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see_v my_o misery_n to_o stir_v up_o my_o soul_n long_o drown_v in_o former_a security_n to_o seek_v with_o all_o earnestness_n of_o â—…eale_n for_o his_o help_n when_o a_o sick_a man_n feel_v pain_n in_o his_o flesh_n he_o do_v not_o faint_o yield_v to_o death_n because_o he_o be_v sick_a but_o from_o the_o feel_n of_o his_o weakness_n he_o take_v occasion_n to_o seek_v out_o some_o learned_a physician_n &_o crave_v his_o help_n &_o the_o more_o sick_a he_o be_v the_o more_o he_o desire_v and_o the_o more_o earnest_o he_o sue_v for_o his_o help_n &_o spare_v no_o cost_n and_o put_v himself_o into_o
reason_n to_o think_v myself_o his_o child_n first_o the_o child_n ought_v to_o resemble_v the_o father_n our_o saviour_n say_v you_o shall_v therefore_o be_v perfect_a as_o your_o father_n which_o be_v in_o heaven_n be_v perfect_a but_o there_o be_v in_o i_o no_o part_n of_o the_o perfection_n of_o god_n either_o in_o the_o virtue_n of_o my_o mind_n or_o in_o the_o work_n of_o my_o life_n and_o the_o apostle_n saint_n peter_n say_v as_o obedient_a child_n fashion_v not_o yourselves_o unto_o the_o former_a lust_n of_o your_o ignorance_n but_o as_o he_o which_o have_v call_v you_o be_v hoâ—…y_a so_o be_v you_o holy_a in_o all_o manner_n of_o conversation_n because_o it_o be_v write_v be_v you_o holy_a for_o i_o be_o holy_a and_o if_o you_o call_v he_o father_n which_o without_o respect_n of_o person_n judge_v according_a to_o every_o man_n work_n pass_v the_o time_n of_o your_o dwell_n here_o in_o fear_n by_o this_o rule_n of_o peter_n they_o which_o call_v god_n their_o father_n 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