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i_o unto_o your_o sacred_a table_n if_o david_n o_fw-fr lord_n make_v lame_a miphiboseth_n to_o come_v unto_o he_o &_o will_v have_v he_o to_o eat_v at_o his_o regal_a and_o kinge_o table_n 3._o 2._o reg._n 3._o and_o to_o be_v use_v as_o a_o king_n son_n because_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o jonathas_n his_o special_a friend_n of_o who_o david_n have_v receive_v many_o benefit_n but_o if_o you_o my_o lord_n behold_v i_o you_o shall_v find_v i_o lame_a both_o hand_n and_o foot_n have_v never_o do_v any_o thing_n well_o and_o worthy_a of_o praise_n and_o if_o far_o you_o consider_v my_o first_o father_n adam_n you_o shall_v find_v disobedience_n &_o rebellion_n now_o that_o you_o my_o sovereign_a lord_n infinite_o more_o wise_a and_o more_o mighty_a than_o ever_o king_n david_n be_v make_v i_o a_o ungrateful_a worm_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o come_v unto_o you_o that_o i_o may_v be_v feed_v with_o the_o most_o precious_a meat_n of_o your_o heavenly_a table_n be_v a_o thing_n of_o such_o 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not_o comprehend_v you_o how_o will_v this_o house_n which_o i_o have_v build_v for_o you_o upon_o earth_n now_o what_o shall_v i_o say_v who_o have_v scarce_o spend_v two_o hour_n to_o prepare_v my_o soul_n for_o you_o o_o my_o lord_n since_o that_o it_o please_v you_o to_o come_v and_o repose_v yourself_o in_o the_o house_n of_o my_o soul_n i_o humble_o beseech_v you_o to_o make_v my_o soul_n a_o house_n of_o prayer_n and_o consecrate_v to_o your_o heavenly_a father_n to_o the_o intent_n you_o may_v repose_v therein_o and_o i_o remain_v comfort_v &_o singe_v with_o the_o prophet_n virga_fw-la tua_fw-la &_o baculus_fw-la tuus_fw-la ipsa_fw-la i_o consola_fw-la ta_fw-la sunt_fw-la 22._o psa_fw-la 22._o your_o rod_n and_o your_o staff_n have_v comfort_v i_o the_o nine_o meditation_n chap._n ix_o when_o we_o be_v ready_a to_o receive_v point_n to_o meditate_v 1_o before_o that_o thou_o do_v communicate_v consider_v well_o these_o word_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n which_o she_o speak_v 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