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what_o heart_n can_v comprehend_v thy_o wonderful_a love_n towards_o we_o for_o that_o to_o redeem_v a_o wretched_a creature_n thou_o will_v thou_o thy_o son_n shall_v suffer_v so_o many_o labour_n and_o sorrow_n even_o to_o be_v sacrifice_v on_o the_o cross_n and_o howsoever_o it_o be_v that_o thou_o do_v not_o content_v thyself_o with_o all_o these_o thing_n that_o be_v already_o do_v but_o to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o remembrance_n of_o thy_o love_n shall_v not_o be_v blotted-out_a of_o our_o heart_n or_o that_o our_o faith_n shall_v flite_z or_o be_v shake_v since_o that_o thy_o son_n be_v ascend_v up_o to_o thy_o right_a hand_n thou_o leave_v not_o yet_o to_o nourish_v
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