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like_v a_o whirl-pool_n shall_v suck_v in_o every_o good_a thing_n that_o come_v near_o i_o and_o not_o so_o much_o as_o acknowledge_v it_o shall_v any_o one_o be_v the_o thousand_o part_n so_o much_o indebt_v to_o i_o as_o i_o be_o to_o god_n how_o ill_o shall_v i_o take_v it_o if_o he_o shall_v not_o confess_v it_o if_o a_o beggar_n at_o my_o door_n receive_v a_o small_a alm_n from_o god_n by_o my_o hand_n i_o look_v for_o his_o thanks_o how_o often_o have_v i_o complain_v of_o the_o baseness_n and_o unworthiness_n of_o some_o that_o be_v engage_v to_o i_o o_o what_o tongue_n can_v express_v what_o heart_n can_v conceive_v how_o much_o i_o be_o indebt_v to_o my_o god_n every_o moment_n though_o i_o be_o less_o than_o the_o least_o of_o all_o his_o mercy_n and_o do_v not_o all_o his_o goodness_n merit_v sincere_a thankfulness_n lord_n i_o confess_v there_o be_v not_o a_o day_n of_o my_o life_n wherein_o i_o do_v not_o break_v thy_o law_n in_o thought_n word_n and_o deed_n sin_n be_v 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