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all_o evil_a especial_o our_o spiritual_a enemy_n for_o thou_o be_v the_o power_n such_o power_n as_o king_n do_v want_v but_o thou_o be_v full_o able_a 1._o to_o exalt_v thy_o own_o name_n 2._o to_o extend_v thy_o kingdom_n over_o all_o 3._o to_o fit_v we_o to_o do_v thy_o will._n 4._o to_o minister_v to_o our_o necessity_n 5._o to_o pardon_v our_o sin_n 6._o to_o preserve_v we_o from_o and_o to_o deliver_v we_o out_o of_o all_o evil_a and_o then_o thou_o be_v the_o glory_n the_o hallow_n of_o thy_o name_n be_v the_o chief_a part_n of_o thy_o glory_n thy_o kingdom_n be_v the_o prime_a place_n of_o thy_o glory_n and_o herein_o be_v thou_o glorify_v that_o be_v when_o we_o set_v forth_o thy_o praise_n when_o we_o obey_v thy_o will_n when_o thou_o provide_v for_o thy_o people_n when_o thou_o forgive_v their_o sin_n when_o thou_o comforte_v they_o in_o their_o calamity_n so_o do_v we_o trust_v and_o hope_n that_o thou_o will_v do_v all_o these_o thing_n for_o we_o take_v heed_n for_o if_o 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conversion_n and_o by_o unfeigned_a sorrow_n and_o true_a repentance_n to_o drive_v we_o home_o to_o our_o heavenly_a father_n in_o holy_a believe_v 7._o sickness_n and_o affliction_n do_v work_n in_o we_o not_o only_o christianly_o love_v and_o charity_n but_o pity_n and_o compassion_n also_o towards_o our_o brethren_n so_o as_o to_o have_v a_o fellow-feeling_n with_o they_o in_o all_o their_o suffering_n 8._o god_n do_v many_o time_n make_v use_v of_o our_o sickness_n and_o other_o affliction_n not_o only_o as_o mean_n and_o as_o example_n whereby_o to_o manifest_v to_o other_o the_o faith_n patience_n and_o other_o grace_n that_o he_o have_v bestow_v upon_o we_o but_o also_o by_o the_o same_o to_o strengthen_v and_o to_o encourage_v other_o that_o have_v not_o yet_o receive_v so_o great_a a_o measure_n of_o faith_n and_o of_o assurance_n as_o we_o have_v do_v 9_o by_o sickness_n and_o affliction_n god_n work_v we_o to_o a_o conformity_n of_o the_o image_n of_o his_o son_n jesus_n 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