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do_v now_o as_o the_o charity_n be_v unspeakable_a which_o our_o lord_n jesus_n be_v please_v to_o express_v both_o in_o bear_v such_o a_o weight_n as_o this_o for_o our_o redemption_n &_o in_o let_v we_o hear_v the_o groan_n which_o it_o cost_v he_o for_o our_o instruction_n &_o consolation_n so_o who_o shall_v be_v able_a to_o sound_v into_o that_o bottomless_a pit_n of_o his_o profound_a humility_n which_o draw_v the_o god_n of_o glory_n to_o submit_v himself_o to_o such_o indignity_n and_o to_o make_v he_o content_a to_o need_v the_o comfort_n of_o a_o creature_n though_o he_o be_v a_o angel_n which_o angel_n must_v come_v down_o from_o heaven_n like_o a_o prince_n of_o glory_n whilst_o the_o creator_n of_o all_o the_o angel_n be_v plant_v there_o so_o full_a of_o misery_n and_o that_o he_o will_v find_v himself_o in_o such_o necessity_n of_o prayer_n of_o how_o he_o persist_v in_o prayer_n persist_v in_o his_o prayer_n sometime_o 22._o sometime_o luc._n 22._o upon_o his_o knee_n &_o sometime_o 14._o sometime_o marc._n 14._o prostrate_a upon_o the_o ground_n &_o often_o repeat_v the_o same_o prayer_n and_o that_o in_o the_o self_n same_o word_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v like_o to_o prove_v a_o kind_n of_o doubtful_a case_n what_o will_v become_v of_o he_o at_o last_o but_o of_o that_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n at_o all_o for_o beside_o his_o hypostatical_a union_n with_o the_o divinity_n his_o happy_a soul_n be_v full_o in_o god_n and_o both_o by_o the_o strait_n into_o which_o he_o be_v content_a that_o the_o inferior_a part_n thereof_o shall_v be_v cast_v for_o as_o much_o as_o concern_v any_o sense_n of_o comfort_n as_o also_o by_o the_o course_n which_o he_o take_v to_o become_v victorious_a in_o the_o end_n he_o go_v record_v way_n and_o rule_n for_o we_o whereby_o we_o may_v also_o conquer_v all_o our_o enemy_n our_o bless_a lord_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n be_v labour_v as_o it_o be_v for_o life_n &_o to_o such_o plunge_n be_v he_o bring_v as_o to_o find_v himself_o in_o express_a agony_n 〈◊〉_d luc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o so_o the_o holy_a evangelist_n declare_v now_o this_o be_v the_o state_n of_o die_a person_n in_o the_o last_o moment_n of_o their_o life_n when_o the_o eye_n be_v already_o dymme_a the_o tooth_n be_v knit_v the_o hart_n string_n be_v strain_v and_o all_o the_o noble_a part_n be_v in_o commotion_n as_o this_o globe_n of_o the_o low_a world_n will_v be_v in_o a_o general_a earth_n quake_v the_o divorce_n of_o the_o body_n and_o soul_n seem_v near_o at_o hand_n and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o this_o grow_v in_o he_o without_o any_o torment_n then_o inflict_v upon_o his_o body_n and_o only_o from_o the_o feel_v the_o the_o excessive_a anguish_n of_o mind_n which_o our_o lord_n jesus_n feel_v anguish_n of_o his_o mind_n how_o exquisite_a therefore_o and_o how_o insufferable_a must_v that_o anguish_n be_v but_o the_o more_o close_o he_o be_v to_o be_v set_v upon_o by_o that_o sea_n of_o sorrow_o which_o seem_v as_o if_o instant_o it_o will_v swallow_v he_o up_o the_o more_o firm_a be_v his_o hope_n in_o god_n and_o so_o also_o must_v we_o be_v in_o such_o occasion_n and_o after_o the_o rate_n of_o our_o discomfort_n so_o be_v our_o prayer_n to_o be_v increase_v forwe_o see_v it_o be_v affirm_v of_o our_o bless_a saviour_n that_o when_o he_o be_v grow_v to_o be_v in_o agony_n he_o produce_v his_o prayer_n into_o great_a length_n ibid._n ibid._n et_fw-la factus_fw-la in_o agonia_fw-la prolixius_fw-la orabat_fw-la prayer_n be_v therefore_o that_o which_o still_o he_o recommend_v to_o we_o hereby_o and_o we_o see_v with_o how_o profound_a reverence_n it_o must_v be_v make_v and_o what_o high_a estimation_n we_o be_v to_o make_v