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hand_n so_o isa._n 49._o 10._o hunger_n or_o thirst_n heat_n or_o sun_n shall_v not_o hurt_v they_o for_o he_o that_o have_v mercy_n on_o they_o shall_v lead_v they_o even_o by_o the_o spring_n of_o water_n shall_v he_o guide_v they_o which_o be_v mention_v not_o only_o as_o a_o description_n of_o his_o nature_n but_o likewise_o as_o the_o reason_n wherefore_o he_o will_v do_v it_o he_o have_v mercy_n on_o they_o therefore_o he_o will_v do_v it_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o that_o mercy_n that_o be_v in_o his_o own_o bosom_n 4._o from_o his_o promise_n whereby_o he_o have_v engage_v himself_o as_o they_o stand_v in_o need_n to_o administer_v advice_n to_o they_o to_o furnish_v they_o with_o matter_n of_o hope_n and_o confidence_n psal._n 32._o
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forsake_v i_o that_o prae_fw-la dolore_fw-la as_o uatablus_n note_n so_o cant._n 5._o 6._o my_o soul_n fail_v when_o he_o speak_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d anima_fw-la mea_fw-la egressa_fw-la est_fw-la my_o soul_n go_v out_o of_o i_o she_o fall_v into_o a_o sad_a delquium_fw-la or_o faint_a fit_n and_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n why_o it_o be_v her_o sorrow_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o her_o former_a security_n as_o if_o she_o have_v say_v oh_o how_o have_v i_o play_v the_o beast_n what_o noble_a importunate_a constant_a love_n have_v i_o neglect_v and_o abuse_v oh_o how_o shall_v i_o ever_o look_v my_o lord_n in_o the_o face_n or_o restore_v myself_o into_o his_o favour_n 2._o by_o fear_n they_o see_v there_o be_v danger_n before_o they_o and_o therewith_o they_o be_v so_o affect_v that_o their_o soul_n fail_v within_o they_o thus_o as_o one_o of_o jacob_n son_n open_v his_o sack_n he_o find_v his_o money_n in_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o sack_n tell_v his_o brethren_n and_o 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