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not_o find_v thy_o grace_n or_o truth_n to_o fail_v i_o word_n but_o as_o i_o have_v endeavour_v to_o approve_v myself_o a_o good_a servant_n so_o o_o lord_n have_v i_o find_v thou_o a_o good_a master_n true_a of_o thy_o promise_n and_o as_o good_a as_o thy_o word_n 66_o lord_n commandment_n give_v i_o a_o right_a understanding_n of_o thing_n that_o differ_v let_v i_o not_o mistake_v falsehood_n for_o truth_n nor_o evil_a for_o good_a but_o teach_v i_o to_o know_v the_o thing_n that_o good_a be_v and_o dispose_v my_o heart_n and_o affection_n practical_o thereunto_o for_o so_o far_o as_o i_o have_v be_v teach_v by_o thy_o spirit_n i_o have_v glad_o embrace_v and_o conscionable_o obey_v and_o not_o refuse_v either_o belief_n or_o subjection_n to_o any_o thy_o commandment_n 67_o my_o very_a affliction_n through_o thy_o grace_n and_o faithfulness_n word_n be_v become_v wholesome_a physic_n and_o good_a document_n to_o i_o for_o i_o be_v apt_a to_o wander_v out_o of_o thy_o way_n until_o 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promise_n because_o of_o thy_o gracious_a enable_v i_o to_o hold_v out_o in_o affiance_n of_o thy_o word_n it_o will_v affect_v they_o great_o 75_o i_o know_v i_o o_o lord_n that_o thou_o be_v righteous_a in_o what_o thou_o say_v and_o do_v thy_o word_n and_o thy_o work_n be_v consentaneous_a thy_o faithfulness_n be_v fulfil_v in_o my_o very_a affliction_n though_o seem_o otherways_o thy_o judgement_n and_o mercy_n and_o shall_v conduce_v to_o bring_v about_o thy_o promise_n make_v to_o i_o servant_n 76_o let_v i_o pray_v thou_o thy_o mercy_n of_o favour_n and_o grace_n long_o since_o promise_v i_o be_v in_o the_o faith_n of_o it_o a_o continual_a comfort_n to_o i_o yea_o lord_n comfort_v i_o thy_o servant_n choose_v and_o call_v with_o the_o accomplishment_n of_o it_o according_a to_o thy_o word_n delight_n 77_o make_v i_o inward_o sensible_a of_o those_o tender_a affection_n which_o thou_o bear_v i_o that_o they_o may_v help_v to_o revive_v i_o in_o this_o comfortless_a condition_n 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enemy_n 80_o let_v i_o be_v enable_v by_o thy_o gracious_a assistance_n to_o keep_v faith_n and_o a_o good_a conscience_n steadfast_a to_o the_o end_n ashamed_a that_o i_o lose_v not_o the_o prize_n by_o fall_v short_a of_o the_o goal_n faint_v either_o in_o faith_n or_o duty_n and_o so_o render_v myself_o and_o cause_v a_o laughingstock_n to_o my_o enemy_n which_o be_v it_o they_o will_v have_v caph._n caph._n the_o eleven_o letter_n of_o the_o hebrew_n alphabet_n signify_v the_o eleven_o part_n 81_o lord_n word_n i_o have_v wade_v through_o many_o and_o grievous_a trouble_n and_o with_o much_o long-suffering_a have_v a_o long_a time_n eager_o long_v and_o look_v for_o thy_o promise_a deliverance_n almost_o to_o the_o exhaust_v of_o my_o soul_n and_o spirit_n in_o sigh_n and_o groan_n after_o it_o but_o yet_o it_o come_v not_o nevertheless_o i_o be_o still_o sustain_v in_o faith_n and_o be_o resolve_v to_o live_v and_o die_v in_o expectation_n of_o thy_o promise_n no_o length_n of_o 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