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nor_o mercy_n nor_o knowledge_n of_o god_n in_o the_o land_n therefore_o by_o swear_v and_o lie_v and_o kill_v and_o steal_v and_o commit_v adultery_n they_o break_v out_o etc._n etc._n thus_o want_v of_o knowledge_n of_o god_n and_o acquaintance_n with_o god_n we_o may_v plain_o see_v be_v the_o necessary_a cause_n of_o sin_n now_o there_o be_v no_o great_a evil_n on_o this_o side_n hell_n then_o that_o of_o a_o necessity_n of_o sin_v 2_o pet._n 2.14_o those_o of_o which_o it_o be_v say_v they_o can_v cease_v from_o sin_v be_v call_v curse_a child_n he_o that_o choose_v any_o sin_n rather_o than_o affliction_n do_v it_o through_o the_o blindness_n of_o his_o mind_n
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acquaint_v with_o god_n for_o nothing_o can_v fill_v up_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o soul_n but_o god_n the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v mighty_a spacious_a so_o that_o it_o can_v be_v fill_v with_o the_o world_n and_o while_o it_o feel_v a_o emptiness_n it_o still_o cry_v out_o for_o more_o and_o can_v be_v fill_v till_o it_o be_v fill_v with_o the_o fullness_n of_o god_n ephes_n 3.19_o the_o prodigal_a son_n have_v nothing_o but_o husk_n to_o feed_v upon_o when_o he_o be_v go_v from_o his_o father_n house_n he_o will_v fain_o have_v fill_v his_o belly_n with_o the_o husk_n but_o can_v not_o they_o be_v not_o food_n for_o the_o soul_n when_o we_o be_v depart_v from_o god_n we_o have_v nothing_o to_o feed_v on_o but_o the_o world_n and_o we_o will_v fill_v our_o soul_n with_o the_o world_n but_o can_v for_o it_o be_v not_o food_n for_o the_o soul_n acquaintance_n with_o god_n be_v the_o food_n of_o the_o soul_n job_n 23.12_o i_o have_v esteem_v the_o word_n of_o his_o mouth_n more_o than_o my_o necessary_a food_n so_o that_o a_o soul_n that_o be_v not_o acquaint_v with_o god_n be_v famish_v for_o want_n of_o food_n psal_n 42.2_o my_o soul_n thirst_v for_o god_n for_o the_o live_a god_n when_o shall_v i_o come_v &_o appear_v before_o god_n david_n be_v acquaint_v with_o god_n but_o for_o want_v of_o a_o actual_a enjoyment_n how_o do_v he_o here_o breath_n out_o the_o trouble_n of_o his_o spirit_n as_o the_o hart_n pant_v after_o the_o water-brook_n so_o pant_v my_o soul_n after_o thou_o o_o god_n the_o soul_n be_v still_o pant_v some_o pant_v after_o the_o dust_n of_o the_o earth_n amos_n 2.7_o these_o be_v of_o the_o serpent_n seed_n who_o curse_n from_o god_n be_v dust_n shall_v thou_o eat_v but_o the_o seed_n of_o christ_n they_o pant_v for_o god_n &_o they_o that_o pant_v after_o god_n shall_v be_v fill_v with_o the_o fullness_n of_o god_n but_o he_o that_o pant_v after_o any_o thing_n beside_o god_n will_v never_o find_v any_o fullness_n he_o will_v feed_v as_o 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