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Next to the full and immediate Vision and Fruition of the God of Glory above, the greatest happiness of Souls lies in Union and Communion with Christ here: Nor indeed can we ever attain unto the one without an acquaintance with the other.

Edward Pearse Edward Pearse, The Best Match: or, The Soul's Espousal to Christ, prefatory address "To the Reader" (late 17th c.; public domain). Text via Monergism edition updated from EEBO-TCP by Project Puritas; orthography largely retained.

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Edward Pearse, Edward Pearse, The Best Match: or, The Soul's Espousal to Christ, prefatory address "To the Reader" (late 17th c.; public domain). Text via Monergism edition updated from EEBO-TCP by Project Puritas; orthography largely retained. (monergism.com) - Edward Pearse, The Best Match: or, The Soul's Espousal to Christ, prefatory address "To the Reader" (late 17th c.; public domain). Text via Monergism edition updated from EEBO-TCP by Project Puritas; orthography largely retained.
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