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a_o angry_a god_n paveant_fw-la illi_fw-la let_v they_o fear_v but_o noli_fw-la tu_fw-la fear_v not_o thou_o be_v thou_o stead_v fast_o &_o unmoveable_a in_o thy_o affiance_n to_o god_n for_o why_o invenisti_fw-la gratiam_fw-la thou_o have_v find_v favour_n with_o he_o in_o who_o favour_n be_v life_n and_o who_o grace_n will_v be_v thy_o guide_n unto_o the_o day_n of_o death_n in_o a_o word_n then_o to_o close_o up_o this_o point_n as_o i_o say_v before_o so_o i_o say_v it_o over_o again_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d gird_v up_o the_o loyve_n of_o your_o mind_n and_o trust_v perfect_o to_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n do_v it_o not_o in_o any_o waver_a or_o timorous_a or_o unconfident_a manner_n as_o if_o god_n be_v like_o the_o poet_n â—enedos_fw-mi statâ—o_fw-la malesida_fw-la carinis_fw-la a_o trustless_a anchorhold_a to_o the_o seabeaten_a traveler_n or_o like_o those_o deceitful_a jew_n joh._n â—_o 24._o to_o who_o our_o saviour_n dare_v not_o commit_v himself_o though_o they_o 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