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A06194 Songs of Sion Set for the ioy of gods deere ones, vvho sitt here by the brookes of this vvorlds Babel, & vveepe vvhen they thinke on Hierusalem vvhich is on highe. By W.L. Loe, William, d. 1645. 1620 (1620) STC 16690; ESTC S108789 41,997 256

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need_v not_o recomend_v unto_o you_o prayer_n i_o hope_v you_o use_v it_o as_o i_o know_v you_o do_v public_o so_o i_o doubt_n no●…_n but_o you_o use_v it_o also_o private_o preach_v be_v god_n speech_n to_o you_o prayer_n be_v we_o to_o he_o preach_v belong_v to_o i_o i_o preach_v to_o you_o ●…_n your_o pastor_n &_o pray_v for_o you_o also_o prayer_n belong_v to_o you_o to_o pray_v for_o i_o yourself_o all_o you_o all_o go●…_n child_n for_o the_o manner_n how_o no●…_n better_a precedent_n no_o more_o perfect_a pattern_n than_o s._n paull_v practice_n 〈◊〉_d his_o prayer_n which_o i_o have_v here_o metaphrased_a for_o you_o in_o the_o syllable_n of_o your_o own_o mother_n tongue_n go●…_n the_o father_n be_v the_o objecte_n of_o your_o prayer_n &_o praise_n god_n the_o son_n the_o presenter_n of_o they_o as_o the_o only_a master_n of_o request_n in_o heaven_n go●…_n the_o holy_a ghost_n the_o very_a breath_n 〈◊〉_d your_o prayer_n the_o simle_a of_o you●…_n soul_n use_v this_o bless_a 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we_o miss_v 7._o praise_n be_v to_o thou_o in_o all_o the_o world_n thy_o church_n do_v sing_v the_o same_o and_o age_n to_o age_n shall_v eke_o set_v forth_o for_o aye_o to_o we_o thy_o name_n o_o god_n thou_o be_v my_o god_n ere_o it_o be_v day_n will_v i_o seek_v thou_o my_o soul_n &_o flesh_n do_v thirst_n &_o long_o for_o thou_o as_o dry_a land_n which_o want_v rain_n psal._n 63._o 1._o phil._n 1._o 9_o the_o three_o prayer_n 1._o grant_v to_o we_o lord_n that_o love_n may_v dwell_v in_o these_o poor_a tent_n of_o we_o for_o we_o must_v hence_o we_o know_v full_a and_o fade_v as_o do_v the_o flower_n 2._o and_o grant_v good_a lord_n that_o in_o thy_o love_n it_o may_v grow_v more_o &_o more_o that_o we_o may_v know_v what_o thing_n be_v ill_a and_o lead_v not_o to_o thy_o lore_n 3._o so_o may_v we_o in_o the_o day_n of_o doom_n in_o christ_n be_v void_a of_o shame_n and_o fill_v with_o his_o fair_a fruit_n of_o love_n may_v escape_v the_o rod_n of_o blame_n 4._o then_o shall_v 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be_v vex_v with_o this_o my_o flesh_n my_o mate_n 6._o what_o shall_v i_o do_v o_fw-fr lord_n my_o god_n ah_o wretch_n who_o set_v thou_o free_a fron_n this_o fell_a death_n of_o sin_n &_o shame_n that_o i_o thy_o grace_n may_v see_v 7._o i_o thank_v my_o god_n who_o have_v i_o fie●…_n for_o his_o son_n christ_n his_o sake_n to_o he_o for_o aye_o both_o night_n &_o day_n my_o hymn_n my_o song_n i_o make_v o_o god_n that_o thou_o will_v beat_v down_o the_o strong_a &_o ill_a man_n that_o rule_v &_o reign_v in_o my_o weak_a flesh_n that_o i_o may_v say_v to_o he_o go_v far_o from_o i_o psal._n 139._o 19_o ●…o_o 16._o 24._o the_o six_o prayer_n 1._o the_o grace_n of_o god_n be_v all_o my_o giude_n his_o power_n be_v all_o my_o stay_n his_o strength_n eke_o be_v to_o i_o a_o staff_n by_o night_n &_o eke_o by_o day_n 2._o for_o he_o it_o be_v that_o have_v i_o teach_v that_o which_o the_o world_n never_o know_v till_o christ_n our_o lord_n be_v make_v to_o we_o our_o lord_n our_o god_n in_o 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