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comfort_n delight_v my_o soul._n let_v i_o dwell_v as_o in_o thy_o family_n and_o when_o i_o awake_v let_v i_o be_v still_o with_o thou_o let_v i_o go_v no_o whither_o but_o where_o i_o be_o still_o follow_v thou_o let_v i_o do_v nothing_o but_o thy_o work_n nor_o serve_v any_o other_o but_o when_o i_o may_v true_o call_v it_o a_o serve_v thou_o let_v i_o hear_v nothing_o but_o thy_o voice_n and_o let_v i_o know_v thy_o voice_n by_o whatever_o instrument_n thou_o shall_v speak_v let_v i_o never_o see_v any_o thing_n but_o thyself_o and_o the_o glass_n that_o represent_v thou_o and_o the_o book_n in_o which_o i_o may_v read_v thy_o name_n and_o let_v i_o never_o play_v with_o the_o outside_n and_o gaze_v on_o word_n and_o letter_n as_o insignificant_a and_o not_o observe_v thy_o name_n which_o be_v the_o sense_n whether_o it_o be_v in_o company_n or_o in_o solitude_n let_v i_o be_v continual_o with_o thou_o and_o do_v thou_o vouchsafe_v to_o hold_v i_o by_o my_o right_a hand_n and_o guide_v i_o with_o thy_o counsel_n and_o afterward_o receive_v i_o unto_o thy_o glory_n psal._n 73._o 23_o 24_o 25_o 26_o 28._o psal._n 63._o 3._o 4._o if_o god_n be_v with_o i_o i_o be_o not_o alone_a for_o i_o shall_v be_v with_o he_o who_o love_n be_v of_o great_a use_n and_o benefit_n to_o i_o than_o the_o love_n of_o all_o my_o friend_n in_o the_o world_n their_o love_n may_v perhaps_o be_v some_o little_a comfort_n as_o it_o flow_v from_o his_o but_o it_o be_v his_o love_n by_o which_o and_o upon_o which_o i_o live_v it_o be_v his_o love_n that_o give_v