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which_o after_o god_n be_v create_v in_o righteousness_n and_o true_a holiness_n make_v our_o heart_n just_a after_o thy_o own_o heart_n and_o let_v they_o be_v incline_v to_o keep_v thy_o testimony_n put_v thy_o law_n into_o our_o mind_n and_o write_v they_o in_o our_o heart_n and_o be_v to_o we_o a_o god_n and_o make_v we_o a_o willing_a people_n in_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o power_n create_v in_o i_o a_o clean_a heart_n o_o god_n and_o renew_v a_o right_a spirit_n within_o i_o pray_v for_o faith_n faith_n be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n oh_o let_v we_o obtain_v precious_a faith_n from_o thou_o which_o be_v much_o more_o to_o be_v value_v then_o gold_n that_o perish_v strengthen_v my_o assent_n unto_o every_o word_n that_o thou_o have_v speak_v that_o i_o may_v as_o firm_o believe_v every_o threaten_n every_o promise_n every_o part_n of_o thy_o reveal_v will_n as_o i_o believe_v when_o the_o sun_n set_v it_o will_v rise_v again_o the_o next_o morning_n let_v i_o tremble_v at_o thy_o 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midst_n of_o a_o crooked_a and_o perverse_a generation_n let_v i_o never_o live_v either_o to_o be_v a_o shame_n to_o the_o gospel_n or_o ashamed_a of_o the_o gospel_n deliver_v i_o from_o lukewarmness_n in_o religion_n let_v i_o take_v heed_n of_o be_v neither_o hot_a nor_o câ—ld_a lest_o i_o provoke_v thou_o to_o spew_v i_o out_o of_o thy_o mouth_n make_v and_o keep_v i_o good_a even_o in_o bad_a time_n and_o because_o other_o dishonour_v thou_o without_o fear_n let_v i_o be_v the_o more_o careful_a to_o do_v that_o which_o please_v thou_o thou_o do_v preserve_v lot_n in_o sodom_n noah_n in_o the_o old_a world_n the_o saint_n that_o be_v in_o nero_n household_n oh_o help_v i_o to_o keep_v myself_o unspotted_a from_o the_o world_n and_o let_v i_o choose_v rather_o to_o go_v to_o heaven_n with_o a_o few_o then_o to_o go_v in_o the_o broad_a way_n that_o lead_v to_o destruction_n with_o the_o great_a multitude_n let_v my_o heart_n be_v sound_a in_o thy_o statute_n that_o i_o be_v not_o ashamed_a lord_n make_v i_o sincere_a and_o keep_v i_o sincere_a and_o without_o offence_n until_o thâ—_n day_n of_o jesus_n christ_n let_v i_o be_v upright_o before_o thou_o and_o keep_v myself_o from_o my_o iniquity_n oh_o help_v i_o to_o lay_v aside_o every_o weight_n and_o the_o sin_n that_o do_v so_o easy_o beset_v i_o let_v this_o be_v our_o rejoice_v even_o the_o testimony_n of_o our_o conscience_n that_o in_o simplicity_n and_o godly_a sincerity_n not_o with_o fleshly_a wisdom_n but_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n we_o have_v have_v our_o conversation_n in_o the_o world_n in_o all_o estate_n let_v we_o learn_v therewith_o to_o be_v content_v let_v we_o consider_v that_o godliness_n with_o contentment_n be_v great_a gain_n oh_o that_o we_o may_v know_v how_o to_o want_v and_o how_o to_o abound_v how_o to_o be_v sick_a and_o how_o to_o be_v well_o how_o to_o live_v and_o how_o to_o die_v let_v we_o be_v able_a to_o do_v and_o suffer_v all_o thing_n through_o christ_n strengthen_v 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steadfast_a in_o thy_o covenant_n we_o have_v be_v baptize_v with_o water_n oh_o that_o we_o may_v be_v wash_v and_o sanctify_a and_o justify_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o our_o god_n let_v the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o supper_n be_v earnest_o desire_v let_v not_o thy_o table_n be_v contemptible_a oh_o that_o we_o may_v prize_v that_o bread_n of_o god_n that_o come_v down_o from_o heauâ—n_n and_o give_v life_n unto_o the_o world_n let_v we_o not_o labour_v for_o the_o meâ—t_a thâ—t_n perish_v wherefore_o shall_v we_o spend_v our_o money_n for_o that_o which_o be_v not_o bread_n and_o â—uâ—_n
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none_o to_o be_v tempt_v above_o what_o they_o be_v able_a petition_n for_o they_o to_o use_v that_o be_v wound_v in_o their_o spirit_n how_o long_o will_v thou_o forget_v i_o o_o lord_n forever_o oh_o do_v not_o still_o hide_v away_o thy_o face_n from_o i_o turn_v thou_o unto_o i_o and_o have_v mercy_n upon_o i_o for_o i_o be_o desolate_a and_o afflict_a the_o trouble_n of_o my_o heart_n be_v enlarge_v o_o bring_v thou_o i_o out_o of_o my_o distress_n oh_o that_o my_o grief_n be_v thorough_o weigh_v and_o my_o calamity_n lay_v in_o the_o balance_n together_o for_o now_o they_o will_v be_v heavy_a than_o the_o sand_n therefore_o my_o word_n be_v swallow_v up_o for_o the_o arrow_n of_o the_o almighty_a be_v within_o i_o the_o poison_n whereof_o drink_v up_o my_o spirit_n the_o terror_n of_o god_n do_v set_v themselves_o in_o array_n against_o i_o oh_o do_v not_o cast_v i_o quite_o away_o from_o thy_o presence_n but_o heal_v those_o wound_n which_o thou_o have_v make_v and_o cause_n a_o 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