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A69499 Devotions in the ancient way of offices with psalms, hymns, and prayers for every day in the week and every holiday in the year. Birchley, William, 1613-1669. 1668 (1668) Wing A4248A; ESTC R8861 220,254 576

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the_o outward_a form_n and_o discipline_n of_o religion_n yet_o thou_o vouchsafed'_v to_o observe_v the_o common_a feast_n and_o assist_v at_o the_o public_a office_n of_o the_o temple_n to_o watch_v and_o pray_v and_o fast_o with_o so_o fervent_a a_o zeal_n that_o thy_o practice_n outdo_v thou_o own_o precept_n this_o life_n and_o even_o death_n itself_o our_o merciful_a lord_n undertake_v to_o mark_v out_o for_o we_o the_o way_n to_o heaven_n to_o beat_v it_o plain_a by_o his_o own_o sacred_a step_n and_o render_v our_o passage_n thither_o easy_a and_o secure_a shall_v we_o not_o then_o o_o my_o soul_n rejoice_o follow_v that_o path_n *_o which_o we_o see_v our_o saviour_n tread_v before_o we_o which_o we_o see_v though_o