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shepherd_n and_o we_o to_o the_o sheep_n of_o their_o pasture_n etc._n pasture_n psalm_n 23.1_o &_o 100.3_o 4._o john_n 10.1_o 2_o etc._n etc._n by_o our_o sin_n we_o become_v lose_v sheep_n 15.24_o sheep_n matth._n 15.24_o and_o by_o the_o mercy_n of_o jesus_n we_o be_v reduce_v 15.4_o reduce_v luke_n 15.4_o and_o since_o we_o have_v all_o sin_v there_o be_v no_o man_n can_v deny_v but_o he_o be_v one_o of_o these_o lose_a sheep_n 53.6_o sheep_n isaiah_n 53.6_o and_o david_n himself_o put_v it_o into_o his_o confession_n 119.176_o confession_n psalm_n 119.176_o and_o so_o may_v the_o best_a of_o man_n do_v we_o frequent_o forsake_v the_o sâ—fe_n fold_n the_o pure_a stream_n and_o the_o green_a pasture_n which_o god_n have_v provide_v for_o we_o and_o wander_v into_o a_o dry_a and_o barren_a wilderness_n where_o we_o want_v all_o true_a comfort_n and_o be_v expose_v to_o a_o thousand_o evil_n now_o how_o fit_o these_o erring_n and_o straying_n of_o we_o be_v resemble_v by_o a_o lose_a 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〈◊〉_d maxim_n tyrius_n in_o dissert_v consider_v but_o the_o attribute_n the_o church_n have_v prefix_v to_o this_o prayer_n be_v not_o the_o lord_n your_o heavenly_a father_n and_o shall_v not_o he_o pity_v and_o love_v you_o and_o delight_n to_o do_v you_o good_a be_v he_o not_o almighty_a and_o therefore_o able_a to_o relieve_v you_o and_o everlasting_a the_o same_o yesterday_o today_o and_o for_o ever_o be_v all-sufficient_a and_o never_o to_o be_v draw_v dry_a though_o we_o come_v day_n by_o day_n unto_o he_o we_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o doubt_v either_o his_o sufficiency_n his_o might_n or_o his_o mercy_n and_o therefore_o no_o cause_n to_o fear_v but_o this_o petition_n shall_v prevail_v we_o be_v on_o earth_n but_o we_o have_v a_o father_n in_o heaven_n we_o be_v weak_a but_o our_o lord_n be_v almighty_a our_o time_n be_v measure_v by_o day_n and_o night_n and_o we_o grow_v old_a every_o day_n and_o must_v at_o length_n have_v our_o end_n but_o we_o have_v a_o god_n that_o 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