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this_o holy_a sacrament_n with_o due_a reverence_n must_v conscionable_o perform_v three_o sort_n of_o duty_n first_o those_o which_o be_v to_o be_v do_v before_o he_o receive_v second_o those_o that_o be_v to_o be_v do_v in_o the_o receive_n three_o those_o that_o be_v to_o be_v do_v after_o that_o he_o have_v receive_v the_o sacrament_n the_o first_o be_v call_v preparation_n the_o second_o meditation_n the_o three_o action_n or_o practice_n of_o preparation_n that_o a_o christian_a ought_v necessary_o to_o prepare_v himself_o before_o he_o presume_v to_o be_v a_o partaker_n of_o the_o holy_a communion_n may_v evident_o appear_v by_o five_o reason_n first_o because_o it_o be_v god_n commandment_n for_o if_o he_o command_v under_o the_o pain_n of_o death_n that_o none_o uncircumcised_a shall_v eat_v the_o paschal_n lamb_n 48._o nor_o any_o circumcise_v under_o four_o day_n preparation_n how_o much_o great_a preparation_n do_v he_o require_v of_o he_o that_o come_v to_o receive_v the_o 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thou_o have_v make_v before_o the_o judgment-seat_n of_o christ_n by_o this_o time_n if_o thou_o have_v die_v of_o this_o sickness_n spend_v therefore_o the_o time_n that_o remain_v so_o as_o that_o thou_o may_v be_v able_a to_o make_v a_o more_o cheerful_a account_n of_o thy_o life_n when_o it_o must_v be_v expire_v indeed_o 4._o put_v not_o far_o off_o the_o day_n of_o death_n thou_o know_v not_o for_o all_o this_o how_o near_o it_o be_v at_o hand_n and_o be_v so_o fair_o warn_v be_v wise_a for_o if_o thou_o be_v take_v unprovided_a the_o next_o time_n thy_o excuse_n will_v be_v less_o and_o thy_o judgement_n great_a 5._o remember_v that_o thou_o have_v vow_v amendment_n and_o newness_n of_o life_n thou_o have_v vow_v a_o vow_n unto_o god_n defer_v not_o to_o pay_v it_o for_o he_o delight_v not_o in_o fool_n 4._o pay_v therefore_o that_o thou_o have_v vow_v the_o unclean_a spirit_n be_v cast_v out_o o_o let_v he_o not_o re-enter_v with_o seven_o worse_a than_o himself_o 45._o thou_o 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