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pity_v oh_o pity_n gracious_a lord_n according_a to_o thy_o infinite_a compassion_n my_o miserable_a distance_n from_o thou_o thy_o hand_n have_v make_v i_o and_o fashion_v i_o thou_o have_v make_v i_o capable_a to_o enjoy_v thou_o thou_o have_v give_v a_o capacity_n too_o large_a to_o receive_v satisfaction_n from_o any_o thing_n but_o thyself_o oh_o regard_n with_o favour_n the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n say_v to_o my_o soul_n thou_o be_v my_o salvation_n and_o say_v it_o so_o lord_n as_o to_o make_v i_o hear_v thy_o powerful_a word_n can_v open_v the_o deaf_a ear_n and_o through_o my_o ear_n lord_n reach_v my_o heart_n quicken_v my_o stupid_a soul_n put_v a_o new_a life_n into_o i_o so_o make_v i_o glad_o follow_v thou_o that_o by_o follow_v i_o may_v find_v thou_o and_o have_v find_v may_v never_o lose_v thy_o sight_n again_o never_o turn_v away_o my_o eye_n from_o thou_o never_o grow_v estrange_v again_o nor_o lose_v thy_o blissful_a acquaintance_n never_o let_v any_o thing_n 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thou_o depend_v thou_o be_v the_o work_n and_o wage_n too_o thy_o both_o the_o way_n and_o end_n o_o make_v we_o still_o our_o work_n attend_v and_o we_o will_v not_o doubt_v our_o pay_n we_o will_v not_o fear_v a_o bless_a end_n if_o thou_o but_o guide_v our_o way_n glory_n to_o thou_o o_o bounteous_a lord_n who_o give_v to_o all_o thing_n breath_n glory_n to_o thou_o eternal_a word_n who_o save_v we_o by_o thy_o death_n glory_n o_o bless_a spirit_n to_o thou_o who_o fill_v our_o heart_n with_o love_n glory_n to_o all_o the_o mystic_a three_o who_o reign_n one_o god_n above_o amen_n for_o tuesday_n morning_n meditation_n i._n from_o thou_o o_o lord_n we_o derive_v our_o be_v and_o from_o the_o same_o goodness_n our_o continuance_n to_o be_v if_o thou_o but_o withdrawe_v thy_o hand_n for_o one_o single_a moment_n we_o instant_o return_v to_o our_o first_o nothing_o thou_o be_v without_o cause_n or_o maker_n as_o thou_o be_v without_o beginning_n and_o have_v thy_o dependence_n upon_o 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diligence_n that_o lie_v in_o our_o power_n what_o can_v we_o do_v but_o look_v up_o to_o thou_o and_o second_v all_o our_o endeavour_n with_o prayer_n for_o thy_o blessing_n and_o when_o we_o implore_v thy_o gracious_a mercy_n what_o can_v we_o do_v but_o submit_v our_o hope_n and_o expect_v the_o event_n from_o thy_o free_a goodness_n if_o thou_o deny_v what_o we_o wish_v who_o can_v compel_v thy_o will_n or_o call_v in_o question_n thy_o decree_n be_v we_o not_o all_o thy_o creature_n o_o gracious_a god_n and_o as_o helpless_a child_n hang_v at_o the_o breast_n of_o thy_o providence_n be_v we_o not_o all_o as_o clay_n in_o thy_o hand_n to_o frame_v we_o into_o vessel_n of_o what_o use_n thou_o please_v behold_v we_o confess_v o_o lord_n in_o thou_o we_o live_v in_o thou_o we_o move_v and_o have_v our_o be_v all_o our_o sufficiency_n proceed_v from_o thou_o and_o all_o our_o success_n depend_v on_o thy_o favour_n other_o may_v tell_v we_o the_o way_n that_o we_o shall_v go_v but_o 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have_v he_o watch_v over_o thou_o all_o this_o night_n for_o good_a have_v he_o renew_v his_o mercy_n this_o morning_n do_v he_o bestow_v on_o thou_o all_o thy_o day_n and_o the_o comfort_n they_o bring_v then_o be_v ashamed_a to_o think_v much_o of_o spend_v one_o half_a hour_n in_o his_o service_n hymn_n 5._o come_v let_v we_o adore_v the_o gracious_a hand_n that_o bring_v we_o to_o this_o light_n that_o give_v his_o angel_n strict_a command_n to_o be_v our_o guard_n this_o night_n when_o we_o lay_v down_o our_o weary_a head_n and_o sleep_v seal_v up_o our_o eye_n they_o stand_v and_o watch_v about_o our_o bed_n to_o let_v no_o harm_n come_v nigh_o now_o we_o be_v up_o they_o still_o go_v on_o and_o guide_v we_o through_o the_o day_n they_o never_o leave_v their_o charge_n alone_o whatever_o beset_v our_o way_n and_o o_o my_o soul_n how_o many_o snare_n lie_v spread_v before_o our_o foot_n in_o all_o our_o joy_n in_o all_o our_o care_n some_o danger_n still_o we_o meet_v sometime_o the_o sin_n do_v we_o overtake_v and_o on_o our_o weakness_n win_v sometime_o ourselves_o our_o ruin_n make_v and_o we_o overtake_v the_o sin_n o_o save_v we_o lord_n from_o all_o those_o dart_n that_o seek_v our_o soul_n to_o slay_v save_v we_o from_o we_o and_o our_o false_a heart_n lest_o we_o ourselves_o betray_v save_v we_o o_o lord_n to_o thou_o we_o cry_v from_o who_o all_o blessing_n spring_n we_o on_o thy_o grace_n alone_o rely_v alone_o thy_o glory_n sing_v glory_n to_o thou_o eternal_a lord_n thrice_o bless_v three_o in_o one_o thy_o name_n at_o all_o time_n be_v adore_v till_o time_n itself_o be_v do_v amen_n meditation_n ii_o the_o almighty_a power_n
of_o god_n sustain_v our_o life_n and_o merciful_o allow_v we_o space_n to_o repent_v that_o by_o well_o employ_v the_o time_n he_o lend_v we_o we_o may_v wise_o provide_v for_o our_o own_o eternity_n wise_o then_o thou_o act_v o_o my_o soul_n when_o thou_o set_v apart_o some_o time_n every_o day_n wherein_o to_o meditate_v on_o god_n and_o his_o word_n and_o work_n by_o which_o thou_o may_v be_v sit_v for_o a_o happy_a eternity_n consider_v then_o further_o the_o divine_a providence_n and_o say_v within_o thyself_o thus_o do_v we_o depend_v o_o lord_n on_o thou_o and_o happy_a we_o be_v in_o that_o dependence_n do_v we_o but_o know_v our_o own_o true_a interest_n we_o and_o our_o whole_a concern_v be_v deposit_v with_o god_n and_o where_o can_v we_o find_v a_o better_a hand_n to_o ensure_v they_o be_v he_o not_o wise_a enough_o to_o choose_v safe_o for_o we_o who_o dispose_v all_o nature_n in_o such_o admirable_a order_n have_v he_o not_o power_n to_o go_v through_o with_o his_o 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