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the_o lord_n salvation_n sect_n 2._o the_o minister_n must_v principal_o be_v humble_v and_o seek_v to_o humble_v other_o but_o because_o our_o nature_n be_v ready_a to_o post_v off_o duty_n and_o to_o take_v that_o which_o be_v say_v in_o general_a to_o all_o as_o if_o it_o belong_v to_o none_o in_o particular_a like_o some_o master_n that_o have_v oft_o his_o work_n neglect_v when_o he_o speak_v to_o all_o his_o servant_n at_o once_o because_o he_o injoine_v not_o every_o one_o his_o task_n i_o therefore_o subdivide_v this_o duty_n into_o several_a branch_n and_o cut_v and_o carve_v every_o one_o his_o part_n and_o portion_n first_o then_o we_o that_o be_v minister_n we_o must_v be_v ringleader_n in_o the_o dance_n of_o this_o duty_n we_o must_v tread_v out_o first_o these_o humble_a modest_a measure_n we_o must_v prologue_n and_o begin_v the_o first_o act_n in_o these_o penitential_a part_n not_o only_o for_o our_o own_o personal_a private_a sin_n which_o common_o come_v to_o be_v 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