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will_v draw_v up_o a_o man_n soul_n to_o himself_o by_o a_o amorous_a kiss_n for_o such_o be_v the_o death_n of_o that_o holy_a man_n moses_n who_o be_v say_v to_o have_v die_v in_o moab_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o kiss_n and_o embracement_n of_o god_n this_o shall_v be_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n for_o many_o hundred_o year_n till_o the_o wheel_n of_o providence_n drive_v on_o further_a and_o the_o stage_n of_o thing_n draw_v on_o to_o their_o last_o period_n man_n shall_v not_o only_o be_v free_v from_o the_o fear_n and_o pain_n of_o death_n but_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o capacity_n of_o die_v at_o all_o for_o than_o shall_v the_o day_n of_o the_o lord_n come_v wherein_o the_o heaven_n shall_v pass_v away_o with_o a_o noise_n and_o the_o element_n melt_v with_o fervent_a heat_n and_o the_o earth_n with_o all_o the_o thing_n in_o it_o shall_v be_v burn_v up_o thus_o christ_n have_v do_v vengeance_n upon_o the_o obstinate_o wicked_a and_o 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plain_o and_o uncontroverted_o contain_v therein_o and_o expect_v illumination_n according_a to_o the_o best_a communication_n thereof_o that_o be_v answerable_o to_o our_o own_o faculty_n otherwise_o if_o we_o bid_v all_o reason_n and_o history_n and_o humane_a help_n and_o acquisition_n quite_o adieu_o the_o world_n will_v never_o be_v rid_v of_o religious_a lunacy_n and_o fancy_n finis_fw-la a_o account_n of_o what_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o preface_n and_o chapter_n of_o this_o book_n in_o the_o preface_n to_o the_o reader_n what_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o term_n cabbala_n and_o how_o warrantable_o the_o literal_a exposition_n of_o the_o text_n may_v be_v so_o call_v that_o dispensable_a speculation_n be_v best_a propound_v in_o a_o sceptical_a manner_n a_o clear_a description_n of_o the_o nature_n and_o digniety_n of_o reason_n and_o what_o the_o divine_a logos_fw-la be_v the_o general_a probability_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o this_o present_a cabbala_n the_o design_n of_o the_o 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the_o fruit_n of_o the_o plant_n and_o what_o be_v pride_n but_o a_o mighty_a mountainous_a whale_n lust_n a_o goat_n the_o lion_n and_o bear_v wilful_a dominion_n craft_n a_o fox_n and_o worldly_a toil_n a_o ox_n over_o these_o and_o a_o thousand_o more_o be_v the_o rule_n of_o man_n i_o mean_v of_o adam_n the_o image_n of_o god_n but_o his_o meat_n and_o drink_n be_v to_o do_v the_o will_n of_o his_o maker_n this_o be_v the_o fruit_n he_o feed_v upon_o behold_v therefore_o o_o man_n what_o thou_o be_v and_o whereunto_o thou_o be_v call_v even_o to_o be_v a_o mighty_a prince_n among_o the_o creature_n of_o god_n and_o to_o bear_v rule_n in_o that_o province_n he_o have_v assign_v thou_o to_o discern_v the_o motion_n of_o thy_o own_o heart_n and_o to_o be_v lord_n over_o the_o suggestion_n of_o thy_o own_o natural_a spirit_n not_o to_o listen_v to_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o flesh_n nor_o conspire_v with_o the_o serpent_n against_o thy_o creator_n but_o to_o keep_v thy_o heart_n 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