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say_v knock_v you_o &_o it_o shall_v be_v open_v for_o true_o oh_o most_o merciful_a father_n the_o desire_n of_o my_o groan_a heart_n and_o the_o cry_n of_o my_o weep_v eye_n do_v knock_v at_o thy_o door_n all_o my_o desire_n be_v before_o thou_o and_o my_o groan_n be_v not_o hide_v from_o thou_o lord_n turn_v not_o thy_o face_n any_o more_o away_o from_o i_o neither_o fling_v thou_o away_o from_o thy_o servant_n in_o a_o sum_n oh_o father_n of_o mercy_n hear_v the_o howl_n out_o of_o thy_o ward_n &_o reach_v he_o thy_o singular_a good_a help_a hand_n that_o it_o may_v draw_v i_o out_o of_o the_o deep_a water_n &_o out_o of_o the_o lake_n of_o misery_n and_o out_o of_o the_o mire_n of_o filthiness_n that_o i_o perish_v not_o thy_o pitiful_a eye_n sing_v it_o &_o the_o bowel_n of_o thy_o mercy_n behold_v it_o but_o that_o i_o may_v wade_v out_o unto_o thou_o my_o lord_n god_n so_o as_o i_o may_v see_v the_o riches_n of_o thy_o kingdom_n &_o always_o behold_v thy_o face_n &_o sing_v praise_n to_o thy_o holy_a name_n oh_o lord_n which_o work_v wonder_n which_o cheare_v my_o heart_n with_o remember_v thou_o &_o which_o inlightene_v my_o youth_n despise_v not_o my_o old_a age_n but_o make_v my_o bone_n to_o rejoice_v &_o my_o whore_n hear_v to_o wax_v fresh_a again_o as_o the_o eagle_n ¶_o finis_fw-la saint_n avsten_v manuel_n or_o little_a book_n of_o the_o contemplation_n of_o christ_n or_o of_o god_n word_n whereby_o the_o remembrance_n of_o the_o heavenly_a desire_n which_o be_v fall_v a_o sleep_n may_v be_v quicken_v up_o again_o at_o london_n print_v by_o john_n day_n dwell_v over_o aldersgate_n 1574._o ¶_o cum_fw-la gratia_fw-la &_o privilegio_fw-la regiae_fw-la maiestatis_fw-la the_o preface_n for_o asmuch_o as_o we_o be_v set_v in_o the_o mid_n of_o snare_n we_o easy_o become_v cold_a in_o desire_n of_o heavenly_a thing_n and_o therefore_o we_o have_v need_n of_o continual_a defence_n that_o when_o we_o be_v shrink_v away_o we_o may_v be_v waken_v to_o run_v 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