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own_o glorious_a flesh_n and_o blood_n o_o grace_n inestymable_a &_o merueylous_a worthiness_n o_o love_n without_o measure_n synguler_o shewede_v unto_o man_n but_o what_o shall_v i_o yield_v unto_o god_n &_o wherewith_o shall_v i_o recompense_v this_o so_o great_a grace_n &_o charite_v true_o there_o be_v no_o thing_n i_o mai_fw-gr gyve_v more_o agreeable_a to_o his_o mercy_n than_o to_o join_v my_o heart_n perfyte_o unto_o he_o and_o when_o my_o soul_n shall_v be_v perfect_o unight_v with_o he_o thanshall_n my_o inward_a party_n joy_n and_o thanne_v my_o lord_n will_v say_v unto_o i_o if_o thou_o will_v be_v with_o i_o i_o
with_o the_o prophet_n samuel_n that_o thou_o vouchesave_o to_o speak_v to_o i_o thyself_o i_o shall_v here_o the._n let_v neither_o moses_n ne_o none_n other_o ê“phet_n but_o thou_o good_a lord_n the_o inward_a inspirour_n of_o all_o ê“phete_n speak_v to_o i_o &_o in_o i_o for_o thou_o only_o without_o they_o may_v ê‘fit_o teach_v i_o they_z without_o thy_o goodness_n can_v not_o profit_n i_o they_o may_v well_o ê“fer_v &_o utter_v thy_o word_n but_o they_o can_v not_o gyve_v the_o spirit_n of_o understand_v they_o ê“fer_v fair_a word_n but_o if_o thou_o work_v not_o with_o they_o they_o make_v none_o ardour_n inward_a they_o show_v fair_a letter_n &_o writtige_n but_o thou_o alone_o open_v their_o sense_n they_o proffer_n great_a mystery_n but_o thou_o alone_o open_v the_o clear_a understandige_fw-la of_o they_o they_o show_v thy_o commandment_n to_o be_v fulfyl_v but_o thou_o alone_o help_v we_o by_o thy_o grace_n to_o perform_v they_o they_o show_v we_o the_o way_n that_o we_o 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&_o think_v upon_o they_o they_z shall_v be_v to_o the_o right_n necessary_a in_o time_n of_o trybulacyon_n thou_o shall_v understande_v in_o time_n of_o my_o vysytacyon_n these_o thing_n that_o thou_o redyst_fw-mi before_o &_o understande_v not_o i_o be_o wont_a to_o vysyt_n say_v our_o lord_n my_o seruauntis_n in_o two_o manner_n wise_a that_o be_v to_o say_v by_o probacyon_n and_o consolacyon_n i_o prove_v they_o daily_o by_o rebukynke_v their_o vice_n &_o default_n and_z i_o comfort_v they_o again_o by_o exortacyon_n to_o virtue_n and_o to_o the_o encrese_n of_o grace_n he_z that_o her_v my_o word_n and_o dispyse_v they_o hath_z that_o shall_v iuge_v he_o in_o the_o last_o day_n ¶_o the_o four_o chapter_n how_o by_o prayer_n we_o may_v opteyn_a to_o devocyon_n thou_o good_a lord_n be_v all_o goodness_n i_o be_o not_o worthy_a to_o speak_v to_o the_o thy_o excellence_n be_v such_o i_o be_o thy_o moost_n poor_a servant_n &_o moost_n abiecte_a worm_n moo_v poor_a &_o contemptyble_a 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