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my_o great_a saviour_n my_o emanuel_n who_o humble_v himself_o to_o the_o form_n of_o a_o servant_n my_o god_n who_o be_v content_v to_o lead_v a_o life_n on_o earth_n without_o have_v any_o place_n to_o lay_v his_o head_n a_o man_n of_o grief_n and_o acquaint_v with_o sorrow_n despise_v and_o reject_v of_o man_n it_o be_v a_o honour_n for_o i_o to_o be_v make_v conformable_a in_o some_o respect_n to_o my_o redeemer_n and_o a_o sign_n that_o thou_o will_v not_o give_v i_o all_o my_o good_a thing_n in_o this_o life_n but_o in_o another_o the_o more_o thy_o bounty_n be_v spare_v of_o thy_o mercy_n to_o i_o the_o more_o i_o expect_v it_o will_v be_v liberal_a when_o i_o shall_v depart_v hence_o into_o another_o estate_n they_o wisdom_n will_v manage_v thy_o liberality_n to_o i_o because_o thou_o see_v that_o i_o have_v not_o yet_o discretion_n to_o manage_v they_o myself_o and_o because_o perhaps_o i_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o encounter_v with_o and_o resist_v the_o strong_a 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