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our_o soul_n and_o body_n and_o that_o he_o will_v be_v merciful_a unto_o we_o and_o forgive_v we_o our_o sin_n and_o that_o it_o will_v please_v he_o to_o save_v and_o defend_v we_o in_o all_o danger_n ghostly_a and_o bodily_a and_o that_o he_o will_v keep_v we_o from_o all_o sin_n and_o wickedness_n and_o from_o our_o ghostly_a enemy_n and_o from_o everlasting_a death_n and_o this_o i_o trust_v he_o will_v do_v of_o his_o mercy_n and_o goodness_n through_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ._n and_o therefore_o i_o say_v amen_n so_o be_v it_o consideration_n o_o infinite_a lord_n it_o be_v my_o duty_n and_o my_o happiness_n to_o love_v thou_o but_o alas_o my_o own_o sad_a experience_n teach_v i_o how_o little_a able_a i_o be_o to_o love_v good_a ah_o lord_n there_o be_v a_o dark_a cloud_n of_o ignorance_n spread_v over_o my_o soul_n that_o intercept_v thy_o beam_n i_o can_v clear_o see_v i_o can_v full_o know_v how_o lovely_a thou_o be_v ah_o lord_n when_o ever_o any_o gleam_n of_o thy_o loveliness_n break_v in_o upon_o my_o spirit_n and_o attract_v my_o will_n a_o crowd_n of_o strange_a love_n importune_v and_o tempt_v i_o to_o wander_v after_o they_o refuge_n since_o o_o my_o god_n i_o can_v of_o myself_o neither_o know_v nor_o love_v thou_o since_o i_o can_v by_o my_o own_o strength_n do_v those_o thing_n thou_o require_v nor_o walk_v in_o thy_o commandment_n nor_o serve_v thou_o nor_o think_v so_o much_o as_o one_o good_a thought_n 3.5_o whither_o can_v i_o fly_v but_o only_o to_o thy_o free_a and_o unbounded_a love_n thou_o be_v my_o hope_n my_o help_n and_o my_o salvation_n 15.4.5_o thou_o only_o can_v teach_v and_o enable_v i_o to_o know_v and_o to_o love_v thy_o own_o goodness_n god_n by_o thy_o special_a grace_n