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child_n self_n in_o all_o the_o quality_n and_o faculty_n of_o our_o soul_n &_o body_n thou_o have_v give_v sundry_a peculiar_a mark_n and_o property_n whereby_o thy_o child_n may_v both_o certain_o know_v themselves_o to_o be_v thy_o child_n and_o also_o by_o which_o they_o may_v be_v so_o know_v &_o aught_o so_o to_o be_v esteem_v among_o all_o thy_o people_n and_o that_o so_o much_o the_o more_o as_o they_o more_o lively_a and_o evident_o have_v these_o mark_n upon_o they_o and_o namely_o good_a lord_n persuade_v we_o of_o those_o which_o thou_o in_o this_o prayer_n have_v teach_v image_n all_o thou_o to_o pray_v and_o to_o cry_v for_o daily_a whereby_o we_o carry_v most_o lively_a the_o image_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n our_o elder_a brother_n vouchsafe_v that_o we_o may_v be_v most_o zealous_a of_o the_o glory_n glory_n of_o thou_o our_o heavenly_a father_n and_o that_o with_o a_o holy_a zeal_n have_v the_o spirit_n of_o burn_a and_o the_o spirit_n of_o judgement_n join_v 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this_o great_a employment_n and_o of_o the_o contrary_a the_o miserable_a and_o woeful_a condition_n of_o all_o who_o any_o way_n exclude_v themselves_o yea_o of_o all_o who_o do_v not_o seek_v to_o help_v herein_o and_o withal_o how_o notwithstanding_o all_o these_o thing_n the_o lord_n exclude_v none_o save_v only_o all_o those_o who_o as_o be_v say_v exclude_v themselves_o but_o that_o he_o call_v to_o all_o and_o will_v have_v all_o to_o address_v themselves_o and_o to_o be_v meet_a and_o ready_a to_o assist_v &_o join_v with_o he_o herein_o and_o that_o therefore_o all_o those_o who_o will_v not_o do_v their_o uttermost_a endeavour_n to_o prepare_v and_o fit_v themselves_o be_v just_o help_v damn_v even_o for_o this_o for_o refuse_v to_o come_v to_o help_v he_o and_o his_o poor_a people_n in_o their_o distress_n when_o he_o so_o call_v on_o they_o to_o come_v and_o for_o join_v with_o satan_n and_o antichrist_n his_o swear_a enemy_n even_o against_o his_o heavenly_a majesty_n to_o 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