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parent_n or_o your_o brethren_n for_o which_o duty_n if_o you_o have_v no_o better_a catalogue_n you_o may_v run_v over_o those_o above_o mention_v in_o this_o book_n say_n hereafter_o grant_v i_o temperance_n etc._n etc._n charity_n to_o my_o neighbour_n to_o suffer_v long_o and_o to_o be_v kind_a etc._n etc._n 1._o cor._n 13.4_o 5_o 6_o 7._o love_v of_o the_o lord_n my_o god_n with_o all_o my_o heart_n etc._n etc._n matt._n 22.37_o etc._n etc._n 3._o oblation_n consider_v wherein_o we_o may_v further_o serve_v god_n and_o resolution_n 4_o intercession_n for_o church_n state_n person_n of_o particular_a relation_n but_o hear_v note_n that_o it_o be_v not_o amiss_o at_o first_o to_o have_v a_o set_a form_n compose_v very_o particular_a and_o distinct_a according_a to_o these_o head_n and_o their_o subdivision_n then_o this_o form_n perfect_o commit_v to_o memory_n then_o at_o last_o to_o practise_v vary_v from_o it_o in_o expression_n and_o enlargement_n of_o your_o conceit_n yet_o 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