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multitude_n unconstant_a they_o praise_v thing_n past_a desire_v thing_n to_o come_v and_o despise_v thing_n present_a several_a thing_n to_o beware_v of_o p._n 55_o 50_o 57_o wisdom_n govern_v good_a and_o subdue_v evil_a how_o to_o carry_v ourselves_o in_o company_n three_o consideration_n beware_v of_o flatterer_n mark_v to_o know_v they_o from_o friend_n p._n 58_o 59_o beware_v of_o suretyship_n of_o all_o excess_n beware_v of_o choose_v friend_n of_o suit_n and_o of_o revenge_n p._n 60._o a_o constant_a preparednesse_n for_o death_n most_o necessary_a p._n 61._o the_o too_o late_a repentance_n of_o the_o wicked_a after_o death_n p._n 63._o a_o general_a discourse_n of_o religion_n p._n 66._o reason_n the_o ten_o age_n the_o metaphor_n p._n 71._o humility_n p._n 72._o why_o sin_n be_v forbid_v and_o righteousness_n command_v p._n 73._o the_o life_n and_o death_n of_o e.m._n p._n 74_o 75._o a_o speech_n to_o the_o soul_n p._n 75_o 76._o civil_a war_n p._n 77._o demeanour_n upon_o 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pious_a sentence_n job_n chap._n 24._o in_o meeter_n p._n 121._o my_o god_n righteous_a hope_n p._n 122._o wise_a say_n of_o the_o ancient_n p._n 126._o for_o the_o mortification_n of_o the_o flesh_n p._n 133._o the_o sweet_a comfort_n p._n 140._o of_o worldly_a rest_n on_o l.m.w._n die_v in_o childbed_n p._n 142._o for_o l.m.w._n in_o sickness_n p._n 143._o the_o least_o that_o tend_v to_o eternal_a good_a unestimable_a p._n 144._o a_o consult_v with_o the_o soul_n p._n 145._o the_o offer_v p._n 155._o the_o belief_n p._n 156._o the_o farewell_o p._n 158._o a_o catechism_n p._n 160._o a_o discourse_n betwixt_o adam_n and_o eve_n p._n 167._o a_o prayer_n p._n 168._o the_o blessing_n p._n 172._o there_o be_v divers_a word_n mistake_v misplace_a mispel_v add_v and_o omit_v some_o of_o which_o i_o here_o mention_v the_o reader_n care_n must_v reform_v the_o rest_n page_n 38._o line_n 29._o for_o virtue_n read_v valour_n p._n 56._o l._n 13._o for_o propriety_n r._n piety_n and_o l._n 36._o for_o at_o r._n all_o p._n 67._o l._n 13._o for_o sleiget_fw-la r._n sleight_n p._n 71._o l._n 17._o for_o health_n r._n wealth_n p._n 73._o l._n 22._o for_o wreak_n r._n reck_v and_o l._n 28._o for_o yet_o r._n that_o p._n 74._o l._n 13._o for_o be_v r._n tree_n p._n 75._o l._n 11._o for_o see_v r._n so_o and_o l._n 27._o for_o make_v r._n mask_v p._n 82._o l._n 4._o for_o beauty_n will_n r._n cenâ—ynill_n p._n 84._o l._n 10._o for_o their_o r._n the._n p._n 109._o l._n 29._o for_o if_o then_o i_o have_v not_o sin_v r._n if_o that_o i_o have_v not_o fall_v p._n 121._o l._n 37._o for_o tomb_n or_o r._n toom'ye_o p._n 124._o l._n 18._o for_o cuirass_n r._n cutace_n p._n 130._o l._n 8._o for_o gapde_v r._n guard_n r._n guard_n and_o l._n 22._o for_o soy_fw-fr r._n foy_fw-fr p._n 138._o l._n 26_o for_o enime_n r._n enim_fw-la p._n 142._o l._n 32_o for_o share_n r._n steer_n p._n 143._o l._n 1._o for_o hour_n r._n home_n l._n 4._o for_o then_o r._n their_z l._n 31._o for_o show_n r._n cheer_n p._n 145._o l._n 40._o for_o jar_n r._n ire_n p._n 146._o l._n 12_o and_o l._n 13._o shall_v change_v place_n p._n 150._o l._n 14._o for_o both_o r._n what_o p._n 158._o l._n 9_o for_o root_n r._n rock_n p._n 168._o l._n 41._o for_o destruction_n r._n distraction_n finis_fw-la