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the_o hand_n of_o thy_o mercy_n will_v now_o with_o my_o whole_a heart_n confess_v unto_o thou_o o_o lord_n my_o deliverer_n and_o call_v to_o mind_v all_o the_o benefit_n which_o thou_o have_v bestow_v upon_o i_o during_o my_o whole_a life_n even_o from_o my_o infancy_n because_o i_o know_v that_o ingratitude_n do_v very_o much_o displease_v thou_o be_v the_o root_n of_o all_o spiritual_a evil_n and_o a_o wind_n that_o do_v blast_n and_o burn_v up_o whatsoever_o be_v good_a hinder_v the_o fountain_n of_o thy_o divine_a goodness_n from_o flow_v into_o we_o by_o mean_n whereof_o our_o evil_a action_n that_o be_v forgive_v and_o forget_v be_v again_o remember_v and_o our_o good_a work_n become_v dead_a and_o be_v no_o more_o obtain_v wherefore_o o_o lord_n my_o deliverer_n i_o will_v give_v thou_o thanks_n lest_o i_o be_v find_v to_o be_v ungrateful_a unto_o thou_o for_o that_o thou_o have_v deliver_v i_o as_o often_o as_o that_o infernal_a dragon_n have_v swallow_v i_o down_o thou_o o_o lord_n have_v draw_v i_o violent_o out_o of_o his_o mouth_n as_o often_o as_o i_o have_v sin_v and_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o devour_v i_o thou_o o_o lord_n my_o god_n have_v preserve_v i_o when_o i_o offend_v thou_o by_o break_v thy_o commandment_n he_o stand_v ready_a to_o hale_v i_o away_o to_o hell_n if_o thou_o have_v not_o hinder_v he_o i_o do_v offend_v thou_o and_o thou_o do_v defend_v i_o i_o do_v not_o respect_v thou_o yet_o thou_o do_v protect_v i_o i_o depart_v from_o thou_o seek_v to_o join_v myself_o to_o my_o adversary_n and_o thou_o do_v affright_v he_o to_o the_o end_n he_o shall_v not_o entertain_v i_o these_o benefit_n o_o lord_n my_o god_n thou_o do_v bestow_v upon_o i_o and_o i_o know_v it_o not_o true_o thou_o have_v diverse_a time_n deal_v in_o this_o merciful_a manner_n with_o i_o deliveringe_v i_o out_o of_o the_o jaw_n of_o the_o devil_n snatch_v i_o out_o of_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lion_n yea_o thou_o have_v often_o time_n save_v i_o from_o fall_n into_o 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be_v faint_a by_o think_v of_o thy_o marvellous_a great_a mercy_n towards_o i_o for_o that_o thou_o have_v deliver_v my_o soul_n from_o the_o deep_a hell_n and_o have_v restore_v i_o to_o life_n i_o be_v whole_o dead_a &_o thou_o have_v whole_o raise_v i_o wherefore_o sithence_o that_o my_o whole_a life_n do_v depend_v whole_o of_o thou_o i_o do_v whole_o offer_v my_o whole_a self_n unto_o thou_o let_v my_o whole_a spirit_n my_o whole_a heart_n my_o whole_a body_n yea_o my_o whole_a life_n live_v to_o thou_o my_o sweet_a life_n because_o thou_o have_v whole_o deliver_v i_o that_o thou_o may_v whole_o possess_v i_o thou_o have_v
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