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the_o lord_n be_v upon_o they_o that_o fear_v he_o upon_o they_o that_o hope_v in_o his_o mercy_n to_o deliver_v their_o soul_n from_o death_n and_o to_o keep_v they_o alive_a in_o famine_n the_o righteous_a cry_n 34.17_o ps_n 34.17_o and_o the_o lord_n hear_v they_o and_o deliver_v they_o out_o of_o all_o their_o trouble_n god_n be_v our_o refuge_n and_o strength_n 46.1_o ps_n 46.1_o a_o very_a present_a help_n in_o trouble_n fear_v thou_o not_o 41.10_o isa_n 41.10_o for_o i_o be_o with_o thou_o be_v not_o dismay_v for_o i_o be_o thy_o god_n i_o will_v strengthen_v thou_o yea_o i_o will_v help_v thou_o yea_o i_o will_v uphold_v thou_o with_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o my_o righteousness_n for_o god_n have_v comfort_v his_o people_n 49.14_o isa_n 49.14_o and_o will_v have_v
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15.2_o lord_n what_o will_v thou_o give_v i_o see_v i_o go_v childless_a as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v lord_n thou_o have_v give_v i_o a_o great_a estate_n but_o i_o have_v no_o heir_n and_o what_o comfort_n can_v i_o take_v in_o all_o other_o enjoyment_n see_v the_o main_a thing_n which_o thou_o have_v promise_v be_v yet_o behind_o and_o i_o be_o still_o childless_a 117_o childless_a b._n hall_n contempl_a l._n 10_o p._n 117_o and_o therefore_o either_o take_v away_o these_o blessing_n or_o give_v i_o the_o chief_a blessing_n of_o my_o house_n even_o a_o son_n to_o be_v bear_v of_o my_o wife_n this_o prayer_n you_o know_v god_n accept_v and_o answer_v according_a to_o his_o desire_n even_o then_o when_o his_o body_n be_v old_a and_o his_o wife_n by_o nature_n uncapable_a of_o conceive_v i_o suppose_v this_o deal_n of_o god_n with_o abraham_n his_o friend_n and_o the_o father_n of_o the_o faithful_a put_v some_o life_n in_o the_o hope_n of_o his_o posterity_n who_o in_o the_o next_o 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it_o thus_o sure_o i_o be_o not_o straighten_v in_o he_o but_o in_o myself_o wherefore_o oh_o my_o soul_n go_v to_o he_o who_o only_o work_v both_o to_o will_v and_o to_o do_v of_o his_o own_o good_a pleasure_n and_o never_o cease_v importune_v he_o till_o he_o quicken_v i_o by_o his_o spirit_n and_o cause_v i_o know_v and_o enjoy_v the_o virtue_n and_o power_n of_o my_o saviour_n then_o shall_v i_o bring_v forth_o my_o fruit_n unto_o holiness_n 6.22_o rom._n 6.22_o and_o my_o end_n shall_v be_v everlasting_a life_n meditation_n 4._o have_v thou_o not_o pour_v i_o out_o as_o milk_n 10.10_o job_n 10.10_o and_o curdle_v i_o like_o cheese_n 7._o misery_fw-la â—â—que_fw-la etiam_fw-la â—udeâ—_n aestiâ—â—antem_fw-la â—â—am_fw-la fiâ—â—rivola_fw-la aâ—antium_fw-la
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