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it_o be_v then_o not_o only_o our_o duty_n and_o our_o holiness_n to_o acquaint_v ourselves_o and_o be_v at_o peace_n with_o god_n but_o our_o wisdom_n and_o our_o interest_n for_o it_o be_v as_o he_o please_v always_o and_o usual_o as_o we_o please_v he_o that_o either_o we_o have_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v good_a come_n to_o we_o or_o that_o any_o good_a come_v to_o we_o by_o that_o which_o we_o have_v second_o note_v which_o be_v a_o corollary_n from_o the_o former_a observation_n that_o the_o renew_n of_o our_o communion_n with_o god_n and_o make_v peace_n with_o he_o be_v follow_v with_o all_o manner_n of_o mercy_n and_o good_a thing_n so_o shall_v good_a come_v unto_o thou_o there_o be_v never_o any_o man_n a_o loose_a by_o acquaintance_n with_o god_n god_n acquaintance_n be_v a_o gainful_a acquaintance_n our_o acquaintance_n with_o god_n shall_v we_o consider_v it_o abstract_o and_o separate_v from_o all_o benefit_n but_o his_o very_a acquaintance_n yet_o that_o be_v benefit_n 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desire_n be_v a_o death_n to_o the_o desirer_n a_o godly_a man_n desire_n be_v active_a desire_n they_o put_v he_o upon_o enquiry_n lead_v he_o to_o the_o mean_n of_o enjoy_v the_o good_a desired_a and_o though_o god_n be_v unexpected_o find_v of_o some_o that_o seek_v he_o not_o yet_o no_o man_n can_v expect_v to_o find_v god_n but_o he_o that_o seek_v he_o and_o indeed_o what_o shall_v the_o creature_n do_v but_o be_v upon_o a_o enquiry_n after_o god_n there_o be_v a_o naturality_n in_o it_o he_o be_v the_o supreme_a be_v that_o we_o who_o have_v our_o be_v from_o he_o shall_v seek_v after_o he_o and_o the_o apostle_n tell_v we_o act._n 17.26_o 27._o that_o this_o be_v the_o design_n of_o god_n in_o make_v of_o one_o blood_n all_o nation_n of_o man_n for_o to_o dwell_v on_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o in_o determine_v the_o time_n before_o appoint_v and_o the_o bound_n of_o their_o habitation_n namely_o that_o they_o shall_v seek_v the_o lord_n if_o haply_o they_o may_v feel_v after_o he_o and_o find_v he_o though_o he_o be_v not_o far_o from_o every_o one_o of_o we_o for_o in_o he_o we_o live_v etc._n etc._n the_o lord_n be_v near_o all_o he_o have_v a_o presence_n in_o all_o place_n with_o all_o person_n but_o the_o lord_n will_v have_v all_o seek_v feel_v grope_v after_o he_o even_o such_o as_o have_v but_o a_o dim_a light_n of_o he_o as_o those_o have_v that_o do_v not_o seek_v so_o much_o with_o their_o eye_n as_o with_o their_o hand_n they_o only_o feel_v after_o the_o thing_n which_o they_o will_v have_v there_o be_v a_o light_n in_o the_o spirit_n of_o all_o man_n that_o haply_o they_o may_v feel_v after_o god_n and_o find_v he_o they_o who_o have_v not_o scripture_n light_n gospel_n light_n the_o high_a light_n yet_o have_v some_o kind_n or_o degree_n of_o light_n they_o have_v some_o glimmering_n though_o no_o clear_a discern_n and_o that_o shall_v put_v they_o on_o to_o seek_v god_n much_o more_o shall_v they_o seek_v after_o he_o who_o 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