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change_v and_o be_v careful_a now_o more_o than_o ever_o to_o lift_v up_o their_o heart_n fervent_o to_o god_n and_o beg_v he_o to_o preserve_v thâ—m_n from_o that_o distraction_n and_o dissipation_n of_o mind_n which_o general_o accompany'is_fw-la conversation_n the_o great_a design_n of_o this_o spiritual_a retreat_n be_v to_o prepare_v we_o for_o death_n i_o have_v compose_v a_o three_o meditation_n on_o the_o sentiment_n we_o shall_v have_v in_o that_o last_o hour_n to_o be_v read_v in_o every_o retreat_n and_o it_o be_v the_o most_o proper_a subject_n for_o the_o end_v i_o propose_v to_o myself_o i_o judge_v the_o same_o meditation_n may_v be_v renew_v every_o month._n the_o chief_a benefit_n we_o be_v to_o receive_v by_o this_o pious_a exercise_n be_v a_o reformation_n of_o all_o the_o fault_n we_o have_v discover_v in_o ourselves_o since_o the_o last_o retreat_n a_o more_o earnest_a longing_n for_o perfection_n the_o get_v the_o victory_n over_o our_o favourite_n passion_n a_o 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we_o must_v address_v some_o prayer_n to_o s._n joseph_n to_o our_o guardian_n angel_n who_o be_v able_a to_o give_v we_o very_o powerful_a succour_n and_o sum_v up_o all_o our_o desire_n with_o beg_v the_o grace_n of_o perseverance_n in_o some_o particular_a prayer_n as_o we_o judge_v most_o proper_a 3._o a_o three_o method_n be_v to_o set_v one_o day_n a_o part_n every_o year_n to_o prepare_v for_o death_n to_o consecrate_v it_o entire_o to_o that_o work_n and_o do_v that_o day_n what_o we_o must_v do_v when_o we_o come_v to_o die_v what_o we_o shall_v then_o wish_v we_o have_v do_v and_o what_o we_o shall_v not_o be_v able_a to_o do_v upon_o a_o death_n bed_n the_o evening_n before_o we_o must_v put_v our_o affair_n in_o such_o order_n that_o we_o may_v meet_v with_o no_o interruption_n next_o day_n for_o the_o work_n of_o the_o day_n require_v a_o absolute_a retreat_n and_o a_o perfect_a tranquillity_n of_o mind_n if_o we_o have_v conveniency_n we_o shall_v begin_v with_o visit_v 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