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for_o a_o sick_a person_n o_o sovereign_a lord_n god_n the_o author_n of_o our_o health_n and_o our_o comforter_n in_o sickness_n in_o the_o watch_n of_o who_o divine_a providence_n run_v all_o the_o moment_n of_o our_o life_n earthly_a pilgrimage_n hear_v we_o beseech_v thou_o the_o humble_a petition_n which_o we_o present_v to_o thy_o throne_n of_o mercy_n for_o n._n thy_o infirm_a but_o faithful_a servant_n and_o merciful_o restore_v he_o to_o his_o former_a welfare_n that_o he_o may_v henceforth_o walk_v more_o worthy_a his_o call_v and_o make_v great_a progress_n in_o virtue_n and_o piety_n but_o if_o it_o be_v thy_o pleasure_n o_o supreme_a lord_n of_o life_n and_o death_n to_o call_v he_o hence_o to_o eternity_n let_v thy_o most_o just_a will_n o_o heavenly_a father_n be_v accomplish_v in_o this_o and_o in_o all_o thing_n whatsoever_o only_o let_v death_n find_v he_o well_o prepare_v and_o right_o dispose_v let_v he_o humble_o kiss_v thy_o paternal_a rod_n which_o chastise_v 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my_o poor_a and_o sinful_a soul_n in_o her_o last_o agony_n and_o in_o her_o passage_n to_o eternity_n 2._o it_o be_v thou_o o_o sovereign_a goodness_n who_o be_v the_o prime_a source_n and_o daily_a preserver_n of_o my_o life_n and_o it_o be_v from_o thou_o alone_o that_o i_o can_v expect_v the_o grace_n of_o a_o happy_a death_n thou_o o_o lord_n do_v not_o make_v this_o death_n which_o separate_v soul_n and_o body_n it_o be_v sin_n which_o bring_v it_o into_o the_o world_n have_v not_o man_n stray_v from_o thy_o sacred_a precept_n he_o have_v not_o be_v subject_a to_o this_o severe_a punishment_n but_o yet_o thy_o divine_a son_n by_o endure_v the_o sting_n of_o death_n have_v change_v its_o harsh_a nature_n and_o through_o his_o mean_n and_o merit_n it_o may_v now_o be_v make_v a_o sacrifice_n most_o please_v to_o thy_o majesty_n for_o precious_a in_o thy_o sight_n be_v the_o just_a man_n death_n which_o be_v only_o a_o glorious_a passage_n from_o time_n to_o eternity_n this_o be_v the_o death_n i_o here_o most_o humble_o demand_v of_o thy_o divine_a bounty_n as_o the_o crown_n of_o all_o thy_o mercy_n for_o thou_o o_o lord_n look_v not_o so_o much_o upon_o the_o first_o beginning_n of_o thy_o child_n as_o upon_o their_o final_a end_n and_o consummation_n and_o the_o eternity_n of_o their_o glory_n or_o misery_n depend_v upon_o the_o last_o moment_n of_o their_o life_n then_o it_o be_v that_o the_o tempter_n try_v all_o way_n to_o prevail_v over_o the_o weakness_n of_o our_o spirit_n when_o it_o be_v beat_v down_o by_o the_o body_n sickness_n either_o to_o swell_v it_o up_o into_o a_o dangerous_a presumption_n or_o deject_v it_o into_o a_o more_o dangerous_a despair_n then_o it_o be_v that_o all_o the_o sinful_a passage_n of_o our_o life_n come_v swarm_v into_o our_o memory_n to_o strike_v we_o with_o a_o sad_a resentment_n of_o what_o it_o be_v too_o late_a to_o remedy_n then_o it_o be_v that_o the_o poor_a soul_n overwhelm_v with_o a_o flood_n of_o sorrow_n 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most_o hearty_a thanks_o for_o vouchsafe_v by_o death_n to_o deliver_v my_o spirit_n from_o the_o law_n of_o these_o corporal_a member_n which_o keep_v it_o so_o long_o enslave_v under_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n let_v i_o free_o offer_v up_o to_o thou_o my_o life_n in_o sacrifice_n and_o let_v thy_o love_n be_v the_o fire_n not_o only_o to_o purify_v but_o also_o to_o ennoble_v this_o my_o oblation_n which_o of_o itself_o be_v so_o mean_a and_o contemptible_a final_o o_o sovereign_a lord_n of_o life_n and_o death_n i_o resigned_o leave_v to_o the_o conduct_n of_o thy_o sacred_a providence_n all_o that_o concern_v my_o poor_a soul_n departure_n out_o of_o this_o her_o pilgrimage_n as_o to_o the_o time_n the_o place_n the_o assistant_n the_o consolation_n the_o dereliction_n and_o whatsoever_o other_o circumstance_n i_o only_o beg_v that_o thy_o holy_a grace_n may_v not_o then_o abandon_v i_o when_o all_o human_a help_n must_v of_o necessity_n become_v useless_a unto_o i_o in_o the_o 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