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not_o myself_o but_o thou_o only_o therefore_o lord_n deliver_v i_o so_o this_o kind_n of_o reason_v come_v neither_o of_o ostentation_n nor_o of_o pride_n now_o as_o to_o myself_o will_v he_o say_v when_o i_o examine_v my_o do_n i_o find_v my_o conscience_n so_o pure_a that_o in_o all_o my_o proceed_n i_o have_v a_o good_a warrant_n and_o in_o all_o my_o do_n i_o seek_v not_o my_o own_o particular_a but_o thy_o glory_n and_o therefore_o loâ—d_v remember_v i_o &_o take_v not_o my_o life_n from_o i_o that_o i_o be_v not_o a_o stumble_a block_n to_o the_o weak_a one_o and_o a_o rejoice_v to_o my_o enemy_n this_o be_v the_o only_a thing_n which_o we_o aâ—e_v teach_v here_o we_o see_v this_o good_a king_n when_o all_o worldly_a comfort_n fail_v he_o and_o in_o his_o great_a extremity_n he_o repose_v himself_o upon_o the_o testimony_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n this_o be_v the_o only_a thing_n that_o sustain_v he_o this_o be_v the_o only_a thing_n that_o comfort_v he_o and_o wherein_o 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