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thou_o for_o the_o future_a that_o i_o will_v never_o part_v from_o thou_o by_o any_o disobedience_n to_o thy_o commandment_n ps_n 118.93_o in_o aeternum_fw-la non_fw-la obliviscar_fw-la justificationes_fw-la tuas_fw-la quia_fw-la in_o ipsis_fw-la vivificasti_fw-la i_o i_o will_v never_o forget_v thy_o bounty_n nor_o the_o favour_n which_o thou_o have_v do_v i_o in_o admit_v i_o to_o thy_o mercy_n i_o will_v love_v thou_o with_o all_o my_o heart_n o_o my_o saviour_n ps_n 17._o diligam_fw-la te_fw-la domine_fw-la fortitudo_fw-la mea_fw-la firmamentum_fw-la meum_fw-la refugium_fw-la meum_fw-la &_o liberator_fw-la meus_fw-la i_o will_v love_v thou_o and_o i_o do_v love_n thou_o o_o my_o god_n my_o strength_n my_o support_n my_o refuge_n and_o my_o deliverer_n thou_o be_v my_o god_n and_o my_o all._n deus_fw-la meus_fw-la &_o omne_fw-la what_o be_v there_o either_o in_o heaven_n or_o upon_o earth_n that_o i_o shall_v love_v beside_o thou_o ps_n 72.25_o quid_fw-la mihi_fw-la est_fw-la in_o 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thou_o that_o be_v my_o body_n and_o my_o soul_n which_o be_v now_o sanctify_v by_o the_o honour_n of_o thy_o divine_a presence_n i_o consecrate_v they_o both_o unto_o thou_o since_o at_o present_a thou_o have_v vouchsafe_v they_o shall_v serve_v thou_o as_o a_o temple_n my_o body_n never_o more_o to_o be_v employ_v as_o a_o instrument_n of_o sin_n my_o soul_n to_o know_v thou_o to_o love_v thou_o and_o evermore_o to_o be_v faithful_a to_o thou_o o_o lord_n bless_v i_o beseech_v thou_o the_o present_a which_o i_o make_v thou_o sanctify_v they_o both_o since_o they_o have_v serve_v thou_o for_o a_o temple_n benedic_n domine_fw-la domum_fw-la istam_fw-la permit_v not_o that_o my_o body_n be_v any_o more_o defile_v with_o impure_a delight_n nor_o my_o soul_n by_o a_o will_v to_o commit_v any_o mortal_a sin._n this_o resolution_n i_o here_o make_v in_o thy_o presence_n
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