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he_o lord_n i_o be_o thou_o much_o more_o than_o my_o own_o receive_v thy_o own_o take_v care_n of_o thy_o own_o thou_o draw_v i_o to_o consent_v to_o thy_o gracious_a covenant_n and_o i_o resign_v myself_o and_o all_o i_o have_v to_o thou_o and_o thou_o swear_v to_o i_o and_o i_o become_v thou_o ezek._n 16._o 8._o and_o i_o stand_v to_o the_o covenant_n that_o i_o make_v though_o i_o have_v offend_v thou_o i_o be_o sinful_a but_o i_o be_o thou_o and_o will_v not_o forsake_v thou_o and_o change_v my_o lord_n and_o master_n for_o a_o world_n o_o know_v thy_o own_o and_o own_o my_o soul_n that_o have_v own_v thou_o though_o it_o have_v sin_v against_o thou_o thy_o sheep_n know_v thy_o voice_n and_o follow_v not_o a_o stranger_n now_o know_v thy_o poor_a sheep_n and_o leave_v they_o not_o to_o the_o devourer_n thy_o lamb_n have_v be_v preserve_v by_o thou_o among_o wolf_n in_o the_o world_n preserve_v i_o now_o from_o the_o enemy_n of_o soul_n i_o be_o thou_o o_o save_v i_o psalm_n 119._o 94._o and_o lose_v not_o that_o which_o be_v thy_o own_o 2._o consider_v that_o thou_o be_v he_o upon_o so_o dear_a a_o purchase_n as_o that_o he_o be_v the_o more_o engage_v to_o receive_v thou_o have_v he_o buy_v thou_o by_o the_o price_n of_o his_o most_o precious_a blood_n and_o will_v he_o cast_v thou_o off_o have_v he_o come_v down_o on_o earth_n to_o seek_v and_o save_v thou_o and_o will_v he_o now_o forsake_v thou_o have_v he_o live_v in_o flesh_n a_o life_n of_o poverty_n and_o suffer_v reproach_n and_o scorn_v and_o buffet_n and_o be_v nail_v to_o the_o cross_n and_o put_v to_o cry_v out_o my_o god_n my_o god_n why_o have_v thou_o forsake_v i_o and_o will_v he_o now_o forget_v his_o love_n and_o suffering_n and_o himself_o forsake_v thou_o after_o this_o do_v he_o himself_o on_o the_o cross_n commend_v his_o spirit_n into_o his_o father_n hand_n and_o will_v he_o not_o receive_v thy_o spirit_n when_o thou_o at_o death_n commend_v it_o to_o he_o he_o have_v know_v himself_o 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be_v glorify_v he_o therefore_o give_v we_o to_o his_o son_n and_o give_v his_o son_n for_o we_o to_o be_v our_o saviour_n that_o whoever_o believe_v in_o he_o shall_v not_o perish_v but_o have_v everlasting_a life_n all_o our_o salvation_n be_v the_o product_n of_o his_o love_n joh._n 3._o 16_o 17._o eph._n 2._o 4._o joh._n 6._o 37._o joh._n 16._o 26_o 27._o i_o say_v not_o that_o i_o will_v pray_v the_o father_n for_o you_o for_o the_o father_n himself_o love_v you_o because_o you_o have_v love_v i_o etc._n etc._n john_n 14._o he_o that_o love_v i_o shall_v be_v love_v of_o my_o father_n and_o i_o will_v love_v he_o and_o will_v manifest_v myself_o to_o he_o say_v therefore_o with_o our_o die_a lord_n father_n into_o thy_o hand_n i_o commend_v my_o spirit_n by_o thy_o son_n who_o be_v the_o way_n the_o truth_n and_o the_o life_n i_o come_v to_o thou_o joh._n 14._o 6._o fullness_n of_o joy_n be_v in_o thy_o presence_n and_o everlasting_a pleasure_n at_o thy_o right_a hand_n psalm_n 16._o 11._o thy_o love_n redeem_v i_o renew_v and_o preserve_v i_o o_o now_o receive_v i_o to_o the_o fullness_n of_o thy_o love_n this_o be_v thy_o will_n in_o send_v thy_o son_n that_o of_o all_o that_o thou_o give_v he_o he_o shall_v lose_v nothing_o but_o shall_v raise_v it_o up_o at_o the_o last_o day_n o_o let_v not_o now_o this_o soul_n be_v lose_v that_o be_v pass_v to_o thou_o through_o the_o strait_n of_o death_n i_o have_v never_o come_v unto_o thy_o son_n if_o thou_o have_v not_o draw_v i_o and_o if_o i_o have_v not_o hear_v and_o learn_v of_o thou_o john_n 6_o 44_o 45._o i_o thank_v thou_o o_o father_n lord_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n that_o thou_o have_v reveal_v to_o i_o a_o babe_n a_o idiot_n the_o bless_a mystery_n of_o thy_o kingdom_n luk._n 10._o 21._o act_n 4_o 13._o o_o now_o as_o the_o vail_n of_o flesh_n must_v be_v withdraw_v and_o my_o soul_n be_v part_v from_o this_o body_n withdraw_v the_o vail_n of_o thy_o displeasure_n and_o show_v thy_o servant_n the_o 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shall_v hear_v come_v you_o bless_v of_o my_o father_n inherit_v the_o kingdom_n prepare_v for_o you_o if_o thou_o will_v not_o have_v this_o to_o be_v thy_o case_n thou_o shall_v see_v those_o receive_v to_o the_o increase_n of_o thy_o grief_n who_o thou_o refuse_v here_o to_o imitate_v there_o shall_v be_v weep_v and_o gnash_n of_o tooth_n when_o you_o shall_v see_v abraham_n isaac_n and_o jacob_n and_o all_o the_o prophet_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n and_o those_o that_o from_o east_n west_n north_n and_o south_n shall_v sit_v there_o with_o they_o and_o thou_o thrust_v out_o luke_n 13._o 27_o 28_o 29._o i_o have_v be_v long_o in_o
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to_o the_o father_n that_o we_o may_v be_v one_o in_o thou_o and_o may_v be_v with_o thou_o to_o behold_v thy_o glory_n john_n 17._o 20_o 21_o 22_o 23_o 24._o and_o will_v thou_o deny_v to_o receive_v i_o to_o that_o glory_n who_o pray_v but_o for_o what_o thou_o have_v pray_v to_o thy_o father_n death_n make_v no_o separation_n between_o thou_o and_o the_o member_n it_o dissolve_v not_o the_o union_n of_o soul_n with_o thou_o though_o it_o separate_v they_o from_o the_o flesh_n and_o shall_v a_o part_n of_o thyself_o be_v reject_v and_o condemn_v 10._o consider_v that_o christ_n have_v seal_v thou_o up_o unto_o salvation_n and_o give_v thou_o the_o earnest_n of_o his_o spirit_n and_o therefore_o will_v certain_o receive_v thou_o 2_o cor._n 1._o 22._o and_o 5._o 5_o eph._n 1._o 13_o 14._o and_o 4._o 30._o say_v therefore_o to_o he_o behold_v lord_n thy_o mark_n thy_o feal_z thy_o earnest_n flesh_n and_o blood_n do_v not_o illuminate_v and_o renew_v i_o thy_o spirit_n which_o thou_o 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