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misfortune_n to_o incur_v the_o public_a censure_n of_o the_o church_n he_o shall_v be_v exhort_v to_o a_o humble_a submission_n and_o acknowledgement_n of_o his_o crime_n this_o be_v over_o the_o minister_n shall_v more_o particular_o dispose_v he_o to_o receive_v the_o holy_a sacrament_n of_o the_o lord_n supper_n prepare_v he_o thereto_o by_o act_n of_o faith_n hope_n and_o charity_n and_o above_o all_o a_o profound_a humility_n before_o god_n who_o have_v say_v by_o his_o prophet_n that_o he_o dwell_v with_o he_o that_o be_v of_o a_o contrite_a and_o humble_a spirit_n chap._n iii_o advice_n to_o be_v give_v to_o a_o sick_a person_n concern_v his_o relation_n his_o body_n and_o his_o estate_n the_o minister_n have_v do_v with_o the_o patient_n in_o whatever_o he_o think_v necessary_a for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o soul_n he_o must_v now_o proceed_v to_o the_o advise_v he_o to_o think_v of_o his_o relation_n to_o declare_v where_o he_o will_v be_v bury_v and_o to_o dispose_v of_o 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justice_n and_o charity_n to_o every_o of_o they_o in_o like_a manner_n if_o the_o sick_a person_n have_v have_v the_o management_n and_o administration_n of_o any_o one_o estate_n or_o affair_n or_o have_v be_v in_o any_o public_a employment_n or_o concern_v in_o any_o part_n of_o the_o king_n service_n let_v the_o minister_n exhort_v he_o strict_o to_o examine_v his_o conduct_n and_o behaviour_n with_o relation_n thereto_o that_o if_o he_o find_v any_o thing_n respect_v the_o discharge_n of_o such_o his_o duty_n or_o trust_n that_o trouble_v his_o conscience_n he_o may_v tell_v it_o he_o or_o cause_v it_o to_o be_v tell_v by_o some_o body_n else_o to_o the_o party_n concern_v he_o shall_v be_v ask_v also_o what_o place_v he_o desire_v to_o be_v bury_v in_o in_o case_n he_o have_v not_o yet_o declare_v it_o but_o above_o all_o shall_v be_v desire_v to_o prohibit_v any_o superfluous_a pomp_n at_o his_o funeral_n which_o do_v not_o in_o the_o least_o contribute_v to_o the_o salvation_n 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