_o be_v independent_a and_o have_v all_o in_o 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have_v need_n of_o it_o or_o any_o thing_n in_o it_o but_o to_o communicate_v his_o goodness_n and_o to_o make_v know_v his_o praise_n from_o eternity_n god_n be_v take_v up_o with_o the_o survey_v of_o his_o own_o beauty_n and_o perfection_n second_o that_o loc_n that_o nemo_fw-la hominum_fw-la quicquam_fw-la excellentiae_fw-la à _fw-la seipso_fw-la habet_fw-la calvinus_n in_o 1_o cor._n 4.7_o nam_fw-la nihil_fw-la est_fw-la aut_fw-la donorum_fw-la aut_fw-la charismatum_fw-la quod_fw-la spiritui_fw-la sancto_fw-la non_fw-la debet_fw-la acceptum_fw-la referri_fw-la &_o quicquid_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la est_fw-la aut_fw-la facultatis_fw-la aut_fw-la energiae_fw-la id_fw-la totum_fw-la dei_fw-la depositum_fw-la animus_fw-la nostris_fw-la commodatum_fw-la p._n martyr_n in_o loc_n good_a which_o the_o creature_n have_v god_n must_v needs_o be_v the_o author_n of_o it_o all_o for_o what_o have_v we_o which_o we_o have_v not_o receive_v 1_o cor._n 4.7_o it_o be_v the_o spider_n motto_n 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