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according_a to_o thy_o good_a pleasure_n if_o it_o please_v thou_o to_o call_v he_o who_o be_v it_o that_o can_v resist_v 11._o rom._n 8._o john_n 11._o if_o thou_o please_v to_o restore_v he_o to_o health_n again_o who_o be_v it_o that_o can_v reprove_v thou_o for_o all_o thing_n be_v in_o thy_o hand_n and_o nothing_o be_v do_v without_o thy_o will_n and_o holy_a providence_n nevertheless_o lord_n if_o by_o thy_o favour_n thou_o do_v prolong_v his_o day_n 22._o psal_n 22._o thy_o rod_n shall_v serve_v for_o a_o chastisement_n unto_o he_o to_o amend_v and_o convert_v he_o unto_o thou_o and_o we_o with_o he_o will_v render_v thou_o thanks_n and_o praise_n but_o if_o thy_o will_n be_v settle_v to_o make_v he_o pass_v into_o a_o better_a life_n we_o beseech_v thou_o in_o the_o favour_n of_o thy_o son_n jesus_n to_o forget_v all_o his_o fault_n and_o sin_n the_o which_o it_o be_v thy_o will_n to_o have_v blot_v out_o 1._o revel_v 1._o and_o wash_v in_o the_o shed_n of_o his_o precious_a blood_n may_v it_o please_v thou_o by_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o death_n and_o passion_n of_o thy_o son_n to_o receive_v his_o soul_n into_o thy_o hand_n 20._o mat._n 16._o psal_n 20._o when_o it_o shall_v please_v thou_o to_o call_v he_o out_o of_o this_o world_n lord_n god_n do_v not_o despise_v the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n 51._o psalm_n 137._o psal_n 129._o psal_n 51._o for_o behold_v thy_o poor_a creature_n almost_o consume_v who_o call_v upon_o thou_o out_o of_o the_o bottom_n of_o his_o sorrow_n present_v unto_o thou_o his_o sorrowful_a and_o penitent_a soul_n with_o his_o humble_a heart_n which_o we_o beseech_v thou_o to_o accept_v in_o good_a part_n for_o the_o love_n of_o thy_o son_n jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n 14._o john_n 14._o in_o who_o name_n thou_o have_v promise_v to_o grant_v our_o request_n wherefore_o lord_n we_o beseech_v thou_o to_o receive_v we_o into_o thy_o holy_a keep_n illuminate_v our_o heart_n and_o understanding_n to_o address_v ourselves_o towards_o 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