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â—â—_o see_v p._n 133._o l._n 4._o deal_n which_o p._n 200._o l._n 8_o deal_n his_o the_o last_o hour_n of_o dr._n andrew_n rivet_n §_o 1._o the_o multitude_n and_o variety_n of_o thing_n memorable_a which_o do_v occur_v in_o this_o narrative_a do_v so_o much_o amaze_v we_o that_o through_o fear_n of_o our_o own_o insufficiency_n either_o to_o remember_v or_o express_v they_o in_o a_o due_a manâ—er_n and_o according_a to_o their_o dignity_n and_o worth_n we_o can_v â—ut_v wish_v this_o task_n have_v be_v undertake_v by_o able_a hand_n but_o â—eeing_v it_o be_v matter_n of_o fact_n and_o â—ords_n hear_v which_o we_o be_v to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o we_o have_v rather_o so_o we_o may_v but_o serve_v the_o profit_n of_o our_o friend_n expose_v our_o prudence_n unto_o
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able_a to_o persist_v therein_o unto_o the_o last_o breath_n of_o my_o life_n §_o 28._o at_o another_o hour_n when_o the_o same_o minister_n visit_v he_o again_o and_o say_v you_o be_v still_o fight_v the_o good_a fight_n he_o answer_v in_o hope_n and_o patience_n i_o be_o whole_o god_n and_o jesus_n christ_n my_o saviour_n i_o believe_v that_o he_o will_v keep_v what_o i_o have_v commit_v to_o he_o against_o that_o day_n even_o so_o come_v lord_n jesus_n and_o when_o this_o minister_n have_v pray_v with_o he_o he_o return_v he_o thanks_o in_o these_o word_n i_o give_v you_o thanks_o for_o your_o holy_a prayer_n i_o doubt_v not_o but_o god_n will_v hear_v they_o god_n bless_v you_o i_o beseech_v he_o to_o make_v you_o a_o very_a powerful_a instrument_n of_o his_o glory_n he_o also_o add_v god_n have_v fulfil_v all_o his_o promise_n in_o i_o i_o have_v see_v they_o afar_o off_o i_o have_v believe_v they_o i_o have_v embrace_v they_o i_o wait_v for_o nothing_o more_o but_o to_o breathe_v 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he_o my_o dear_a i_o bless_v god_n and_o rejoice_v for_o thou_o that_o i_o have_v see_v so_o much_o of_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n in_o thou_o to_o which_o he_o reply_v thou_o do_v well_o my_o dear_a love_n the_o lord_n confirm_v and_o strengthen_v thy_o joy_n i_o be_v solid_a i_o rejoice_v that_o thou_o see_v the_o end_n of_o my_o conversation_n thou_o have_v know_v i_o and_o thou_o know_v that_o i_o hate_v ostentation_n and_o that_o more_o have_v be_v attribute_v to_o i_o by_o other_o than_o i_o have_v believe_v of_o myself_o for_o i_o have_v be_v conscious_a of_o my_o own_o infirmity_n and_o that_o whatsoever_o good_a may_v be_v in_o i_o be_v not_o of_o myself_o the_o glory_n be_v to_o be_v ascribe_v to_o god_n alone_o he_o have_v do_v the_o work_n perfect_a o_o lord_n and_o crown_v thy_o own_o work_n i_o complain_v not_o of_o my_o pain_n i_o have_v not_o flatter_v myself_o in_o my_o disease_n for_o when_o i_o be_v first_o seize_v by_o it_o i_o be_v aware_a that_o god_n call_v for_o 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