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A44516 The exercise of prayer: or, A help to devotion Being a supplement to the happy ascetick, or best exercise. Containing prayers and devotions, suitable to the respective exercises with additional prayers for several occasions. By Anth. Horneck D.D. Horneck, Anthony, 1641-1697. 1685 (1685) Wing H2825; ESTC R213484 41,978 254

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i_o by_o thy_o mighty_a power_n that_o my_o heart_n may_v be_v treacherous_a no_o more_o o_o let_v i_o remember_v what_o mercy_n i_o expect_v at_o thy_o hand_n and_o let_v i_o not_o forfeit_v my_o right_n to_o thy_o favour_n when_o i_o bind_v my_o soul_n let_v i_o think_v that_o nothing_o can_v untie_v it_o but_o thyself_o o_o preserve_v in_o my_o mind_n a_o just_a sense_n of_o my_o duty_n and_o of_o the_o necessity_n of_o please_v thou_o let_v i_o abhor_v every_o thought_n that_o will_v prompt_v i_o to_o violate_v this_o sacred_a bond._n o_o let_v i_o look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o most_o holy_a thing_n and_o let_v i_o dread_v all_o profanation_n of_o it_o as_o i_o design_n o_o lord_n by_o these_o vow_n to_o bring_v up_o my_o will_n to_o thy_o will_n so_o be_v thou_o entreat_v to_o second_v my_o design_n and_o to_o keep_v my_o soul_n that_o i_o yield_v not_o to_o temptation_n of_o perfidiousness_n but_o may_v triumph_v over_o my_o corruption_n and_o be_v more_o than_o a_o conqueror_n 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