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thanks_n so_o often_o as_o any_o occaon_n shall_v be_v offer_v 14._o think_v often_o of_o the_o worst_a and_o most_o grievous_a thing_n that_o may_v befall_v thou_o either_o in_o this_o life_n or_o death_n for_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n make_v a_o reckon_n of_o they_o and_o prepare_v thyself_o to_o bear_v they_o that_o when_o they_o come_v they_o may_v not_o seem_v strange_a but_o be_v bear_v the_o more_o easy_o 15._o make_v conscience_n of_o idle_a vain_a unhonest_a and_o ungodly_a thought_n for_o these_o be_v the_o seed_n and_o beginning_n of_o actual_a sin_n in_o word_n &_o in_o deed_n this_o want_n of_o care_n in_o order_v and_o compose_v of_o our_o thought_n be_v often_o punish_v with_o a_o fearful_a temptation_n in_o the_o very_a thought_n call_v of_o divine_n tentatio_fw-la blasphemiarum_fw-la a_o tentation_n of_o blasphemy_n 16._o when_o any_o good_a motion_n or_o affection_n rise_v in_o the_o heart_n suffer_v it_o not_o pass_v away_o but_o feed_v it_o by_o read_v meditate_v pray_v 17._o whatsoever_o good_a thing_n thou_o go_v about_o whether_o it_o be_v in_o word_n or_o deed_n do_v it_o not_o in_o a_o conceit_n of_o thyself_o or_o in_o the_o pride_n of_o thy_o heart_n but_o in_o humility_n ascribe_v the_o power_n whereby_o thou_o do_v thy_o work_n and_o the_o praise_n thereof_o to_o god_n otherwise_o thou_o shall_v find_v by_o experience_n god_n will_v curse_v thy_o best_a do_n 18._o despise_v not_o civil_a honesty_n good_a conscience_n and_o good_a manner_n must_v go_v together_o therefore_o remember_v to_o make_v conscience_n of_o lie_v and_o of_o customable_a swear_n in_o common_a talk_n contend_v not_o either_o in_o deed_n or_o word_n with_o any_o man_n be_v courteous_a and_o gentle_a to_o all_o good_a and_o bad_a bear_v with_o man_n want_n and_o frailty_n as_o hastiness_n frowardness_n selfelike_v curiousness_n etc._n etc._n pass_v by_o they_o as_o be_v not_o perceive_v return_v not_o evil_a for_o evil_n but_o rather_o good_a for_o evil_n use_v 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believe_v thing_n invisible_a to_o hope_v for_o thing_n defer_v to_o love_n god_n when_o he_o show_v he_o to_o be_v a_o enemy_n and_o thus_o to_o persevere_v unto_o the_o end_n vi_o it_o be_v a_o most_o effectual_a remedy_n for_o any_o grief_n to_o quiet_v ourselves_o in_o a_o confidence_n of_o the_o presence_n and_o help_n of_o god_n and_o to_o ask_v of_o he_o and_o withal_o to_o wait_v either_o for_o some_o easement_n or_o deliverance_n vii_o all_o the_o work_n of_o god_n be_v do_v in_o contrary_a mean_n finis_fw-la lib._n 7._o in_o luc._n c._n 66._o 66._o si_fw-mi impensè_fw-la rogatur_fw-la on_o psal._n 36._o 36._o exposit._fw-la epist._n john_n tract_n 4._o cap._n â—_o hom._n of_o humility_n humility_n sup._n cant._n ser._n 84._o 84._o tom._n 4._o pag._n 124._o 124._o ib._n fol._n 156_o 156_o lib._n fol._n 300_o 300_o resp._n ad_fw-la acta_fw-la colloq_fw-la monpel_v monpel_v locor_fw-la come_v par_fw-fr 1._o 1._o catechis_n catechis_n epistle_n to_o careless_a careless_a book_n 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