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also_o observe_v a_o kind_n of_o art_n and_o method_n in_o that_o form_n of_o prayer_n which_o he_o have_v prescribe_v unto_o we_o statue_n non_fw-fr fit_a quanquam_fw-la fusi_fw-la omnibus_fw-la membris_fw-la nisi_fw-la collocetur_fw-la though_o you_o have_v melt_v and_o fashion_v every_o point_n and_o member_n of_o a_o statue_n yet_o the_o statue_n be_v not_o finish_v and_o complete_a until_o you_o have_v orderly_o place_v each_o part_n thereof_o nor_o do_v we_o pray_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d after_o that_o manner_n which_o christ_n have_v teach_v unless_o our_o devotion_n begin_v and_o press_v forward_o and_o conclude_v ex_fw-la praescripto_fw-la in_o that_o order_n which_o be_v prescribe_v method_n commend_v all_o thing_n even_o prayer_n itself_o which_o without_o it_o be_v indeed_o battologie_n and_o nothing_o but_o noise_n but_o be_v turn_v as_o it_o be_v and_o well_o set_v by_o that_o rule_n which_o we_o have_v learn_v à _fw-la magistro_fw-la symphoniae_fw-la from_o the_o 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make_v war_n and_o famine_n and_o persecution_n more_o terrible_a than_o they_o be_v sink_v under_o those_o sign_n and_o warning_n from_o heaven_n at_o which_o we_o shall_v look_v up_o and_o lift_v up_o our_o head_n this_o our_o way_n utter_v our_o foolishness_n as_o the_o psalmist_n speak_v for_o be_v it_o not_o a_o great_a folly_n to_o create_v evil_n to_o multiply_v evil_n to_o discolour_v that_o which_o be_v send_v for_o our_o good_a and_o make_v it_o evil_a to_o make_v that_o which_o speak_v peace_n and_o comfort_n unto_o we_o a_o messenger_n of_o death_n let_v we_o now_o consider_v the_o let_n and_o impedimens_n or_o the_o reason_n why_o our_o heart_n fail_v we_o at_o such_o sight_n as_o these_o i_o shall_v at_o this_o time_n only_o remove_v a_o pretend_a one_o have_v former_o at_o large_a upon_o another_o text_n matth._n 24._o 25._o speak_v of_o self-love_n and_o want_n of_o faith_n which_o be_v real_a and_o true_a hindrance_n of_o christian_a courage_n the_o main_a pretence_n we_o make_v for_o our_o pusillanimity_n and_o cowardice_n be_v our_o natural_a weakness_n which_o we_o derive_v from_o our_o first_o parent_n and_o bring_v with_o we_o into_o the_o world_n for_o thus_o we_o lay_v every_o burden_n upon_o our_o forefather_n shoulder_n and_o adam_n be_v arraign_v every_o day_n as_o guilty_a of_o every_o defect_n of_o every_o sin_n which_o be_v commit_v in_o the_o world_n homosum_fw-la i_o be_o a_o man_n the_o child_n of_o adam_n bear_v under_o wrath_n be_v the_o common_a apology_n of_o the_o man_n of_o this_o world_n when_o they_o fall_v into_o those_o sin_n which_o by_o watch_v over_o themselves_o they_o may_v and_o which_o in_o duty_n they_o be_v bind_v to_o avoid_v as_o we_o fall_v in_o adam_n so_o adam_n fall_v in_o we_o fall_v under_o fear_n and_o sorrow_n and_o calamity_n unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o if_o we_o observe_v it_o this_o be_v so_o common_a a_o plea_n and_o so_o stout_o and_o resolve_o stand_v to_o as_o if_o man_n do_v 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continue_v in_o sin_n because_o grace_n abound_v peace_n be_v as_o the_o sun_n which_o with_o its_o beam_n quicken_v and_o 1._o rom._n 6._o 1._o refresh_v and_o enlighten_v all_o thing_n but_o we_o may_v play_v the_o wanton_n in_o this_o sun_n and_o turn_v the_o peace_n of_o god_n into_o wantonness_n and_o this_o first_o and_o free_a overture_n of_o peace_n may_v make_v we_o dull_a and_o heavy_a and_o careless_a in_o entertain_v it_o god_n alpha_n may_v be_v our_o omega_n his_o first_o may_v be_v our_o last_o his_o early_a morning_n blessing_n his_o dayspring_n from_o on_o high_a may_v not_o win_v a_o good_a look_n from_o we_o not_o be_v think_v of_o till_o our_o decline_a day_n till_o our_o sun_n be_v ready_a to_o set_v and_o this_o will_v be_v to_o look_v upon_o god_n offer_n of_o peace_n ex_fw-la adverso_fw-la situ_fw-la on_o the_o wrong_a side_n rather_o let_v we_o run_v and_o meet_v and_o kiss_v peace_n woo_v and_o embrace_v and_o marry_v it_o at_o the_o first_o display_v of_o 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