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please_v he_o in_o his_o mercy_n to_o accept_v of_o our_o contrition_n in_o our_o return_v every_o one_o forsake_v his_o froward_a and_o ungodly_a way_n and_o that_o with_o such_o repentance_n and_o mortification_n as_o sin_n may_v be_v abandon_v and_o have_v no_o place_n any_o long_o to_o dwell_v in_o our_o mortal_a body_n and_o not_o to_o seem_v too_o have_v more_o care_n of_o thing_n temporal_a then_o of_o thing_n eternal_a for_o so_o now_o be_v it_o require_v at_o our_o hand_n in_o good_a earnest_n thereby_o to_o stop_v the_o mouth_n of_o all_o enemy_n as_o that_o other_o nation_n behold_v the_o perfect_a form_n of_o our_o return_v may_v have_v just_a cause_n so_o to_o say_v of_o england_n lo_o these_o be_v the_o people_n who_o god_n have_v choose_v unto_o himself_o and_o that_o the_o trouble_n of_o our_o neighbour_n may_v sound_v a_o continual_a watch_n word_n in_o our_o ear_n to_o amendment_n of_o our_o former_a evil_a live_n or_o else_o we_o may_v assure_v ourselves_o that_o 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himself_o a_o ransom_n for_o all_o man_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v testify_v at_o this_o time_n i_o tell_v the_o truth_n in_o christ_n and_o lie_v not_o be_v the_o teacher_n of_o the_o gentile_n with_o faith_n and_o verity_n i_o will_v therefore_o that_o the_o man_n pray_v every_o where_o lift_v up_o pure_a hand_n without_o wrath_n or_o doubt_v likewise_o also_o the_o woman_n that_o they_o array_n themselves_o in_o comely_a apparel_n with_o shamefastness_n and_o discreet_a behaviour_n not_o with_o broydered_a hair_n either_o gold_n or_o pearl_n or_o costly_a array_n but_o as_o become_v woman_n that_o profess_v godliness_n through_o good_a work_n let_v the_o woman_n learn_v in_o silence_n with_o all_o subjection_n in_o such_o wise_a as_o all_o such_o as_o pray_v may_v obtain_v the_o benefit_n of_o prayer_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v frame_v in_o all_o zealous_a manner_n and_o with_o such_o a_o dutiful_a obedience_n as_o we_o do_v owe_v unto_o god_n in_o make_v our_o prayer_n and_o 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