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or_o upon_o any_o other_o account_n to_o express_v due_a christian_a charity_n to_o those_o of_o good_a conversation_n thoâ—_n they_o dissent_v from_o we_o and_o to_o examine_v ourselves_o every_o night_n that_o our_o repentance_n may_v be_v sincere_a always_o evidence_v by_o good_a work_n 14._o if_o any_o member_n of_o the_o society_n be_v sick_a we_o do_v not_o forget_v to_o visit_v he_o and_o other_o where_o we_o see_v it_o may_v be_v convenient_a that_o we_o may_v comfort_v each_o other_o in_o this_o to_o a_o better_a life_n 15._o last_o that_o the_o major-part_n of_o this_o society_n may_v make_v what_o alteration_n they_o shall_v think_v necessary_a in_o these_o rule_n which_o do_v they_o shall_v oblige_v each_o member_n of_o this_o society_n to_o performance_n subscribe_v his_o name_n hereunto_o thereby_o to_o declare_v his_o approbation_n of_o and_o his_o resolution_n and_o endeavour_n to_o live_v up_o to_o they_o shorter_n practical_a rule_n to_o be_v read_v at_o every_o 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just_o in_o all_o our_o deal_n matt._n 7._o 12._o luke_n 6._o 31._o ix_o to_o receive_v the_o holy_a sacrament_n frequent_o 1_o cor._n 11._o 26._o luke_n 22._o 19_o x._o to_o have_v poverty_n of_o spirit_n meekness_n and_o humility_n matt._n 5._o 3_o 5._o luke_n 14._o 10._o xi_o to_o watch_v against_o censure_v our_o neighbour_n col._n 3._o 14._o 1_o tim._n 1._o 5._o xii_o to_o use_v ourselves_o to_o holy_a thought_n in_o all_o place_n eph._n 2._o 5._o jer._n 23._o 23_o 24._o heb._n 4._o 13._o psal_n 139._o 23._o xiii_o to_o examine_v ourselves_o every_o night_n psal_n 4._o 4._o 2_o cor._n 13._o 5._o fourteen_o to_o be_v helpful_a one_o to_o another_o cor._n 12._o 27._o xv._o to_o pray_v one_o for_o another_o jam._n 5._o 15_o 16._o xvi_o to_o exercise_v tenderness_n and_o compassion_n to_o all_o man_n 1_o thess_n 5._o 15._o xvii_o to_o shun_v all_o occasion_n of_o evil_a 1_o thess_n 5._o 22._o 2_o tim._n 2._o 9_o xviii_o to_o subdue_v the_o body_n by_o fast_v matt._n 6._o 16._o luke_n 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