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67_o chap._n vi_o we_o must_v daily_o call_v to_o mind_v the_o manifold_a sin_n which_o we_o have_v commit_v 107_o chap._n vii_o every_o one_o ought_v to_o consider_v his_o own_o ability_n and_o to_o proceed_v according_o 130_o chap._n viii_o a_o very_a good_a mean_n to_o obtain_v humility_n 154_o chap._n ix_o 159_o chap_n x._o martha_n may_v serve_v as_o mirour_n for_o imperfect_a religious_a man_n marry_o magdalen_n for_o such_o we_o be_v grow_v to_o perfection_n 177_o chap._n xi_o perfect_a mortification_n be_v the_o certain_a and_o only_o short_a way_n to_o perfection_n 194_o chap._n xii_o a_o monk_n or_o nune_n by_o virtue_n of_o their_o profession_n be_v bind_v to_o tend_v to_o perfection_n 209_o finis_fw-la
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