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humane_a respect_n in_o which_o i_o will_v submit_v to_o advice_n 4._o to_o cut_v off_o all_o superfluity_n as_o well_o in_o what_o concern_v my_o own_o person_n as_o my_o family_n that_o i_o may_v be_v the_o better_o enable_v to_o assist_v the_o poor_a for_o the_o better_a execution_n whereof_o i_o will_v once_o every_o month_n after_o communion_n examine_v myself_o therein_o as_o strict_o as_o if_o i_o be_v then_o to_o give_v a_o account_n to_o god_n 5._o never_o to_o contest_v but_o to_o yield_v to_o all_o the_o world_n as_o much_o as_o i_o can_v both_o in_o point_n of_o honour_n precedency_n and_o of_o opinion_n dispute_v and_o of_o another_o will_n which_o i_o ought_v to_o prefer_v before_o my_o own_o 6._o to_o shun_v all_o delicacy_n not_o to_o do_v or_o desire_v any_o thing_n upon_o the_o motive_n of_o pleasure_n nor_o to_o admit_v of_o any_o such_o thing_n unless_o it_o be_v join_v with_o necessity_n or_o condescension_n to_o my_o neighbour_n or_o the_o health_n of_o my_o body_n or_o the_o refreshment_n and_o relaxation_n of_o spirit_n 7._o to_o bear_v with_o patience_n contempt_n injury_n contradiction_n loss_n oppression_n and_o affront_v 8._o to_o do_v all_o that_o with_o discreet_a zeal_n i_o can_v to_o hinder_v other_o from_o offend_v god_n or_o blaspheme_v his_o holy_a name_n or_o detract_n or_o slander_v their_o neighbour_n 9_o to_o avoid_v and_o reject_v all_o kind_n of_o tenderness_n and_o delicacy_n for_o the_o ease_n of_o the_o body_n yea_o to_o diminish_v and_o cut_v off_o as_o much_o as_o i_o can_v such_o commodity_n and_o convenience_n as_o may_v be_v forbear_v without_o danger_n of_o health_n 10._o to_o receive_v with_o all_o readiness_n and_o charity_n the_o request_n of_o my_o neighbour_n and_o to_o supply_v his_o necessity_n in_o what_o i_o can_v possible_o by_o myself_o or_o by_o other_o 11._o to_o perform_v the_o duty_n of_o fraternal_a correption_n with_o all_o charity_n and_o humility_n in_o the_o most_o prudent_a manner_n i_o 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