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A05792 A Beautifull baybush to shrowd us from the sharp shovvers of sinne containing many notable prayers and meditations, being very profitable for all true Christians that delight to laud the Lord. Wolfe, John. 1610 (1610) STC 1599.7; ESTC S5176 64,350 324

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amen_n a_o prayer_n to_o be_v say_v in_o affliction_n o_o thou_o only_a wise_a god_n and_o most_o love_a and_o merciful_a father_n i_o thy_o unworthy_a servant_n do_v humble_o beseech_v thou_o to_o look_v down_o from_o heaven_n and_o behold_v the_o wound_a heart_n of_o he_o who_o thou_o have_v strike_v and_o visit_v according_a to_o the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o thy_o will_n and_o because_o man_n in_o his_o own_o nature_n be_v nothing_o but_o blindness_n and_o folly_n before_o thou_o and_o therefore_o can_v possible_o conceive_v right_o of_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v above_o it_o may_v therefore_o please_v thou_o according_a to_o thy_o wont_a mercy_n towards_o i_o to_o renew_v and_o refresh_v thy_o spirit_n in_o thy_o servant_n that_o the_o same_o instruct_v my_o heart_n in_o true_a wisdom_n and_o fear_v of_o thou_o whereby_o i_o may_v willing_o and_o obedient_o study_v thy_o commandment_n and_o exrecise_a myself_o in_o thy_o statute_n i_o may_v come_v to_o the_o understanding_n of_o 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