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6._o if_o you_o true_o serve_v god_n you_o shall_v sleep_v and_o none_o shall_v make_v you_o afraid_a lord_n prepare_v our_o heart_n open_v our_o lip_n sanctify_v our_o prayer_n and_o increase_v our_o faith_n o_o most_o mighty_a lord_n god_n and_o our_o most_o merciful_a and_o love_a father_n in_o jesus_n christ_n we_o thy_o poor_a creature_n and_o unworthy_a child_n humble_o present_v ourselves_o in_o his_o name_n before_o thy_o glorious_a majesty_n acknowledge_v that_o we_o be_v most_o unworthy_a to_o appear_v in_o thy_o presence_n by_o reason_n not_o only_o of_o our_o original_n but_o also_o of_o our_o continual_a actual_a sin_n and_o deep_a disobedienee_n be_v original_o bear_v the_o child_n of_o wrath_n and_o the_o least_o of_o our_o actual_a transgression_n be_v sufficient_a to_o cast_v we_o into_o hell_n and_o utter_a perdition_n if_o thou_o shall_v deal_v with_o we_o according_a to_o the_o measure_n of_o our_o manifold_a iniquity_n we_o therefore_o do_v humble_o beseech_v 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