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himself_o only_o tell_v you_o what_o be_v his_o duty_n and_o his_o care_n and_o endeavour_v to_o perform_v but_o he_o be_v sensible_a god_n only_o can_v keep_v he_o which_o make_v he_o pray_v as_o psal_n 19.11_o 12._o cleanse_v i_o from_o my_o secret_a fault_n and_o keep_v back_o thy_o servant_n from_o presumptuous_a sin_n and_o their_o dominion_n and_o so_o from_o the_o great_a transgression_n do_v thou_o o_o soul_n feel_v thy_o iniquity_n stir_v in_o thou_o and_o prevail_v over_o thou_o if_o thou_o be_v yet_o in_o a_o unconverted_a state_n pray_v that_o god_n will_v work_v faith_n in_o thou_o and_o if_o thou_o be_v convert_v stir_v up_o and_o act_v faith_n on_o christ_n pray_v earnest_o to_o god_n to_o enable_v thou_o so_o to_o do_v lift_v up_o a_o eye_n of_o faith_n to_o christ_n and_o put_v forth_o a_o hand_n of_o faith_n to_o take_v hold_n on_o he_o and_o fetch_v strength_n from_o he_o and_o cry_v to_o he_o when_o this_o sin_n set_v upon_o thou_o that_o he_o will_v make_v thou_o 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