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blood_n may_v it_o please_v thou_o by_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o death_n and_o passion_n of_o thy_o son_n to_o receive_v his_o soul_n into_o thy_o hand_n 20._o mat._n 16._o psal_n 20._o when_o it_o shall_v please_v thou_o to_o call_v he_o out_o of_o this_o world_n lord_n god_n do_v not_o despise_v the_o work_n of_o thy_o hand_n 51._o psalm_n 137._o psal_n 129._o psal_n 51._o for_o behold_v thy_o poor_a creature_n almost_o consume_v who_o call_v upon_o thou_o out_o of_o the_o bottom_n of_o his_o sorrow_n present_v unto_o thou_o his_o sorrowful_a and_o penitent_a soul_n with_o his_o humble_a heart_n which_o we_o beseech_v thou_o to_o accept_v in_o good_a part_n for_o the_o love_n of_o thy_o son_n jesus_n christ_n our_o lord_n 14._o john_n 14._o in_o who_o name_n thou_o have_v promise_v to_o grant_v our_o request_n wherefore_o lord_n we_o beseech_v thou_o to_o receive_v we_o into_o thy_o holy_a keep_n illuminate_v our_o heart_n and_o understanding_n to_o address_v ourselves_o towards_o 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you_o must_v leave_v your_o wife_n your_o heir_n your_o child_n and_o friend_n in_o good_a friendship_n and_o charity_n to_o the_o end_n that_o after_o your_o decease_n 2._o 1._o john_n 2._o they_o may_v have_v no_o occasion_n of_o discord_n that_o do_v you_o must_v forget_v all_o the_o trouble_n and_o sorrow_n of_o the_o world_n which_o pass_v away_o with_o the_o lust_n thereof_o but_o who_o so_o do_v the_o will_n of_o god_n 26._o mat._n 26._o endure_v for_o ever_o touch_v your_o child_n you_o ought_v to_o be_v only_o a_o natural_a father_n for_o a_o time_n but_o god_n be_v their_o spiritual_a father_n for_o ever_o have_v they_o in_o his_o holy_a keep_n and_o protection_n to_o conserve_v preserve_v and_o nourish_v they_o from_o all_o evil_a provide_v that_o they_o will_v walk_v in_o his_o way_n moreover_o see_v you_o be_v a_o christian_a regenerate_v by_o the_o holy_a sacrament_n of_o baptism_n you_o know_v long_o since_o that_o we_o have_v not_o here_o a_o permanent_a city_n 13._o 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