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at_o hand_n commit_v thy_o way_n unto_o the_o lord_n trust_v also_o in_o he_o and_o he_o shall_v bring_v it_o to_o pass_v psal._n 37._o 5._o if_o at_o any_o time_n she_o be_v sinister_o censure_v by_o any_o one_o her_o faith_n apply_v that_o promise_n to_o her_o heart_n he_o shall_v bring_v forth_o thy_o righteousness_n as_o the_o light_n and_o thy_o judgement_n as_o the_o noon_n day_n psal._n 35._o 6._o and_o whatsoever_o it_o be_v that_o come_v upon_o she_o as_o a_o cross_n her_o faith_n be_v either_o as_o a_o wreath_n betwixt_o her_o shoulder_n and_o it_o that_o it_o do_v not_o pinch_v she_o or_o a_o remover_n of_o it_o from_o herself_o to_o he_o who_o be_v best_o able_a to_o bear_v it_o by_o virtue_n of_o that_o warrant_n psal._n 55._o 22._o cast_v thy_o burden_n upon_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o shall_v sustain_v thou_o and_o that_o do_v her_o faith_n which_o teach_v to_o keep_v a_o even_a pace_n with_o the_o promise_n not_o make_v haste_n isa._n 28._o 16._o by_o anticipate_v the_o 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