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come_v &_o so_o he_o may_v have_v chance_v upon_o a_o sudden_a death_n and_o thereby_o have_v he_o not_o examine_v himself_o fore_o have_v perish_v and_o be_v damn_v for_o ever_o but_o now_o have_v before_o hand_n examine_v well_o his_o conscience_n with_o contrition_n for_o his_o sin_n be_v a_o save_a soul_n to_o this_o daily_a examination_n holy_a father_n do_v exhort_v we_o especial_o saint_n basill_n who_o speak_v thus_o examine_v at_o evening_n or_o in_o the_o night_n seculi_fw-la de_fw-fr renâ—â—tiatione_fw-la seculi_fw-la thy_o whole_a day_n work_n enter_v into_o consideration_n and_o remember_v thy_o action_n within_o thy_o soul_n to_o amend_v they_o and_o make_v they_o better_o and_o compare_v
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