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as_o by_o her_o sudden_a and_o often_o break_v out_o into_o heavenly_a speech_n and_o praise_n do_v appear_v for_o the_o same_o evening_n she_o lie_v still_o and_o silent_a for_o a_o while_n fox_n william_n fox_n one_o pray_v she_o to_o remember_v the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o that_o she_o will_v in_o her_o heart_n pray_v for_o constancy_n in_o her_o joyful_a course_n whereupon_o she_o answer_v with_o a_o delightsome_a and_o cheerful_a countenance_n and_o comfortable_a voice_n 27.1.3_o psal_n 27.1.3_o oh_o say_v she_o so_o i_o do_v for_o the_o lord_n be_v my_o light_n and_o my_o salvation_n who_o then_o shall_v i_o fear_v though_o a_o host_n pitch_n against_o i_o yet_o my_o heart_n shall_v not_o be_v afraid_a for_o the_o lord_n have_v say_v 4.31_o deut._n 4.31_o i_o will_v not_o leave_v thou_o nor_o forsake_v thou_o indeed_o i_o shall_v utter_o have_v faint_v 108.1_o psal_n 27.13_o psal_n 108.1_o but_o that_o i_o believe_v to_o see_v the_o goodness_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n and_o now_o my_o heart_n be_v ready_a my_o heart_n be_v ready_a and_o prepare_v yea_o it_o pant_v after_o thou_o o_o god_n as_o the_o hart_n bray_v after_o the_o river_n of_o water_n 42.1.2_o psal_n 42.1.2_o so_o pant_v my_o soul_n after_o thou_o o_o god_n my_o soul_n thirst_v for_o god_n even_o for_o the_o live_a god_n when_o lord_n brettergh_n william_n brettergh_n when_o shall_v i_o come_v and_o appear_v before_o thy_o presence_n etc._n etc._n say_v then_o further_o lord_n since_o it_o have_v please_v thou_o to_o prepare_v my_o heart_n whether_o to_o life_n or_o death_n thy_o will_n be_v do_v dispose_v of_o i_o to_o thy_o own_o glory_n i_o be_o thy_o lord_n work_v