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will_v renew_v thy_o day_n thou_o will_v lead_v a_o new_a course_n of_o life_n oh_o be_v not_o so_o perfidious_a as_o now_o that_o god_n have_v upon_o thy_o promise_n grant_v thy_o desire_n thou_o shall_v by_o non-performance_n frustrate_v his_o expectation_n be_v the_o same_o to_o god_n in_o thy_o health_n that_o thou_o be_v in_o sickness_n else_o it_o will_v appear_v thou_o do_v only_o vow_v to_o amend_v thy_o life_n that_o thou_o may_v amend_v in_o health_n nor_o do_v thou_o desire_v to_o recover_v that_o thou_o may_v glorify_v god_n but_o only_o promise_v to_o glorify_v god_n that_o thou_o may_v recover_v 3._o frequent_o ponder_v thy_o own_o unworthiness_n acknowledge_v with_o jacob_n i_o be_o less_o than_o the_o least_o of_o all_o the_o mercy_n 9_o and_o of_o all_o the_o truth_n that_o thou_o have_v show_v to_o thy_o servant_n say_v with_o david_n what_o be_o i_o o_o lord_n god_n and_o what_o be_v my_o house_n that_o thou_o have_v bring_v i_o hitherto_o and_o in_o the_o sense_n 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for_o that_o which_o be_v better_a than_o health_n grace_n to_o improve_v it_o in_o god_n service_n why_o shall_v thou_o be_v bless_v to_o thy_o cost_n nay_o thy_o curse_n say_v in_o this_o case_n as_o abraham_n in_o another_o lord_n what_o will_v thou_o give_v i_o see_v i_o go_v childless_a lord_n what_o will_v thou_o give_v i_o if_o i_o go_v graceless_a it_o be_v better_a not_o to_o be_v deliver_v than_o not_o to_o have_v spiritual_a enablement_n with_o thy_o temporal_a deliverance_n to_o walk_v before_o god_n let_v this_o therefore_o be_v thy_o own_o prayer_n for_o thyself_o yea_o for_o this_o desire_n the_o prayer_n of_o other_o to_o end_v all_o this_o be_v that_o request_n my_o dear_o belove_a in_o the_o lord_n which_o i_o must_v now_o make_v unto_o you_o in_o the_o time_n of_o my_o sickness_n you_o be_v please_v to_o wrestle_v with_o god_n for_o my_o recovery_n oh_o cease_v not_o to_o pray_v for_o i_o still_o i_o need_v your_o prayer_n i_o beg_v your_o prayer_n it_o will_v be_v 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{non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o r._n {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o for_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o r._n {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o 18._o 25._o d._n but_o nisi_fw-la l._n 26._o after_o but_o put_v in_o nisi_fw-la 20._o 3._o for_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o r._n {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o l._n 7._o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o r._n {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o 21._o 34._o for_o ut_fw-la r._n et_fw-la and_o for_o tur_fw-la r._n tor_z 24._o 33._o r._n christian_a 25._o 22._o d._n to_o in_fw-la marg._n for_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o r._n {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o 26._o 8._o after_o to_o insert_v be_v 31._o 12._o put_v 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