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repentance_n but_o to_o condemn_v myself_o if_o my_o tongue_n have_v not_o lively_o express_v my_o desire_n alas_o lord_n thou_o know_v what_o we_o will_v have_v before_o we_o have_v think_v thereon_o it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o lift_v up_o our_o heart_n unto_o thou_o and_o forthwith_o thou_o grant_v our_o petition_n 10._o but_o wherefore_o o_o lord_n do_v thou_o delay_v to_o give_v i_o the_o holy_a comfort_n which_o thou_o have_v promise_v i_o alas_o i_o be_o able_a to_o do_v no_o more_o my_o hart_n fail_v i_o my_o sense_n be_v trouble_v my_o strength_n forsake_v i_o my_o sight_n wax_v dim_a and_o my_o run_n away_o soul_n be_v already_o upon_o the_o brink_n of_o my_o lip_n 11._o all_o my_o friend_n stand_v about_o i_o and_o do_v already_o bewail_v my_o death_n they_o have_v no_o hope_n of_o my_o health_n they_o take_v care_n for_o my_o burial_n and_o question_n with_o themselves_o where_o be_v the_o help_n he_o expect_v from_o his_o god_n where_o be_v the_o favour_n which_o he_o 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certain_a be_v dumb_a when_o he_o be_v taunt_v he_o reply_v not_o can_v he_o endure_v all_o these_o indignity_n if_o any_o feel_n of_o courage_n or_o reputation_n be_v leave_v he_o he_o must_v needs_o be_v guilty_a for_o innocence_n be_v ever_o bold_a in_o she_o own_o defence_n yet_o all_o this_o do_v not_o move_v i_o 16._o wherefore_o i_o trust_v in_o my_o god_n and_o be_o assure_v that_o he_o will_v help_v i_o let_v the_o world_n bend_v itself_o against_o i_o let_v heaven_n and_o earth_n conspire_v my_o downfall_n so_o long_o as_o i_o have_v his_o aid_n i_o shall_v always_o conquer_v by_o the_o breath_n of_o his_o mouth_n he_o create_v all_o thing_n and_o by_o his_o breath_n if_o he_o please_v he_o can_v destroy_v they_o i_o will_v fight_v under_o his_o banner_n and_o i_o be_o assure_v of_o victory_n 17_o i_o have_v oftentime_o say_v unto_o they_o rejoice_v not_o at_o my_o misery_n though_o i_o be_o torment_v and_o afflict_a brave_a i_o not_o for_o the_o lord_n be_v long_o enough_o 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thy_o grace_n which_o stream_v from_o thy_o goodness_n the_o more_o do_v my_o enemy_n oppress_v i_o their_o number_n do_v daily_o increase_v they_o strengthen_v themselves_o on_o every_o side_n and_o foresee_v not_o the_o tempest_n which_o will_v crush_v they_o in_o piece_n they_o kindle_v by_o their_o pride_n the_o furnace_n of_o thy_o wrath_n they_o despite_v thy_o power_n which_o to_o their_o destruction_n they_o shall_v soon_o make_v proof_n of_o in_o a_o word_n they_o be_v secure_v against_o heaven_n and_o earth_n do_v wallow_v in_o their_o filthy_a pleasure_n and_o raze_v out_o as_o much_o as_o in_o they_o be_v the_o mark_n of_o divinity_n which_o thou_o have_v imprint_v in_o their_o soul_n and_o shut_v their_o eye_n at_o the_o hope_n of_o salvation_n which_o shine_v on_o they_o out_o of_o thy_o word_n 21._o i_o do_v not_o cease_v o_o my_o god_n to_o admonish_v they_o but_o they_o pay_v i_o evil_a for_o good_a and_o turn_v into_o laughter_n all_o that_o which_o i_o do_v to_o please_v thou_o and_o to_o give_v they_o good_a example_n they_o do_v slanderous_o traduce_v i_o up_o and_o down_o the_o street_n and_o lay_v a_o thousand_o wickedness_n to_o my_o charge_n i_o confess_v o_o lord_n that_o i_o begin_v to_o loose_v my_o patience_n 22_o but_o my_o god_n strengthen_v my_o infirmity_n and_o forsake_v i_o not_o by_o any_o mean_n otherwise_o i_o shall_v fall_v like_o a_o little_a child_n into_o the_o first_o pit_n i_o come_v at_o increase_v strength_n and_o courage_n in_o i_o o_o lord_n as_o much_o as_o thou_o have_v afflict_v i_o give_v i_o firm_a constancy_n as_o often_o as_o i_o shall_v stand_v in_o need_n thereof_o no_o less_o than_o a_o charitable_a mother_n who_o so_o soon_o as_o she_o hear_v her_o child_n cry_n do_v straight_a way_n give_v it_o the_o dug_n 23._o nourish_v i_o then_o o_o lord_n with_o the_o milk_n of_o thy_o holy_a charity_n to_o the_o end_n that_o be_v in_o some_o sort_n strengthen_v i_o may_v day_n and_o night_n run_v on_o in_o thy_o 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in_o thy_o way_n let_v it_o still_o guide_v i_o in_o the_o way_n which_o i_o must_v walk_v to_o come_v unto_o thou_o for_o my_o spirit_n which_o have_v throw_v itself_o into_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o brier_n of_o this_o world_n which_o have_v go_v astray_o amongst_o her_o thick_a bush_n can_v no_o more_o find_v out_o her_o right_a way_n but_o walk_v at_o all_o adventure_n lose_v both_o her_o way_n and_o her_o labour_n go_v still_o backward_o from_o the_o place_n whether_o she_o think_v to_o arrive_v but_o my_o god_n i_o still_o wait_v for_o thy_o help_n i_o hope_v for_o succour_v from_o a_o high_a 11._o i_o be_o prisoner_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o cruel_a enemy_n of_o my_o life_n make_v haste_n o_o lord_n to_o deliver_v i_o thou_o be_v my_o refuge_n receive_v i_o into_o thy_o protection_n teach_v i_o what_o thou_o will_v have_v i_o to_o do_v for_o thou_o be_v my_o god_n unto_o who_o only_o i_o now_o resolve_v myself_o to_o do_v service_n away_o far_o far_o from_o i_o deceitful_a 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her_o ruin_n 13._o thou_o will_v come_v then_o and_o at_o thy_o arrival_n thou_o shall_v draw_v my_o soul_n out_o of_o trouble_n and_o in_o show_v mercy_n unto_o i_o thou_o shall_v destroy_v all_o those_o which_o have_v conspire_v against_o i_o then_o shall_v my_o grief_n have_v a_o end_n and_o they_o begin_v it_o shall_v be_v a_o beginning_n of_o their_o forrow_n which_o shall_v never_o end_v but_o as_o river_n rise_v out_o of_o their_o spring_n run_v on_o still_o big_a &_o big_a until_o they_o fall_v into_o the_o bosom_n of_o the_o sea_n which_o have_v no_o bottom_n even_o so_o shall_v their_o misery_n increase_v and_o at_o the_o last_o shall_v heap_v upon_o they_o extreme_a torment_n and_o infinite_a distress_n in_o this_o manner_n shall_v all_o those_o perish_v which_o vex_v my_o soul_n for_o o_o god_n i_o be_o thy_o faithful_a servant_n who_o thou_o have_v remember_v and_o thou_o will_v not_o forget_v those_o who_o in_o disdain_n of_o my_o lord_n have_v so_o shameful_o abuse_v i_o they_o laugh_v at_o my_o misery_n but_o the_o time_n draw_v on_o when_o they_o shall_v bewail_v their_o own_o thy_o vengeance_n begin_v to_o be_v kind_a be_v against_o they_o and_o they_o shall_v wither_v like_o leaf_n upon_o the_o tree_n at_o the_o approach_n of_o winter_n o_o god_n what_o glory_n shall_v i_o give_v unto_o thy_o name_n and_o how_o shall_v i_o begin_v to_o declare_v thy_o praise_n shall_v i_o publish_v thy_o goodness_n in_o the_o creation_n of_o so_o many_o wonderful_a work_n which_o be_v underneath_o the_o sun_n thy_o wisdom_n in_o thy_o preservation_n of_o they_o shall_v i_o preach_v thy_o justice_n in_o the_o condemnation_n and_o punishment_n of_o the_o pride_n of_o the_o angel_n and_o disobedience_n of_o man_n shall_v i_o sing_v of_o thy_o mercy_n in_o the_o redemption_n of_o those_o who_o offend_v thy_o law_n have_v throw_v themselves_o headlong_o into_o the_o bondage_n of_o eternal_a death_n to_o what_o part_n of_o thy_o praise_n may_v the_o humble_a sound_n of_o my_o voice_n attain_v and_o though_o my_o voice_n be_v able_a what_o ear_n be_v capable_a to_o receive_v it_o all_o thing_n fail_v i_o o_o lord_n in_o this_o business_n except_o courage_n and_o will_n which_o full_a of_o fervent_a affection_n do_v cry_v out_o unto_o thou_o aid_v with_o thy_o grace_n their_o weak_a strength_n and_o see_v the_o tear_n of_o my_o penitence_n have_v wash_v away_o the_o filth_n of_o sin_n wherewith_o my_o soul_n be_v heavy_o load_v give_v it_o now_o the_o wing_n of_o faith_n and_o hope_n which_o may_v carry_v it_o with_o a_o swift_a flight_n into_o thy_o arm_n to_o reunite_v
to_o comprehend_v the_o great_a wonder_n of_o the_o divinity_n but_o eschew_v the_o daylight_n of_o knowledge_n he_o go_v grope_a up_o and_o down_o in_o the_o den_n and_o cave_n of_o ignorance_n and_o blockishness_n and_o remain_v therein_o all_o his_o life-time_n hatch_n this_o miserable_a riches_n and_o at_o the_o last_o be_v become_v like_o to_o a_o bruit_n beast_n for_o as_o a_o beast_n â—eigheth_v after_o his_o provender_n and_o take_v no_o care_n but_o how_o to_o feed_v even_o so_o this_o man_n will_v not_o stir_v but_o for_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o body_n nay_o he_o will_v scarce_o use_v that_o wealth_n which_o he_o have_v so_o much_o covet_v be_v herein_o much_o worse_a than_o all_o other_o beast_n who_o unbridled_a appetite_n be_v satisfy_v by_o the_o use_n of_o those_o thing_n which_o they_o desire_v 13._o o_o how_o scandalous_a and_o infamous_a be_v the_o life_n of_o such_o people_n what_o share_n have_v they_o in_o this_o world_n or_o in_o the_o next_o but_o only_a shame_n in_o this_o and_o pain_n and_o torment_v in_o the_o other_o let_v they_o now_o please_v themselves_o in_o their_o own_o discourse_n let_v they_o grow_v proud_a in_o their_o wealth_n let_v they_o now_o a_o little_a call_v to_o mind_v the_o speech_n they_o be_v wont_a to_o use_v when_o they_o esteem_v no_o man_n but_o themselves_o and_o their_o money_n and_o hold_v all_o other_o man_n in_o contempt_n 14._o behold_v they_o be_v hale_v into_o hell_n like_o sheep_n to_o the_o slaughter_n death_n have_v devour_v they_o and_o there_o be_v nothing_o leave_v but_o their_o bare_a bone_n which_o rot_v in_o their_o grave_n 15._o the_o just_a man_n who_o with_o patience_n endure_v their_o pride_n his_o turn_n be_v now_o come_v lo_o his_o time_n be_v to_o reign_v and_o he_o be_v now_o at_o his_o ease_n he_o rise_v up_o by_o the_o break_n of_o day_n and_o after_o he_o have_v give_v thanks_n unto_o god_n he_o go_v to_o behold_v the_o place_n where_o one_o of_o those_o miserable_a wretch_n dwell_v the_o place_n where_o he_o be_v wont_n to_o brave_a and_o tyrannize_v over_o the_o world_n and_o say_v soft_o to_o himself_o praise_v be_v god_n who_o have_v cleanse_v the_o earth_n from_o this_o filth_n and_o have_v give_v place_n unto_o those_o which_o bless_v his_o name_n this_o wretch_n be_v rot_v and_o his_o glory_n with_o he_o he_o be_v now_o in_o torment_n and_o no_o man_n help_v he_o let_v he_o remain_v so_o hardly_o for_o death_n unto_o he_o be_v a_o go_v on_o but_o not_o a_o come_n back_o 16._o as_o for_o myself_o o_o lord_n i_o know_v very_o well_o that_o i_o must_v die_v the_o sin_n of_o our_o first_o parent_n have_v bind_v we_o to_o this_o debt_n it_o be_v the_o reward_n of_o his_o disobedience_n we_o must_v return_v into_o the_o earth_n from_o whence_o we_o come_v yet_o for_o all_o that_o o_o lord_n thou_o shall_v redeem_v i_o from_o death_n and_o deliver_v i_o from_o the_o hand_n of_o hell_n when_o it_o will_v seize_v on_o i_o thou_o will_v not_o suffer_v i_o to_o go_v down_o so_o low_a thou_o will_v set_v i_o at_o liberty_n at_o the_o entry_n of_o the_o door_n and_o will_v be_v satisfy_v that_o i_o shall_v know_v without_o suffering_n the_o punishment_n of_o my_o deserve_a bondage_n and_o captivity_n but_o what_o shall_v be_v the_o price_n of_o my_o redemption_n shall_v it_o be_v the_o good_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o abundance_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n not_o so_o o_o lord_n thou_o thyself_o shall_v be_v the_o price_n of_o my_o redemption_n thou_o shall_v give_v up_o thy_o own_o body_n to_o death_n to_o the_o end_n to_o deliver_v my_o soul_n from_o hell_n thou_o shall_v put_v on_o the_o sorrow_n of_o the_o grave_n to_o the_o end_n to_o clothe_v i_o with_o the_o joy_n of_o immortality_n i_o will_v then_o henceforward_o o_o my_o god_n have_v none_o other_o wealth_n but_o thou_o possess_v thou_o i_o shall_v enjoy_v the_o whole_a world_n love_v thou_o i_o shall_v be_v in_o thou_o and_o thou_o in_o i_o and_o be_v so_o thou_o will_v bring_v 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