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of no special service – there will
be none to employ then for in the
coming world – but love has
its work & joy there – as here –
only in a higher & purer respect.

When that complete – perfect – state
comes these imperfect things will little
tho't [thought] of – never regretted ~

IV "When I was a child, I spake – under-
-stood – thought – i.e. [that is] – reasoned – as a child: but
when I became a man I put away childish things."

"For now we see thro. [through] a glass darkly, but
then face to face; now I know in part – but then
shall I know, even as I am known."

Kn. [Knowledge] here & kn. [knowledge] there – Earth & heaven –
like child & man. Tongues, prophecies, &c. [etc.]
will hereafter be looked on – as now we look
back on the kn. [knowledge] &c. [etc.], of ofn [often] early days –

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Cursivefancier

In line 13, I believe Rev. Benton wrote the archaic English word "spake" (for the modern form of the word, "spoke,") in his actual handwriting.