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loathe_v every_o evil_a for_o its_o own_o sake_n i_o will_v do_v good_a but_o not_o trust_v to_o it_o if_o it_o be_v well-accepted_n it_o be_v well_o if_o not_o my_o thanks_o be_v with_o god_n i_o will_v not_o be_v more_o afraid_a of_o do_v good_a thing_n amiss_o than_o of_o be_v proud_a when_o i_o have_v well_o perform_v they_o the_o godly_a sow_n in_o tear_n and_o reap_v in_o joy_n the_o seedtime_n be_v common_o waterish_a and_o lower_a i_o will_v be_v content_a with_o a_o wet_a spring_n so_o i_o may_v be_v sure_a of_o a_o clear_a and_o joyful_a harvest_n nothing_o shall_v more_o joy_v i_o than_o my_o inward_a quietness_n whatever_o become_v of_o my_o body_n reputation_n or_o estate_n here_o i_o will_v ever_o labour_v to_o find_v somewhat_o add_v to_o the_o stature_n of_o my_o soul_n in_o have_v i_o will_v account_v that_o my_o good_a which_o do_v i_o good_a i_o account_v it_o the_o only_a valour_n to_o remit_v a_o wrong_n and_o will_v applaud_v it_o to_o myself_o as_o right_o noble_a and_o christian_n that_o i_o may_v hurt_v and_o will_v not_o if_o it_o be_v ill_a with_o i_o on_o earth_n it_o be_v well_o my_o torment_n be_v so_o short_a and_o so_o easy_a i_o will_v not_o be_v so_o covetous_a to_o hope_v for_o two_o heaven_n henceforth_o i_o will_v envy_v none_o but_o a_o good_a man_n and_o i_o will_v pity_v nothing_o so_o much_o as_o the_o prosperity_n of_o the_o wicked_a a_o evening_n prayer_n for_o family_n or_o closet_n etc._n etc._n lord_n we_o call_v upon_o thou_o haste_v thou_o unto_o we_o and_o consider_v our_o voice_n when_o we_o cry_v unto_o thou_o let_v our_o prayer_n be_v set_v forth_o in_o thy_o sight_n as_o the_o incense_n and_o let_v the_o lift_n up_o of_o our_o hand_n be_v a_o evening_n sacrifice_n psal_n 141.1_o 2._o o_o holy_a bless_a and_o