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my_o life_n hide_v with_o christ_n in_o god_n when_o christ_n which_o be_v my_o life_n shall_v appear_v i_o may_v also_o appear_v with_o he_o in_o glory_n grant_v this_o gracious_a father_n for_o jesus_n christ_n his_o sake_n my_o only_a advocate_n and_o redeemer_n amen_n a_o prayer_n for_o grace_n and_o wisdom_n o_o most_o mighty_a god_n and_o merciful_a father_n pour_v into_o my_o heart_n thy_o heavenly_a grace_n &_o wisdom_n comfort_v my_o sinful_a soul_n with_o thy_o heavenly_a manna_n mollify_v and_o make_v soft_a my_o hard_a heart_n with_o the_o sweet_a &_o pleasant_a oil_n of_o thy_o most_o holy_a word_n suffer_v i_o not_o o_o merciful_a lord_n to_o swerve_v or_o slide_v from_o the_o way_n of_o truth_n but_o grant_v help_n of_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n that_o i_o may_v walk_v in_o the_o same_o unto_o my_o life_n end_n and_o let_v not_o thy_o heavenly_a wisdom_n depart_v from_o i_o at_o any_o time_n during_o this_o life_n according_a to_o the_o multitude_n of_o thy_o mercy_n do_v away_o my_o offence_n preserve_v i_o from_o this_o my_o youth_n and_o infancy_n under_o thy_o favourable_a protection_n give_v i_o grace_v o_o lord_n that_o i_o may_v even_o to_o the_o grave_n continue_v a_o faithful_a and_o manly_a souldâ—er_n in_o defence_n of_o thy_o truth_n and_o that_o i_o may_v in_o all_o my_o life_n daily_o grow_v to_o the_o ripe_a perfection_n of_o godly_a wisdom_n and_o true_o and_o just_o acknowledge_v thou_o my_o only_a god_n deut._n 6._o that_o i_o may_v only_o fear_v thou_o and_o honour_v thou_o that_o i_o may_v cleave_v fast_o unto_o thou_o deut._n 10._o that_o i_o do_v not_o after_o the_o abomination_n of_o any_o idolatrous_a people_n worship_n stock_n or_o stone_n deut._n 8._o nor_o let_v i_o not_o o_o lord_n harken_v to_o any_o false_a prophet_n that_o teach_v their_o own_o imagination_n and_o not_o the_o word_n of_o god_n deut._n 13._o now_o vouchsafe_v o_o lord_n god_n to_o hear_v i_o and_o let_v thy_o wisdom_n govern_v i_o i_o know_v my_o god_n that_o no_o creature_n can_v true_o say_v i_o have_v do_v my_o duty_n in_o the_o service_n of_o the_o lord_n neither_o be_v it_o in_o the_o power_n of_o man_n who_o be_v so_o deep_o subject_a to_o sin_n to_o escape_v all_o those_o stumble_a block_n which_o have_v make_v our_o way_n dangerous_a and_o perilous_a through_o those_o innumerable_a practice_n wherewith_o satan_n our_o great_a enemy_n through_o his_o malice_n and_o craft_n have_v devise_v to_o entrap_v our_o sinful_a soul_n to_o our_o utter_a destruction_n lord_n of_o thy_o great_a mercy_n root_n and_o pull_v out_o of_o my_o heart_n all_o the_o work_n of_o satan_n namely_o fornication_n adultery_n uncleanness_n wantonness_n pride_n envy_n unnatural_a desire_n unpure_a thought_n lewd_a behaviour_n idleness_n and_o all_o other_o vicious_a and_o naughty_a action_n which_o be_v follow_v according_a to_o the_o pleasure_n and_o delight_n of_o the_o world_n in_o this_o life_n bring_v with_o they_o everlasting_a damnation_n of_o 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