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be_v ready_a to_o obey_v thy_o will_n but_o o_o lord_n when_o as_o thou_o shall_v have_v whole_o renew_v it_o forsake_v it_o not_o for_o all_o that_o put_v a_o bridle_n in_o his_o mouth_n which_o by_o abstinence_n may_v keep_v it_o from_o gluttony_n whereunto_o it_o be_v prone_a by_o chastity_n it_o may_v quench_v the_o impudent_a heat_n of_o voluptuousness_n which_o warm_v it_o by_o humility_n it_o may_v beat_v down_o pride_n which_o bite_v envy_n raise_v up_o in_o she_o let_v pitiful_a charity_n drive_v hatred_n and_o the_o hunger_n of_o covetousness_n far_o from_o it_o let_v the_o care_n to_o serve_v and_o honour_v thou_o be_v a_o continual_a spur_n in_o the_o side_n of_o her_o slothful_a and_o blockish_a negligence_n 3._o for_o otherwise_o my_o god_n i_o have_v make_v too_o great_a proof_n of_o these_o vice_n which_o environ_v i_o they_o will_v in_o such_o sort_n tear_n and_o dismember_v thy_o workmanship_n as_o at_o thy_o come_n thou_o shall_v find_v nothing_o but_o the_o 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by_o thy_o prophet_n when_o thou_o shall_v come_v to_o sit_v upon_o the_o eternal_a throne_n of_o thy_o justice_n if_o we_o be_v all_o just_a who_o will_v stand_v in_o fear_n of_o thou_o but_o to_o the_o end_n thy_o greatness_n may_v be_v know_v it_o behoove_v we_o when_o we_o shall_v be_v summon_v before_o thou_o humble_o to_o fall_v down_o upon_o our_o face_n and_o to_o cry_v out_o be_v middle_a o_o lord_n for_o we_o come_v not_o to_o excuse_v ourselves_o before_o thou_o our_o fault_n be_v notorious_a but_o lo_o our_o pardon_n stand_v ready_a thou_o thyself_o have_v give_v it_o we_o behold_v it_o sign_v with_o thy_o blood_n seal_v with_o thy_o image_n which_o for_o our_o redemption_n be_v imprint_v in_o the_o weakness_n of_o the_o flesh_n 5._o do_v thou_o expect_v o_o my_o god_n that_o when_o i_o shall_v present_v myself_o before_o thou_o i_o will_v make_v a_o rampire_n of_o my_o innocence_n or_o that_o i_o be_v so_o blind_a of_o understanding_n to_o go_v about_o to_o justify_v myself_o in_o thy_o presence_n alas_o o_o lord_n i_o know_v that_o i_o be_v nothing_o but_o sin_n before_o i_o be_v bear_v my_o mother_n think_v to_o bring_v forth_o a_o child_n and_o she_o be_v deliver_v of_o sin_n it_o have_v be_v much_o better_a for_o she_o if_o so_o prodigious_a a_o burden_n have_v prove_v abortive_a which_o shame_v the_o tree_n which_o bear_v it_o the_o earth_n which_o nourish_v and_o heaven_n which_o ripen_v it_o i_o be_v feed_v with_o sin_n in_o my_o mother_n womb_n i_o suck_v it_o with_o her_o milk_n and_o lo_o it_o grow_v up_o in_o such_o sort_n with_o i_o as_o it_o over-shaddoweth_a my_o head_n and_o blind_v my_o eye_n 6._o but_o when_o i_o perceive_v the_o eye_n of_o my_o body_n to_o be_v dazzle_v i_o then_o open_a the_o eye_n of_o my_o mind_n and_o begin_v to_o discern_v a_o far_o off_o the_o beam_n of_o thy_o infallible_a truth_n and_o to_o acknowledge_v the_o wonderful_a secret_n of_o thy_o wisdom_n which_o thou_o have_v reveal_v unto_o i_o then_o my_o soul_n abandon_v the_o impurity_n of_o my_o body_n lift_v herself_o up_o unto_o heaven_n and_o pierce_v through_o his_o incredible_a light_n and_o look_v upon_o the_o book_n of_o eternity_n she_o therein_o read_v the_o treatye_n of_o the_o new_a alliance_n which_o thou_o will_v make_v with_o mankind_n then_o return_v into_o her_o wretched_a body_n she_o fill_v it_o with_o hope_n and_o joy_n and_o promise_v it_o a_o assure_a victory_n over_o his_o sin_n 7._o for_o she_o learn_v in_o heaven_n how_o thou_o will_v take_v the_o branch_n of_o odoriferous_a hisope_n in_o hand_n and_o sprincle_n upon_o i_o the_o water_n of_o purification_n thou_o will_v wash_v i_o and_o i_o shall_v become_v white_a than_o snow_n there_o shall_v no_o one_o spot_n of_o sin_n be_v see_v on_o i_o what_o manner_n of_o washing-lye_a will_v that_o be_v o_o lord_n which_o shall_v be_v make_v with_o the_o ash_n of_o my_o sin_n consume_v by_o the_o fire_n of_o thy_o charity_n with_o the_o water_n of_o tear_n which_o my_o repentance_n shall_v distil_v from_o my_o hart_n and_o in_o the_o sunshine_n of_o thy_o grace_n our_o lament_n shall_v be_v dry_v up_o which_o shall_v cause_v new_a spiritual_a joy_n to_o grow_v up_o in_o we_o and_o at_o the_o last_o will_v make_v we_o so_o white_a in_o the_o purity_n of_o righteousness_n as_o we_o shall_v one_o day_n shine_v bright_a than_o the_o star_n in_o the_o firmament_n 8._o we_o shall_v then_o hear_v the_o delectable_a sound_n of_o the_o trumpet_n of_o salvation_n which_o will_v proclaim_v grace_n and_o mercy_n unto_o all_o those_o who_o will_v receive_v it_o we_o shall_v then_o see_v rot_v and_o consume_v bone_n to_o rise_v up_o out_o of_o their_o grave_n to_o be_v partaker_n of_o this_o universal_a joy_n whereunto_o thou_o have_v invite_v the_o whole_a world_n 9_o now_o to_o the_o end_n i_o may_v at_o that_o time_n appear_v before_o thou_o in_o such_o honourable_a equipage_n as_o so_o noble_a a_o magnificence_n do_v deserve_v put_v all_o my_o offence_n o_o my_o god_n under_o thy_o foot_n bury_v they_o in_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o the_o end_n that_o no_o eye_n may_v behold_v they_o separate_v i_o for_o ever_o from_o my_o iniquity_n from_o henceforth_o i_o renounce_v it_o and_o swear_v a_o irreconcilable_a divorcement_n from_o she_o 10_o behold_v my_o soul_n which_o i_o offer_v unto_o thou_o make_v it_o pure_a and_o clean_a pour_v a_o new_a spirit_n into_o my_o heart_n which_o may_v conceive_v nothing_o but_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n establish_v therein_o o_o lord_n god_n the_o mansion_n house_n of_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n to_o the_o end_n that_o henceforth_o i_o may_v think_v wish_v nor_o breathe_v any_o thing_n but_o thy_o praise_n let_v thy_o will_v be_v always_o imprint_v in_o my_o mind_n and_o thy_o glory_n write_v in_o my_o lip_n 11._o when_o thou_o shall_v have_v thus_o clothe_v &_o deck_v i_o with_o piety_n and_o integrity_n i_o shall_v then_o be_v assure_v that_o nothing_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o separate_v i_o from_o thy_o presence_n and_o then_o as_o the_o true_a breed_v eagle_n look_v direct_o upon_o the_o sun_n even_o so_o will_v i_o fix_v my_o eye_n upon_o the_o face_n of_o thy_o eternity_n and_o will_v behold_v in_o thy_o wonderful_a countenance_n all_o those_o perfection_n which_o now_o i_o can_v not_o conceive_v thy_o holy_a spirit_n shall_v never_o more_o depart_v out_o of_o my_o heart_n it_o shall_v carry_v i_o on_o the_o wing_n of_o zealous_a charity_n into_o thy_o bosom_n there_o to_o make_v i_o a_o associate_n of_o that_o celestial_a joy_n 12._o let_v i_o then_o quick_o taste_v the_o sweetness_n of_o this_o immortal_a life_n save_v i_o sudden_o
grave_n a_o grave_n in_o deed_n too_o happy_a for_o i_o if_o so_o small_a a_o pit_n may_v be_v able_a to_o stay_v the_o violent_a course_n of_o my_o extreme_a misery_n 5._o he_o that_o have_v see_v the_o mow_v grass_n to_o turn_v colour_n and_o wither_v in_o the_o field_n let_v he_o look_v upon_o my_o pale_a and_o lean_a visage_n which_o seem_v to_o make_v death_n itself_o afraid_a my_o heart_n wax_v dry_a in_o the_o midst_n of_o my_o entrail_n &_o my_o blood_n wither_v within_o my_o vein_n for_o i_o no_o more_o remember_v to_o give_v bread_n to_o my_o mouth_n and_o every_o day_n i_o forget_v to_o eat_v meat_n 6._o my_o mouth_n serve_v i_o for_o none_o other_o use_n but_o to_o cry_v out_o and_o lament_v and_o the_o usual_a voice_n of_o my_o sorrow_n be_v of_o such_o force_n as_o it_o carry_v away_o with_o it_o all_o the_o remainder_n of_o my_o strength_n so_o as_o my_o sorrowful_a body_n do_v by_o little_a and_o little_o consume_v itself_o and_o my_o bone_n do_v already_o pierce_v my_o skin_n why_o then_o shall_v i_o be_v careful_a to_o pamper_v this_o wretched_a body_n which_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o my_o misery_n wherefore_o shall_v i_o study_v to_o preserve_v this_o life_n which_o wrestle_v with_o so_o many_o discontent_n and_o be_v torment_v with_o so_o many_o affliction_n be_v it_o not_o better_o for_o i_o by_o end_v my_o life_n to_o give_v a_o end_n to_o my_o misery_n 7._o the_o pelican_n which_o in_o the_o most_o solitary_a desert_n of_o egypt_n torment_v herself_o for_o kill_v her_o young_a one_o and_o bathe_v they_o with_o her_o blood_n to_o restore_v they_o to_o life_n which_o she_o bere_v they_o of_o be_v she_o more_o sorrowful_a than_o i_o do_v she_o feel_v more_o grief_n than_o myself_o have_v not_o my_o sin_n procure_v the_o death_n of_o that_o child_n who_o i_o love_v better_a than_o myself_o and_o now_o that_o all_o my_o tear_n be_v draw_v dry_a blood_n will_v gush_v forth_o of_o my_o eye_n for_o fear_v that_o weep_a shall_v fail_v i_o in_o such_o a_o lamentable_a misfortune_n but_o the_o pelican_n with_o the_o price_n of_o her_o blood_n redeem_v the_o life_n of_o her_o young_a one_o and_o my_o wretched_a self_n shall_v for_o ever_o be_v deprive_v of_o that_o child_n who_o i_o so_o dear_o love_v therefore_o will_v i_o abandon_v the_o light_n of_o the_o day_n and_o will_v confine_v myself_o in_o the_o thick_a darkness_n like_v unto_o the_o fatal_a owl_n which_o stir_v not_o forth_o of_o some_o hollow_a place_n until_o the_o night_n have_v spread_v his_o obscure_a mantle_n over_o the_o earth_n 8._o i_o be_o continual_o awake_a always_o rave_v upon_o my_o mishap_n and_o seek_v to_o hide_v myself_o from_o the_o misery_n which_o follow_v i_o apace_o i_o seek_v nothing_o so_o much_o as_o some_o corner_n to_o bestow_v myself_o in_o like_a to_o the_o wild_a sparrow_n who_o beat_v with_o the_o wind_n and_o rain_n search_v out_o some_o place_n of_o covert_a to_o keep_v she_o from_o the_o storm_n 9_o my_o enemy_n see_v i_o in_o this_o plight_n have_v deride_v i_o they_o have_v reproach_v i_o with_o my_o misery_n and_o those_o which_o be_v wont_n high_o to_o esteem_v i_o in_o steed_n of_o bewail_v my_o affliction_n have_v conspire_v against_o i_o of_o what_o worth_n then_o be_v the_o good_n of_o this_o world_n if_o friend_n be_v the_o most_o precious_a richesse_n that_o a_o man_n can_v purchase_v and_o if_o they_o prove_v treacherous_a and_o disloyal_a and_o make_v so_o small_a account_n of_o violate_v their_o faith_n 10._o my_o strength_n be_v indeed_o diminish_v the_o flower_n of_o my_o complexion_n be_v wither_v for_o i_o have_v strew_v my_o bread_n with_o ash_n i_o have_v temper_v my_o drink_n with_o tear_n but_o therefore_o shall_v this_o unbelieve_a race_n make_v i_o the_o argument_n of_o their_o laughter_n 11._o it_o be_v true_a that_o i_o meet_v with_o thy_o angry_a countenance_n in_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o wrath_n thou_o have_v lay_v on_o i_o the_o arm_n of_o thy_o vengeance_n it_o have_v crush_v i_o to_o piece_n i_o be_v glorious_a among_o man_n and_o behold_v i_o be_o now_o cast_v down_o to_o the_o ground_n o_o vain_a presumption_n unto_o what_o height_n have_v thou_o raise_v i_o to_o give_v i_o so_o terrible_a a_o downfall_n alas_o what_o matter_n can_v i_o find_v in_o myself_o that_o may_v beget_v such_o a_o self-conceit_n in_o i_o 12._o even_o as_o we_o see_v the_o shadow_n of_o a_o body_n to_o decrease_v by_o little_a and_o little_a when_o as_o the_o sun_n stand_v right_a over_o it_o and_o at_o last_o become_v a_o small_a point_n in_o like_a manner_n so_o soon_o as_o thy_o wrath_n do_v ascend_v over_o i_o o_o lord_n my_o life_n my_o wealth_n and_o my_o greatness_n do_v consume_v away_o by_o little_a and_o little_a in_o such_o sort_n as_o i_o seem_v like_a to_o the_o wither_a hay_n without_o sap_n and_o beauty_n it_o be_v gather_v for_o the_o fodder_n of_o cattle_n and_o so_o many_o fair_a sweet_a and_o odoriferous_a flower_n be_v make_v up_o in_o bottle_n among_o weed_n and_o thistle_n 13._o but_o shall_v i_o therefore_o despair_n not_o so_o my_o god_n for_o thy_o power_n be_v infinite_a and_o last_v for_o ever_o thy_o mercy_n be_v immense_a which_o spread_v itself_o over_o all_o those_o which_o trust_v in_o thou_o age_n shall_v pass_v away_o one_o after_o a_o other_o but_o the_o memory_n of_o thy_o goodness_n shall_v never_o have_v end_n for_o ever_o one_o generation_n shall_v succeed_v a_o other_o and_o they_o shall_v continual_o set_v forth_o thy_o praise_n and_o love_a kindness_n 14._o thou_o will_v one_o day_n awake_a o_o my_o god_n and_o show_v favour_n unto_o zion_n for_o the_o time_n of_o mercy_n be_v at_o hand_n it_o be_v already_o come_v behold_v i_o see_v it_o the_o river_n send_v not_o so_o many_o clear_a water_n into_o the_o large_a bosom_n of_o the_o ocean_n as_o thy_o goodness_n shall_v shed_v forth_o favour_n and_o mercy_n upon_o the_o earth_n open_v your_o heart_n oh_o you_o people_n open_v your_o heart_n for_o the_o liberal_a hand_n of_o my_o god_n will_v fill_v they_o with_o a_o holy_a heat_n which_o shall_v cleanse_v and_o purify_v they_o more_o than_o gold_n be_v in_o the_o furnace_n 15._o now_o the_o build_n of_o zion_n be_v o_o lord_n the_o refuge_n which_o thy_o servant_n wait_v for_o that_o it_o may_v become_v the_o dwell_a place_n of_o eternal_a life_n the_o seat_n of_o salvation_n the_o treasury_n of_o grace_n and_o the_o temple_n of_o eternity_n 16._o then_o my_o god_n shall_v the_o nation_n be_v astonish_v and_o all_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v tremble_v at_o the_o brightness_n of_o thy_o glory_n what_o remote_a corner_n be_v there_o in_o the_o world_n but_o shall_v resound_v thy_o happy_a come_n what_o people_n be_v there_o under_o the_o sun_n so_o confine_v in_o darkness_n but_o will_v open_v their_o eye_n to_o behold_v the_o glister_a brightness_n of_o salvation_n which_o shall_v shine_v upon_o they_o heaven_n itself_o shall_v increase_v the_o number_n of_o his_o torch_n to_o give_v light_n to_o this_o thy_o entry_n into_o the_o world_n and_o king_n shall_v run_v from_o all_o part_n to_o do_v homage_n to_o the_o king_n of_o king_n and_o to_o the_o lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n 17._o for_o in_o zion_n have_v he_o erect_v his_o royal_a throne_n in_o magnificent_a and_o sumptuous_a manner_n there_o shall_v man_n behold_v he_o all_o environ_v with_o glory_n darken_n the_o sun_n and_o moon_n with_o the_o brightness_n of_o his_o countenance_n 18._o but_o what_o be_v the_o cause_n o_o lord_n that_o thou_o have_v so_o high_o exalt_v the_o throne_n of_o thy_o glory_n be_v it_o because_o thou_o will_v contemn_v the_o humble_a prayer_n of_o thy_o faithful_a servant_n and_o neglect_v the_o whole_a world_n which_o be_v nothing_o in_o comparison_n of_o this_o thy_o greatness_n alas_o not_o so_o my_o god_n thou_o have_v lift_v up_o thyself_o in_o a_o eminent_a place_n to_o the_o end_n that_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o earth_n may_v see_v and_o acknowledge_v thou_o to_o 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