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vigilance_n may_v very_o reasonable_o be_v allow_v to_o have_v some_o considerable_a virtue_n and_o efficacy_n in_o they_o to_o advance_v that_o work_n for_o which_o christ_n come_v out_o from_o the_o bosom_n of_o his_o father_n to_o superstruct_v the_o practice_n of_o all_o virtue_n where_o the_o faith_n of_o christ_n be_v once_o plant_v §_o 23._o after_o these_o four_o which_o be_v thus_o subordinate_a and_o preparative_n the_o one_o to_o the_o other_o the_o late_a still_o bring_v with_o it_o a_o addition_n of_o weight_n to_o the_o former_a two_o more_o there_o be_v which_o be_v several_a from_o and_o yet_o be_v of_o continual_a use_n be_v interweaved_a and_o mix_v with_o every_o of_o these_o and_o have_v their_o distinct_a energy_n proper_a to_o themselves_o when_o they_o be_v in_o conjunction_n with_o the_o former_a or_o add_v to_o they_o they_o must_v needs_o accumulate_v and_o superadde_a a_o considerable_a weight_n unto_o they_o liturgy_n §_o 24._o the_o first_o be_v the_o use_n of_o liturgy_n the_o second_o the_o word_n of_o exhortation_n among_o the_o jew_n and_o in_o the_o apostle_n time_n and_o proportionable_a to_o that_o the_o sermon_n or_o homily_n of_o the_o church_n liturgy_n §_o 25._o the_o liturgy_n as_o it_o contain_v the_o whole_a daily_a office_n consist_v of_o confession_n prayer_n psalm_n hymn_n read_v of_o the_o scripture_n of_o both_o testament_n creed_n supplication_n intercession_n thanksgiving_n injunction_n of_o gesture_n and_o of_o ceremony_n and_o of_o holiday_n be_v both_o the_o exercise_n of_o many_o part_n of_o piety_n and_o the_o conservatory_n of_o the_o foundation_n on_o which_o all_o piety_n together_o be_v regular_o build_v and_o a_o mean_n of_o hightning_n devotion_n and_o infuse_v zeal_n into_o it_o and_o the_o diligent_a worthy_a continual_a in_o stead_n of_o the_o negligent_a formal_a rare_a use_v of_o it_o and_o the_o unanimous_a accord_n of_o whole_a society_n and_o multitude_n herein_o will_v certain_o be_v very_o 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