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his_o mercy_n be_v renew_v every_o morning_n nay_o every_o 3._o moment_n when_o he_o be_v ever_o 16._o open_v his_o hand_n and_o pour_v out_o his_o blessing_n and_o 29._o load_v and_o even_o overwhelm_v thou_o with_o his_o benefit_n as_o if_o he_o do_v vie_v with_o thou_o and_o will_v have_v thou_o see_v how_o easy_o he_o can_v overcome_v thy_o evil_n with_o his_o goodness_n and_o infinite_o outstrip_v thy_o infinite_a ingratitude_n with_o his_o more_o infinite_a munificence_n his_o angel_n be_v about_o thou_o though_o thou_o know_v it_o not_o from_o a_o thousand_o unknown_a danger_n he_o deliver_v thou_o which_o thou_o suspectede_v not_o he_o still_o continue_v his_o goodness_n unto_o thou_o and_o repreive_v thy_o destruction_n though_o thou_o deservede_v it_o not_o what_o shall_v i_o say_v more_o thy_o very_a life_n and_o be_v thou_o owe_v to_o he_o 28._o in_o who_o we_o all_o live_v and_o move_v and_o have_v our_o be_v thence_o resolve_v with_o holy_a david_n to_o sing_v praise_n unto_o the_o lord_n 33._o as_o long_o as_o thou_o live_v and_o to_o sing_v praise_n unto_o thy_o god_n whilst_o thou_o have_v thy_o be_v many_o and_o continual_a receipt_n shall_v provoke_v many_o and_o continual_a thanks_o consider_v three_o thy_o future_a necessity_n if_o thou_o be_v sure_a of_o that_o thou_o have_v that_o thou_o and_o it_o shall_v continue_v together_o for_o ever_o and_o never_o part_n and_o that_o thou_o can_v make_v pretty_a shift_n to_o live_v upon_o the_o old_a stock_n hereafter_o and_o never_o stand_v in_o need_n to_o he_o for_o more_o there_o may_v be_v so_o much_o less_o need_n to_o 55._o take_v care_n for_o give_v thanks_o for_o what_o be_v past_a but_o it_o be_v not_o so_o with_o any_o of_o we_o of_o what_o we_o have_v we_o be_v but_o tenant_n at_o courtesy_n and_o we_o stand_v continual_o upon_o our_o good_a behaviour_n whether_o we_o shall_v hold_v of_o he_o any_o long_o or_o no_o and_o much_o of_o our_o future_a happiness_n stand_v upon_o our_o present_a 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the_o return_n that_o the_o sea_n feed_v they_o again_o and_o so_o by_o a_o continual_a fresh_a supply_n preserve_v they_o in_o perpetual_a be_v and_o motion_n if_o they_o shall_v ibid._n withhold_v that_o tribute_n the_o sea_n will_v not_o long_o suffice_v they_o nourishment_n so_o we_o by_o give_v receive_v and_o by_o true_a pay_v the_o old_a debt_n get_v credit_n to_o run_v upon_o a_o new_a score_n and_o provoke_v future_a blessing_n by_o our_o thankfulness_n for_o former_a as_o the_o earth_n by_o send_v up_o vapour_n back_o to_o heaven_n from_o the_o dew_n she_o have_v receive_v thence_o fill_v the_o bottle_n of_o heaven_n with_o new_a moisture_n to_o be_v pour_v down_o upon_o she_o again_o in_o due_a season_n in_o kindly_a and_o plentiful_a shower_n by_o our_o prayer_n and_o thanksgiving_n we_o erect_v a_o ladder_n like_o that_o which_o 12._o jacob_n see_v whereon_o the_o angel_n ascend_v and_o descend_v we_o preserve_v a_o mutual_a intercourse_n betwixt_o heaven_n and_o earth_n 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shall_v want_v those_o thing_n which_o god_n 56._o have_v give_v thou_o a_o carendo_fw-la magis_fw-la quam_fw-la fruendo_fw-la fool_n will_v not_o know_v 2._o that_o true_a worth_n of_o thing_n but_o by_o want_v which_o wise_a man_n have_v rather_o learn_v by_o have_v they_o yet_o this_o be_v the_o common_a folly_n of_o we_o all_o we_o will_v not_o prize_v god_n blessing_n as_o we_o shall_v till_o he_o for_o our_o unthankfulness_n take_v they_o from_o we_o and_o teach_v we_o to_o value_v they_o better_a before_o we_o have_v they_o again_o we_o repine_v at_o god_n great_a blessing_n we_o grudge_v at_o his_o gentle_a correction_n judge_v these_o too_o heavy_a those_o too_o light_a we_o think_v our_o very_a peace_n a_o burden_n and_o complain_v of_o plenty_n as_o some_o will_v do_v of_o scarcity_n and_o undervalue_v the_o bless_a liberty_n we_o have_v of_o tread_v in_o his_o court_n and_o partake_v his_o holy_a ordinance_n and_o all_o this_o because_o by_o his_o great_a goodness_n we_o 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