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present_v the_o favour_n which_o thou_o will_v show_v unto_o all_o the_o child_n of_o the_o earth_n heretofore_o have_v my_o spirit_n a_o far_o of_o take_v a_o note_n how_o thou_o proceed_v for_o the_o deliverance_n of_o the_o world_n but_o it_o have_v be_v afraid_a to_o die_v before_o such_o time_n as_o thou_o be_v come_v and_o that_o be_v because_o thou_o have_v hear_v it_o call_v upon_o thou_o say_v tell_v i_o o_o lord_n how_o long_o the_o course_n of_o my_o age_n shall_v bâ—_n and_o when_o thou_o will_v end_v my_o day_n 24_o go_v not_o about_o o_o lord_n to_o cut_v of_o the_o thread_n of_o my_o life_n at_o the_o first_o or_o second_o wind_v up_o of_o the_o spindle_n neither_o stay_v it_o over_o short_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o course_n attend_v my_o god_n until_o the_o time_n be_v come_v when_o thou_o must_v set_v open_a the_o treasure_n of_o thy_o grace_n to_o make_v a_o entrance_n for_o man_n unto_o the_o largeness_n of_o salvation_n or_o if_o thou_o have_v at_o least_o 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the_o more_o my_o voice_n cry_v unto_o thou_o the_o strong_a it_o be_v my_o courage_n increase_v more_o and_o my_o prayer_n betteâ—_n please_v i_o and_o therefore_o do_v i_o begin_v again_o daily_o to_o cry_v upon_o thou_o lord_n hear_v my_o prayer_n give_v ear_n unto_o my_o complaint_n for_o in_o pray_v to_o thou_o my_o god_n consist_v all_o my_o whole_a comfort_n it_o be_v my_o prayer_n o_o lord_n which_o coniur_v thy_o love_a kindness_n to_o purge_v my_o sin_n not_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o severity_n of_o the_o punishment_n but_o by_o the_o mean_n of_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o grace_n which_o thou_o have_v grant_v unto_o we_o by_o which_o thou_o do_v abolish_v by_o thy_o sovereign_a and_o absolute_a power_n the_o remembrance_n of_o our_o sin_n 2_o and_o therefore_o enter_v not_o o_o lord_n into_o judgement_n with_o thy_o servant_n ne_o yet_o leave_v he_o unto_o the_o rigour_n of_o thy_o law_n for_o no_o man_n live_v that_o shall_v appear_v before_o thou_o at_o thy_o judgement_n 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she_o be_v deteâ—…ned_v to_o go_v but_o ay_o my_o god_n do_v always_o attend_v thy_o aid_n for_o it_o be_v from_o above_o that_o i_o look_v for_o help_v 11_o i_o be_o a_o captive_a in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o most_o cruel_a enemy_n of_o my_o life_n and_o therefore_o i_o most_o humble_o beseech_v thou_o o_o lord_n to_o make_v haste_n to_o deliver_v i_o i_o fly_v unto_o thou_o for_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 who_o alone_o i_o be_o resolve_v now_o to_o serve_v and_o now_o away_o away_o from_o i_o
a_o innocent_a life_n 6_o trust_v therefore_o in_o god_n o_o my_o soul_n &_o rejoice_v in_o his_o favour_n for_o i_o right_o well_o know_v that_o he_o be_v well_o please_v with_o his_o praise_n by_o my_o lip_n all_o my_o life_n long_o â—ill_v i_o praise_v he_o and_o declare_v and_o confess_v he_o to_o be_v the_o god_n of_o truth_n the_o god_n of_o justice_n god_n the_o tutor_n of_o the_o innocent_a god_n the_o father_n of_o salvation_n and_o god_n my_o only_a defence_n i_o will_v have_v my_o eye_n always_o fix_v on_o he_o and_o my_o face_n continual_o turn_v towards_o he_o for_o i_o have_v find_v no_o salvation_n but_o in_o he_o o_o my_o god_n who_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n reach_v out_o thy_o arm_n unto_o the_o afflict_a which_o have_v always_o receyve_v into_o thy_o protection_n the_o oppress_a and_o comforte_v the_o just_a unjust_o torment_v grant_v i_o o_o lord_n both_o comfort_n and_o courage_n to_o the_o end_n that_o i_o take_v my_o spirit_n unto_o i_o again_o 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they_o &_o know_v not_o why_o 8_o and_o if_o so_o be_v that_o they_o have_v offend_v thou_o why_o have_v thou_o give_v they_o the_o land_n of_o promise_n to_o possess_v why_o have_v thou_o subject_v the_o strange_a nation_n unto_o they_o be_v it_o because_o that_o it_o be_v our_o turn_n to_o be_v the_o slave_n unto_o the_o slave_n of_o our_o ancestor_n and_o that_o the_o world_n may_v see_v we_o to_o be_v captive_n to_o those_o that_o heretofore_o serve_v us._n 9_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v enforce_v with_o stroke_n to_o labour_v for_o our_o bread_n and_o to_o take_v pain_n for_o other_o in_o our_o own_o land_n have_v our_o throat_n always_o in_o danger_n of_o cut_v and_o dwell_v in_o the_o wilderness_n in_o stead_n of_o our_o goodly_a house_n 10_o behold_v o_o lord_n if_o thou_o have_v any_o eye_n how_o they_o have_v dress_v we_o behold_v how_o our_o skin_n be_v cut_v and_o tear_v with_o bear_v they_o be_v as_o full_a of_o hole_n as_o a_o sieve_n and_o there_o be_v not_o a_o white_a and_o free_a place_n in_o they_o famine_n have_v make_v we_o as_o lean_v as_o rake_n and_o they_o have_v all_o to_o back_v and_o hew_v us._n 11_o if_o so_o be_v among_o all_o these_o their_o insolent_a deal_n they_o have_v spare_v either_o age_n sex_n or_o noble_a and_o wothy_a person_n it_o have_v be_v somewhat_o but_o their_o cruelty_n be_v alike_o both_o unto_o male_n and_o female_a unto_o young_a and_o old_a and_o unto_o mighty_a and_o base_a be_v there_o ever_o a_o wife_n in_o zion_n who_o they_o dishonour_v not_o or_o ever_o a_o maid_n who_o they_o force_v not_o this_o weak_a sex_n o_o lord_n pour_v our_o before_o thou_o tear_n and_o sigh_n their_o imbecility_n implore_v thy_o almightiness_n their_o inhuman_a injury_n thy_o divine_a justice_n 12_o how_o handle_v they_o thy_o prince_n they_o hang_v they_o up_o with_o their_o own_o hand_n and_o the_o gray_a haired_a old_a man_n in_o who_o old_a age_n have_v imprint_v a_o kind_n of_o reverence_n and_o majesty_n be_v draw_v through_o the_o dirt_n by_o they_o and_o pluck_v and_o tear_v as_o if_o they_o have_v be_v among_o cruel_a tiger_n 13_o and_o what_o do_v they_o with_o the_o young_a child_n think_v you_o very_o they_o abuse_v they_o with_o most_o extreme_a unshamfastnesse_n and_o afterward_o knock_v they_o in_o the_o head_n think_v to_o extinguish_v thereby_o the_o remembrance_n of_o their_o abomination_n and_o choke_v up_o one_o fault_n with_o another_o 14_o alas_o o_o lord_n what_o a_o strange_a alteration_n be_v this_o for_o when_o as_o we_o think_v upon_o the_o flourish_a estate_n of_o our_o country_n and_o set_v before_o we_o that_o venerable_a assembly_n of_o our_o senator_n place_v as_o god_n
on_o the_o earth_n to_o deliver_v oracle_n unto_o man_n and_o by_o their_o mouth_n to_o form_v the_o voice_n of_o justice_n and_o call_v to_o mind_v the_o magnificence_n of_o our_o joust_n and_o â—…ies_n and_o draw_v out_o as_o it_o be_v by_o line_n and_o by_o level_a our_o fine_a and_o pleasant_a dance_n where_o all_o the_o youth_n shine_v and_o glister_v like_o the_o star_n in_o a_o clear_a and_o bright_a night_n 15_o o_o good_a god_n what_o a_o grief_n and_o sorrow_n be_v this_o can_v we_o take_v any_o pleasure_n and_o delight_n after_o all_o this_o must_v not_o we_o swear_v a_o perpetual_a mourning_n and_o condemn_v our_o eye_n unto_o everlasting_a tear_n 16_o be_v it_o possible_a that_o we_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o live_v after_o all_o this_o be_v our_o grief_n so_o small_a as_o that_o it_o be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o make_v we_o die_v be_v our_o misery_n so_o cruel_a as_o that_o it_o have_v leave_v we_o eye_n so_o long_a time_n to_o behold_v it_o and_o condemn_v we_o to_o be_v so_o long_a while_n afflict_v with_o so_o strange_a a_o misery_n must_v we_o see_v at_o our_o foot_n the_o piece_n of_o the_o crown_n which_o fall_v from_o our_o head_n and_o tread_v upon_o the_o shiver_n of_o the_o sceptre_n which_o we_o be_v wont_a to_o carry_v in_o our_o hand_n and_o see_v our_o kingly_a ornament_n pull_v in_o piece_n before_o our_o face_n curse_a be_v we_o who_o have_v cause_v by_o our_o sin_n this_o desolation_n who_o have_v enforce_v the_o justice_n of_o god_n to_o visit_v we_o in_o his_o 〈◊〉_d and_o to_o pour_v upon_o we_o the_o fire_n of_o his_o wrath_n and_o anger_n 17_o this_o be_v it_o that_o we_o must_v bewail_v this_o must_v be_v here_o the_o springhead_n of_o our_o tear_n for_o this_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o our_o misery_n these_o be_v yea_o these_o be_v our_o iniquity_n which_o have_v change_v the_o face_n of_o what_o soever_o we_o see_v to_o be_v before_o we_o which_o have_v make_v our_o champion_n ground_n desert_n wilderness_n of_o our_o city_n rubbish_n of_o our_o house_n and_o leave_v nothing_o unto_o ourselves_o but_o a_o object_n of_o sadness_n and_o dolour_n to_o blear_v our_o eye_n with_o so_o monstrous_a a_o spectacle_n and_o to_o kill_v our_o heart_n with_o so_o pitiful_a thought_n 18_o for_o who_o be_v he_o that_o will_v not_o put_v out_o his_o eye_n with_o much_o weep_n and_o what_o be_v he_o who_o spirit_n will_v not_o be_v dull_v with_o very_a dotage_n when_o as_o he_o shall_v see_v this_o beautiful_a zion_n the_o garden_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o eye_n of_o all_o palestine_n to_o be_v make_v now_o a_o warren_n of_o fox_n where_o nothing_o use_v and_o haunt_v but_o wild_a beast_n 19_o but_o these_o o_o lord_n be_v the_o â—lowes_n of_o thy_o own_o hand_n who_o make_v great_a thing_n that_o thou_o may_v pull_v they_o down_o which_o set_v up_o city_n and_o kingdom_n upon_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n as_o a_o ladder_n to_o show_v that_o they_o be_v nothing_o but_o the_o execrement_n of_o thy_o other_o more_o excellent_a work_n and_o will_v have_v the_o overthrow_n of_o all_o earthly_a thing_n bear_v witness_n of_o thy_o eternity_n and_o infiniteness_n thou_o be_v o_o lord_n only_o eternal_a exempt_a from_o all_o course_n and_o change_v for_o no_o time_n be_v able_a to_o measure_v thy_o greatness_n for_o they_o serve_v thou_o and_o be_v but_o as_o steward_n and_o dispenser_n of_o thy_o will_n thy_o throne_n be_v far_o above_o all_o corruptible_a thing_n and_o there_o thou_o sit_v make_v all_o generation_n to_o pass_v before_o thou_o one_o after_o another_o change_v when_o it_o please_v thou_o the_o enhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n even_o as_o man_n do_v their_o garment_n 20_o but_o see_v o_o lord_n that_o thou_o be_v thus_o altogether_o good_a just_a and_o almighty_a will_v thou_o whole_o forget_v thy_o goodness_n and_o love_a kindness_n towards_o we_o thou_o that_o can_v forget_v nothing_o will_v thou_o which_o ever_o â—…pest_v thy_o word_n and_o promise_n forget_v the_o righteousness_n of_o thy_o promise_n which_o thou_o have_v ever_o make_v unto_o thy_o choose_a people_n will_v thou_o let_v slip_v the_o occasion_n which_o offer_v it_o self_n unto_o thou_o to_o have_v pity_n on_o we_o and_o help_v we_o who_o be_v not_o almighty_a but_o for_o to_o do_v good_a and_o aid_v the_o afflict_a and_o as_o soon_o shall_v thou_o forget_v to_o be_v god_n as_o to_o forget_v to_o pardon_v and_o forgeve_v very_o well_o thou_o have_v for_o a_o time_n deal_v seveare_o with_o we_o and_o send_v we_o calamity_n to_o make_v we_o feel_v that_o we_o have_v offend_v thou_o and_o we_o have_v perceyve_v it_o right_n well_o and_o we_o have_v return_v unto_o thou_o with_o break_a heart_n and_o dolorous_o groan_v before_o thou_o and_o therefore_o what_o more_o will_v thou_o have_v of_o we_o what_o other_o sacrifice_n may_v we_o offer_v up_o unto_o thou_o than_o our_o tear_n all_o the_o rest_n be_v thou_o and_o there_o be_v nothing_o in_o our_o disposition_n but_o our_o will_n and_o the_o same_o we_o present_v unto_o thou_o wash_v in_o our_o tear_n press_v and_o squeeze_v by_o the_o sorrow_n of_o our_o repentance_n and_o purge_v and_o cleanse_v with_o the_o zeal_n of_o thy_o lively_a love_n and_o therefore_o why_o reiecte_v thou_o we_o why_o cause_v thou_o we_o to_o wax_v old_a in_o our_o misery_n 21_o no_o no_o o_o lord_n thou_o be_v too_o good_a and_o favourable_a for_o so_o long_o as_o we_o shall_v call_v upon_o thou_o with_o sound_a heart_n thou_o will_v never_o forsake_v us._n but_o because_o o_o lord_n there_o be_v no_o more_o force_n nor_o strength_n in_o we_o and_o that_o our_o misery_n have_v knock_v our_o spirit_n in_o the_o head_n quicken_z thou_o they_o in_o we_o and_o let_v all_o our_o affection_n be_v set_v upon_o thou_o and_o to_o the_o end_n we_o may_v continual_o cleave_v unto_o thou_o and_o not_o have_v thy_o grace_n disdain_n to_o dwell_v in_o we_o renew_v our_o spirit_n and_o life_n and_o reestablish_v we_o again_o in_o our_o first_o integrity_n and_o pureness_n wherein_o thou_o creat_v us._n 22_o thou_o have_v heretofore_o reprove_v we_o and_o in_o reprove_v we_o have_v reject_v we_o and_o to_o say_v true_o thou_o have_v reason_v so_o to_o do_v for_o our_o too_o too_o intolerable_a iniquity_n have_v most_o strong_o provoke_v thou_o but_o since_o that_o we_o have_v now_o humble_v our_o selâ—es_n before_o thou_o and_o have_v do_v what_o so_o ever_o we_o may_v bethink_v we_o of_o to_o appease_v thou_o with_o all_o receive_v we_o to_o thy_o grace_n pour_v upon_o we_o thy_o benefit_n embrace_v we_o love_o as_o lose_a child_n which_o come_v again_o with_o weep_a tear_n to_o cast_v themselves_o into_o the_o arm_n of_o their_o father_n and_o merciful_o receyve_v our_o prayer_n and_o vow_n for_o they_o come_v not_o now_o o_o lord_n from_o our_o lip_n alone_o but_o even_o from_o the_o very_a bottom_n of_o our_o heart_n the_o song_n of_o ezechias_n take_v out_o of_o the_o prophecy_n of_o isaiah_n chap._n 38._o i_o be_o dry_v up_o with_o very_a sorrow_n and_o grief_n and_o i_o breathe_v out_o the_o very_a last_o sigh_n of_o my_o life_n and_o when_o my_o spirit_n launch_v out_o with_o dolour_n i_o think_v it_o begin_v to_o cry_v out_o after_o this_o manner_n what_o must_v i_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o my_o day_n descend_v into_o the_o pit_n be_v the_o flower_n of_o my_o youth_n no_o soon_o hatch_v but_o that_o death_n must_v by_o and_o by_o come_v to_o gather_v i_o up_o and_o shall_v my_o bright_a and_o most_o clear_a shine_a day_n be_v convert_v into_o darkness_n o_o farewell_o then_o farewell_n i_o say_v most_o sweet_a light_n which_o hide_v thou_o from_o my_o eye_n for_o lo_o the_o night_n trayn_v i_o into_o dark_a and_o unknown_a cave_n and_o â—ens_n and_o send_v i_o a_o great_a way_n upon_o the_o earth_n even_o unto_o hell_n gate_n 2_o but_o tell_v i_o i_o beseech_v thou_o what_o shall_v become_v of_o the_o rest_n of_o my_o life_n whither_o shall_v the_o rest_n of_o my_o year_n fly_v o_o vain_a and_o deceytfull_a hope_n which_o nourish_v our_o mind_n and_o purpose_n and_o afterward_o leave_v they_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o their_o course_n i_o hope_v to_o have_v have_v a_o fair_a and_o white_a old_a age_n and_o dispose_v of_o my_o household_n to_o mitigate_v the_o discommodity_n thereof_o i_o build_v palace_n devise_v garden_n plot_n &_o get_v riches_n together_o to_o pleasure_v my_o child_n withal_o &_o tâ—_n make_v merry_a with_o my_o friend_n and_o so_o 〈◊〉_d and_o easy_o to_o spend_v the_o rest_n of_o my_o age_n in_o serve_v of_o god_n and_o do_v good_a unto_o man_n but_o i_o must_v now_o change_v my_o note_n and_o sing_v another_o song_n and_o