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as_o a_o bone_n in_o the_o arm_n or_o leg_n once_o 5._o break_v and_o be_v well_o set_v again_o grow_v strong_a than_o if_o it_o have_v never_o be_v break_v so_o our_o heart_n be_v well_o and_o sound_o heal_v by_o true_a repentance_n of_o the_o sore_n and_o bruise_n of_o sin_n become_v more_o firm_a and_o stable_a then_o ever_o they_o be_v before_o thus_o my_o foul_a fall_n become_v foelix_fw-la culpa_fw-la i_o be_o after_o a_o sort_n happy_a in_o my_o unhappiness_n for_o out_o of_o my_o great_a misery_n through_o thy_o great_a mercy_n a_o great_a happiness_n do_v arise_v than_o ever_o i_o feel_v before_o 18_o o_o be_v favourable_a to_o zion_n for_o thy_o good_a pleasure_n he_o that_o pray_v to_o thou_o must_v not_o pray_v for_o himself_o alone_o howsoever_o he_o begin_v with_o prayer_n for_o himself_o when_o he_o have_v gain_v some_o interest_n in_o thou_o for_o himself_o he_o may_v the_o soon_o prevail_v for_o other_o he_o must_v end_v with_o prayer_n for_o thy_o church_n he_o must_v 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thy_o church_n together_o by_o my_o apostasy_n have_v scatter_v and_o waste_v it_o so_o far_o forth_o as_o there_o be_v great_a cause_n to_o fear_v the_o utter_a ruin_n and_o desolation_n thereof_o wherefore_o by_o force_n and_o in_o remorse_n of_o conscience_n i_o beg_v for_o the_o sustentation_n and_o preservation_n of_o thy_o church_n through_o thy_o free_a and_o undeserued_a mercy_n thou_o o_o lord_n be_v the_o only_a founder_n of_o this_o choice_n company_n and_o corporation_n as_o out_o of_o thy_o love_n only_o thou_o do_v single_a and_o select_v they_o from_o other_o refuse_n people_n before_o the_o foundation_n of_o the_o world_n as_o by_o the_o same_o love_n thou_o have_v support_v and_o preserve_v they_o amid_o all_o danger_n and_o disaster_n ever_o sithence_o so_o i_o beseech_v thou_o still_o to_o continue_v thy_o ancient_n accustom_a and_o affectionate_a favour_n to_o they_o let_v not_o my_o unhappiness_n impeach_v their_o happiness_n let_v not_o the_o dark_a and_o foggy_a 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without_o some_o cleanness_n in_o it_o nor_o a_o through-renovation_a without_o some_o newness_n in_o my_o decay_a spirit_n at_o least_o in_o true_a affection_n and_o unfeigned_a desire_n cast_v i_o not_o away_o from_o thy_o presence_n and_o take_v not_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n from_o i_o i_o fear_v and_o can_v but_o fear_v thy_o face_n and_o yet_o i_o fear_v withal_o to_o be_v cast_v from_o thy_o face_n 〈◊〉_d presence_n i_o own_o 〈◊〉_d make_v i_o on_o the_o one_o side_n to_o fear_v the_o face_n of_o a_o severe_a judge_n and_o my_o worthless_a weakness_n on_o the_o other_o be_v not_o able_a to_o subsist_v at_o all_o without_o the_o light_n of_o thy_o countenance_n make_v i_o desire_v thy_o presence_n and_o sight_n whatever_o thou_o do_v with_o i_o while_o thou_o look_v upon_o i_o i_o shall_v endure_v though_o not_o without_o fear_n and_o perplexity_n but_o if_o thou_o cast_v i_o quite_o away_o from_o thy_o presence_n i_o be_o utter_o undo_v for_o ever_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o 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