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captain_n by_o my_o transgression_n and_o treason_n that_o i_o have_v be_v worthy_a thy_o most_o severe_a punishment_n but_o i_o return_v to_o thou_o i_o fall_v before_o thou_o and_o beseech_v thou_o for_o thy_o unspeakable_a goodness_n that_o thou_o will_v receive_v i_o and_o acknowledge_v i_o for_o thy_o soldier_n and_o servant_n and_o at_o length_n of_o thy_o grace_n grant_v i_o the_o prize_n of_o victory_n that_o be_v free_v and_o save_v i_o may_v at_o length_n erect_v a_o trophy_n to_o thy_o name_n and_o praise_n amen_n contempt_n etc._n etc._n 32._o of_o a_o christian_n practice_n it_o be_v a_o easy_a thing_n for_o one_o to_o call_v himself_o a_o christian_n but_o a_o hard_a thing_n to_o perform_v the_o part_n of_o a_o christian_n he_o that_o desire_v to_o fulfil_v the_o measure_n of_o that_o name_n let_v he_o mark_v diligent_o these_o thing_n that_o follow_v acknowledge_v o_o man_n thy_o own_o baseness_n consider_v how_o wretched_a and_o of_o how_o little_a account_n thou_o be_v thou_o have_v nothing_o from_o thyself_o but_o all_o thing_n from_o god_n he_o give_v thou_o all_o thing_n for_o thy_o use_n to_o who_o thou_o must_v repay_v they_o yea_o and_o even_o thy_o life_n itself_o at_o what_o moment_n soever_o he_o shall_v require_v they_o and_o thou_o must_v depart_v as_o naked_a from_o hence_o as_o thou_o come_v naked_a into_o this_o world_n and_o although_o all_o the_o world_n with_o it_o inhabitant_n do_v keep_v thou_o company_n yet_o they_o can_v profit_v thou_o nothing_o for_o all_o thing_n be_v fleet_v brittle_a transitory_a and_o nothing_o can_v free_v thou_o from_o death_n give_v not_o thyself_o therefore_o over_o to_o security_n
o_o lord_n my_o king_n in_o that_o thou_o have_v create_v i_o i_o owe_v myself_o unto_o thou_o and_o in_o that_o thou_o have_v redeem_v i_o yea_o and_o waste_v make_v man_n for_o i_o i_o shall_v owe_v thou_o more_o than_o myself_o if_o i_o have_v it_o by_o how_o much_o more_o thou_o be_v great_a than_o he_o be_v for_o who_o thou_o have_v give_v thyself_o behold_v though_o i_o have_v more_o yet_o can_v i_o give_v thou_o that_o i_o have_v without_o thou_o but_o do_v thou_o receive_v i_o and_o draw_v i_o unto_o thou_o that_o i_o may_v become_v thou_o by_o love_n and_o imitation_n as_o i_o be_o thou_o by_o creation_n and_o redemption_n let_v my_o life_n itself_o be_v thou_o o_o lord_n i_o free_o offer_v up_o my_o whole_a self_n unto_o thou_o let_v my_o whole_a spirit_n my_o whole_a heart_n my_o whole_a body_n and_o my_o whole_a life_n even_o my_o sweet_a life_n itself_o live_v unto_o thou_o for_o thou_o have_v whole_o deliver_v i_o that_o thou_o may_v whole_o possess_v i_o thou_o have_v whole_o refresh_v i_o that_o i_o may_v be_v whole_o thou_o own_o but_o how_o can_v thou_o have_v i_o except_o this_o holy_a communion_n may_v not_o prove_v a_o guilt_n to_o draw_v down_o punishment_n upon_o i_o but_o a_o wholesome_a intercession_n to_o obtain_v pardon_n the_o armour_n of_o faith_n and_o shield_n of_o good_a will_n except_o it_o may_v be_v a_o empty_n of_o my_o sin_n a_o banish_n of_o lust_n and_o concupiscence_n a_o increase_n of_o charity_n and_o patience_n humility_n and_o obedience_n a_o firm_a defence_n against_o the_o slight_n of_o all_o our_o enemy_n as_o well_o visible_a as_o invisible_a a_o perfect_a appease_n as_o well_o of_o my_o carnal_a as_o spiritual_a perturbation_n a_o fast_o cleave_v to_o thou_o the_o true_a and_o only_a god_n ah_o let_v i_o obtain_v these_o thing_n of_o thou_o who_o art_n most_o merciful_a and_o have_v command_v i_o therefore_o to_o pray_v for_o they_o that_o i_o may_v obtain_v they_o and_o may_v come_v to_o that_o unspeakable_a 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