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parch_v with_o heat_n and_o cold_a and_o sleep_n do_v depart_v from_o my_o eye_n and_o so_o for_o twenty_o year_n i_o serve_v thou_o and_o then_o stand_v betwixt_o the_o infernal_a wolf_n and_o we_o he_o suffer_v himself_o to_o be_v tear_v in_o piece_n rather_o than_o we_o shall_v perish_v o_o love_v jesus_n whence_o come_v it_o that_o thou_o do_v thus_o own_v we_o for_o thy_o and_o take_v so_o much_o care_n of_o we_o it_o be_v thy_o own_o merciful_a goodness_n that_o put_v thou_o to_o this_o trouble_n and_o pain_n with_o we_o silly_a creature_n and_o apt_a to_o be_v lead_v astray_o i_o acknowledge_v myself_o unable_a to_o defend_v myself_o thou_o be_v my_o protector_n 143._o in_o thou_o i_o do_v place_n my_o hope_n etc._n etc._n ii_o the_o benefit_n which_o we_o reap_v by_o this_o his_o care_n be_v in_o comparable_a he_o perform_v towards_o we_o that_o which_o he_o foretell_v 16_o and_o promise_v by_o ezechiel_n i_o will_v seek_v that_o which_o be_v lose_v and_o bring_v back_o that_o which_o be_v drive_v away_o and_o will_v bind_v up_o that_o which_o be_v break_v and_o strengthen_v that_o which_o be_v infirm_a and_o preserve_v that_o which_o be_v strong_a and_o in_o good_a like_n which_o be_v that_o which_o he_o say_v of_o himself_o in_o s._n john_n â—â—_o i_o come_v that_o they_o shall_v have_v life_n and_o shall_v have_v more_o abundant_o that_o be_v more_o easy_a and_o more_o plentiful_a mean_n towards_o salvation_n and_o daily_o grow_v more_o perfect_a by_o this_o his_o care_n and_o liberality_n and_o again_o as_o my_o father_n know_v i_o and_o do_v acknowledge_v i_o for_o his_o son_n with_o love_n due_a from_o a_o father_n to_o a_o son_n â—â—_o so_o do_v i_o know_v and_o acknowledge_v my_o sheep_n and_o be_o as_o tender_v of_o they_o as_o of_o child_n iii_o in_o consequence_n whereof_o he_o say_v further_a that_o he_o know_v every_o one_o of_o his_o sheep_n by_o name_n and_o take_v particular_a notice_n of_o every_o one_o none_o except_v he_o go_v beforâ—_n 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