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vex_v and_o grieve_v than_o before_o thou_o tell_v i_o i_o shall_v soon_o be_v weary_a of_o my_o yoke_n and_o then_o my_o sin_n will_v be_v of_o a_o deep_a and_o more_o heart-hardning_a die_n than_o ever_o but_o remember_v o_o soul-destroying_a unbelief_n i_o roll_v myself_o upon_o the_o rock_n of_o age_n i_o deliver_v myself_o up_o to_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n not_o to_o bring_v strength_n to_o it_o but_o to_o fetch_v strength_n from_o it_o and_o from_o that_o word_n which_o say_v sin_n shall_v not_o have_v dominion_n over_o you_o for_o you_o be_v not_o under_o the_o law_n but_o under_o grace_n rom._n 6._o 14._o and_o because_o i_o be_o weak_a
therefore_o i_o go_v to_o everlasting_a strength_n the_o more_o i_o make_v infinite_a power_n my_o lord_n and_o master_n the_o more_o be_v that_o divine_a power_n engage_v to_o hold_v i_o up_o rom._n 14._o 4._o let_v my_o own_o power_n languish_v into_o nothing_o so_o long_o as_o i_o can_v claim_v on_o the_o account_n of_o free_a grace_n undoubted_a right_o to_o the_o arm_n of_o god_n my_o own_o strength_n never_o do_v i_o good_a but_o deceive_v i_o do_v thou_o not_o know_v o_o mis-giving_a heart_n that_o i_o be_o short_o to_o leave_v the_o whole_a weight_n of_o my_o soul_n in_o launch_v from_o mortality_n upon_o the_o same_o word_n of_o promise_n which_o do_v now_o offer_v strength_n to_o wade_v through_o difficulty_n of_o my_o present_a warfare_n and_o what_o do_v i_o more_o than_o step_v forth_o to_o behold_v the_o lord_n seal_v his_o covenant_n and_o promise_n that_o he_o will_v be_v my_o god_n and_o will_v guide_v i_o by_o his_o grace_n and_o afterward_o bring_v i_o to_o glory_n 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and_o full_o rest_v in_o and_o be_v devote_v to_o i_o alone_o and_o to_o no_o other_o i_o consent_v dear_a christ_n and_o here_o engage_v and_o do_v consent_n and_o engage_v i_o offer_v my_o body_n and_o soul_n to_o the_o agreement_n i_o give_v it_o up_o dear_a and_o precious_a redeemer_n i_o give_v it_o up_o unto_o thou_o for_o ever_o in_o obedience_n to_o thy_o command_n and_o rely_v upon_o thy_o strength_n i_o write_v it_o with_o my_o own_o hand_n that_o i_o will_v be_v thou_o and_o for_o thou_o and_o not_o for_o any_o other_o my_o belove_a be_v i_o and_o i_o be_o he_o though_o i_o be_o
society_n and_o sometime_o retirement_n put_v i_o behindhand_o all_o my_o composedness_n be_v soon_o discompose_v let_v thy_o eye_n be_v upon_o i_o o_o my_o god_n according_a to_o thy_o word_n and_o water_n i_o every_o moment_n isa_n 27._o 3._o lest_o any_o thing_n assault_n and_o hurt_v my_o soul_n which_o thou_o have_v redeem_v and_o quicken_v my_o faith_n and_o hope_n in_o thy_o word_n for_o this_o many_o a_o wretched_a stop_n do_v i_o meet_v with_o pardon_v i_o o_o my_o lord_n and_o my_o god_n and_o renew_v a_o spirit_n of_o truth_n tenderness_n sincerity_n and_o right_o season_v heart_n for_o the_o work_n i_o be_o now_o upon_o my_o scope_n and_o meaning_n in_o give_v my_o hand_n and_o close_v with_o this_o covenant_n of_o my_o god_n be_v further_a this_o viz._n that_o through_o his_o help_n i_o will_v ascribe_v truth_n to_o all_o the_o word_n of_o his_o promise_n by_o believe_v they_o and_o receive_v they_o as_o that_o which_o shall_v be_v accomplish_v that_o i_o will_v labour_v 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strength_n to_o adhere_v unto_o guard_v my_o heart_n guard_v my_o pen_n guard_v my_o voice_n and_o word_n o_o thou_o who_o lead_v the_o blind_a to_o thyself_o by_o a_o way_n which_o nature_n know_v not_o but_o thou_o know_v thy_o own_o way_n and_o know_v how_o to_o lead_v the_o thought_n of_o my_o heart_n and_o word_n of_o my_o pen_n and_o my_o mouth_n that_o my_o lip_n may_v utter_v nothing_o rash_o before_o thou_o thou_o have_v make_v a_o covenant_n of_o grace_n and_o often_o repeat_v the_o term_n of_o the_o covenant_n and_o have_v say_v i_o shall_v say_v the_o lord_n be_v my_o god_n hos_n 2._o 23._o and_o have_v record_v the_o mutual_a avouch_v between_o thou_o and_o thy_o people_n deut._n 26._o 17_o 18._o in_o express_a word_n yea_o stranger_n be_v invite_v to_o serve_v thou_o to_o love_v thy_o name_n to_o be_v thy_o servant_n and_o to_o lay_v hold_n on_o thy_o covenant_n isa_n 56._o 6._o to_o join_v themselves_o to_o thou_o and_o to_o observe_v thy_o sabbath_n and_o ordinance_n 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