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that_o subtle_a serpent_n that_o wind_n himself_o into_o we_o insensible_o every_o faculty_n as_o a_o ear_n and_o every_o sense_n as_o a_o window_n let_v he_o into_o we_o to_o come_v in_o and_o spoil_v we_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v necessary_a we_o shall_v labour_v to_o keep_v that_o we_o have_v get_v 3_o 3._o excellent_a and_o precious_a thing_n be_v to_o be_v keep_v most_o chary_o man_n gold_n silver_z jewel_n and_o treasure_n be_v careful_o keep_v but_o their_o life_n much_o more_o because_o they_o be_v precious_a unto_o they_o but_o of_o all_o treasure_n our_o spirit_n soul_n and_o body_n be_v of_o most_o incomparable_a value_n nothing_o so_o worth_a keep_n as_o this_o first_o what_o a_o precious_a blood_n be_v shed_v for_o to_o redeem_v they_o second_o if_o these_o be_v lose_v what_o price_n can_v recover_v they_o what_o shall_v a_o man_n give_v for_o the_o recompense_n nothing_o but_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n tread_v that_o under_o foot_n nothing_o can_v recover_v it_o a_o 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and_o motive_n for_o the_o keep_n of_o ourselves_o be_v we_o incite_v to_o keep_v ourselves_o blameless_a 2._o wherein_o observe_v 1._o the_o generality_n 2._o the_o time_n 3._o the_o order_n 4._o the_o rule_n first_o for_o the_o generality_n our_o apostle_n say_v the_o whole_a man_n consist_v of_o soul_n body_n and_o the_o whole_a spirit_n soul_n and_o body_n for_o bonum_fw-la est_fw-la ex_fw-la causis_fw-la integris_fw-la malum_fw-la ex_fw-la quolibet_fw-la defectu_fw-la if_o any_o part_n be_v blemish_v the_o whole_a be_v blame_v second_o keep_v all_o or_o none_o god_n will_v have_v all_o or_o none_o no_o pollute_a part_n shall_v get_v into_o his_o presence_n he_o will_v have_v no_o part_n of_o a_o divide_a man_n three_o the_o saint_n take_v themselves_o bind_v to_o keep_v all_o above_o all_o david_n will_v look_v to_o his_o heart_n and_o look_v to_o his_o thought_n and_o he_o will_v have_v a_o eye_n to_o his_o will_n i_o have_v vow_v and_o will_v perform_v and_o then_o to_o his_o mouth_n he_o will_v keep_v that_o as_o with_o a_o bid_v and_o bridle_v and_o to_o his_o way_n psal._n 39.1_o then_o he_o will_v lift_v up_o his_o hand_n to_o the_o law_n and_o then_o refrain_v his_o foot_n from_o every_o evil_a way_n four_o the_o danger_n of_o not_o look_v to_o the_o whole_a a_o thorn_n in_o the_o foot_n may_v fester_v a_o gangrene_n in_o one_o part_n be_v deadly_a one_o poison_n in_o the_o body_n one_o part_n without_o armour_n be_v the_o ruin_n of_o the_o whole_a 2_o 2._o for_o the_o time_n we_o must_v now_o keep_v ourselves_o man_n think_v they_o can_v never_o be_v saint_n till_o they_o come_v to_o heaven_n and_o profess_v they_o can_v be_v blameless_a here_o but_o our_o text_n say_v we_o must_v be_v blameless_a till_o