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of_o all_o then_o if_o thou_o will_v thou_o can_v deliver_v i_o or_o moderate_v the_o sentence_n against_o i_o or_o else_o give_v i_o patience_n to_o undergo_v whatsoever_o shall_v be_v lay_v upon_o i_o and_o as_o i_o acknowledge_v 〈…〉_z t_o my_o sin_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o my_o restraint_n &_o of_o my_o corporal_a fear_n and_o be_o true_o sorry_a for_o my_o offence_n so_o lord_n i_o beseech_v thou_o pardon_v thou_o i_o in_o christ_n that_o whatsoever_o become_v of_o my_o bodily_a punishment_n i_o may_v be_v yet_o assure_v of_o thy_o favour_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o glory_n through_o jesus_n christ_n amen_n if_o upon_o unjust_a occasion_n say_v thus_o for_o thou_o lord_n know_v although_o i_o can_v but_o confess_v that_o i_o have_v many_o way_n offend_v thy_o high_a majesty_n yet_o in_o this_o whereof_o i_o be_o accuse_v and_o for_o which_o my_o liberty_n be_v restrain_v i_o be_o innocent_a and_o therefore_o good_a father_n in_o lesus_fw-la christ_n give_v i_o patience_n &_o work_v 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and_o that_o i_o be_o bear_v to_o die_v and_o that_o than_o come_v judgement_n lord_n we_o be_v all_o the_o child_n of_o ssinning_a adam_n elect_v and_o reject_v according_a to_o thy_o will_n vessel_n of_o honour_n or_o dishonour_n as_o thou_o please_v to_o make_v we_o we_o be_v the_o clay_n thou_o the_o potter_n thou_o give_v life_n and_o again_o thou_o say_v return_v you_o child_n of_o man_n to_o dust_n oh_o what_o be_v man_n that_o thou_o so_o regard_v he_o or_o the_o son_n of_o man_n that_o thou_o so_o fatherly_a visâ—test_v he_o thou_o have_v clothe_v he_o with_o glory_n and_o he_o have_v bring_v shame_n upon_o himself_o thou_o off_o reâ—â—st_a life_n unto_o he_o but_o he_o have_v embrace_v death_n and_o he_o shall_v die_v thou_o have_v so_o decree_v yet_o have_v conceiled_a from_o he_o the_o time_n when_o the_o place_n where_o and_o the_o manner_n how_o to_o the_o end_n that_o none_o shall_v presume_v upon_o his_o strength_n health_n wisdom_n or_o wealth_n to_o become_v secure_a 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