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myself_o and_o they_o that_o hear_v i_o 1._o timoth_n 16._o i_o can_v but_o count_v this_o among_o thy_o great_a mercy_n to_o i_o that_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o my_o trouble_n thou_o fille_v my_o soul_n with_o thy_o peace_n &_o that_o in_o the_o multitude_n of_o the_o thought_n of_o my_o heart_n thy_o comfort_n delight_v i_o psal._n 94._o 19_o while_o i_o be_o thy_o prisoner_n in_o this_o bed_n of_o disease_n &_o can_v declare_v thy_o mercy_n in_o public_a to_o thy_o people_n thou_o give_v i_o liberty_n to_o speak_v of_o thy_o wondrous_a work_n to_o they_o that_o visit_v i_o to_o exhort_v they_o to_o live_v the_o life_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o in_o as_o great_a confidence_n in_o thy_o name_n to_o assure_v they_o that_o in_o that_o case_n they_o shall_v die_v the_o death_n of_o the_o righteous_a and_o to_o say_v with_o thy_o prophet_n come_v and_o hear_v all_o you_o that_o fear_v the_o lord_n and_o i_o will_v declare_v what_o he_o have_v do_v to_o my_o soul_n i_o cry_v unto_o he_o with_o my_o mouth_n and_o he_o be_v exalt_v with_o my_o tongue_n if_o i_o regard_v iniquity_n in_o my_o heart_n the_o lord_n will_v not_o hear_v i_o but_o true_o god_n have_v hear_v i_o and_o have_v hearken_v to_o the_o voice_n of_o my_o prayer_n ps_n 66._o 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o for_o he_o see_v no_o sin_n in_o jaacob_n nor_o transgression_n in_o israel_n numb_a 23_o 21._o but_o as_o many_o as_o walk_v according_a to_o this_o rule_n his_o peace_n be_v on_o they_o and_o his_o mercy_n and_o upon_o the_o israel_n of_o god_n galat._n 6._o 16._o this_o i_o take_v as_o a_o seal_n of_o thy_o love_n that_o thou_o have_v both_o accept_v i_o and_o my_o former_a endeâ—ours_n and_o pardon_v all_o my_o sin_n in_o the_o son_n of_o thy_o love_n what_o will_v be_v my_o case_n if_o in_o those_o pain_n my_o wont_a terror_n have_v possess_v i_o but_o thou_o who_o comfort_v the_o abject_a &_o know_v my_o weakness_n lay_v no_o more_o on_o i_o than_o i_o can_v bear_v thou_o make_v thy_o grace_n sufficient_a 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