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verse_n 1._o say_v not_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o meditate_v what_o think_v you_o of_o blessedness_n 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d theodor._n in_o psa_n 1._o lycurgus_n can_v draw_v the_o lacedaemonian_n to_o any_o thing_n by_o reward_n if_o man_n can_v meditate_v with_o delight_n on_o that_o which_o will_v make_v they_o curse_v shall_v not_o we_o meditate_v on_o that_o which_o will_v make_v we_o bless_v nay_o in_o the_o hebrew_n it_o be_v in_o the_o plural_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d blessedness_n we_o shall_v have_v one_o blessedness_n upon_o another_o motive_n 7_o last_o delightful_a meditation_n in_o god_n law_n be_v the_o best_a way_n for_o a_o man_n to_o prosper_v in_o his_o estate_n josh_n 1.8_o this_o book_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v not_o depart_v out_o of_o thy_o mouth_n but_o thou_o shall_v meditate_v therein_o for_o than_o thou_o shall_v make_v thy_o way_n prosperous_a i_o leave_v this_o to_o their_o consideration_n who_o be_v desirous_a to_o thrive_v in_o the_o 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needs_o be_v erroneous_a and_o a_o man_n at_o last_o go_v to_o hell_n upon_o a_o mistake_n therefore_o be_v sure_a you_o read_v before_o you_o meditate_v that_o you_o may_v say_v it_o be_v write_v meditate_v on_o nothing_o but_o what_o you_o believe_v to_o be_v a_o truth_n believe_v nothing_o to_o be_v a_o truth_n but_o what_o can_v show_v its_o letter_n of_o credence_n from_o the_o word_n observe_v this_o rule_n let_v read_v usher_n in_o meditation_n read_v without_o meditation_n be_v unfruitful_a meditation_n without_o read_v be_v dangerous_a sect_n iii_o rule_n 3_o 3._o do_v not_o multiply_v the_o subject_n of_o meditation_n that_o be_v meditate_v not_o on_o too_o many_o thing_n at_o once_o like_o the_o bird_n that_o hop_v from_o one_o bough_n to_o another_o and_o stay_v no_o where_o single_a out_o rather_o some_o one_o head_n at_o a_o time_n which_o you_o will_v meditate_v upon_o pluribus_n intentus_fw-la minor_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la singula_fw-la sensus_fw-la too_o much_o 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