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of_o my_o purpose_n without_o the_o help_n of_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n help_v i_o o_o my_o god_n help_v i_o i_o beseech_v thou_o to_o know_v myself_o and_o the_o true_a frame_n and_o temper_n of_o my_o soul_n show_v thou_o i_o wherein_o i_o have_v offend_v thou_o in_o thought_n word_n or_o deed_n grant_v i_o a_o true_a and_o a_o humble_v sight_n and_o sense_n of_o all_o my_o sin_n let_v not_o my_o ignorance_n blind_v i_o nor_o self-love_n beguile_v i_o nor_o the_o common_a practice_n of_o the_o world_n delude_v i_o into_o a_o false_a opinion_n of_o myself_o and_o my_o own_o righteousness_n but_o enable_v i_o i_o humble_o beseech_v thou_o to_o find_v out_o all_o my_o sin_n together_o with_o all_o the_o aggravation_n of_o my_o gild_n make_v i_o true_o vile_a in_o my_o own_o eye_n and_o hearty_o sorry_a for_o all_o my_o fail_n enable_v i_o to_o hate_n and_o forsake_v every_o evil_a way_n and_o to_o turn_v unto_o thou_o by_o a_o unfeigned_a repentance_n and_o a_o sincere_a obedience_n to_o 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