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the_o price_n and_o remedy_n of_o all_o his_o sin_n likewise_o for_o this_o end_n he_o give_v he_o the_o gift_n of_o nature_n which_o be_v life_n health_n strength_n the_o power_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o sense_n and_o membre_n of_o the_o body_n to_o the_o end_n that_o he_o shall_v apply_v all_o these_o in_o his_o service_n who_n have_v bestow_v they_o upon_o he_o and_o for_o this_o same_o end_n he_o give_v he_o also_o the_o good_n call_v the_o good_n of_o fortune_n that_o with_o they_o he_o may_v sustain_v his_o own_o life_n and_o relieve_v the_o necessity_n of_o other_o and_o so_o merit_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n these_o and_o many_o other_o be_v the_o benefit_n and_o help_n which_o god_n have_v give_v we_o
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the_o woorld_n behold_v o_o most_o merciful_a king_n he_o that_o suffer_v and_o gentellie_o remember_v for_o who_o he_o suffere_o h._n be_v not_o this_o peradventure_o o_o lord_n thy_o son_n who_o thou_o do_v deliver_v to_o death_n for_o the_o remedy_n of_o a_o ungrateful_a servant_n be_v not_o this_o peradventure_o the_o author_n of_o life_n which_o be_v lead_v as_o a_o sheep_n to_o the_o slaughter_n disdeign_v not_o to_o suffer_v such_o a_o cruel_a kind_n of_o death_n turn_v o_o lord_n my_o god_n the_o eye_n of_o thy_o majesty_n upon_o this_o work_v of_o unspeakable_a piety_n consider_v thy_o sweet_a son_n stredch_v
to_o employ_v they_o in_o his_o service_n let_v a_o man_n therefore_o consider_v how_o he_o have_v use_v these_o benefit_n and_o he_o shall_v find_v that_o he_o have_v make_v weapon_n of_o they_o to_o sight_n against_o god_n and_o with_o what_o thing_n he_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v he_o great_a service_n with_o the_o same_o he_o have_v commit_v great_a sin_n he_o than_o that_o shall_v consider_v this_o have_v he_o not_o good_a cause_n to_o bewail_v and_o lament_v his_o offence_n the_o second_o mean_n be_v to_o consider_v what_o be_v lose_v by_o sin_n whereof_o because_o we_o have_v speak_v sufficient_o in_o the_o three_o treatise_n pag._n 236._o it_o shall_v be_v necessary_a only_o to_o advertise_v every_o man_n that_o he_o consider_v with_o himself_o whether_o he_o have_v not_o good_a cause_n to_o be_v hearty_o sorry_a that_o have_v lose_v so_o many_o benefit_n as_o at_o there_o mention_v the_o three_o mean_n be_v to_o consider_v the_o greatness_n of_o the_o majesty_n and_o goodness_n 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