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way_n o_o lord_n nothing_o be_v due_a to_o i_o but_o confusion_n for_o my_o poorness_n in_o all_o respect_n and_o more_o confusiou_n for_o my_o many_o sin_n without_o respect_n to_o thou_o blessing_n and_o honour_n and_o gloriâ—_fw-la and_o power_n â—3_n and_o thanksgiving_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o for_o who_o be_v sufficient_a to_o declare_v his_o work_n â—â—_o or_o who_o shall_v add_v to_o declare_v his_o mercy_n when_o a_o man_n shall_v have_v do_v then_o shall_v hâ—_n begin_v what_o 〈◊〉_d man_n and_o what_o be_v grace_n and_o what_o be_v his_o grace_n and_o what_o 〈…〉_z good_a or_o what_o be_v his_o evil_n god_n be_v patient_a towards_o he_o and_o poâ—râ—tâ—_n out_o his_o mercy_n upon_o he_o he_o have_v see_v the_o presumption_n of_o 〈◊〉_d hart_n that_o it_o be_v naught_o therefore_o he_o have_v fullfil_v his_o propitiation_n towards_o they_o and_o have_v sâ—ewed_v they_o the_o wâ—y_n of_o 〈◊〉_d grant_v i_o grace_v that_o i_o may_v follow_v it_o and_o bring_v this_o miserable_a 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