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not_o so_o great_a cause_n to_o complain_v as_o many_o of_o our_o brethren_n in_o other_o country_n but_o thou_o o_o lord_n have_v deal_v more_o favourable_o with_o we_o then_o with_o they_o yet_o let_v we_o not_o be_v proud_a of_o our_o estate_n but_o give_v we_o heart_n of_o humility_n to_o prostrate_v ourselves_o before_o thy_o majesty_n for_o we_o know_v that_o our_o deserve_n be_v not_o such_o nor_o thy_o hand_n be_v not_o so_o shorten_v but_o that_o thou_o can_v strike_v we_o as_o well_o as_o they_o let_v not_o so_o great_a wickedness_n lodge_v in_o our_o breast_n that_o our_o prosperity_n shall_v make_v we_o to_o forget_v thou_o for_o although_o we_o sleep_v now_o in_o secutitie_n and_o think_v ourselves_o out_o of_o danger_n yet_o thou_o can_v quick_o set_v the_o nation_n about_o we_o upon_o our_o ear_n and_o give_v we_o over_o to_o a_o worse_a mischief_n even_o amongst_o ourselves_o thou_o can_v soon_o make_v a_o whole_a man_n a_o sick_a body_n and_o of_o a_o live_a body_n a_o dead_a corpse_n and_o all_o our_o pleasure_n may_v soon_o be_v go_v the_o adversity_n of_o one_o hour_n may_v make_v we_o to_o forget_v all_o our_o sin_n have_v true_o deserve_v these_o and_o great_a plague_n but_o that_o thy_o mercy_n towards_o we_o have_v be_v great_a which_o i_o beseech_v thou_o for_o ever_o to_o continue_v forgive_v we_o our_o sin_n and_o pardon_v we_o for_o thy_o son_n christ_n sake_n quicken_v we_o as_o thou_o be_v wont_a to_o do_v thy_o choose_a give_v we_o a_o taste_n of_o the_o joy_n of_o thy_o kingdom_n that_o we_o may_v know_v it_o be_v better_a to_o be_v a_o door_n keeper_n in_o thy_o house_n then_o to_o dwell_v in_o the_o tent_n of_o the_o wicked_a &_o ungodly_a let_v not_o the_o vain_a delight_n of_o this_o corrupt_a world_n lead_v we_o unto_o vanity_n nor_o let_v the_o alteration_n of_o this_o changeable_a time_n turn_v our_o heart_n from_o thou_o but_o teach_v we_o to_o know_v that_o thou_o be_v always_o one_o and_o the_o same_o &_o do_v never_o 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of_o thou_o in_o that_o prayer_n which_o he_o himself_o have_v teach_v we_o say_v our_o father_n etc._n etc._n