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A36374 Reform'd devotions, in meditations, hymns, and petitions, for every day in the week, and every holiday in the year divided into parts. Dorrington, Theophilus, d. 1715.; Birchley, William, 1613-1669. Devotions in the ancient way of offices. 1687 (1687) Wing D1946; ESTC R10442 174,240 506

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above_o all_o creature_n because_o thou_o have_v love_v mankind_n more_o than_o any_o beside_o o_o let_v i_o love_v thou_o only_o gracious_a god_n because_o thou_o alone_o deserve_v all_o my_o heart_n always_o and_o only_o let_v i_o love_v thou_o dear_a lord_n since_o always_o my_o hope_n be_v only_o in_o thou_o amen_n hymn_n 16._o dear_o jesus_n when_o when_o shall_v it_o be_v that_o i_o no_o more_o shall_v break_v with_o thou_o when_o will_v this_o war_n of_o passion_n cease_v and_o let_v my_o soul_n enjoy_v thy_o peace_n here_o i_o repent_v and_o sin_n again_o now_o i_o revive_v and_o now_o be_o slay_v slay_v with_o the_o same_o unhappy_a dart_n which_o o_o too_o often_o wound_v my_o heart_n when_o dear_a lord_n when_o shall_v i_o be_v a_o garden_n seal_v to_o all_o but_o thou_o no_o more_o expose_v no_o more_o undo_v but_o live_v and_o grow_v to_o thou_o alone_o it_o be_v not_o alas_o on_o this_o low_a earth_n that_o such_o pure_a flower_n can_v find_v a_o birth_n only_o they_o 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god_n one_o coeternal_a three_o to_o father_n son_n and_o holy_a ghost_n eternal_a glory_n be_v amen_n for_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n for_o the_o morning_n meditation_n i._n consider_v now_o my_o soul_n the_o mercy_n of_o thy_o god_n consider_v the_o wonder_n he_o have_v wrought_v for_o the_o child_n of_o man_n the_o eternal_a father_n create_v we_o of_o nothing_o and_o set_v we_o in_o the_o way_n to_o everlasting_a happiness_n the_o eternal_a son_n come_v down_o from_o heaven_n to_o seek_v and_o restore_v we_o again_o to_o it_o when_o we_o have_v lose_v ourselves_o the_o eternal_a spirit_n send_v his_o grace_n to_o sanctify_v we_o and_o give_v strength_n to_o walk_v that_o holy_a way_n thus_o every_o person_n of_o the_o sacred_a trinity_n have_v free_o contribute_v his_o peculiar_a blessing_n and_o all_o together_o as_o one_o co-infinite_a goodness_n have_v gracious_o agree_v to_o complete_a our_o felicity_n but_o o_o ingrateful_a we_o be_v it_o not_o enough_o to_o 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