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whatever_o holy_a man_n be_v the_o author_n of_o that_o psalm_n do_v so_o psal_n 119._o 51._o i_o have_v say_v that_o be_v resolve_v with_o myself_o to_o keep_v thy_o word_n and_o lest_o that_o shall_v not_o do_v ver_fw-la 106._o i_o have_v swear_v and_o i_o will_v perform_v it_o that_o i_o will_v keep_v thy_o righteous_a judgement_n thus_o as_o to_o the_o first_o part_n of_o the_o method_n for_o break_v ourselves_o of_o sin_n by_o such_o act_n as_o be_v to_o be_v do_v for_o the_o present_a those_o which_o be_v to_o be_v continue_v be_v the_o prosecution_n of_o these_o resolution_n or_o vow_n by_o a_o constant_a study_n of_o mortification_n and_o by_o daily_a endeavour_n of_o proficiency_n in_o holiness_n through_o the_o whole_a follow_a part_n of_o our_o life_n now_o the_o treat_v hereof_o belong_v not_o to_o this_o first_o class_n of_o advice_n but_o be_v to_o be_v set_v down_o in_o the_o second_o part._n in_o the_o mean_a while_o we_o be_v to_o proceed_v with_o what_o yet_o remain_v 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sin_n of_o we_o which_o have_v occasion_v our_o poverty_n or_o encumbrance_n be_v to_o be_v repent_v of_o according_a to_o the_o direction_n give_v for_o repent_v of_o other_o sin_n if_o the_o latter_a we_o be_v to_o consider_v no_o misery_n befall_v man_n by_o chance_n affliction_n come_v not_o out_o of_o the_o dust_n but_o 33._o lam._n 3._o 33._o from_o the_o hand_n of_o god_n nor_o do_v god_n afflict_v willing_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mero_fw-la motu_fw-la 〈◊〉_d arbitrary_o grieve_v the_o child_n of_o man_n there_o be_v certain_o in_o thou_o some_o reason_n of_o this_o thy_o poverty_n search_v what_o it_o be_v humble_a thyself_o for_o what_o thou_o conjecture_v it_o to_o be_v and_o quiet_o submit_v thyself_o to_o his_o wisdom_n and_o will_n acknowledge_v thyself_o to_o hae_fw-la deserve_v worse_o than_o thou_o