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have_v be_v sufficient_a when_o god_n have_v bid_v thou_o pray_v for_o such_o a_o mercy_n and_o thou_o have_v find_v thyself_o very_o unfit_a thy_o heart_n be_v at_o first_o dead_a and_o flat_a all_o on_o a_o sudden_a thou_o be_v carry_v above_o thy_o own_o strength_n thy_o tear_n drop_v thy_o love_n flame_n god_n have_v come_v in_o with_o assist_v grace_n if_o the_o heart_n burn_v in_o prayer_n god_n have_v strike_v fire_n the_o spirit_n have_v be_v tune_v thy_o soul_n and_o now_o thou_o make_v sweet_a melody_n in_o prayer_n here_o be_v a_o experience_n to_o meditate_v upon_o 5._o have_v not_o god_n vanquish_v satan_n for_o you_o 118._o you_o satan_n nihil_fw-la non_fw-la molitur_fw-la contra_fw-la sanctos_fw-la scutum_fw-la fidei_fw-la aggreditur_fw-la his_fw-la tentationum_fw-la arie_fw-la tibus_fw-la sic_fw-la pour_v copium_fw-la obsi_fw-la dear_a &_o in_o tantas_fw-la dubitationes_fw-la praâ—pitareout_o deum_fw-la expavescat_fw-la ei_fw-la irascatur_fw-la &_o aliquando_fw-la 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do_v isa_n 38_o 6._o the_o writing_n of_o hezekiah_n king_n of_o judah_n when_o he_o have_v be_v sick_a and_o be_v recover_v of_o his_o sickness_n you_o think_v the_o sun_n of_o your_o life_n be_v quite_o set_v but_o god_n make_v this_o sun_n return_v back_o many_o degree_n here_o be_v a_o experience_n for_o meditation_n to_o feed_v upon_o when_o you_o have_v be_v imprison_v your_o foot_n take_v in_o the_o snare_n and_o the_o lord_n have_v break_v the_o snare_n nay_o have_v make_v those_o to_o break_v it_o who_o be_v the_o instrument_n of_o lay_v it_o behold_v a_o experience_n oh_o let_v we_o often_o revolve_v in_o mind_n our_o experience_n if_o a_o man_n have_v physic_n receipt_n by_o he_o he_o will_v be_v often_o look_v over_o his_o receipt_n you_o that_o have_v rare_a receipt_n of_o mercy_n by_o you_o be_v often_o by_o meditation_n look_v over_o your_o receipt_n the_o meditation_n of_o our_o experience_n will_v 1._o raise_v we_o to_o thankfulness_n consider_v that_o god_n have_v 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