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not_o how_o to_o deny_v his_o licentious_a appetite_n what_o it_o at_o any_o time_n crave_v will_v be_v very_o unfit_a to_o be_v a_o martyr_n it_o will_v well_o become_v we_o to_o keep_v under_o our_o body_n and_o to_o withdraw_v from_o they_o some_o of_o those_o supply_n which_o it_o crave_v that_o we_o may_v be_v the_o better_o prepare_v to_o endure_v great_a hardship_n let_v we_o learn_v to_o contemn_v sensual_a pleasure_n and_o to_o deprive_v ourselves_o of_o some_o of_o our_o liberty_n that_o we_o may_v the_o more_o patient_o bear_v the_o be_v total_o deprive_v let_v we_o strip_v ourselves_o of_o some_o of_o our_o conveniency_n of_o life_n and_o we_o shall_v the_o more_o patient_o bear_v the_o be_v strip_v of_o all_o the_o rest_n 18._o miles_n supervacuo_fw-la labour_v lassatur_fw-la ut_fw-la sufficere_fw-la necessario_fw-la possit_fw-la sen._n ep._n 18._o they_o that_o run_v in_o race_n be_v wont_a to_o exercise_v before_o and_o the_o soldier_n be_v train_v and_o use_v to_o 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