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creature_n as_o i_o shall_v have_v cause_n to_o use_v this_o day_n &_o give_v a_o blessing_n unto_o all_o that_o appertain_v unto_o i_o whosoever_o or_o whatsoever_o and_o let_v the_o meditation_n of_o my_o hart_n the_o word_n of_o my_o mouth_n and_o the_o labour_n both_o of_o my_o body_n and_o mind_n be_v sanctify_v unto_o i_o this_o day_n that_o whatsoever_o i_o do_v it_o may_v prosper_v i_o recommend_v myself_o my_o soul_n and_o body_n &_o all_o that_o i_o have_v charge_n of_o under_o thou_o into_o thy_o fatherly_a tuition_n and_o defence_n this_o day_n for_o i_o know_v lord_n and_o be_o assure_v that_o thou_o to_o who_o i_o commit_v i_o arâ—_n able_a and_o willing_a to_o keep_v i_o let_v not_o my_o sin_n gracious_a father_n which_o i_o have_v no_o power_n to_o resist_v prevent_v thy_o mercy_n but_o in_o thy_o mercy_n prevent_v my_o sin_n for_o satan_n the_o world_n and_o my_o own_o corruption_n be_v ever_o ready_a to_o draw_v i_o into_o forbid_a vanity_n but_o strengthen_v thou_o 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of_o all_o then_o if_o thou_o will_v thou_o can_v deliver_v i_o or_o moderate_v the_o sentence_n against_o i_o or_o else_o give_v i_o patience_n to_o undergo_v whatsoever_o shall_v be_v lay_v upon_o i_o and_o as_o i_o acknowledge_v 〈…〉_z t_o my_o sin_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o my_o restraint_n &_o of_o my_o corporal_a fear_n and_o be_o true_o sorry_a for_o my_o offence_n so_o lord_n i_o beseech_v thou_o pardon_v thou_o i_o in_o christ_n that_o whatsoever_o become_v of_o my_o bodily_a punishment_n i_o may_v be_v yet_o assure_v of_o thy_o favour_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o glory_n through_o jesus_n christ_n amen_n if_o upon_o unjust_a occasion_n say_v thus_o for_o thou_o lord_n know_v although_o i_o can_v but_o confess_v that_o i_o have_v many_o way_n offend_v thy_o high_a majesty_n yet_o in_o this_o whereof_o i_o be_o accuse_v and_o for_o which_o my_o liberty_n be_v restrain_v i_o be_o innocent_a and_o therefore_o good_a father_n in_o lesus_fw-la christ_n give_v i_o patience_n &_o work_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o my_o oppressor_n some_o remorse_n that_o they_o may_v recall_v &_o repent_v of_o their_o injustice_n thou_o know_v how_o innocent_a joseph_n be_v false_o accuse_v and_o thou_o yet_o be_v please_v to_o permit_v he_o to_o be_v restrain_v long_o but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n do_v give_v he_o favour_n with_o thâ—_n jailor_n and_o in_o the_o end_n do_v advance_v he_o to_o honour_n be_v please_v i_o beseech_v thou_o to_o deliver_v i_o if_o it_o may_v be_v for_o my_o good_a or_o make_v the_o prison_n easy_a &_o the_o colour_n love_v &_o give_v i_o wisdom_n to_o make_v right_a use_n of_o my_o present_a restraint_n and_o to_o acknowledge_v it_o to_o be_v for_o my_o sin_n and_o for_o my_o reformation_n and_o when_o i_o shall_v in_o thy_o providence_n receive_v my_o former_a liberty_n let_v i_o not_o be_v ashamed_a of_o my_o restraint_n but_o rather_o glory_n in_o thy_o mercy_n that_o i_o suffer_v upon_o a_o unjust_a accusation_n though_o i_o stand_v guilty_a before_o thou_o of_o infinite_a sin_n for_o which_o i_o be_o sorry_a and_o humble_o crave_v pardon_n and_o thy_o divine_a direction_n that_o i_o may_v lead_v a_o holy_a life_n in_o a_o godly_a and_o sincere_a conversation_n before_o man_n and_o to_o walk_v before_o thou_o in_o uprightness_n of_o heart_n through_o christ_n my_o saviour_n and_o redeemer_n if_o for_o the_o testimony_n of_o thy_o faith_n in_o jesus_n say_v thus_o the_o witness_v of_o thy_o truth_n the_o profession_n of_o thy_o name_n which_o my_o persecutor_n persecute_v in_o i_o more_o than_o i_o for_o they_o aim_v more_o to_o suppress_v the_o confession_n of_o thy_o glorious_a name_n then_o they_o that_o profess_v it_o they_o more_o seek_v to_o abandon_v the_o public_a practice_n &_o religious_a use_n of_o thy_o word_n and_o gospel_n than_o the_o abuse_n and_o therefore_o good_a father_n as_o thou_o have_v in_o some_o measure_n enlighten_v my_o understanding_n of_o thy_o will_n and_o by_o thy_o spirit_n teach_v i_o how_o to_o profess_v thy_o name_n according_a to_o thy_o truth_n so_o confirm_v my_o faith_n therein_o and_o my_o obedience_n to_o thou_o that_o neither_o this_o loathsome_a prison_n the_o fury_n of_o my_o persecutor_n nor_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n terrify_v i_o from_o the_o constant_a profession_n of_o jesus_n christ_n who_o these_o man_n seek_v to_o persecute_v in_o his_o member_n and_o therefore_o lord_n gracious_a in_o he_o in_o he_o look_v upon_o i_o here_o at_o this_o time_n restrain_v for_o his_o sake_n and_o either_o in_o thy_o mercy_n workâ—_n my_o delivery_n out_o of_o their_o hand_n and_o out_o of_o this_o place_n of_o restraint_n by_o some_o ordinary_a mean_n as_o thou_o do_v extraordinary_o deliver_v thy_o servant_n paul_n silos_n peter_n and_o other_o thy_o apostle_n out_o of_o their_o cruel_a captivity_n or_o else_o give_v i_o constant_a patience_n to_o endure_v thy_o trial_n to_o undergo_v whatsoever_o shall_v seem_v good_a unâ—â—_n thou_o to_o lay_v upon_o i_o and_o gracious_o consider_v the_o weakness_n of_o flesh_n &_o blood_n which_o if_o thou_o suffer_v to_o prevail_v in_o i_o i_o can_v stand_v and_o therefore_o assist_v i_o with_o thy_o holy_a spirit_n that_o as_o i_o have_v begin_v so_o i_o may_v presevere_v in_o thou_o and_o be_v sustain_v by_o thou_o unto_o the_o end_n let_v neither_o the_o unsavoury_a prison_n nor_o the_o bitterness_n of_o death_n remove_v my_o heart_n nor_o let_v my_o tongue_n from_o profess_v thy_o name_n unto_o the_o end_n &_o if_o thou_o think_v i_o worthy_a of_o the_o glory_n of_o martyrdom_n and_o to_o crown_v i_o with_o the_o honour_n of_o be_v a_o witness_n of_o thy_o truth_n give_v i_o a_o obedient_a heart_n and_o a_o thankful_a mind_n willing_o to_o lay_v down_o this_o earthly_a tabernacle_n to_o whatsoever_o kind_n of_o death_n it_o shall_v please_v thou_o to_o give_v i_o and_o thy_o own_o adversary_n power_n to_o inflict_v upon_o i_o that_o after_o this_o life_n end_v i_o may_v be_v real_o crown_v with_o the_o merit_n not_o of_o my_o suffering_n but_o with_o the_o merit_n of_o he_o who_o suffer_v for_o i_o and_o for_o who_o sake_n grant_v lord_n i_o may_v constant_o suffer_v what_o thou_o please_v to_o lay_v upon_o i_o amen_o lord_n increase_v my_o faith_n give_v i_o patience_n and_o comfort_n in_o jesus_n christ._n a_o motive_n to_o a_o prayer_n that_o we_o may_v be_v always_o ready_a to_o die_v and_o to_o be_v so_o prepare_v as_o we_o may_v not_o fear_v death_n though_o it_o have_v never_o be_v write_v that_o it_o be_v appoint_v by_o god_n that_o all_o man_n must_v once_o die_v yet_o common_a experience_n and_o the_o continual_a practice_n of_o death_n can_v not_o but_o assure_v all_o man_n that_o they_o must_v die_v if_o any_o man_n have_v be_v privilege_v from_o the_o power_n of_o death_n since_o the_o creation_n man_n may_v have_v be_v persuade_v that_o they_o may_v have_v the_o like_a immunity_n and_o freedom_n but_o see_v death_n have_v not_o spare_v the_o strong_a the_o wise_a the_o rich_a nor_o the_o person_n of_o mighty_a potentate_n but_o all_o the_o godly_a and_o the_o wicked_a have_v taste_v of_o the_o cup_n of_o death_n what_o man_n be_v he_o that_o be_v so_o soâ—â—ed_v as_o to_o think_v he_o shall_v not_o die_v nay_o to_o think_v that_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o strength_n of_o his_o body_n he_o shall_v live_v many_o year_n yet_o so_o foolish_o persuade_v be_v many_o man_n and_o assume_v unto_o themselves_o a_o kind_n of_o desperate_a boldness_n to_o commit_v many_o gross_a and_o grievous_a sin_n promise_v unto_o themselves_o a_o time_n of_o repentance_n in_o their_o decrepit_a age_n a_o preposterous_a rule_n of_o godless_a man_n who_o though_o they_o know_v that_o as_o sure_a as_o they_o live_v they_o shall_v die_v and_o as_o sure_a as_o they_o live_v and_o shall_v die_v so_o sure_o they_o shall_v live_v or_o die_v eternal_o yet_o be_v delude_v by_o the_o opinion_n of_o their_o strength_n and_o health_n and_o bewitch_v by_o their_o vain_a idle_a and_o forbid_a lust_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o mind_n they_o delay_v their_o preparation_n to_o die_v well_o until_o the_o time_n they_o have_v no_o power_n to_o reform_v their_o wicked_a life_n past_a so_o that_o their_o present_a lively_a carnal_a life_n be_v a_o begin_v spiritual_a death_n and_o the_o time_n of_o their_o foolish_o prefix_a repentance_n be_v the_o begin_n of_o their_o endless_a condemnation_n but_o the_o true_o wise_a indeed_o guide_v by_o grace_n have_v the_o time_n of_o their_o dissolution_n continual_o before_o their_o eye_n and_o in_o a_o holy_a meditation_n of_o death_n prepare_v themselves_o to_o die_v daily_o think_v every_o day_n they_o rise_v that_o that_o be_v the_o day_n of_o their_o dissolution_n and_o when_o they_o betake_v they_o to_o their_o nightly_a rest_n they_o recommend_v they_o to_o their_o bed_n as_o to_o their_o grave_n and_o persuade_v themselves_o that_o that_o night_n may_v be_v the_o dayspring_n of_o their_o spiritual_a and_o never_o end_a life_n such_o as_o thus_o prepare_v themselves_o have_v never_o any_o fear_n to_o die_v but_o in_o their_o heart_n wish_v to_o be_v dissolve_v and_o to_o be_v with_o christ_n and_o because_o that_o this_o holy_a preparation_n be_v not_o wrought_v neither_o can_v a_o man_n desire_n to_o leave_v and_o remove_v out_o of_o this_o earthly_a tabernacle_n by_o nature_n they_o can_v but_o natural_o fear_v to_o die_v and_o therefore_o when_o the_o messenger_n of_o death_n begin_v to_o summon_v man_n unprepared_a to_o their_o grave_n they_o can_v but_o entertain_v horror_n in_o stead_n of_o hope_n and_o despair_n in_o stead_n of_o assurance_n of_o the_o life_n to_o come_v how_o much_o then_o do_v it_o concern_v all_o man_n to_o abandon_v sin_n betimes_o and_o to_o seek_v atonement_n with_o god_n
in_o jesus_n christ_n iâ—_n hope_v that_o thou_o will_v either_o restore_v i_o to_o happy_a health_n or_o in_o thy_o good_a time_n take_v i_o to_o thy_o more_o hap_n 〈…〉_z kingdom_n and_o howsoever_o the_o will_n shall_v be_v make_v i_o patient_a in_o my_o great_a fit_n of_o pain_n and_o 〈◊〉_d mitigate_v the_o extremity_n of_o my_o disease_n that_o i_o be_v not_o drive_v to_o be_v senseless_a of_o my_o sin_n or_o forgetful_a of_o thy_o promise_n through_o the_o violennce_n thereof_o nor_o lay_v more_o upon_o i_o lord_n than_o i_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o bear_v another_o prayer_n to_o be_v say_v of_o a_o sick_a man_n i_o doâ—_n confess_v unto_o thou_o oh_o father_n my_o sin_n for_o which_o i_o do_v acknowledge_v thou_o do_v deserve_o afflict_v i_o i_o can_v bear_v nor_o undergo_v the_o stripe_n that_o i_o have_v deserve_v at_o thy_o hand_n who_o know_v thy_o will_n have_v not_o do_v according_a unto_o the_o same_o but_o have_v cast_v thy_o holy_a commandment_n and_o my_o obedience_n unto_o they_o behind_o my_o back_n what_o i_o shall_v not_o have_v do_v that_o i_o have_v do_v and_o what_o i_o shall_v have_v do_v i_o have_v not_o do_v o_o unprofitable_a servant_n that_o i_o have_v be_v yet_o cast_v i_o not_o away_o good_a father_n for_o i_o be_o the_o work_n of_o thy_o own_o hand_n as_o touch_v the_o frame_n of_o this_o my_o earthly_a tabernacle_n as_o for_o sin_n it_o be_v of_o myself_o therein_o be_v i_o beget_v and_o bear_v and_o thereby_o do_v i_o daily_o offend_v thou_o and_o so_o much_o the_o more_o have_v i_o sin_v by_o how_o much_o i_o have_v enjoy_v the_o health_n and_o strength_n of_o my_o body_n and_o the_o use_n of_o my_o sense_n and_o i_o can_v but_o acknowledge_v lord_n that_o it_o be_v good_a form_a thaâ—_n thou_o have_v afflict_v i_o with_o this_o thy_o fatherly_a visitation_n give_v i_o grace_n to_o accept_v it_o as_o a_o favour_n of_o thou_o and_o the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o mercy_n for_o my_o renovation_n and_o reformatiâ—on_n and_o let_v not_o satan_n suggest_v or_o persuade_v i_o that_o it_o be_v in_o judgement_n as_o the_o fruit_n of_o thy_o indignation_n to_o drive_v i_o to_o despair_v of_o the_o save_a health_n the_o health_n of_o my_o body_n be_v a_o sweet_a blessing_n unto_o i_o yet_o thou_o know_v lord_n what_o a_o spur_n it_o be_v to_o forbid_a vanity_n and_o sickness_n as_o it_o be_v in_o itself_o be_v most_o grievous_a and_o loathsome_a yet_o be_v season_v with_o thy_o inward_a grace_n a_o sweet_a remedy_n against_o the_o kill_a disease_n of_o sin_n oh_o show_v it_o down_o lord_n into_o my_o distress_a soul_n the_o sweet_a shower_n of_o thy_o sanctify_a spirit_n that_o i_o may_v he_o sanctify_v throughout_o so_o shall_v my_o sick_a and_o weak_a body_n be_v rich_o and_o sweet_o comfort_v in_o this_o comfortless_a condition_n which_o be_v it_o not_o support_v by_o thy_o favour_n &_o love_n can_v not_o but_o faint_a &_o all_o the_o power_n both_o of_o my_o soul_n &_o body_n fail_v within_o i_o oh_o speak_v comfortable_a thing_n lord_n unto_o thy_o disease_a servant_n extend_v a_o fatherly_a help_a hand_n to_o make_v my_o bed_n in_o my_o sickness_n thou_o be_v the_o physician_n of_o our_o soul_n &_o body_n i_o be_o sick_a in_o both_o cure_v i_o lord_n in_o both_o my_o sick_a soul_n have_v need_n of_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o lamb_n to_o refresh_v it_o and_o to_o cleanse_v it_o from_o spiritual_a leprosse_n and_o my_o body_n lord_n lie_v at_o the_o footstool_n of_o thy_o mercy_n and_o as_o thou_o by_o thy_o word_n do_v make_v i_o in_o the_o beginning_n so_o by_o thy_o word_n can_v thou_o revive_v i_o that_o be_o near_o both_o spiritual_o &_o corporal_o dead_a if_o thou_o in_o thy_o wisdom_n think_v that_o this_o my_o infirmity_n be_v more_o profitable_a unto_o i_o than_o health_n or_o death_n more_o convenient_a for_o i_o they_o life_n perform_v thy_o own_o good_a pleasure_n towards_o i_o only_o make_v i_o inward_o and_o outward_o ready_a that_o i_o set_v both_o the_o house_n of_o my_o 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