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may_v never_o be_v forget_v that_o it_o may_v ever_o be_v remember_v &_o let_v it_o drive_v thou_o into_o such_o a_o ecstasy_n that_o upon_o thy_o awake_n thou_o may_v with_o holy_a david_n and_o patient_a job_n who_o have_v experience_n of_o the_o like_a mercy_n break_v out_o and_o say_v 8.4_o say_v psal_n 8.4_o what_o be_v man_n that_o thou_o be_v mindful_a of_o he_o and_o the_o son_n of_o man_n that_o thou_o do_v thus_o visit_v he_o 7.17_o he_o job_n 7.17_o what_o be_v man_n that_o thou_o shall_v magnify_v he_o and_o that_o thou_o shall_v set_v thy_o heart_n upon_o he_o lord_n what_o be_o i_o that_o thou_o shall_v thus_o set_v thy_o heart_n upon_o i_o to_o visit_v i_o with_o the_o blast_n of_o thy_o heavenly_a grace_n and_o make_v my_o heart_n which_o be_v former_o a_o sly_a for_o unclean_a devil_n a_o lodging_n and_o temple_n for_o the_o holy_a ghost_n to_o dwell_v in_o lord_n this_o be_v love_n without_o parallel_n this_o be_v mercy_n without_o comparison_n what_o seem_v it_o 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