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of_o moses_n to_o god_n the_o text_n deut._n 3_o chap._n 23._o 24_o verse_n and_o i_o beseech_v the_o lord_n the_o same_o time_n say_v o_o lord_n god_n thou_o have_v begin_v to_o show_v thy_o servant_n thy_o greatness_n and_o thy_o mighty_a hand_n for_o where_o be_v there_o a_o god_n in_o heaven_n or_o earth_n that_o can_v do_v like_o thy_o work_n and_o like_o thy_o power_n here_o moses_n teach_v we_o how_o to_o pray_v he_o begin_v first_o and_o tell_v god_n that_o he_o have_v begin_v to_o show_v he_o favour_n &_o well_o may_v moses_n so_o say_v for_o he_o be_v no_o soon_o bear_v but_o the_o lord_n begin_v to_o show_v he_o his_o greatness_n in_o save_v he_o when_o he_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o river_n 26._o and_o deliver_v he_o unto_o a_o king_n daughter_n to_o be_v bring_v up_o and_o after_o by_o his_o mighty_a providence_n bring_v he_o to_o his_o mother_n to_o be_v nurse_v if_o all_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v do_v for_o he_o till_o this_o time_n be_v consider_v he_o have_v great_a 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unto_o thou_o for_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n to_o take_v our_o part_n that_o be_v to_o change_v our_o mind_n and_o will_n and_o affection_n which_o we_o have_v corrupt_v to_o remove_v all_o the_o hindrance_n which_o let_v we_o to_o serve_v thou_o and_o to_o direct_v all_o our_o thaught_n speech_n and_o action_n to_o thy_o glory_n as_o thou_o have_v direct_v thy_o glory_n unto_o our_o salvation_n although_o we_o be_v sinner_n o_o lord_n yet_o we_o be_v thou_o and_o therefore_o we_o beseech_v thou_o to_o separate_v our_o sin_n from_o we_o which_o will_v separate_v we_o from_o thou_o that_o we_o may_v be_v ready_a
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