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mercy_n and_o my_o soul_n by_o present_a experience_n know_v it_o well_o o_o my_o soul_n praise_v thou_o the_o lord_n and_o all_o that_o be_v within_o i_o praise_v his_o holy_a name_n my_o soul_n praise_v thou_o the_o lord_n and_o forget_v not_o all_o his_o benefit_n he_o have_v hear_v thy_o prayer_n he_o have_v look_v upon_o thy_o sorrow_n he_o have_v forgive_v thy_o iniquity_n he_o have_v heal_v thy_o infirmity_n he_o have_v redeem_v thy_o life_n from_o the_o grave_n he_o have_v even_o crown_v thou_o with_o compassion_n oh_o give_v i_o i_o beseech_v thou_o a_o thankful_a heart_n not_o only_o now_o while_o the_o memory_n &_o sense_n of_o thy_o favour_n be_v fresh_a before_o i_o but_o
with_o glory_n and_o honour_n etc._n etc._n 1._o tim._n 6.16_o who_o only_o have_v immortality_n and_o dwell_v in_o a_o light_n that_o none_o can_v attain_v to_o etc._n etc._n and_o such_o like_a place_n to_o supply_v thou_o with_o word_n of_o promise_n consider_v psa_n 50.15_o call_v upon_o i_o etc._n etc._n so_o will_v i_o deliver_v thou_o etc._n etc._n be_v 65.24_o yea_o before_o they_o call_v i_o will_v answer_v and_o while_o they_o speak_v i_o will_v hear_v john_n 14.13_o whatsoever_o you_o ask_v in_o my_o name_n that_o will_v i_o do_v and_o many_o such_o testimony_n to_o bring_v thou_o to_o see_v thy_o own_o vileness_n ponder_v job_n 5.14_o man_n drink_v iniquity_n like_o water_n cha_n 25.4_o he_o can_v be_v clean_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o a_o woman_n psalm_n 51.5_o i_o be_v bear_v in_o iniquity_n etc._n etc._n roman_n 7.18_o i_o know_v that_o in_o my_o flesh_n dwell_v no_o good_a thing_n gather_v account_n of_o thy_o particular_a sin_n as_o job_n do_v chapter_n 9.3_o view_v thyself_o often_o in_o the_o glass_n of_o the_o law_n 1._o a_o morning_n prayer_n for_o private_a family_n most_o gracious_a god_n and_o love_a father_z in_o all_o humility_n of_o soul_n and_o unfeigned_a acknowledgement_n of_o our_o bind_a duty_n we_o present_v ourselves_o here_o before_o thy_o throne_n of_o majesty_n and_o glory_n desire_v in_o some_o measure_n to_o show_v our_o thankfulness_n for_o the_o multitude_n of_o thy_o mercy_n heap_v upon_o we_o thy_o most_o unworthy_a servant_n by_o thou_o at_o the_o first_o we_o be_v fearful_o and_o wonderful_o make_v thou_o cover_v we_o in_o our_o mother_n womb_n thou_o give_v we_o the_o shape_n of_o man_n &_o woman_n when_o it_o be_v free_a for_o thou_o to_o have_v equal_v we_o we_o unto_o thy_o base_a creature_n since_o it_o have_v please_v thou_o to_o preserve_v we_o to_o watch_v over_o we_o and_o to_o guard_v we_o by_o thy_o providence_n to_o open_v thy_o hand_n and_o to_o replenish_v we_o with_o good_a thing_n to_o give_v we_o food_n 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