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That Christ may be magnified in our body, whether it be by life or by death, Phil. i.
That Christ having suffered for us in the flesh, we may also be armed with the same thought, 1 Pet. iv.
That we may by no means spend idly this acceptable time, and this day of salvation, 2 Cor. vi.
That we may recount to thee all our years in the bitterness of our soul, Isa. xxxviii.
That being uncertain of the coming of death and of our Judge, we may take order for our house in time, Ibid.
That being delivered from the hands of our enemies, we may serve thee without fear, in holiness and justice all our days, Luke i.
That we may desire to be dissolved and to be with Christ, Phil. i.
That thou wouldst vouchsafe to turn and smooth all our couch in our sickness, Ps. xl. We beseech thee, hear us.
That all bodily sickness and ills may work together to good to them that love God, Rom. viii.
That being cured by thy grace of our diseases, we may sin no more, lest some worst thing happen to us, John v.
That by putting on the armour of God, we may be able to resist in the evil day, and extinguish the fiery darts of the most wicked one, Eph. vi.
That as in Adam we all die, so in thee we may all be made alive, 1 Cor. xv.
That whether we live, we may live to the Lord, or whether we die, we may die to the Lord, Rom. xiv.
That neither life nor death, nor any other creature, may be able to separate us from Christ, Rom. viii.
That to us to live may be Christ, and to die gain, Phil. i.
That though I should walk in the midst of the shadow of death, I may fear no evils, for thou art with me, Ps, xxii.