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christ_n for_o else_o thou_o will_v say_v with_o the_o prophet_n habbakuk_n in_o the_o want_n of_o all_o other_o thing_n i_o will_v rejoice_v in_o the_o lord_n i_o will_v joy_v in_o the_o god_n of_o my_o salvation_n habbak_v 3._o 17_o 18._o thou_o will_v rejoice_v that_o thy_o name_n be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n as_o our_o saviour_n enjoin_v luke_n 10._o 20._o though_o thou_o have_v nothing_o else_o to_o rejoice_v in_o but_o it_o be_v nothing_o to_o be_v bless_v until_o we_o understand_v ourselves_o to_o be_v so_o wherefore_o three_o wait_v god_n leisure_n with_o patience_n and_o hold_v fast_o to_o he_o in_o all_o pressure_n time_n say_v seneca_n be_v the_o best_a physic_n for_o most_o disease_n
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deadness_n nor_o desire_v life_n except_o thou_o be_v please_v to_o raise_v and_o restore_v our_o soul_n from_o the_o death_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o grave_n of_o long_a custom_n â—o_o the_o life_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o be_v to_o all_o evil_a but_o reprobate_a and_o 〈…〉_z sed_fw-la to_o all_o grace_n and_o goodness_n yea_o to_o all_o the_o mean_n thereof_o we_o be_v altogether_o of_o our_o seâ—ves_n unble_a to_o resist_v the_o force_n of_o our_o mighty_a advers._fw-la 〈…〉_z but_o do_v thou_o free_a our_o will_n and_o set_v to_o thy_o 〈◊〉_d hand_n in_o 〈◊〉_d â—owne_n by_o thy_o spirit_n our_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o thy_o grace_n subdue_v our_o unt_fw-la 〈…〉_z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o â—â—all_v henceforth_o as_o much_o honour_n 〈◊〉_d as_o 〈◊〉_d our_o wickedness_n we_o have_v former_o disho_o 〈…〉_z wherefore_o of_o thy_o 〈◊〉_d and_o for_o thy_o great_a name_n sake_n we_o beseech_v thou_o tâ—ke_v away_o our_o stony_a heart_n and_o 〈…〉_z of_o â—lâ—sh_o enable_v we_o to_o repent_v what_o we_o 〈◊〉_d do_v 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sin_v leave_v we_o yea_o o_o lord_n give_v we_o firm_o to_o resolve_v speedy_o to_o begin_v and_o continual_o to_o persevere_v in_o do_v and_o suffer_v thy_o holy_a will_n inform_v and_o reform_v we_o so_o that_o we_o may_v neither_o misbeléeve_v nor_o mis-live_a subdue_v our_o lust_n to_o our_o will_n submit_v our_o will_n to_o reason_n our_o reason_n to_o faith_n our_o faith_n our_o reason_n our_o will_n ourselves_o to_o thy_o bless_a word_n and_o will_n dispel_v the_o thick_a mist_n and_o cloud_n of_o our_o sin_n which_o corrupt_v our_o soul_n and_o darken_v our_o understanding_n separate_v they_o from_o we_o which_o will_v separate_v we_o from_o thou_o yea_o remove_v they_o out_o of_o thy_o â—ight_n also_o we_o most_o humble_o beseech_v thou_o aâ—_n far_o as_o the_o east_n be_v from_o the_o west_n and_o in_o the_o merit_n of_o thy_o son_n pardon_n and_o forgive_v we_o all_o thâ—se_a evil_n which_o either_o in_o thought_n word_n or_o deed_n we_o have_v this_o day_n or_o any_o time_n 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without_o light_n give_v we_o spiritual_a wisdom_n to_o try_v and_o examine_v ourselves_o whether_o we_o be_v in_o the_o faith_n or_o not_o that_o so_o we_o may_v not_o be_v delude_v with_o opinion_n only_o as_o thousand_o be_v discover_v unto_o we_o the_o emptiness_n vanity_n and_o insufficiency_n of_o the_o thing_n here_o below_o to_o do_v our_o poor_a soul_n the_o least_o good_a that_o so_o we_o may_v be_v induce_v to_o set_v a_o high_a price_n upon_o jesus_n christ_n who_o be_v the_o life_n of_o our_o life_n and_o the_o soul_n of_o our_o soul_n consider_v that_o if_o we_o have_v he_o we_o want_v nothing_o if_o we_o want_v he_o we_o have_v nothing_o final_o o_o lord_n give_v
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