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peace_n for_o my_o eye_n have_v see_v thy_o salvation_n &c_n &c_n at_o length_n kneel_v down_o recite_v the_o word_n of_o the_o psalm_n in_o latin_a into_o thy_o hand_n o_o lord_n i_o commend_v my_o spirit_n and_o so_o holy_o end_v his_o life_n chap._n lxxvii_o tobias_n steffek_v a_o citizen_n of_o new_a prague_n i._o and_o this_o man_n for_o his_o wisdom_n be_v choose_v by_o the_o state_n into_o the_o number_n of_o the_o director_n a_o man_n of_o a_o quiet_a and_o compose_a temper_n and_o sincere_a in_o religion_n who_o spend_v almost_o all_o the_o time_n of_o his_o imprisonment_n in_o silent_a sigh_n and_o tear_n 2._o before_o his_o execution_n he_o say_v i_o have_v receive_v many_o good_a thing_n at_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o lord_n all_o my_o life_n shall_v i_o not_o therefore_o receive_v this_o cup_n of_o affliction_n i_o embrace_v the_o will_n of_o god_n who_o by_o the_o ignominious_a death_n make_v i_o conformable_a to_o his_o son_n and_o by_o a_o narrow_a way_n bring_v i_o to_o a_o heavenly_a kingdom_n therefore_o i_o praise_v the_o mercy_n of_o god_n because_o he_o have_v join_v i_o undeserved_o to_o these_o excellent_a man_n that_o i_o may_v receive_v with_o they_o a_o crown_n of_o martyrdom_n when_o he_o be_v call_v to_o die_v he_o clap_v his_o hand_n and_o look_v up_o to_o heaven_n with_o a_o sad_a countenance_n and_o weep_a eye_n my_o saviour_n be_v about_o to_o die_v say_v father_n not_o as_o i_o will_v but_o as_o thou_o will_v thy_o will_n be_v do_v shall_v i_o therefore_o who_o be_o but_o a_o worm_n you_o dust_n and_o a_o shadow_n contradict_v his_o will_n be_v it_o far_o from_o i_o yea_o i_o come_v willing_o my_o god_n only_o have_v mercy_n on_o i_o and_o purge_v i_o from_o my_o sin_n that_o no_o spot_n or_o wrinkle_n may_v adhere_v unto_o i_o that_o i_o may_v appear_v pure_a in_o thy_o sight_n the_o minister_n of_o the_o word_n see_v he_o so_o sad_a do_v comfort_v he_o with_o the_o word_n of_o god_n who_o answer_v yet_o a_o little_a while_n and_o 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