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i_o unto_o your_o sacred_a table_n if_o david_n o_fw-fr lord_n make_v lame_a miphiboseth_n to_o come_v unto_o he_o &_o will_v have_v he_o to_o eat_v at_o his_o regal_a and_o kinge_o table_n 3._o 2._o reg._n 3._o and_o to_o be_v use_v as_o a_o king_n son_n because_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o jonathas_n his_o special_a friend_n of_o who_o david_n have_v receive_v many_o benefit_n but_o if_o you_o my_o lord_n behold_v i_o you_o shall_v find_v i_o lame_a both_o hand_n and_o foot_n have_v never_o do_v any_o thing_n well_o and_o worthy_a of_o praise_n and_o if_o far_o you_o consider_v my_o first_o father_n adam_n you_o shall_v find_v disobedience_n &_o rebellion_n now_o that_o you_o my_o sovereign_a lord_n infinite_o more_o wise_a and_o more_o mighty_a than_o ever_o king_n david_n be_v make_v i_o a_o ungrateful_a worm_n of_o the_o earth_n to_o come_v unto_o you_o that_o i_o may_v be_v feed_v with_o the_o most_o precious_a meat_n of_o your_o heavenly_a table_n be_v a_o thing_n of_o such_o 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counsel_n and_o final_o with_o what_o devotion_n will_v thou_o then_o have_v receive_v the_o fruit_n the_o fruit_n of_o this_o xi_o meditation_n shall_v be_v with_o thy_o whole_a heart_n to_o thank_v our_o lord_n and_o to_o pray_v he_o that_o he_o let_v thou_o not_o die_v ungrateful_a a_o colloquium_fw-la as_o with_o out_o all_o doubt_n my_o lord_n this_o will_v have_v be_v such_o a_o special_a favour_n and_o such_o exceed_a love_n that_o it_o may_v well_o have_v move_v thy_o angel_n with_o great_a admiration_n and_o amazement_n so_o it_o be_v very_o certain_a that_o i_o shall_v have_v remain_v most_o bind_v not_o only_o to_o walk_v in_o the_o way_n of_o your_o commandment_n and_o to_o observe_v your_o holy_a counsel_n but_o also_o for_o your_o sake_n most_o willing_o to_o spend_v my_o life_n but_o o_o my_o lord_n even_o than_o you_o shall_v have_v give_v i_o no_o better_a meat_n nor_o no_o great_a gift_n then_o that_o which_o you_o now_o geve_v we_o in_o the_o bless_a sacrament_n 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