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A66967 Motives to holy living, or, Heads for meditation divided into consideratins, counsels, duties : together with some forms of devotion in litanies, collects, doxologies, &c. R. H., 1609-1678. 1688 (1688) Wing W3449; ESTC R10046 220,774 378

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more_o common_a and_o general_a and_o therefore_o they_o be_v less_o admire_v or_o regard_v in_o our_o practice_n as_o mildness_n humble_a behaviour_n contentedness_n small_a temperance_n and_o charity_n and_o office_n of_o love_n admonition_n silence_n and_o modesty_n diligence_n in_o business_n exact_a fidelity_n christian_a simplicity_n entire_a patience_n in_o petty_a injury_n in_o lesser_a pain_n in_o small_a loss_n dedicate_a to_o god_n service_n and_o resign_v to_o his_o good_a pleasure_n your_o small_a action_n 1._o cor._n 10.31_o in_o the_o small_a matter_n not_o give_v scandal_n &c_n &c_n because_o the_o occasion_n of_o such_o virtue_n often_o return_v and_o the_o great_a number_n of_o these_o equal_v the_o great_a magnitude_n of_o some_o other_o in_o acquire_v of_o heaven_n 11._o not_o for_o do_v what_o may_v seem_v a_o great_a good_a that_o be_v impertinent_a to_o you_o neglect_v a_o lesser_a your_o duty_n as_o a_o clergyman_n follow_v lay-business_n the_o apostle_n serve_v 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our_o life_n be_v there_o wherein_o some_o or_o other_o of_o these_o do_v not_o call_v on_o we_o for_o prayer_n §._o 128._o particularise_v in_o our_o prayer_n 46._o make_v your_o prayer_n in_o whatever_o kind_n confession_n or_o petition_n thanksgiving_n or_o resignation_n very_o particular_a and_o circumstantial_a so_o punctual_a in_o confess_v your_o sin_n as_o if_o at_o the_o open_n of_o the_o book_n at_o the_o last_o day_n those_o only_a of_o they_o shall_v be_v find_v cancel_v which_o you_o have_v often_o and_o free_o confess_v to_o he_o and_o so_o punctual_a in_o confess_v his_o benefit_n as_o if_o the_o non-acknowledgment_n of_o any_o one_o receive_v will_v stop_v the_o receipt_n of_o any_o more_o thereafter_o or_o that_o those_o also_o you_o have_v shall_v be_v retract_v when_o they_o cease_v to_o be_v commemorate_a 47._o lay_v open_a before_o he_o your_o innermost_a bowel_n communicate_v with_o he_o as_o with_o a_o friend_n all_o your_o counsel_n and_o purpose_n which_o 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