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god_n who_o i_o shall_v see_v for_o myself_o &_o my_o eye_n shall_v behold_v though_o my_o reins_o be_v consume_v within_o i_o job_n 19_o god_n shall_v come_v and_o shall_v not_o keep_v silence_n there_o shall_v go_v before_o he_o a_o consume_a fire_n and_o a_o mighty_a tempest_n shall_v be_v stir_v up_o round_o about_o he_o he_o shall_v call_v the_o heaven_n from_o above_o and_o the_o earth_n that_o he_o may_v judge_v his_o people_n *_o o_o bless_a jesus_n thou_o be_v my_o judge_n and_o thou_o be_v my_o advocate_n have_v mercy_n upon_o i_o in_o the_o hour_n of_o my_o death_n and_o in_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n see_v john_n 5.28_o &_o 1_o thessaly_n 4.15_o short_a prayer_n to_o be_v say_v by_o sick_a person_n o_o holy_a jesus_n thou_o be_v a_o merciful_a high_a priest_n and_o touch_v with_o the_o sense_n of_o our_o infirmity_n thou_o know_v the_o sharpness_n of_o my_o sickness_n and_o the_o weakness_n of_o my_o person_n the_o cloud_n be_v gather_v about_o i_o and_o thou_o have_v 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but_o preserve_v i_o in_o thy_o fear_n and_o favour_n thou_o know_v that_o it_n be_v my_o great_a â—ear_n but_o let_v thy_o spirit_n secure_a that_o nothing_o may_v be_v able_a to_o separate_v i_o from_o the_o love_n of_o god_n in_o jesus_n christ_n &_o then_o smite_v i_o here_o that_o thou_o may_v spare_v i_o for_o ever_o and_o yet_o o_o lord_n smite_v i_o friendly_a for_o thou_o know_v my_o infirmity_n into_o thy_o hand_n i_o commend_v my_o spirit_n for_o thou_o have_v redeem_v i_o o_o lord_n thou_o god_n of_o truth_n *_o come_v holy_a spirit_n help_v i_o in_o this_o conflict_n come_v lord_n jesus_n come_v quick_o let_v the_o sick_a person_n often_o meditate_v upon_o these_o follow_a promise_n and_o gracious_a word_n of_o god_n my_o help_n come_v of_o the_o lord_n who_o preserve_v they_o that_o be_v true_a of_o heart_n psal._n 7.11_o and_o all_o they_o that_o know_v thy_o name_n will_v put_v their_o trust_n in_o thou_o for_o thou_o lord_n haste_v never_o fail_v they_o that_o seek_v 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against_o it_o and_o present_o break_v it_o and_o then_o i_o tie_v myself_o up_o with_o vow_n &_o then_o be_v tempt_v and_o then_o i_o yield_v by_o little_a &_o little_a till_o i_o be_v willing_o lose_v again_o and_o my_o vow_n fell_a ofâ—_n like_o cord_n of_o vanity_n miserable_a man_n that_o i_o be_o who_o shall_v deliver_v i_o from_o this_o body_n of_o sin_n and_o yet_o o_o lord_n i_o have_v another_o heap_n of_o sin_n to_o be_v unload_v my_o secret_n sin_n o_o lord_n be_v innumerable_a sin_n i_o note_v not_o sin_n that_o i_o willing_o neglect_v sin_n that_o i_o act_v upon_o wilful_a ignorance_n and_o voluntary_a mispersuasion_n sin_n that_o i_o have_v forget_v and_o sin_n which_o a_o diligent_a and_o a_o watchful_a spirit_n may_v have_v prevent_v but_o i_o will_v not_o lord_n i_o be_o confound_v with_o the_o multitude_n of_o they_o and_o the_o horror_n of_o their_o remembrance_n though_o i_o consider_v they_o naked_o in_o their_o direct_a appearance_n without_o the_o deformity_n 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