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to_o pardon_v all_o those_o that_o by_o any_o injury_n do_v to_o we_o be_v become_v our_o debtor_n i._n e._n might_n just_o in_o strict_a law_n be_v by_o we_o prosecute_v to_o punishment_n s._n lord_n grant_v we_o all_o this_o free_a pardon_n through_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o jesus_n christ_n for_o all_o our_o sin_n and_o give_v we_o grace_v thus_o to_o forgive_v all_o other_o that_o have_v injure_v we_o as_o free_o as_o we_o hope_v for_o pardon_v from_o our_o good_a god_n i_o shall_v lead_v you_o to_o the_o last_o petition_n which_o seem_v to_o be_v make_v up_o of_o two_o member_n lead_v we_o not_o into_o temptation_n but_o deliver_v we_o from_o evil_a what_o be_v mean_v by_o temptation_n first_o then_o by_o god_n lead_v into_o it_o c._n by_o temptation_n be_v mean_v any_o allurement_n of_o pleasure_n or_o profit_n or_o deterrement_n of_o danger_n or_o evil_n which_o may_v bring_v i_o to_o fall_v into_o any_o sin_n to_o enter_v into_o such_o temptation_n as_o mat._n 26._o 41._o the_o phrase_n be_v use_v signify_v so_o to_o be_v involve_v with_o either_o of_o these_o that_o i_o can_v get_v out_o to_o make_v to_o enter_v or_o to_o bring_v or_o lead_v into_o it_o 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v all_o one_o be_v to_o occasion_v our_o thus_o enter_v or_o be_v involve_v which_o god_n may_v do_v by_o leave_v we_o or_o by_o withdraw_v his_o grace_n so_o that_o the_o meaning_n of_o this_o petition_n be_v not_o that_o god_n will_v not_o permit_v we_o to_o be_v tempt_v which_o be_v the_o lot_n of_o all_o especial_o the_o most_o godly_a man_n ja._n 1._o 2_o 3._o but_o that_o he_o will_v not_o so_o forsake_v or_o leave_v we_o to_o ourselves_o so_o destitute_a and_o withdraw_v his_o grace_n so_o deliver_v we_o up_o in_o time_n of_o temptation_n either_o through_o prosperity_n or_o adversity_n or_o satan_n assault_n that_o we_o be_v not_o able_a to_o extricate_v ourselves_o that_o he_o will_v not_o leave_v we_o to_o be_v overcome_v by_o temptation_n for_o so_o to_o be_v tempt_v gal._n 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