return_n for_o she_o have_v forsake_v all_o for_o thou_o and_o have_v taste_v of_o thy_o sweetness_n say_v with_o the_o prophet_n 8.37_o turn_v away_o my_o eye_n that_o they_o see_v not_o vanity_n lest_o like_o a_o dog_n she_o return_v to_o her_o vomit_n and_o after_o have_v have_v a_o glimmer_a of_o thy_o light_n she_o because_o she_o fear_v she_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o sustain_v thy_o chastisement_n and_o shall_v forget_v and_o loose_v herself_o by_o these_o tribulation_n and_o desirous_a that_o she_o may_v be_v happy_o enable_v to_o enâ—er_v the_o more_o full_o into_o thou_o and_o fear_v i_o say_v her_o own_o frailty_n she_o thus_o again_o cry_v out_o to_o thou_o by_o these_o other_o word_n of_o the_o psalmist_n say_v 187.2_o domine_fw-la deus_fw-la salutis_fw-la meae_fw-la in_o die_v clamavi_fw-la &_o nocte_fw-la coram_fw-la te_fw-la o_o lord_n god_n of_o my_o salvation_n day_n and_o night_n have_v i_o cry_v after_o thou_o for_o who_o but_o thyself_o can_v comfort_v a_o 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may_v be_v true_a to_o thou_o the_o four_o confession_n o_o my_o lord_n and_o my_o god_n to_o who_o i_o dust_n and_o ash_n be_o not_o worthy_a to_o speak_v yet_o hear_v i_o my_o lord_n recount_v here_o before_o thou_o thy_o own_o â—ords_n speak_v by_o thy_o servant_n in_o thy_o name_n who_o be_v truth_n itself_o 12._o venife_n silij_fw-la â—â—â—ite_fw-la i_o timorem_fw-la domini_fw-la docebo_fw-la vos_fw-la proâ—ibe_v lingâ—am_fw-la tuam_fw-la è_fw-la malo_fw-la &_o labia_fw-la tua_fw-la ne_fw-la â—juantur_fw-la dolum_fw-la diverte_a à _fw-fr malo_fw-la &_o fac_fw-la â—nam_fw-la inquire_v pacem_fw-la &_o persequere_fw-la eam_fw-la 14._o conte_n o_o son_n hearâ—_n i_o i_o will_v â—each_v you_o the_o â—eare_z of_o our_o lord_n forbid_v thy_o tongue_n from_o evil_a â—_o thy_o lip_n that_o they_o speak_v not_o guile_n turn_v â—rom_o evil_a and_o do_v good_a seek_v peace_n &_o prosecute_v itt_n here_o thou_o bid_v i_o as_o thy_o child_n come_v to_o thou_o and_o thou_o will_v teach_v â—e_n 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good_a or_o to_o attribute_v any_o thing_n to_o our_o own_o endeavour_n 126._o nisi_fw-la dominus_fw-la aedificaverit_fw-la domum_fw-la in_fw-la vanum_fw-la laboraverunt_fw-la qui_fw-la aedificant_fw-la eam_fw-la nisi_fw-la dominus_fw-la custodierit_fw-la civitaetem_fw-la fruâ—tra_fw-la vigilat_fw-la qui_fw-la custodit_fw-la eam_fw-la unless_o god_n build_v the_o house_n in_o vain_a do_v they_o laâ—our_v who_o build_v it_o unless_o god_n guard_v the_o city_n in_o vain_a do_v they_o watch_v who_o guard_n it_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a for_o you_o to_o rise_v before_o light_n o_o light_a shine_n in_o my_o soul_n and_o let_v not_o the_o darkness_n of_o my_o own_o ignorance_n overwhelm_v i_o any_o long_a let_v my_o soul_n love_n that_o it_o may_v live_v in_o and_o to_o thou_o alone_o my_o lord_n god_n when_o will_v thou_o give_v i_o the_o graâ—e_n of_o true_a humility_n which_o be_v so_o much_o speak_v of_o and_o so_o hard_a to_o be_v know_v what_o it_o be_v indeed_o o_o we_o can_v never_o 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