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well_o hope_v that_o thou_o will_v one_o day_n perfect_a thy_o mercy_n in_o i_o even_o unto_o a_o fullness_n of_o peace_n which_o both_o my_o outward_a and_o inward_a man_n shall_v at_o that_o time_n enjoy_v with_o thou_o whenas_o death_n shall_v be_v swallow_v up_o in_o victory_n 54._o chap._n 31._o the_o temptation_n of_o eat_v and_o drink_v 1._o there_o be_v another_o evil_n of_o the_o day_n which_o i_o wish_v 34_o be_v sufficient_a unto_o it_o that_o we_o be_v fain_o by_o eat_v and_o drink_v to_o repair_v the_o daily_a decay_n of_o our_o body_n until_o such_o time_n as_o thou_o destroy_v both_o 13_o belly_n and_o meat_n whenas_o thou_o shall_v kill_v this_o emptiness_n of_o i_o with_o a_o wonderful_a fullness_n and_o shall_v clothe_v this_o incorruptible_a 54._o with_o a_o eternal_a incorruption_n butin_n this_o life_n even_o necessity_n be_v sweet_a unto_o i_o against_o which_o swetnes_n do_v i_o fight_v lest_o i_o shall_v be_v beguile_v by_o it_o yea_o a_o daily_a war_n do_v i_o 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soul_n these_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o come_v for_o thou_o have_v already_o teach_v thy_o prophet_n which_o be_v the_o way_n that_o thou_o unto_o who_o nothing_o be_v to_o come_v do_v teach_v thing_n to_o come_v or_o rather_o out_o of_o future_a do_v inform_v we_o of_o thing_n present_a for_o that_o which_o be_v not_o can_v be_v teach_v too_o too_o far_o be_v this_o way_n out_o of_o my_o ken_n it_o have_v get_v out_o of_o my_o reach_n i_o can_v by_o my_o own_o power_n arrive_v up_o to_o it_o but_o by_o thy_o assistance_n i_o may_v again_o even_o when_o thou_o shall_v vouchsafe_v i_o that_o most_o sweet_a light_n of_o the_o inward_a eye_n of_o my_o soul_n chap._n 20._o these_o three_o difference_n of_o time_n how_o they_o be_v to_o be_v call_v 1._o clear_a now_o it_o be_v and_o plain_n that_o there_o be_v neither_o thing_n to_o come_v nor_o thing_n past_a nor_o do_v we_o proper_o say_v there_o be_v three_o time_n past_a present_a and_o to_o come_v and_o yet_o perchance_o it_o may_v 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to_o confess_v unto_o thy_o name_n heale_n thou_o all_o my_o bone_n and_o let_v they_o say_v o_o lord_n who_o be_v like_a unto_o thou_o for_o neither_o do_v a_o man_n teach_v thou_o what_o be_v do_v within_o himself_o when_o he_o confess_v to_o thou_o see_v a_o close_a heart_n shut_v not_o out_o thy_o eye_n nor_o can_v man_n hard-heartednesse_n thrust_v back_o thy_o hand_n for_o thou_o open_v it_o when_o thou_o please_v either_o out_o of_o pity_n or_o justice_n to_o we_o and_o there_o be_v nothing_o can_v hide_v itself_o from_o thy_o heat_n but_o let_v my_o soul_n praise_v thou_o that_o it_o may_v love_v thou_o and_o let_v it_o confess_v thy_o own_o mercy_n to_o thou_o that_o it_o may_v praise_v thou_o no_o creature_n of_o thou_o be_v slack_a or_o silent_a in_o thy_o praise_n nor_o the_o spirit_n of_o any_o man_n by_o the_o praise_n of_o his_o mouth_n convert_v to_o thou_o no_o nor_o yet_o any_o animal_n or_o corporeal_a creature_n sentence_n by_o the_o mouth_n of_o those_o that_o 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of_o mercy_n have_v despise_v that_o contrite_a and_o humble_a heart_n of_o that_o chaste_a and_o sober_a widow_n so_o frequent_a in_o almesdeed_n so_o obsequious_a and_o serviceable_a to_o thy_o 10._o saint_n who_o pass_v no_o day_n without_o her_o inspiration_n oblation_n at_o thy_o altar_n never_o miss_v twice_o a_o day_n morning_n and_o evening_n to_o come_v to_o church_n not_o to_o listen_v after_o idle_a tale_n and_o old_a wife_n chat_v but_o that_o she_o may_v hear_v thou_o speak_v to_o she_o in_o thy_o sermon_n and_o thou_o she_o in_o her_o prayer_n 3._o can_v thou_o despise_v and_o reject_v without_o thy_o succour_n those_o tear_n of_o she_o with_o which_o she_o beg_v no_o gold_n or_o silver_n of_o thou_o nor_o any_o mutable_a or_o fade_a good_a but_o the_o salvation_n of_o her_o son_n soul_n only_o can_v thou_o do_v it_o by_o who_o grace_n she_o be_v inspire_v to_o do_v thus_o by_o no_o mean_n lord._n yea_o thou_o be_v still_o at_o hand_n and_o thou_o hear_v she_o and_o thou_o do_v all_o in_o the_o selfsame_o order_n thou_o have_v predestinate_v it_o shall_v be_v do_v in_o let_v it_o never_o be_v think_v thou_o shall_v deceive_v she_o in_o those_o vision_n and_o answer_n she_o have_v of_o thou_o both_o those_o which_o i_o have_v already_o remember_v and_o those_o which_o i_o have_v not_o remember_v all_o which_o she_o lay_v up_o in_o her_o faithful_a heart_n which_o in_o her_o prayer_n ever_o and_o anon_o she_o will_v press_v thou_o withal_o as_o with_o thy_o own_o handwriting_n for_o thou_o because_o they_o mercy_n endure_v for_o ever_o vouchsafe_v unto_o those_o who_o debt_n thou_o forgive_v thorough_o even_o to_o become_v a_o kind_n of_o debtor_n by_o thy_o promise_n chap._n 10._o his_o error_n before_o his_o receive_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n 1._o thou_o recover_v i_o therefore_o of_o that_o sickness_n and_o heal_v the_o son_n of_o thy_o handmaid_n at_o that_o time_n in_o his_o body_n that_o thou_o may_v bestow_v upon_o he_o a_o 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altogether_o and_o my_o own_o impiety_n have_v make_v the_o division_n in_o i_o and_o that_o sin_n of_o i_o be_v the_o more_o incurable_a for_o that_o i_o do_v not_o judge_v myself_o to_o be_v a_o sinner_n and_o most_o execrable_a iniquity_n it_o be_v that_o i_o have_v rather_o have_v thou_o o_o god_n almighty_n even_o thou_o i_o say_v to_o be_v overcome_v by_o i_o to_o my_o own_o destruction_n than_o myself_o to_o be_v overcome_v of_o thou_o to_o my_o own_o salvation_n 2._o thou_o have_v not_o yet_o therefore_o 4._o set_v a_o watch_n before_o my_o mouth_n and_o keep_v the_o door_n of_o my_o lip_n that_o my_o heart_n may_v not_o incline_v to_o wicked_a speech_n to_o the_o excuse_v of_o these_o excuse_n of_o my_o sin_n with_o the_o man_n that_o work_v iniquity_n and_o even_o therefore_o continue_v i_o still_o combine_v with_o their_o elect_a one_o but_o yet_o now_o as_o it_o be_v despair_v much_o to_o profit_v myself_o in_o that_o false_a doctrine_n even_o those_o opinion_n of_o they_o 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such_o multitude_n of_o divers_a substance_n thus_o also_o be_v it_o in_o such_o will_n as_o be_v good_a for_o i_o demand_v of_o they_o whether_o it_o be_v a_o good_a thing_n to_o be_v delight_v in_o read_v of_o the_o apostle_n and_o whether_o it_o be_v a_o good_a mind_n to_o be_v delight_v in_o a_o sober_a psalm_n or_o whether_o it_o be_v a_o good_a art_n to_o discourse_v upon_o the_o gospel_n they_o will_v answer_v to_o each_o of_o these_o that_o it_o be_v good_a what_o now_o if_o all_o these_o equal_o delight_v we_o and_o all_o together_o at_o the_o same_o time_n do_v not_o divers_a will_n than_o rack_v the_o mind_n as_o it_o be_v when_o as_o a_o man_n be_v deliberate_v to_o which_o of_o all_o these_o he_o shall_v chief_o betake_v he_o yet_o be_v all_o these_o will_n good_a although_o they_o all_o contend_v with_o one_o another_o till_o such_o time_n as_o one_o of_o the_o three_o be_v make_v choice_n of_o towards_o which_o the_o whole_a will_n may_v be_v carry_v be_v now_o unite_v which_o be_v before_o divide_v into_o many_o thus_o also_o when_o as_o eternity_n delight_v the_o superior_a part_n and_o the_o pleasure_n of_o some_o temporal_a good_a hold_v fast_o the_o inferior_a it_o be_v but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o soul_n which_o will_v not_o this_o or_o that_o with_o a_o entire_a will_n and_o be_v therefore_o tear_v a_o sunder_o with_o grievous_a perplexity_n while_o it_o prefer_v this_o oversway_v by_o truth_n yet_o forbear_v not_o that_o make_v familiar_a to_o it_o by_o custom_n chap._n 11._o the_o combat_n in_o he_o betwixt_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o flesh_n 1._o thus_o soul-sick_a i_o be_v and_o in_o this_o manner_n torment_v accuse_v myself_o much_o more_o eager_o than_o i_o be_v wont_a turn_v and_o wind_v myself_o in_o my_o chain_n till_o that_o which_o hold_v i_o may_v be_v utter_o break_v which_o though_o but_o little_a yet_o hold_v it_o i_o fast_o enough_o notwithstanding_o and_o thou_o o_o lord_n pressedst_a upon_o i_o in_o my_o inward_a part_n by_o a_o most_o severe_a mercy_n redouble_v thy_o lash_n of_o fear_n and_o shame_n lest_o i_o shall_v give_v way_n again_o and_o lest_o the_o break_n off_o of_o that_o small_a and_o slender_a tie_n which_o now_o only_o be_v leave_v shall_v recover_v strength_n again_o and_o hamper_v i_o again_o the_o fast_a for_o i_o say_v within_o myself_o behold_v let_v it_o be_v do_v now_o let_v it_o be_v do_v forthwith_o and_o no_o soon_o have_v i_o say_v the_o word_n but_o that_o i_o begin_v to_o put_v on_o the_o resolution_n now_o i_o even_o almost_o do_v it_o yet_o indeed_o i_o do_v it_o not_o yet_o notwithstanding_o fall_v express_v i_o not_o quite_o back_o to_o my_o old_a wont_a but_o stand_v in_o the_o degree_n next_o to_o it_o to_o fetch_v new_a breath_n as_o it_o be_v yea_o i_o set_v upon_o it_o again_o and_o i_o want_v but_o very_o little_a of_o get_v up_o to_o it_o and_o within_o a_o very_a little_a even_o by_o and_o by_o obtain_v i_o to_o touch_v and_o to_o lay_v hold_n of_o it_o and_o 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from_o this_o time_n forth_o for_o ever_o and_o from_o this_o time_n forth_o shall_v it_o no_o more_o be_v lawful_a for_o thou_o to_o do_v this_o or_o that_o for_o ever_o and_o what_o be_v those_o thing_n which_o they_o suggest_v to_o i_o in_o that_o phrase_n this_o or_o that_o as_o i_o say_v what_o be_v those_o which_o they_o suggest_v o_o my_o god_n such_o as_o let_v thy_o mercy_n utter_o turn_v away_o from_o the_o soul_n of_o thy_o servant_n oh_o what_o impurity_n oh_o what_o most_o shameful_a thing_n do_v they_o suggest_v i_o hear_v discedentes_fw-la they_o very_o not_o half_a so_o near_o hand_n now_o nor_o now_o so_o free_o contradict_v and_o oppose_v i_o but_o mutter_v as_o it_o be_v soft_o behind_o my_o back_n and_o even_o now_o ready_a to_o be_v pack_v yet_o give_v i_o a_o privy_a pluck_v to_o look_v once_o more_o back_o again_o upon_o they_o yet_o for_o all_o this_o do_v they_o make_v i_o now_o again_o delay_v the_o time_n much_o slow_a in_o snatch_v away_o myself_o and_o in_o shake_v they_o off_o and_o in_o leap_v from_o they_o to_o the_o place_n i_o be_v call_v unto_o namely_o when_o as_o violent_a custom_n thus_o row_v i_o in_o the_o ear_n think_v thou_o to_o be_v ever_o able_a to_o live_v without_o this_o or_o that_o 3._o but_o by_o this_o time_n it_o speak_v but_o very_o faint_o for_o on_o that_o side_n which_o i_o set_v my_o face_n towards_o and_o whither_o i_o tremble_v to_o go_v be_v that_o chaste_a dignity_n of_o continency_n discover_v cheerful_a she_o be_v but_o not_o dissolute_o pleasant_a honest_o tempt_v i_o to_o come_v to_o she_o and_o doubt_v nothing_o yea_o stretch_v
every_o thing_n be_v it_o that_o discover_v the_o time_n of_o it_o but_o that_o matter_n be_v sometime_o without_o form_n but_o be_v now_o observe_v to_o be_v together_o in_o time_n with_o its_o form_n and_o yet_o be_v there_o not_o any_o thing_n to_o be_v say_v of_o that_o matter_n but_o as_o if_o it_o be_v its_o form_n in_o respect_n of_o time_n whenas_o indeed_o it_o be_v consider_v of_o as_o the_o latter_a of_o the_o two_o because_o doubtless_o better_a be_v thing_n that_o have_v form_n than_o thing_n that_o have_v no_o form_n yea_o they_o have_v precedence_n in_o the_o eternity_n of_o the_o creator_n that_o so_o there_o may_v be_v something_o out_o of_o nothing_o of_o which_o somewhat_o may_v be_v create_v chap._n 30._o the_o scripture_n be_v to_o be_v search_v with_o honourable_a respect_n unto_o the_o penman_n 1._o in_o this_o diversity_n of_o most_o true_a opinion_n let_v truth_n itself_o procure_v reconcilement_n and_o our_o god_n have_v mercy_n upon_o we_o that_o we_o may_v 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