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nothing_o but_o continual_a trouble_n and_o base_a ingratitude_n which_o have_v discover_v to_o i_o by_o these_o gentle_a correction_n that_o thou_o be_v a_o jealous_a god_n and_o require_v the_o sacrifice_n of_o my_o whole_a heart_n unto_o thou_o in_o acknowledgement_n of_o thy_o infinite_a mercy_n my_o infidelity_n and_o the_o sacrilegious_a misplace_n of_o my_o affection_n ah_o lord_n since_o thou_o require_v nothing_o to_o prepare_v i_o for_o the_o pardon_n of_o my_o sin_n but_o the_o cultivate_a of_o my_o love_n and_o the_o conversion_n of_o my_o heart_n unto_o thou_o behold_v here_o be_v a_o heart_n ready_a to_o receive_v thy_o command_n ready_a to_o obey_v thou_o which_o be_v true_o to_o love_v thou_o ready_a to_o undergo_v any_o thing_n which_o conduce_v to_o the_o advancement_n of_o thy_o glory_n or_o the_o salvation_n of_o my_o soul_n reflect_v xiii_o that_o a_o penitent_a soul_n shall_v not_o examine_v what_o sin_n be_v damnable_a and_o what_o not_o but_o avoid_v all_o 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lord_n let_v i_o not_o only_o be_v preserve_v from_o those_o notorious_a crime_n which_o this_o day_n render_v i_o the_o object_n of_o thy_o mercy_n but_o grant_v also_o that_o i_o may_v hate_v sin_n more_o for_o the_o malignity_n of_o its_o nature_n than_o from_o the_o dread_a of_o thy_o vengeance_n let_v my_o aversion_n to_o it_o proceed_v rather_o from_o thy_o love_n than_o any_o respect_n to_o myself_o that_o be_v let_v i_o abhor_v it_o more_o for_o displease_v thou_o than_o because_o it_o will_v be_v my_o ruin_n let_v i_o not_o with_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o world_n nice_o weigh_v how_o much_o carnal_a liberty_n i_o may_v take_v and_o yet_o continue_v in_o a_o state_n of_o salvation_n but_o let_v i_o avoid_v every_o thing_n which_o displease_v thou_o as_o well_o as_o those_o grosser_n act_n of_o sin_n which_o will_v certain_o damn_v my_o soul_n for_o what_o be_v more_o impious_a o_o my_o god_n than_o to_o say_v i_o know_v that_o this_o action_n will_v displease_v thou_o 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