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they_o 5._o they_o call_v upon_o thou_o and_o be_v deliver_v they_o trust_v in_o thou_o and_o be_v not_o confound_v and_o then_o he_o say_v vers_fw-la 10._o i_o be_v cast_v upon_o thou_o even_o from_o the_o womb_n thou_o be_v my_o god_n from_o my_o mother_n belly_n where_o we_o see_v he_o get_v hope_n at_o the_o last_o of_o be_v hear_v and_o deliver_v by_o the_o consideration_n of_o god_n work_n both_o general_o do_v to_o his_o servant_n in_o time_n past_a and_o particular_o show_v to_o himself_o heretofore_o and_o there_o be_v great_a reason_n of_o this_o for_o the_o lord_n be_v always_o like_o himself_o and_o jesus_n christ_n be_v yesterday_o and_o to_o day_n and_o the_o same_o for_o ever_o and_o therefore_o will_v do_v as_o he_o have_v do_v for_o there_o be_v no_o respect_n either_o of_o person_n 25.10_o psal_n 25.10_o or_o time_n with_o he_o but_o all_o the_o way_n of_o god_n be_v mercy_n and_o truth_n not_o only_a mercy_n in_o the_o beginning_n but_o truth_n in_o the_o midst_n and_o end_n for_o this_o cause_n the_o servant_n of_o god_n thus_o pray_v in_o the_o psalm_n 119._o 119.132_o et._n 119.132_o look_v upon_o i_o and_o be_v merciful_a unto_o i_o as_o thou_o use_v to_o do_v unto_o those_o that_o love_v thy_o name_n and_o vers_fw-la 149._o hear_v my_o voice_n according_a to_o thy_o love_a kindness_n o_o lord_n quicken_v i_o according_a to_o thy_o custom_n in_o both_o which_o place_n we_o see_v how_o he_o pray_v to_o god_n that_o he_o will_v show_v he_o that_o mercy_n which_o he_o be_v wont_a to_o show_v to_o he_o himself_o &_o other_o in_o the_o like_a case_n heretofore_o &_o so_o by_o the_o former_a work_n of_o god_n strengthen_v himself_o in_o prayer_n thus_o we_o may_v easy_o understand_v what_o profit_n we_o may_v get_v by_o the_o earnest_a meditation_n and_o wise_a conference_n about_o the_o work_n of_o god_n which_o be_v do_v in_o great_a wisdom_n thereby_o to_o confirm_v we_o in_o the_o truth_n of_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v write_v in_o the_o 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