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my_o weak_a faith_n perfect_a my_o repentance_n confirm_v my_o resolution_n of_o amendment_n and_o enlarge_v my_o charity_n grant_v that_o i_o may_v receive_v christ_n jesus_n my_o lord_n and_o that_o i_o may_v walk_v in_o he_o that_o i_o may_v partake_v of_o the_o benefit_n of_o his_o death_n and_o of_o the_o fruit_n of_o his_o intercession_n at_o thy_o right_a hand_n i_o most_o humble_o beseech_v thou_o not_o only_o to_o pardon_v all_o my_o past_a sin_n and_o to_o speak_v peace_n to_o my_o soul_n but_o that_o thou_o will_v renew_v my_o nature_n and_o write_v thy_o law_n upon_o my_o heart_n englighten_v my_o dark_a mind_n rectify_v my_o crooked_a will_n sanctify_v my_o deprave_a affection_n and_o purify_v all_o the_o thought_n and_o intention_n of_o my_o heart_n and_o grant_v that_o for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v i_o may_v forsake_v
glory_n that_o he_o may_v show_v we_o the_o way_n to_o it_o and_o by_o his_o suffering_n and_o death_n have_v become_v the_o author_n of_o eternal_a salvation_n unto_o all_o they_o that_o obey_v he_o heb._n 5.9_o indeed_o god_n wrought_v many_o deliverance_n for_o his_o people_n the_o jew_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o servant_n moses_n and_o joshuah_n and_o the_o judge_n and_o king_n of_o israel_n but_o all_o these_o together_o do_v not_o work_v so_o great_a a_o deliverance_n as_o our_o bless_a saviour_n do_v when_o he_o make_v his_o soul_n a_o offering_n for_o sin_n when_o he_o despise_v the_o cross_n and_o the_o shame_n of_o it_o and_o wrought_v a_o eternal_a redemption_n for_o we_o they_o deliver_v god_n people_n from_o their_o ill_a neighbour_n our_o saviour_n have_v deliver_v we_o from_o our_o sin_n and_o from_o the_o evil_a man_n ourselves_o they_o deliver_v they_o from_o tyrant_n he_o have_v deliver_v we_o from_o the_o power_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o from_o a_o eternal_a 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