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right_o love_v serve_v and_o enjoy_v this_o our_o love_a lord_n and_o saviour_n grant_v i_o thy_o grace_n dear_a jesus_n to_o receive_v thou_o in_o this_o divine_a sacrament_n with_o firm_a faith_n of_o thy_o presence_n with_o true_a purity_n and_o contrition_n of_o hart_n with_o dreadful_a fear_n of_o thy_o majesty_n which_o make_v all_o the_o celestial_a spirit_n with_o reverential_a fear_n to_o tremble_v and_o to_o receive_v thou_o with_o a_o hart_n inflame_v with_o divine_a and_o ardent_a love_n of_o so_o merciful_a and_o bountiful_a a_o love_a lord_n who_o in_o this_o divine_a eucharist_n give_v we_o thyself_o whole_o and_o entire_o body_n and_o soul_n divinity_n humanity_n thy_o grace_n and_o merit_n and_o therefore_o i_o give_v thou_o my_o love_n great_a god_n whole_o and_o entire_o myself_o in_o perfect_a oblation_n my_o soul_n and_o body_n life_n and_o death_n time_n and_o eternity_n and_o final_o i_o most_o humble_o crave_v such_o necessity_n as_o i_o most_o need_v for_o 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who_o can_v again_o reduce_v i_o to_o that_o nothing_o out_o of_o which_o thou_o first_o creat_v i_o and_o who_o by_o thy_o mere_a boundless_a goodness_n have_v preserve_v i_o from_o it_o till_o this_o present_a day_n i_o render_v thou_o o_o lord_n all_o adoration_n and_o homage_n as_o thy_o submissive_a and_o humble_a creature_n depend_v entire_o upon_o thy_o bless_a will_n and_o pleasure_n and_o consider_v that_o what_o honour_n i_o be_o able_a to_o render_v to_o the_o merit_n of_o thy_o infinite_a deity_n be_v so_o inconsiderable_a to_o supply_v that_o great_a defect_n i_o offer_v to_o thou_o the_o adoration_n which_o eternal_o thy_o saint_n and_o angel_n shall_v ever_o render_v to_o thou_o and_o my_o great_a desire_n be_v that_o all_o the_o creature_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n may_v bless_v adore_v and_o glorify_v thou_o with_o endless_a praise_n for_o all_o eternity_n act_n of_o thanks_n give_v and_o gratitude_n i_o have_v merit_v nothing_o accord_v to_o the_o effect_n of_o 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