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my_o flesh_n in_o my_o tooth_n say_v he_o and_o put_v my_o soul_n in_o my_o hand_n that_o be_v why_o shall_v i_o fret_v and_o consume_v myself_o with_o impatience_n if_o he_o shall_v kill_v i_o will_v i_o not_o trust_v in_o he_o so_o far_o be_v it_o of_o that_o i_o despair_v of_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n that_o my_o life_n shall_v soon_o leave_v i_o than_o my_o assurance_n of_o his_o grace_n this_o be_v the_o deep_a and_o inward_a matter_n he_o mean_v in_o the_o 19_o of_o his_o book_n from_o the_o abundance_n whereof_o he_o make_v that_o prophetical_a and_o heavenly_a protestation_n o_o that_o my_o word_n be_v write_v write_v in_o a_o book_n â—_o and_o grave_v with_o a_o iron_n pen_n in_o lead_n or_o stone_n for_o ever_o i_o know_v that_o my_o redeemer_n live_v worm_n &_o rottenness_n shall_v consume_v i_o to_o nothing_o but_o my_o redeemer_n be_v alive_a &_o behold_v he_o live_v for_o evermore_o &_o have_v the_o key_n of_o hell_n and_o of_o death_n the_o grave_n shall_v be_v my_o house_n and_o i_o shall_v make_v my_o bed_n in_o darkness_n but_o i_o shall_v rise_v again_o to_o behold_v the_o brightness_n of_o his_o countenance_n these_o eye_n of_o nature_n shall_v sink_v into_o the_o hole_n of_o my_o head_n but_o i_o shall_v receive_v they_o again_o to_o behold_v that_o glorious_a object_n and_o though_o many_o age_n of_o the_o world_n shall_v run_v on_o betwixt_o the_o day_n of_o my_o fall_n &_o his_o long_a expect_a visitation_n yet_o he_o shalâ—_n stand_v the_o last_o day_n upon_o the_o earth_n himself_o α_n and_o ω_fw-gr the_o first_o and_o the_o last_o of_o all_o the_o creature_n of_o god_n to_o recapitulate_v former_a
time_n &_o to_o make_v full_a restitution_n of_o my_o ancient_a loss_n what_o need_v writing_n in_o a_o book_n &_o grave_v in_o lead_n or_o stone_n but_o that_o he_o be_v careful_a of_o posterity_n that_o the_o scripture_n &_o sculpture_n of_o his_o own_o conscience_n '_o may_v be_v a_o monument_n in_o time_n to_o come_v for_o other_o afflict_a soul_n 43._o the_o counsel_n which_o david_n give_v his_o trouble_a soul_n again_o &_o again_o repeat_v because_o his_o sorrow_n be_v again_o and_o often_o multiply_v shall_v be_v my_o last_o for_o this_o time_n o_o my_o soul_n why_o be_v thou_o cast_v down_o and_o why_o be_v thou_o disquiet_v within_o i_o i_o will_v not_o forget_v to_o note_v unto_o you_o that_o one_o of_o the_o great_a temptation_n he_o then_o feel_v and_o that_o which_o feed_v he_o with_o his_o tear_n day_n and_o night_n in_o steed_n of_o meat_n be_v the_o daily_a upbraid_v of_o his_o persecutor_n where_o be_v now_o thy_o god_n if_o they_o can_v have_v batter_v the_o fortress_n of_o his_o hope_n they_o have_v utter_o spoil_v he_o yet_o he_o encourage_v that_o persecute_a and_o downe-trodden_a soul_n with_o hearty_a incitation_n why_o be_v thou_o cast_v down_o etc._n etc._n trust_v in_o the_o lord_n for_o i_o will_v yet_o and_o yet_o give_v he_o thanks_n for_o the_o help_n of_o his_o presence_n hope_n be_v never_o put_v to_o silence_n never_o abash_v nor_o shame_v the_o man_n that_o join_v she_o unto_o he_o 5._o the_o sweet_a and_o plesant_a companion_n that_o ever_o travail_v with_o the_o sojourner_n upon_o earth_n she_o carry_v they_o along_o through_o all_o the_o difficulty_n and_o cross_n of_o the_o way_n that_o lie_v to_o interrupt_v they_o though_o they_o have_v pass_v through_o fire_n and_o water_n she_o say_v be_v not_o discomfort_a we_o shall_v yet_o give_v he_o thanks_n for_o the_o help_n of_o his_o presence_n though_o through_o a_o life_n so_o replenish_v with_o misery_n that_o they_o bless_v the_o dead_a more_o than_o the_o live_n and_o 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