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to_o retard_v my_o endeavour_n in_o love_a god_n o_o most_o holy_a &_o faithful_a truth_n i_o ought_v to_o loath_a and_o hate_v myself_o for_o be_v so_o wicked_a and_o disloyal_a to_o myself_o how_o much_o more_o for_o be_v wicked_a and_o perfidious_a to_o thou_o for_o my_o own_o sake_n it_o behooud_v i_o to_o detest_v myself_o how_o much_o more_o o_o lord_n for_o thou_o because_o i_o love_v not_o myself_o orderly_a i_o shall_v in_o reason_n have_v hate_v myself_o how_o much_o more_o because_o i_o love_v thou_o not_o at_o all_o who_o alone_o shall_v be_v love_v in_o all_o i_o love_v not_o thou_o because_o i_o know_v not_o how_o to_o love_v myself_o yea_o i_o love_v not_o myself_o because_o i_o love_v not_o what_o in_o reality_n i_o be_v but_o some_o what_o else_o les_fw-fr considerable_a i_o love_v not_o my_o soul_n which_o be_v my_o chief_a and_o noble_a portion_n but_o only_o my_o body_n as_o if_o i_o be_v nothing_o but_o it_o which_o be_v absurd_o false_a for_o i_o have_v also_o a_o soul_n for_o who_o ransom_n the_o son_n of_o god_n by_o way_n of_o exchange_n give_v he_o to_o love_v a_o part_n of_o myself_o i_o love_v not_o my_o whole_a self_n and_o what_o be_v more_o to_o be_v lament_v i_o love_v not_o that_o which_o to_o i_o be_v all_o in_o all_o god_n my_o saviour_n if_o thou_o be_v carry_v with_o a_o zeal_n towards_o god_n o_o perfidious_a man_n thou_o can_v not_o but_o be_v fraught_v with_o hatred_n towards_o thyself_o i_o permit_v that_o so_o far_o as_o thou_o have_v prejudice_v or_o wrong_v thyself_o thou_o be_v indulgent_a to_o thyself_o there_o remain_v yet_o sufficient_a cause_n of_o selfrevenge_n for_o not_o love_v god_n and_o transgress_a his_o command_n thou_o be_v not_o a_o little_a move_v when_o thou_o hear_v the_o perverseness_n of_o caiphas_n and_o the_o treachery_n of_o judas_n and_o the_o very_o name_v they_o put_v thou_o into_o chollar_n why_o then_o will_v thou_o be_v partial_a and_o soft-natured_a to_o thyself_o tel_fw-mi i_o o_o proud_a spirit_n if_o thou_o have_v but_o one_o dram_n of_o true_a humility_n that_o be_v of_o truth_n do_v thou_o not_o hold_v thyself_o the_o worst_a of_o all_o sinner_n nay_o this_o be_v nothing_o extraordinary_a since_o s._n paul_n frame_v no_o better_a conceit_n of_o himself_o wherefore_o thou_o must_v deem_v thyself_o the_o perverse_a of_o creature_n &_o when_o thou_o have_v do_v so_o thou_o proud_o rank_a thyself_o above_o thy_o degree_n nevertheless_o i_o demand_v of_o thou_o if_o thou_o hold_v thyself_o such_o then_o by_o consequence_n worse_o than_o judas_n or_o caiphas_n or_o any_o other_o but_o if_o thou_o judge_v so_o in_o very_a deed_n proceed_v consequent_o lest_o thou_o be_v tax_v and_o deride_v by_o the_o angel_n and_o either_o out_o of_o