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A08848 [Divine meditations.] Palfreyman, Thomas, d. 1589? 1572 (1572) STC 19136; ESTC S120110 52,549 180

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pride_n oh_o lord_n that_o be_v only_o omnipotent_a again_o mild_a and_o merciful_a and_o the_o only_a perfect_a hope_n of_o thy_o belove_a inheritance_n upon_o who_o thy_o grace_n have_v most_o free_o abound_v and_o who_o sin_n thou_o haste_v remit_v by_o the_o only_a oblation_n sacrifice_n and_o blood_n shed_v of_o thy_o dear_a sorme_z christ_n jesus_n for_o which_o purchase_n and_o most_o precious_a redemption_n thou_o only_o require_v of_o they_o but_o to_o be_v belove_v again_o and_o that_o with_o a_o upright_o staysdnesse_n a_o assure_a strength_n and_o true_a confidence_n only_o in_o thou_o and_o not_o otherwise_o vain_o in_o any_o vain_a man_n or_o other_o treature_n and_o that_o they_o be_v not_o haughty_a in_o their_o own_o eye_n but_o possess_v even_o in_o thy_o sight_n &_o in_o themselves_o the_o spirit_n of_o meekness_n and_o of_o most_o lowly_a submission_n we_o most_o entire_o beseech_v thou_o to_o strengthen_v we_o herein_o with_o thou_o heavenly_a grace_n to_o stay_v we_o unto_o thyself_o &_o to_o make_v we_o humble_a in_o our_o own_o eye_n that_o imitate_v the_o step_n of_o thy_o son_n we_o be_v not_o ashamed_a to_o bear_v in_o thy_o sight_n the_o contempt_n of_o this_o wretched_a world_n and_o to_o become_v with_o all_o lowliness_n and_o mild_a subjection_n even_o very_a slave_n to_o all_o other_o for_o the_o love_n sake_n of_o thy_o dear_a son_n jesus_n who_o rule_n of_o humility_n we_o have_v most_o true_o profess_v and_o thereby_o promise_v to_o bear_v with_o patience_n both_o poverty_n and_o all_o other_o affliction_n in_o this_o vale_n of_o wretched_a nesse_o where_o when_o and_o in_o what_o manner_n so_o ever_o it_o shall_v please_v thou_o to_o lay_v they_o upon_o us._n oh_o lord_n so_o uphold_v thou_o we_o with_o thine_o heavenly_a grace_n that_o we_o stay_v not_o simple_o upon_o our_o own_o self_n or_o put_v our_o trust_n in_o other_o but_o flee_v fast_a from_o ourselves_o and_o from_o all_o other_o and_o put_v our_o whole_a and_o only_o 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