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to_o our_o most_o noble_a and_o gracious_a king_n james_n thy_o anoint_a servant_n bless_v he_o and_o keep_v he_o in_o all_o his_o way_n bless_v his_o government_n unto_o us._n let_v thy_o angel_n encamp_v about_o he_o and_o let_v thy_o holy_a hand_n be_v always_o over_o he_o keep_v he_o from_o treason_n and_o deliver_v he_o from_o the_o treachery_n of_o his_o enemy_n give_v he_o to_o see_v what_o belong_v unto_o his_o peace_n and_o give_v he_o a_o heart_n earnestlybent_fw-la to_o set_v upon_o the_o practice_n of_o the_o same_o give_v he_o all_o grace_n necessary_a for_o his_o peace_n and_o necessary_a for_o his_o salvation_n continue_v his_o government_n peaceable_a and_o prosperous_a among_o we_o &_o as_o thou_o have_v make_v he_o the_o breath_n of_o our_o nostril_n and_o a_o gracious_a instrument_n for_o the_o save_n of_o many_o thousand_o soul_n so_o let_v his_o own_o soul_n be_v save_v in_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o son_n christ_n bless_v his_o majesty_n most_o honourable_a privy_a 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5._o 15._o esa_n 26._o 16._o ps_n 34._o 20._o 2._o pet._n 1._o 9_o ps_n 105._o 19_o 20._o psal_n 34._o ps_n 91._o 14._o 15._o job._n 5._o esa_n 16._o 20._o obad._n 17._o heb._n 13._o 1._o cor._n 3._o 22._o gen._n 32._o 1._o kin._n 17._o jona._n 2._o jos_n 10._o exod._n 14._o dan._n 3._o dan._n 6._o col._n 3._o 3._o 4._o 1._o joh._n 3._o 1._o 1._o sam._n 3._o 48._o 2._o sam._n 25._o 26._o psal_n 39_o deut._n
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