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A64114 Holy living in which are described the means and instruments of obtaining every virute, and the remedies against every vice, and considerations serving to the resisting all temptations : together with prayers containing the whole duty of a Christian, and the parts of devotion occasians [sic], and furnished for all necessities / by Jer. Taylor. Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667. 1656 (1656) Wing T374; ESTC R232803 258,819 464

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mouth_n with_o praise_n that_o my_o duty_n and_o return_n to_o thou_o may_v be_v great_a as_o my_o need_n of_o mercy_n be_v and_o let_v thy_o gracious_a favour_n and_o love_a kindness_n endure_v for_o ever_o and_o ever_o upon_o thy_o servant_n and_o grant_v that_o what_o thou_o have_v sow_o in_o mercy_n may_v spring_v up_o in_o duty_n and_o let_v thy_o grace_n so_o strengthen_v my_o purpose_n that_o i_o may_v sin_v no_o more_o lest_o thy_o threaten_a return_n upon_o i_o in_o anger_n and_o thy_o anger_n break_v i_o into_o piece_n but_o let_v i_o walk_v in_o the_o light_n of_o thy_o favour_n and_o in_o the_o path_n of_o thy_o commandment_n that_o i_o live_v here_o to_o the_o glory_n of_o thy_o name_n may_v at_o last_o enter_v into_o the_o glory_n of_o my_o lord_n to_o spend_v a_o whole_a eternity_n in_o give_v praise_n to_o thy_o exalt_a and_o ever_o glorious_a name_n amen_n we_o praise_v thou_o o_o god_n we_o knowledge_n thou_o to_o be_v the_o lord_n all_o the_o earth_n do_v worship_v 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