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my_o soul_n let_v thy_o impatiente_a bear_n of_o lying_n slander_n backbiting_n and_o false_a accusation_n humble_v thou_o and_o drive_v thou_o to_o seek_v to_o god_n by_o prayer_n and_o tear_n to_o assist_v and_o help_v thy_o weak_a patience_n and_o faith_n and_o make_v thou_o more_o conformable_a to_o christ_n thou_o can_v bear_v other_o injury_n learn_v to_o bear_v these_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v bless_v o_o my_o god_n do_v thou_o preserve_v i_o support_v i_o and_o hold_v i_o up_o that_o i_o may_v not_o fall_v by_o wrath_n and_o impatience_n though_o the_o injury_n i_o receive_v be_v never_o so_o great_a unjust_a and_o false_a yet_o let_v i_o be_v support_v by_o thy_o word_n and_o thy_o spirit_n in_o i_o assure_v i_o of_o reward_n in_o heaven_n o_o my_o god_n let_v i_o content_o submit_v to_o thy_o chastisement_n and_o let_v i_o be_v assure_v that_o thou_o will_v bring_v good_a out_o of_o evil_a and_o that_o they_o be_v send_v by_o thou_o for_o my_o good_a that_o i_o shall_v not_o 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