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father_n and_o do_v i_o foster_v what_o word_n or_o work_n can_v daunt_v my_o heart_n i_o be_o in_o thou_o become_v a_o boaster_n these_o man_n thy_o might_n and_o power_n disable_v or_o else_o thy_o love_n to_o man_n diminish_v or_o else_o they_o think_v thou_o be_v unstable_a and_o do_v begin_v and_o will_v not_o finish_v or_o that_o the_o poor_a will_v not_o support_v nor_o help_v the_o needy_a in_o distress_n but_o as_o thou_o know_v what_o they_o report_v so_o make_v they_o feel_v their_o wickedness_n but_o i_o do_v know_v thou_o fail_v never_o they_o that_o in_o thou_o their_o trust_n repose_v if_o they_o be_v constant_a and_o persevere_v all_o thing_n be_v for_o the_o best_a to_o those_o thou_o be_v indeed_o a_o jealous_a god_n and_o first_o thy_o child_n thou_o do_v monish_v thou_o bear_v with_o love_n and_o beat_v with_o rod_n if_o they_o mend_v not_o will_v further_o punish_v yet_o call_v thy_o choose_a child_n back_o by_o gentle_a stroke_n from_o run_v riot_n and_o suffer_v 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there_o child_n shall_v find_v what_o they_o seek_v thou_o shall_v to_o sunshine_n turn_v their_o night_n a_o place_n whence_o worldling_n be_v exclude_v and_o all_o the_o hellish_a rabble_n out_o though_o here_o on_o earth_n they_o have_v intrude_v to_o root_v god_n faithful_a child_n out_o and_o such_o as_o have_v with_o hate_n pursue_v and_o trust_v in_o the_o arm_n of_o flesh_n and_o have_v their_o hand_n in_o blood_n imbrue_v shall_v say_v in_o judgement_n they_o be_v rash_a god_n on_o my_o side_n who_o can_v overthrow_v i_o christ_n plead_v my_o cause_n can_v god_n refuse_v i_o as_o just_a in_o christ_n the_o lord_n do_v know_v i_o he_o do_v acquit_v who_o can_v accuse_v i_o we_o think_v that_o this_o man_n life_n be_v madness_n then_o shall_v the_o wicked_a worldling_n say_v but_o see_v his_o word_n be_v turn_v to_o gladness_n who_o we_o have_v deem_v a_o castaway_n his_o hand_n have_v wrought_v what_o he_o will_v have_v yea_o i_o myself_o shall_v say_v i_o err_v that_o think_v 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prayer_n for_o a_o merchant_n that_o god_n will_v bless_v his_o sea_n adventure_n o_o almighty_a god_n the_o creator_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n and_o that_o â—ath_v make_v the_o round_a world_n and_o 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v therein_o that_o stretch_v â—t_a the_o north_n over_o the_o empty_a â—aces_n and_o hang_v the_o earth_n upâ—_n nothing_o that_o have_v set_v the_o sea_n â—s_v bound_n until_o night_n and_o day_n â—me_v to_o a_o end_n that_o divide_v â—e_a sea_n and_o bind_v the_o flood_n â—om_n overflow_a that_o look_v 〈◊〉_d the_o end_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o see_v â—e_n whole_a fabric_n of_o heaven_n and_o â—e_a earth_n and_o all_o thing_n therein_o â—t_a make_v the_o weight_n for_o the_o wind_n and_o know_v the_o measure_n of_o the_o water_n that_o have_v since_o the_o day_n of_o noah_n shut_v up_o the_o sea_n with_o bar_n and_o door_n say_v hitherto_o shall_v thou_o come_v and_o no_o further_o and_o here_o shall_v thy_o proud_a wave_n be_v stay_v yet_o foâ—_n the_o family_n of_o 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