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and_o practical_a concernment_n to_o i_o in_o my_o condition_n with_o full_a purpose_n of_o heart_n to_o keep_v close_o thereunto_o and_o not_o sinful_o to_o suffer_v myself_o to_o be_v seduce_v therefrom_o what_o ever_o happen_v 12_o thou_o statute_n lord_n be_v only_o bless_v in_o and_o of_o thyself_o from_o who_o as_o from_o a_o fountain_n flow_v forth_o all_o derive_v blessedness_n unto_o thy_o creature_n which_o thou_o be_v wont_a to_o confer_v most_o upon_o they_o that_o please_v thou_o best_o as_o a_o gracious_a remuneration_n of_o their_o love_n and_o service_n lord_n therefore_o teach_v i_o to_o know_v and_o enable_v i_o to_o do_v thy_o will_n reveal_v in_o thy_o word_n that_o i_o may_v partake_v thy_o blessedness_n be_v sharer_n in_o thy_o holiness_n and_o happiness_n here_o and_o hereafter_o 13_o as_o i_o have_v find_v thy_o law_n useful_a to_o i_o mouth_n by_o my_o knowledge_n of_o it_o and_o frame_v my_o course_n of_o life_n according_a to_o it_o so_o have_v i_o 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thy_o servant_n reap_v the_o bless_a fruit_n of_o thy_o grace_n and_o bounty_n according_a to_o they_o touch_v life_n temporal_a and_o spiritual_a grant_v i_o both_o and_o what_o conduce_v unto_o both_o as_o a_o faithful_a creator_n and_o gracious_a redeemer_n that_o by_o grace_n i_o may_v live_v both_o the_o life_n of_o grace_n and_o nature_n 18_o lord_n law_n thou_o know_v what_o great_a impediment_n there_o be_v that_o hinder_v our_o knowledge_n and_o acquaintance_n with_o thou_o even_o in_o those_o thing_n thou_o have_v reveal_v of_o which_o yet_o we_o be_v ignorant_a and_o see_v we_o see_v not_o there_o be_v a_o twofold_a vail_n that_o interpose_v betwixt_o a_o right_a understanding_n and_o they_o the_o one_o over_o our_o heart_n blind_o mistake_v the_o mind_n and_o meaning_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o stumble_v at_o the_o stumble_a stone_n the_o letter_n the_o other_o over_o thy_o law_n and_o covenant_n itself_o express_v in_o dark_a and_o typical_a umbrage_n and_o dispensation_n 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proper_o belong_v to_o another_o world_n only_o here_o i_o must_v for_o a_o time_n lead_v a_o transient_a life_n because_o it_o be_v thy_o will_n more_o than_o i_o who_o though_o i_o be_o in_o the_o world_n yet_o not_o of_o the_o world_n but_o in_o mind_n and_o heart_n estrange_v from_o it_o therefore_o see_v it_o be_v thy_o pleasure_n that_o i_o must_v live_v my_o appoint_a time_n to_o serve_v thou_o on_o earth_n take_v it_o into_o consideration_n what_o divine_a light_n and_o guidance_n be_v requisite_a so_o to_o do_v and_o vouchsafe_v i_o it_o proportionable_o lest_o i_o wander_v out_o of_o thy_o way_n the_o world_n and_o flesh_n with_o which_o i_o here_o converse_v be_v stranger_n and_o estrange_v thereunto_o and_o apt_a to_o mislead_v i_o if_o thy_o word_n and_o spirit_n be_v not_o always_o a_o light_n and_o guide_v unto_o i_o time_n 20_o
not_o find_v thy_o grace_n or_o truth_n to_o fail_v i_o word_n but_o as_o i_o have_v endeavour_v to_o approve_v myself_o a_o good_a servant_n so_o o_o lord_n have_v i_o find_v thou_o a_o good_a master_n true_a of_o thy_o promise_n and_o as_o good_a as_o thy_o word_n 66_o lord_n commandment_n give_v i_o a_o right_a understanding_n of_o thing_n that_o differ_v let_v i_o not_o mistake_v falsehood_n for_o truth_n nor_o evil_a for_o good_a but_o teach_v i_o to_o know_v the_o thing_n that_o good_a be_v and_o dispose_v my_o heart_n and_o affection_n practical_o thereunto_o for_o so_o far_o as_o i_o have_v be_v teach_v by_o thy_o spirit_n i_o have_v glad_o embrace_v and_o conscionable_o obey_v and_o not_o refuse_v either_o belief_n or_o subjection_n to_o any_o thy_o commandment_n 67_o my_o very_a affliction_n through_o thy_o grace_n and_o faithfulness_n word_n be_v become_v wholesome_a physic_n and_o good_a document_n to_o i_o for_o i_o be_v apt_a to_o wander_v out_o of_o thy_o way_n until_o i_o smart_v for_o my_o folly_n but_o now_o i_o have_v learn_v another_o lesson_n and_o have_v ever_o since_o run_v another_o course_n keep_v close_o to_o thy_o will_n reveal_v in_o thy_o word_n without_o harken_v to_o the_o dictate_v of_o corrupt_a reason_n tend_v to_o self-pleasing_a or_o self-saving_a which_o before_o be_v too_o prevail_v 68_o goodness_n of_o all_o kind_n statute_n o_o lord_n be_v natural_a to_o thou_o so_o it_o be_v not_o to_o we_o in_o any_o kind_n for_o there_o be_v none_o good_a but_o god_n and_o flow_v plentiful_o from_o thou_o as_o all_o creature_n but_o man_n especial_o can_v witness_v of_o who_o bounty_n they_o have_v their_o being_n and_o those_o being_n their_o subsistency_n all_o the_o world_n over_o but_o lord_n it_o be_v thy_o save_a goodness_n that_o i_o pray_v to_o partake_v of_o my_o soul_n be_v more_o to_o i_o than_o my_o body_n and_o grace_n than_o nature_n therefore_o do_v i_o beg_v special_a and_o supernatural_a grace_n and_o wisdom_n to_o know_v and_o do_v thy_o will_n which_o i_o prefer_v before_o common_a and_o natural_a benefit_n the_o please_a of_o thou_o before_o either_o profit_n or_o pleasure_n to_o myself_o of_o thy_o goodness_n grant_v i_o this_o which_o be_v part_n of_o the_o divine_a nature_n and_o only_o make_v man_n like_o to_o god_n in_o be_v and_o do_v good_a which_o i_o will_v both_o be_v and_o do_v heart_n 69_o my_o proud_a disdainful_a enemy_n that_o fear_v not_o god_n nor_o care_v not_o what_o wickedness_n they_o commit_v in_o word_n or_o deed_n to_o discredit_v i_o have_v false_o asperse_v i_o for_o a_o traitorous_a conspiratour_n and_o that_o it_o be_v my_o ambition_n not_o thy_o determination_n that_o put_v i_o upon_o expectancy_n of_o the_o kingdom_n but_o i_o be_o resolve_v this_o slander_n shall_v not_o stagger_v i_o but_o in_o confidence_n of_o thy_o truth_n and_o i_o own_o integrity_n i_o will_v persist_v to_o serve_v thou_o in_o sincerity_n of_o heart_n who_o i_o know_v will_v vindicate_v my_o innocence_n and_o make_v appear_v their_o forgery_n law_n 70_o their_o worldly_a pomp_n and_o plenty_n have_v make_v their_o heart_n so_o gross_a and_o carnal_a as_o that_o their_o conscience_n be_v benumb_v and_o senseless_a and_o their_o mind_n puff_v up_o with_o pride_n and_o arrogance_n they_o sin_n without_o restraint_n and_o scoff_n at_o piety_n as_o pusillanimity_n but_o thy_o law_n be_v my_o delight_n though_o not_o they_o i_o be_o trouble_v when_o i_o break_v it_o and_o glad_a at_o heart_n when_o i_o do_v and_o can_v keep_v it_o through_o thy_o gracious_a enablement_n statute_n 71_o yea_o such_o be_v my_o love_n to_o holiness_n that_o i_o never_o think_v it_o a_o dear_a purchase_n whatsoever_o it_o cost_v i_o and_o therefore_o value_v my_o affliction_n which_o in_o mercy_n thou_o send_v to_o beget_v in_o i_o a_o teachable_a and_o tractable_a heart_n to_o thy_o commandment_n above_o their_o prosperity_n that_o harden_v their_o heart_n in_o ignorance_n and_o carnality_n silver_n 72_o thy_o word_n and_o law_n write_v in_o my_o heart_n effectual_o teach_v and_o wrought_v there_o by_o thy_o spirit_n however_o it_o be_v counter_a to_o my_o corruption_n yet_o because_o as_o it_o be_v thou_o so_o pliable_a have_v thou_o make_v my_o will_n to_o thy_o will_n even_o therefore_o do_v i_o praise_v it_o and_o apprehend_v myself_o more_o enrich_v with_o my_o knowledge_n of_o it_o and_o love_n to_o it_o than_o if_o i_o have_v the_o wealth_n the_o world_n so_o dote_v on_o in_o never_o so_o great_a abundance_n jod._n jod._n the_o ten_o letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n signify_v the_o ten_o part_n 73_o thou_o commandment_n lord_n that_o make_v i_o be_v please_v to_o difference_n i_o from_o other_o creature_n by_o endow_v i_o with_o natural_a capacity_n above_o they_o so_o that_o though_o i_o have_v lose_v my_o create_a perfection_n of_o righteousness_n and_o holiness_n yet_o not_o my_o create_v and_o passive_a capacity_n of_o thy_o renew_v they_o again_o in_o i_o my_o soul_n have_v the_o same_o faculty_n and_o my_o body_n the_o same_o part_n and_o organ_n thou_o give_v i_o at_o the_o first_o in_o and_o upon_o which_o thou_o be_v able_a to_o re-imprint_a thy_o image_n vouchsafe_v i_o i_o pray_v thou_o thy_o renew_n grace_n more_o and_o more_o powerful_o enlighten_v my_o dark_a understanding_n incline_v my_o whole_a man_n o_o lord_n to_o the_o love_a and_o obey_v of_o thy_o whole_a will_n i_o be_o still_o thy_o creature_n renew_v thy_o likeness_n 74_o if_o lord_n thou_o will_v strengthen_v thy_o grace_n in_o i_o word_n and_o enable_v i_o to_o hold_v out_o steadfast_a in_o faith_n and_o holy_a obedience_n to_o the_o end_n and_o then_o reward_v thy_o own_o grace_n in_o i_o with_o a_o happy_a issue_n and_o close_v of_o thing_n how_o will_v it_o rejoice_v the_o heart_n of_o thy_o servant_n that_o fear_v thou_o and_o hope_v in_o thou_o when_o they_o shall_v see_v i_o have_v overcome_v all_o my_o misery_n and_o be_v possess_v of_o my_o hope_n and_o thy_o promise_n because_o of_o thy_o gracious_a enable_v i_o to_o hold_v out_o in_o affiance_n of_o thy_o word_n it_o will_v affect_v they_o great_o 75_o i_o know_v i_o o_o lord_n that_o thou_o be_v righteous_a in_o what_o thou_o say_v and_o do_v thy_o word_n and_o thy_o work_n be_v consentaneous_a thy_o faithfulness_n be_v fulfil_v in_o my_o very_a affliction_n though_o seem_o otherways_o thy_o judgement_n and_o mercy_n and_o shall_v conduce_v to_o bring_v about_o thy_o promise_n make_v to_o i_o servant_n 76_o let_v i_o pray_v thou_o thy_o mercy_n of_o favour_n and_o grace_n long_o since_o promise_v i_o be_v in_o the_o faith_n of_o it_o a_o continual_a comfort_n to_o i_o yea_o lord_n comfort_v i_o thy_o servant_n choose_v and_o call_v with_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o it_o according_a to_o thy_o word_n delight_n 77_o make_v i_o inward_o sensible_a of_o those_o tender_a affection_n which_o thou_o bear_v i_o that_o they_o may_v help_v to_o revive_v i_o in_o this_o comfortless_a condition_n while_o it_o last_v and_o express_v they_o also_o in_o outward_a manifestation_n let_v i_o see_v thy_o pity_n and_o compassion_n in_o a_o comfortable_a deliverance_n and_o conclusion_n that_o i_o may_v live_v free_a from_o these_o trouble_n which_o make_v my_o life_n a_o very_a death_n for_o how_o ever_o by_o frailty_n i_o have_v and_o can_v but_o offend_v thou_o yet_o thou_o know_v thou_o have_v my_o heart_n and_o good_a will_n in_o all_o thing_n to_o serve_v and_o obey_v thou_o that_o be_v my_o desire_n and_o in_o that_o i_o delight_n precept_n 78_o let_v not_o i_o therefore_o miscarry_v by_o the_o hand_n of_o proud_a man_n and_o evil_a doer_n that_o be_v lawless_a and_o scorn_n subjection_n lord_n let_v they_o miscarry_v in_o their_o design_n and_o evil_a purpose_n for_o thou_o know_v how_o contrary_a to_o their_o conscience_n they_o have_v persecute_v i_o as_o nocent_a when_o as_o they_o know_v i_o to_o be_v a_o innocent_a person_n but_o their_o deal_n shall_v not_o make_v i_o 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