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shall_v witness_v against_o thou_o if_o thou_o refuse_v to_o practice_v it_o when_o thou_o have_v read_v it_o but_o with_o thyself_o have_v not_o thou_o challenge_v some_o time_n more_o or_o less_o half_o a_o quarter_n of_o a_o hour_n at_o the_o least_o in_o the_o day_n for_o this_o exercise_n of_o thy_o faith_n if_o not_o as_o it_o be_v neglect_v by_o most_o man_n not_o for_o day_n or_o week_n but_o for_o month_n and_o year_n let_v thy_o heart_n smite_v thou_o for_o thy_o folly_n and_o say_v have_v i_o live_v or_o rather_o not_o live_v by_o consume_v precious_a time_n in_o vanity_n how_o come_v it_o about_o that_o the_o great_a part_n of_o my_o life_n be_v the_o least_o part_n wherein_o i_o have_v live_v oh_o then_o recover_v and_o recollect_v thyself_o before_o thou_o go_v hence_o will_v thou_o die_v before_o thou_o have_v live_v as_o boy_n slab_a their_o book_n before_o they_o have_v learn_v their_o lesson_n oh_o learn_v to_o live_v this_o life_n it_o be_v never_o too_o late_o it_o 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day_n our_o last_o not_o need_v or_o desire_v any_o more_o if_o god_n another_o to_o our_o life_n shall_v cast_v spend_v it_o likewise_o with_o thanks_o to_o he_o therefore_o and_o so_o be_v free_v from_o earthly_a perturbation_n make_v heaven_n care_v our_o daily_a meditation_n wait_v the_o period_n of_o our_o frail_a life_n story_n until_o his_o call_n of_o we_o to_o himself_o in_o glory_n the_o first_o meditation_n how_o excellent_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o have_v all_o our_o debt_n cancel_v place_n of_o scripture_n show_v how_o this_o benefit_n belong_v to_o we_o 9.24_o daniel_n 9.24_o seaventie_a week_n be_v determine_v upon_o thy_o people_n to_o finish_v transgression_n to_o make_v reconciliation_n for_o iniquity_n and_o to_o bring_v in_o everlasting_a righteousness_n and_o to_o anoint_v the_o most_o holy_a vers_n 25._o messiah_n the_o prince_n 26._o who_o after_o sixty_o two_o week_n shall_v be_v cut_v off_o but_o not_o for_o himself_o 3.5_o ysayd_a 3.5_o he_o be_v wound_v 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