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&_o to_o morrow_n be_v no_o where_o fear_v god_n and_o thou_o shall_v not_o fear_v man_n what_o hurt_n can_v word_n any_o man_n do_v with_o his_o word_n or_o wrong_n he_o hurt_v himself_o rather_o than_o thou_o and_o can_v escape_v the_o judgement_n of_o god_n whosoever_o he_o be_v have_v thou_o god_n before_o thine_o eye_n &_o strive_v not_o with_o quarel_v word_n if_o thou_o think_v thou_o be_v oppress_v present_o with_o infamy_n undeserved_a patient_o take_v not_o the_o same_o heavilye_n or_o diminish_v thy_o crown_n with_o impatience_n but_o rather_o look_v up_o unto_o i_o in_o heaven_n which_o be_o able_a to_o deliver_v man_n from_o all_o rebuke_n and_o wrong_v and_o reward_v every_o man_n according_a to_o his_o do_n of_o the_o pure_a and_o entire_a yield_v up_o of_o himself_o to_o the_o attain_n of_o the_o liberty_n of_o mind_n the_o xlij_o chapter_n lord_n son_n forsake_v thyself_o and_o thou_o shall_v find_v i_o see_v that_o thou_o challenge_v nothing_o unto_o thyself_o see_v 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be_v delude_v with_o the_o sweetness_n of_o word_n as_o man_n light_v of_o credit_n under_o the_o show_n or_o pretence_n of_o godliness_n that_o man_n be_v not_o importunate_a in_o his_o business_n the_o xliiij_o chapter_n lord_n son_n commit_v thy_o cause_n unto_o i_o always_o i_o will_v frame_v the_o same_o aright_o look_v for_o my_o decree_n and_o determination_n &_o thou_o shall_v feel_v a_o profit_v thereby_o servant_n lord_n i_o commit_v every_o thing_n unto_o thou_o with_o a_o good_a will_n because_o my_o thought_n wil._n do_v little_o prevail_v about_o it_o and_o will_v to_o god_n i_o be_v not_o careful_a thus_o for_o the_o chance_n to_o come_v but_o do_v submit_v myself_o without_o stay_n unto_o thy_o will_n and_o pleasure_n lord_n son_n man_n oftentimes_o desirous_a of_o some_o thing_n do_v covet_v the_o same_o and_o then_o have_v once_o get_v it_o he_o begin_v to_o be_v of_o another_o mind_n because_o the_o desire_n of_o one_o thing_n be_v not_o durable_a but_o force_v you_o to_o divers_a and_o sundry_a thing_n therefore_o it_o be_v not_o the_o least_o thing_n of_o all_o to_o forsake_v himself_o in_o the_o liberty_n least_o thing_n and_o the_o true_a profit_v of_o a_o man_n consist_v in_o the_o deny_v of_o himself_o so_o that_o he_o that_o have_v do_v that_o once_o the_o same_o be_v most_o free_a and_o in_o most_o safety_n but_o that_o old_a enemy_n adversary_n to_o all_o good_a man_n do_v never_o cease_v from_o temptation_n but_o day_n and_o night_n work_v high_a treason_n or_o deceit_n if_o perchance_o he_o may_v tempt_v thereby_o throw_v down_o the_o unwary_a headlong_o into_o the_o snare_n of_o guile_n wherefore_o watch_n &_o pray_v say_v the_o lord_n lest_o you_o enter_v into_o temptation_n that_o man_n have_v no_o goodness_n of_o himself_o nor_o that_o he_o can_v boast_v of_o any_o thing_n the_o xlv_o chapter_n servant_n lord_n what_o be_v man_n that_o thou_o be_v 8._o mindful_a of_o he_o what_o be_v the_o son_n of_o man_n that_o thou_o eare_v 11._o for_o he_o what_o have_v he_o deserve_v to_o be_v have_v in_o favour_n of_o thou_o lord_n what_o can_v i_o complain_v of_o if_o thou_o shall_v forsake_v i_o or_o wherein_o can_v i_o just_o blame_v thou_o if_o thou_o grant_v i_o for_o my_o request_n sure_o this_o may_v i_o right_o think_v and_o say_v to_o myself_o lord_n i_o be_o nothing_o i_o have_v no_o goodness_n of_o myself_o but_o be_v void_a of_o all_o thing_n do_v ever_o tend_v unto_o nothing_o and_o if_o i_o be_v not_o help_v of_o thou_o and_o instruct_v of_o thou_o within_o my_o mind_n i_o be_o make_v altogether_o warm_a and_o dissolute_a but_o thou_o oh_o lord_n be_v always_o one_o and_o do_v abide_v one_o for_o ever_o more_o always_o good_a just_a holy_a because_o thou_o do_v
all_o thing_n well_o just_o holy_o and_o order_v they_o with_o wisdom_n but_o i_o be_v more_o prone_a to_o revolt_a than_o come_v forward_o do_v never_o continue_v still_o in_o one_o state_n because_o i_o be_o subject_a to_o the_o alteration_n of_o time_n but_o when_o thou_o do_v stretch_v forth_o thy_o help_a hand_n i_o be_o by_o &_o by_o refresh_v for_o as_o man._n much_o as_o thou_o be_v able_a alone_o to_o help_v without_o help_n of_o man_n &_o to_o strengthen_v i_o so_o much_o that_o my_o countenance_n may_v not_o now_o be_v change_v into_o diverse_a thing_n but_o my_o mind_n may_v be_v correct_v and_o repose_v itself_o in_o thou_o only_o therefore_o if_o while_o i_o either_o desire_v the_o godliness_n of_o mind_n or_o be_o move_v upon_o some_o necessity_n to_o seek_v for_o thou_o when_o there_o be_v no_o body_n to_o comfort_v i_o i_o can_v skill_n to_o cast_v all_o human_a comfort_n from_o i_o sure_o i_o may_v right_o hope_v well_o of_o thy_o favour_n &_o look_v for_o a_o new_a 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no_o matter_n to_o thou_o if_o thou_o see_v other_o honour_v and_o extol_v and_o thyself_o to_o be_v despise_v and_o contemn_v lyfre_v up_o thy_o mind_n unto_o i_o into_o heaven_n and_o so_o shall_v thou_o not_o take_v it_o grievous_o to_o be_v contemn_v of_o man_n in_o this_o world_n servant_n lord_n we_o be_v in_o blindness_n &_o be_v soon_o seduce_v with_o vanity_n if_o i_o look_v right_o upon_o myself_o i_o never_o have_v any_o wrong_n do_v unto_o i_o of_o any_o creature_n whereby_o it_o happen_v that_o i_o have_v no_o cause_n to_o complain_v worthy_o of_o thou_o but_o because_o i_o have_v sin_v against_o thou_o both_o oftentimes_o and_o grievous_o god._n the_o whole_a world_n upon_o good_a cause_n be_v sharp_o set_v against_o i_o therefore_o be_v infamy_n and_o contempt_n due_a unto_o i_o to_o thou_o be_v praise_n honour_n and_o glory_n belong_v and_o except_o i_o so_o fashion_v myself_o to_o be_v despise_v and_o forsake_v of_o all_o man_n and_o take_v it_o quiet_o to_o be_v 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