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enjoy_v that_o happiness_n and_o bliss_n which_o thou_o have_v prepare_v for_o they_o that_o love_v thou_o meditat_fw-la ii_o meditation_n of_o a_o penitent_a sinner_n hope_v for_o pardon_n through_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n o_o lord_n how_o be_v my_o day_n waste_v and_o come_v to_o a_o end_n even_o as_o a_o dream_n that_o be_v tell_v how_o do_v my_o night_n pass_v away_o and_o be_v not_o to_o be_v recall_v again_o and_o how_o do_v i_o forget_v what_o i_o have_v do_v against_o thou_o my_o god_n the_o sin_n alas_o that_o i_o have_v commit_v be_v as_o innumerable_a as_o the_o sand_n on_o the_o sea_n shore_n not_o to_o be_v number_v by_o any_o but_o thy_o justice_n and_o what_o account_n shall_v i_o make_v to_o thou_o o_o lord_n when_o this_o tabernacle_n of_o i_o shall_v be_v dissolve_v and_o my_o soul_n appear_v before_o thy_o majesty_n at_o the_o last_o and_o dreadful_a day_n of_o judgement_n where_o all_o that_o i_o have_v do_v shall_v be_v lay_v open_a and_o shall_v be_v as_o so_o 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christ_n that_o price_n of_o thy_o redemption_n therefore_o endeavour_n o_o man_n before_o it_o be_v too_o late_a to_o make_v thy_o call_n and_o election_n sure_a so_o shall_v thou_o be_v happy_a both_o here_o and_o eternal_o blessed_v hereafter_o meditat_fw-la xii_o meditation_n of_o the_o ingratitude_n of_o friend_n what_o cause_n have_v thou_o to_o build_v upon_o the_o friendship_n or_o favour_n of_o man_n i_o confess_v when_o they_o see_v thou_o in_o prosperity_n want_v nothing_o than_o they_o will_v be_v ready_a to_o offer_v their_o service_n and_o thou_o shall_v have_v all_o the_o friendship_n and_o favour_n they_o can_v do_v thou_o i_o can_v compare_v this_o friendship_n to_o no_o fit_a thing_n than_o the_o cast_n of_o water_n into_o the_o sea_n that_o need_v it_o not_o but_o give_v i_o that_o man_n who_o will_v relieve_v thou_o in_o thy_o poverty_n yea_o when_o all_o friend_n and_o acquaintance_n forsake_v thou_o one_o dram_n of_o that_o man_n friendship_n be_v worth_a a_o 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